General Contractor in Mars & Adams Township, PA
Building Contractors United is a general contractor serving Mars and Adams Township, PA with new home construction, excavation, additions and commercial work along Route 228.
Building Contractors United is a general contractor in Mars, PA, and throughout Adams Township, building new homes on the township's remaining acreage, additions and remodels in its newer neighborhoods, and commercial buildings along the Route 228 corridor. Our Zelienople office is about 15 minutes away, so we know these roads, these soils and the Adams Township permit counter. We are woman-owned, founded in 2024, fully insured, and led in the field by JT Minarik, who has been building since 2009. Every job carries our 2-year workmanship warranty.
Construction in Mars and Adams Township
Mars is a small borough of fewer than 2,000 people with a tight downtown grid, a train station park and a famous flying saucer, but the construction market around it is anything but small. Adams Township, which surrounds the borough, has grown to roughly 14,000 residents and has been one of the most active residential building areas in Butler County for two decades. Subdivisions have spread along Three Degree Road, Myoma Road and the roads between Route 228 and Route 8, and the Mars Area School District is a major reason families keep moving in. For a contractor in Adams Township, PA, that means a steady mix of new home construction, finished basements, additions and whole-home updates on houses that are now 15 to 25 years old.
Route 228 is the township's commercial spine. The corridor between Cranberry and Mars has filled with medical offices, restaurants, daycare centers, banks and service retail, and the ongoing widening of Route 228 has opened more frontage for pads and small plazas. A commercial contractor on Route 228 needs to understand access management, stormwater detention on tight sites, and how the township sequences land development approvals. The eastern end of the township toward Route 8 and the Saxonburg area stays more rural, with farms, contractor yards and larger lots that suit pole buildings and pre-engineered metal buildings.
Ground conditions are classic Butler County: rolling hills, clay soils over shale, and valleys cut by Breakneck Creek and its tributaries. Low areas near the creek carry floodplain and wetland considerations, and hillside lots need thoughtful grading, drainage and sometimes retaining walls. Excavation in Mars, PA, done right at the start, is what keeps a new home or a commercial pad from fighting water for the next thirty years.
Services we offer in Mars and Adams Township
Custom homes and new construction
New home construction in Adams Township is one of our core services. We build custom homes on your lot, from acreage that needs clearing and a well to infill lots in established plans.
Home additions and remodels
Our additions and remodels team handles second-story additions, garage additions, in-law suites, kitchens and baths, and whole-home remodels across Mars and Adams.
Excavation and site work
We are an excavation and site work contractor for land clearing, grading, foundation excavation, driveways, utility trenching and stormwater on residential and commercial sites.
Commercial construction
For Route 228 pads, offices and metal buildings, see our commercial construction services.
Commercial renovation and build-outs
Tenant turnover along Route 228 and in downtown Mars keeps our commercial renovation and build-out crews busy with office, retail and medical fit-outs.
Design-build
Our design-build process gives you one team and one price from the first sketch forward.
Permits and local requirements
Adams Township's Building and Zoning office at the township municipal building issues zoning and building permits. The township uses a third-party code agency for Uniform Construction Code plan review and inspections, and commercial projects submit their building permit application through that agency along with the township package. Adams Township also requires a grading permit for earth disturbance and has a stormwater small project application for residential additions and similar work, so even a modest addition may have a stormwater step. Mars Borough handles its own zoning and permits through the borough office, and its downtown lots have different setback and parking rules than the township, so check with the borough before you design.
At the county level, the Butler County Conservation District reviews erosion and sediment control plans for larger disturbances, and any project disturbing one acre or more needs a PA DEP NPDES permit. We handle these submissions as part of our site work scope and build the review time into your schedule from the start.
Nearby areas we serve
Planning a new home, an addition or a commercial building in Mars or Adams Township? Request a free estimate or call (724) 900-4123. We price it honestly, up front, and we build it to last for decades.
Common questions
Permits and soils vary by township. We will walk your site and give you a written, itemized estimate.
(724) 900-4123Get a Free EstimateHome addition cost in Pittsburgh depends on the room type, the foundation your lot requires, whether you build up or out, your municipality's permit fees and your finish level. Sunrooms and single bedrooms sit at the low end; kitchens, primary suites and second stories at the high end.
Western Pennsylvania adds three regional factors: clay and shale soil that affects footings and excavation, hillside lots that need more foundation and retaining work, and older homes that often need electrical or plumbing upgrades to tie in. Because cost depends on the site and the scope, BCU gives a free, itemized estimate after seeing the project.
The cost to build a house in Western Pennsylvania in 2026 depends on the size and design of the home, the finish level, the lot and its site work, and whether the lot has public utilities or needs a well and septic. The site portion varies more here than in flatter regions because of hillsides and clay soil.
A simple single-story home on a flat, serviced lot sits at the low end. A large custom home on a sloped, wooded lot with a well and septic sits much higher. National cost calculators rarely account for Western Pennsylvania's rock, slopes and township permit requirements. Because cost depends on the site and the scope, BCU gives a free, itemized estimate after a site visit and a review of your plans.
The cost to clear and grade a lot in Western Pennsylvania depends on how many trees are on it, how steep it is, what the soil is like, and how much material has to be hauled off or brought in. Two lots of the same size can vary widely for those reasons alone.
Wooded lots cost more because trees and stumps have to be removed and disposed of. Sloped lots need more cut and fill and sometimes a retaining wall. Clay and shale, which are common across Butler and Allegheny Counties, are slower to move than loose soil. Because cost depends on the site and the scope, BCU gives a free, itemized estimate once we have walked the lot.
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