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Bungalow & rowhome experience
Dundalk's wartime housing — bungalows, Cape Cods, and brick rowhomes — has its own quirks: small kitchens, galvanized plumbing, knob-and-tube remnants. We know how to update it without fighting the house.
Dundalk · Baltimore County
Dundalk MD renovation contractor.
Kitchens, baths, basements, and whole-home rehabs on Dundalk's WWII-era bungalows and rowhomes near the harbor. Baltimore County permits pulled, inspections handled.
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Why Dundalk owners hire us
We know the WWII-era home.
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Baltimore County permitting
Dundalk is unincorporated Baltimore County. We file through Baltimore County Permits, Approvals & Inspections and schedule every inspection so you never chase a permit office.
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Honest, fixed-price work
Dundalk is a working community and we price for it. You get a written, fixed-price quote within 48 hours — the number on paper is the number you pay unless the scope changes.
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Minutes from the shop
Our Halethorpe shop is a short drive from southeast Baltimore County. We're on-site fast for the walkthrough, the build, and any punch-list fix.
Most-requested in Dundalk
What we build here.
Kitchen Remodels
$19K – $35K
Dundalk bungalow and rowhome kitchens — we modernize the layout and pull the Baltimore County permit.
Full Bath Remodels
$15K – $19K
WWII-era baths gutted to studs, re-plumbed off old galvanized lines, tiled, and vented to code.
Basement Finishing
By quote
Dundalk basements vary — we assess moisture and headroom first, then finish into real living space.
Whole-Home Rehabs
By quote
Full updates of WWII-era Dundalk bungalows and rowhomes — wiring, plumbing, layout, finishes.
About Dundalk
Why Dundalk renovations are different.
Dundalk is a historic working community in southeast Baltimore County, tucked against the Patapsco River and the harbor near the old Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point site. It grew up around shipbuilding and steel, and much of its housing was built quickly during and just after World War II to house the workforce — which is why so much of the neighborhood shares a tight, consistent character.
That wartime origin defines the renovation work. Dundalk is full of compact bungalows, Cape Cods, and sturdy brick rowhomes from the 1940s, plus the planned garden-community blocks of Dundalk proper. These are honest, well-framed houses built to a budget and a deadline, and after eighty years they're ready for serious mechanical and layout updates while still being very much worth the investment.
The housing stock you actually live with
The WWII-era Dundalk home typically has a small, closed-off kitchen, one tight bathroom, original galvanized supply lines, and sometimes knob-and-tube wiring lingering in the older circuits. The most-requested jobs are modernizing and opening the kitchen, gutting and re-plumbing the bathroom, and updating the electrical we touch to current code. Basements here vary a lot — some are dry and finish into real living space, others need moisture and headroom addressed first — so we always assess the basement before quoting a finish.
Baltimore County permitting — not Baltimore City
Dundalk is unincorporated Baltimore County, so renovations are permitted through Baltimore County's Department of Permits, Approvals and Inspections rather than the Baltimore City office. Kitchen and bath remodels that move plumbing, electrical, or structure need a county building permit and inspections, and finished basements carry their own egress and life-safety requirements. We handle the application and every inspection so the project keeps moving.
What it costs
A full bathroom in a Dundalk home runs $15K–$19K and a mid-level kitchen runs $19K–$35K. Basement finishes and whole-home updates are quoted after a walkthrough because the mechanical condition of these eighty-year-old homes — wiring, plumbing, basement moisture — drives the number more than the finishes do. You get a written, fixed-price quote within 48 hours, and it holds unless the scope changes.
Dundalk FAQ
What Dundalk owners ask.
Do you do kitchen remodels in Dundalk MD?
Yes. Dundalk is a regular Baltimore County service area for us. A mid-level kitchen here runs $19K–$35K depending on cabinetry, counters, and layout. Dundalk's WWII-era bungalows and rowhomes tend to have small, closed kitchens, so the most common project we do is modernizing the layout and opening it toward the living space.
Do I need a permit to renovate in Dundalk?
Dundalk is unincorporated Baltimore County, so permits go through Baltimore County Permits, Approvals & Inspections — not Baltimore City. Any kitchen or bath remodel that moves plumbing, electrical, or walls needs a county building permit and inspections. We pull the permit and schedule the inspections for you.
How long does a bathroom remodel take in Dundalk?
A full bathroom remodel in a Dundalk home typically takes 2 to 3 weeks. The WWII-era housing stock often still has galvanized supply lines and original waste plumbing, which we replace during the gut — that is the right time to do it and rarely adds more than a few days.
How much does it cost to remodel a Dundalk bungalow?
A single full bath is $15K–$19K and a mid-level kitchen is $19K–$35K. Whole-home updates on Dundalk's WWII-era bungalows and rowhomes are quoted after a walkthrough because the mechanical condition — wiring, plumbing, any moisture in the basement — drives the number more than finishes do. You get a written, fixed-price quote within 48 hours of the walkthrough.
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