Remodeling and construction in Bentonville, AR
Harvey Construction remodels bathrooms and kitchens, builds decks and takes on renovations and custom homes in Bentonville, with free itemized estimates and permits handled for you.
Remodeling and building in Bentonville
Bentonville grew 3.5% in a single year, to about 61,800 people in the Census Bureau’s 2024 estimate, making it the second-fastest-growing city in Arkansas. Homes here are expensive: the University of Arkansas Skyline Report put the average Bentonville sale at about $554,000 (around $260 per square foot) in the second half of 2025. At those prices, updating the home you already have often makes more sense than moving.
We work for Bentonville homeowners and property owners on bathroom and kitchen remodels, decks, and short-term rental updates near downtown. Outside, we build pergolas, screened-in porches and outdoor kitchens as well as decks, and we check whether each one needs a Bentonville permit before we price it. After the June 2024 tornado, we helped one downtown Airbnb owner get their property repaired and back up and running.
Permits in Bentonville
Bentonville’s Building Inspection office (part of the Fire Department) issues residential permits, including alteration/remodel and addition permits. Nearly all of them go through the city’s eTrakit online portal, and new structures need a Rainfall Mitigation Worksheet. Bentonville residential permit applications
Arkansas also requires a state contractor license for residential building, remodeling and home-improvement work over $2,000. We handle the permits, schedule the inspections and meet the inspector, so you don’t have to deal with the city yourself.
A general contractor for your Bentonville project
Hiring a general contractor means one company runs the whole job. On a Bentonville remodel or build, that means we write the itemized estimate, schedule the crew and the trades in the right order (framing, plumbing, electrical, drywall, tile, finish), pull the permit through the city’s eTrakit portal, meet the inspectors, and walk the finished work with you. You have one point of contact and one price instead of coordinating separate trades yourself.
If you’re searching for a construction company in Bentonville, that’s the same job under a different name: a residential construction company that remodels and builds homes is, in practice, a general contractor. What matters is that it holds the Arkansas contractor license for residential work over $2,000, pulls the Bentonville permits, and gives you one itemized price.
As a remodeling contractor in Bentonville, most of our work here is bathroom remodeling, kitchen remodeling, decks and whole-home renovations and short-term rental updates. We also work next door in Centerton, where the median home is newer still (built 2009 against 2007 here); see home remodeling in Centerton.
Bathroom and kitchen remodeling in Bentonville
Bentonville’s housing is young. In the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median Bentonville home was built in 2007, against 1998 in Rogers, 2001 for Benton County and 1987 for Arkansas as a whole. About 42% of Bentonville’s homes were built in 2010 or later, and only about 1 in 6 before 1990.
That shapes the work. In a 2000s or 2010s house the plumbing and wiring are usually sound, so a Bentonville bathroom or kitchen remodel is mostly about layout and finishes: pulling out a tub you never use for a walk-in shower, replacing a one-piece shower unit with a tile walk-in shower, opening up a kitchen, or adding an island. In the older homes around downtown, we open the walls expecting to update plumbing, wiring and framing as well, and price that in the estimate rather than discovering it halfway through.
Renters live in about half of Bentonville’s occupied homes (the same Census survey puts owner-occupied homes at about 50%), so a lot of our Bentonville kitchen and bath work is for landlords and short-term rental owners who need durable finishes and a tight schedule between tenants or guests.
Any bathroom or kitchen remodel that moves plumbing, wiring or walls needs Bentonville’s alteration/remodel permit. The city’s submittal checklist asks for construction drawings that are to scale, show the existing and proposed changes, list the applicable codes and include plumbing, electrical and mechanical plans as needed, each uploaded as a separate PDF. Everything has to be uploaded when the application is submitted, or the permit is denied, and the city charges fees for work started before a permit is issued. We draw the plans and submit the package with your estimate.
Custom home builder in Bentonville
Most new houses in Bentonville are production homes: a large builder repeats a handful of plans across a subdivision. The Skyline Report’s count of 44 homes under construction in Brier Hill, Phase I in the second half of 2025, the most of any subdivision in Benton County, is what that looks like. As a custom home builder in Bentonville, we work the other way around: you bring the lot, or we look at one with you before you buy, and the house is drawn and priced for you, with every allowance written into the estimate. Our custom home building page explains how a build runs from budget to final walkthrough.
