Veteran-owned design-build for teardown-rebuilds, second stories & gut renovations Town zoning review and Fairfax County permits handled. Request your complimentary proposal.
Valor Builder is a veteran-owned design-build firm building and renovating across the Town of Vienna one of Northern Virginia’s most desirable, walkable communities. From ground-up custom homes and teardown-rebuilds to second-story additions and down-to-studs gut renovations, we deliver work worthy of Vienna’s leafy streets and close-knit town lifestyle. As a single design-build partner, we carry your project from design through the Town’s zoning review and Fairfax County permitting to the final walk-through, with one point of accountability.
Like neighboring McLean, Vienna is a strong teardown-rebuild market: older, smaller homes on desirable in-town lots are often replaced with custom homes designed for how families live now. We design and build those homes open main levels, scullery kitchens, primary spa suites, finished basements, and covered porches to Vienna’s walkable scale and the Town’s zoning envelope. We can evaluate a lot’s potential before you buy and design to its setbacks, trees, and street presence.
Not every Vienna home needs to come down. We add full second stories to ranchers and cottages a high-value way to gain space without leaving town and take sound 1960s homes to the studs with new systems, open floor plans, and spa suites. Both deliver a modern home while keeping a coveted Vienna address. We model the structural capacity and zoning envelope first, so the result is buildable and beautifully integrated
Vienna has a distinctive permitting structure. The Town of Vienna’s Department of Planning and Zoning reviews your project for compliance with the Town zoning code, and the building permit is then issued by Fairfax County. Homes within the small Windover Heights Historic District additionally require a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Windover Heights Board of Review. We manage the Town-then-County sequence and Windover Heights review where it applies so your project moves smoothly from design to construction.
We are veteran-owned and operated, with genuine custom-build and gut-renovation capability, fluent in the Town of Vienna’s zoning review and Fairfax County permitting, and disciplined about clean site practices in walkable, close-built neighborhoods. As a true design-build firm, we keep design and construction under one roof with fixed scope competing on craftsmanship and certainty, never on price.
A seamless process from initial architectural concepts to final construction and finishing.
Ensuring design elements flow perfectly from room to room for a unified aesthetic.
Expertise in complex load-bearing wall removals to create modern, open floor plans.
Comprehensive remodeling and construction solutions tailored to your needs.
Vienna's teardown-rebuild market makes ground-up custom home building a premier local need.
Taking sound in-town homes down to the studs is a defining Vienna project.
Vienna's lots invite primary-suite, kitchen, and family-room additions within the Town's zoning envelope.
Adding a second story to a Vienna rancher or cottage is a high-value alternative to a teardown.
Opening compartmentalized mid-century Vienna homes into great rooms transforms how they live.
Custom chef's kitchens are central to Vienna's luxury renovations.
Spa primary suites are a signature luxury upgrade in Vienna homes.
Vienna basements convert into suites and living space — heavily searched.
Outdoor living build-outs suit Vienna's leafy, walkable lots.
Vienna's teardown-rebuild market makes ground-up custom home building a premier local need.
Taking sound in-town homes down to the studs is a defining Vienna project.
Vienna's lots invite primary-suite, kitchen, and family-room additions within the Town's zoning envelope.
Adding a second story to a Vienna rancher or cottage is a high-value alternative to a teardown.
Custom chef's kitchens are central to Vienna's luxury renovations.
Custom chef's kitchens are central to Vienna's luxury renovations.
Spa primary suites are a signature luxury upgrade in Vienna homes.
Vienna basements convert into suites and living space — heavily searched.
Outdoor living build-outs suit Vienna's leafy, walkable lots.
A glimpse into our recent transformations in your neighborhood.
A seamless, stress-free remodeling experience from start to finish.
We discuss your vision, budget, and timeline for your Vienna home.
Our team creates detailed 3D renderings and helps select premium materials.
We handle all Loudoun County permits and HOA approvals required.
Expert craftsmen bring your design to life with military precision.
Rigorous inspections ensure every detail meets our exacting standards.
We ensure your complete satisfaction before handing over your new space.
“We hired Valor Builder for a complete first-floor remodel. Their design-build process made everything so easy, and the result is breathtaking.”
“They removed two load-bearing walls to give us the open concept we always wanted. The engineering and finish work were flawless.”
Yes. Teardown-rebuild custom homes are a core part of our Vienna work. We can help evaluate a lot's potential
before purchase, then design and build a custom home to its setbacks, trees, and the Town's zoning envelope.
Vienna has a distinctive structure: the Town's Department of Planning and Zoning reviews your project for
compliance with the Town zoning code, and the building permit is then issued by Fairfax County. We manage this
Town-then-County sequence for you.
It's the body that issues Certificates of Appropriateness for new construction and major exterior alterations within
Vienna's small Windover Heights Historic District in the northwest of town. If your home is in that district, we
prepare and present that application as well.
It depends on the home and the lot. A sound 1960s home is often an excellent candidate for a down-to-studs gut
renovation or a second-story addition; a dated or poorly built home on a prime in-town lot may be better replaced.
We give you an honest assessment at a consultation.
Often, yes. Adding a full second story to a Vienna rancher or cottage is a high-value alternative to a teardown. We
model the structural capacity and zoning envelope first, then design a second story that integrates cleanly with the
home.
It depends on size, finishes, and the lot. We provide a fixed-scope proposal after design, so the figure reflects your
specific project rather than a generic estimate.
Yes. We can assess a lot's buildability — setbacks, trees, the zoning envelope, and what it can support — before
you commit, so you understand the realistic design and budget picture early.
We work throughout the Town of Vienna and the surrounding Vienna area, across the Madison and Oakton High
School pyramids, from the walkable town center to the leafy neighbourhoods near the W&OD; Trail and Metro.
Yes. We are fully licensed and insured, manage the Town of Vienna zoning review, and pull building permits
through Fairfax County, plus Windover Heights review where it applies.
Yes. We are a design-build firm, so design and construction sit under one contract and one accountable team —
including lot evaluation and the Town-then-County permitting sequence — which keeps a Vienna project on scope
and on schedule.