All of Northern Virginia, permit office and all
We're based in Manassas and work across all of NoVA - four counties and five independent cities. We pull the permit wherever your home sits and schedule the inspection, so you never touch the paperwork. After 20+ years here, we know how each county runs its inspections - and the standard stays the same whether your job is a panel swap or a basement finish.
Find your county - we cover all four
If your home is in any of these counties, you're in our area. Each one runs its own permit and inspection process, and we handle that paperwork for you either way - so the line below each county is the office we'll be filing with on your job.
Prince William County Home base
Towns: Gainesville, Bristow, Haymarket, Woodbridge, Dumfries, Nokesville, Quantico, Triangle, Dale City
Fairfax County
Towns: Centreville, Chantilly, Fairfax (county), Reston, Herndon, Burke, Springfield, Annandale, Vienna, McLean, Great Falls, Oakton
Loudoun County
Towns: Ashburn, Leesburg, Sterling, Purcellville, Aldie, Middleburg, Lansdowne, Brambleton, South Riding
Arlington County
Towns: Arlington proper, Rosslyn, Ballston, Crystal City, Pentagon City, Clarendon, Shirlington, Cherrydale
In one of the five cities? We know its office too
Virginia's independent cities aren't part of any county - each runs its own permit office, its own inspectors, and its own read on the code. We work in all five, and two of them are right next door to our shop.
Manassas HQ
Anson's home base. We're a short drive from any project in the western half of NoVA. Old Town Manassas to outer-ring neighborhoods.
Manassas Park
Adjacent to Manassas with its own permit office and inspector. Smaller city, faster turnaround on most permit requests.
Fairfax (city)
The independent city of Fairfax, distinct from Fairfax County. Smaller jurisdiction, separate permit office, separate inspectors.
Falls Church
Small independent city in the inner NoVA ring. We've worked panels, kitchens, and basements in homes built from the 1940s through new construction.
Alexandria
Old Town to Del Ray to West End. Lots of historic homes - knob-and-tube and 100A panels are common in pre-1950s housing stock.
"Every jurisdiction has its own quirks. Loudoun likes photos of the work-in-progress emailed ahead. Arlington wants the inspection scheduled differently than Fairfax. Prince William inspectors will sometimes drop by between scheduled times if they're in the area. After 20+ years working across all four counties and five independent cities, our in-house team knows how each one runs. That's the time you save by hiring a local - not the drive distance, the institutional knowledge."
What to expect from your jurisdiction's permit process
We pull the permit and book the inspection on every job that needs one - you never handle paperwork. Here's the honest read on how each NoVA office actually moves, so you know what your timeline looks like before we start.
Where to find us - based in Manassas, working all of NoVA
12150 Mente RoadManassas, VA 20112 (703) 577-4505
After-hours emergency service: pool companies we sub for + existing customer emergencies. Call the main line; we route to Brad.
Shop visits: by appointment.
Questions homeowners ask before they call
How far will you travel from Manassas?
We service all of Northern Virginia - typically anywhere within about 40 minutes of our Manassas base. That includes all of Prince William County, Fairfax County, Loudoun County, Arlington County, and the five independent cities (Manassas, Manassas Park, Fairfax, Falls Church, Alexandria). We don't take work outside NoVA.
For travel-heavy jobs (Loudoun County or eastern Alexandria, for example), there's no separate travel fee on our quotes - the time is built into the line items. We don't take work in DC or Maryland because the licensing structure is different and we'd rather stay focused on the trades we hold Virginia licenses for.
Do you handle the permit even though it's in my jurisdiction, not yours?
Yes. Virginia electrical permits are pulled by the licensed electrician doing the work, not by the homeowner or by jurisdiction. We pull the permit in whichever county or city your home is in - Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington, Prince William, or any of the independent cities. You never handle paperwork.
Each jurisdiction has its own portal and process. We're set up in all of them. The permit fee is included in our written quote (not added later), and we schedule the inspection when the work is ready. After inspection passes, we hand you the inspection card.
How do I know which jurisdiction I'm in?
If your address is in Manassas, Manassas Park, Fairfax (city), Falls Church, or Alexandria, you're in an independent city - those have their own permit offices. Everything else in NoVA is in one of four counties: Prince William (south/west), Fairfax (central), Loudoun (north/west), or Arlington (northeast). We'll tell you which during the consultation if you're not sure.
This matters because the permit fee and inspection process differ between jurisdictions. For most homeowners it doesn't change much - we handle it either way - but if you're planning a larger remodel, we'll walk you through what the inspection schedule will look like in your specific jurisdiction.
Why do you only work in Northern Virginia?
Anson is a Virginia-licensed company - Master Electrician and Class B Builder licenses both held in Virginia specifically. DC and Maryland have separate licensing structures, separate code interpretations, and separate inspector networks. We could take work there, but we'd rather stay deep in NoVA where we know every inspector and every permit office.
The local-knowledge advantage compounds over time. 20+ years working across Northern Virginia means we know which Fairfax inspector prefers what, which Prince William neighborhoods have aluminum wiring, which Loudoun subdivisions were built with FPE panels, which Alexandria streets are in the historic district that requires extra review. That kind of knowledge doesn't translate to other markets, so we don't try to take it there.
Do you charge a travel fee?
No. We don't add separate travel fees to our quotes. The labor estimate in your written proposal includes our travel time - whether you're 10 minutes from our Manassas HQ or 40 minutes out in Ashburn or Alexandria. Same hourly accounting either way, with the same standards of a master craftsman on every job - big or small.
Tell us your town - we'll tell you in 30 seconds
Not sure we reach your street? Give us a call. If you're anywhere in NoVA, the answer is almost always yes. You get a free consultation, a written quote, and the permit pulled in your own jurisdiction. We're family-owned, and a named project manager - often Brad - stays on your job from kickoff to walkthrough.