A new house in Bentonville goes through the same eTrakit portal as a remodel, but the city’s New Residential permit checklist asks for a lot more, all uploaded at the time you apply:
- Construction drawings drawn to scale, with every floor labeled (the city doesn’t accept “flex,” “future” or “bonus” spaces), the plumbing, mechanical and electrical plans, a code analysis with heated and unheated square footage, and elevations showing the total height and the measurement to every eave.
- A site plan with the subdivision name, phase, lot and block, property lines, setbacks, easements and right-of-way, driveways and sidewalks, utility connections, existing and new trees, fences, culverts, and a grading plan with contours and drainage.
- A Rainfall Mitigation Worksheet, which the city requires for every new structure. It totals the new hard surface (house, garage, driveway, sidewalks) and works out how much stormwater the lot has to hold back, with credits for things like rain barrels, cisterns, rain gardens, porous pavers and redirected downspouts.
Some lots also need a right-of-way or floodplain development permit before the building permit is approved, and in some areas the city requires a residential fire sprinkler. An application that sits 180 days without a response from the applicant expires and has to be filed again. Planning the drainage, the setbacks and the sprinkler question before the plans are final is cheaper than redrawing them after the city sends them back.
Services in Bentonville
- Bathroom Remodeling: Tub-to-shower conversions, walk-in tile showers, new vanities and full primary-bath remodels.
- Kitchen Remodeling: Cabinets, countertops, islands, lighting and layout changes, from a refresh to a full gut.
- Basement Finishing: Turn an unfinished basement into living space, done right on moisture, egress and code.
- Decks & Outdoor Living: New decks, deck replacements, covered patios and outdoor living spaces.
- Home Renovations & Repairs: Whole-home renovations, rental and Airbnb make-readies, storm repairs, fascia, trim and drywall.
- Custom Homes: New custom homes built to your plans, with itemized budgets from foundation to final.
Bentonville remodeling questions
Do I need a permit to remodel in Bentonville?
If the work alters the structure or changes plumbing, electrical or mechanical systems, plan on it. Bentonville has a specific alteration/remodel permit application. We check your project against the city’s requirements and pull the permit.
What does Bentonville need for a bathroom or kitchen remodel permit?
An alteration/remodel permit through eTrakit, with scaled drawings of the existing and proposed work and plumbing, electrical and mechanical plans as needed, all uploaded as separate PDFs at the time you apply. The city denies incomplete applications, so we prepare the full package before submitting.
What’s the difference between a general contractor and a construction company?
For a home project, usually nothing but the name. Both describe the company that takes responsibility for the whole job: the estimate, the permit, the crew and subcontractors, the inspections and the final walkthrough. For a Bentonville remodel or custom home, you are hiring a general contractor either way. Check that they hold an Arkansas residential contractor license for work over $2,000.
Do you build custom homes in Bentonville?
Yes, on lots our clients own. Bentonville’s New Residential permit needs scaled drawings, a full site plan with grading and a Rainfall Mitigation Worksheet, all uploaded through eTrakit at the time you apply. We prepare that package as part of the build.
Do you work on short-term rentals in Bentonville?
Yes. We’ve updated and repaired Airbnb properties near downtown Bentonville, including getting one back in service after the June 2024 tornado.
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From our clients
From homeowners and property owners we’ve worked for. See all our Google reviews.
“We have an air bnb in downtown Bentonville and these guys helped us fix it up. They also really helped us get it back up and running after the tornado in June 2024. They even connected us with some of the services needed that they don’t cover such as water removal. Thanks guys!”
“The boys at Harvey Construction are top notch! Great quality and great people! I’ve used them for everything from fascia repairs to bathroom remodels and they always deliver exceptional results.”
“Would recommend. Harvey Construction’s got some excellent staff in their office and on the field. They were eager to get us on the schedule quickly, communicated when weather delays occurred, and delivered quality work.”