Construction Company in Zelienople & Harmony, PA

Building Contractors United is a construction company in Zelienople, PA, and this is the town we call home. We are a woman-owned general contractor based right here in the 16063 zip code, so when you hire us for excavation, a commercial renovation on Main Street, a new home on acreage in Jackson Township, or a kitchen and bath remodel in one of the older neighborhoods off Route 19, you are hiring neighbors. JT Minarik has been in the field since 2009. Olivia Minarik leads business planning and development, and JT handles estimates, contracts and change orders. We founded BCU in 2024, we are fully insured with general liability and workers' comp, and we back every job with a 2-year workmanship warranty.

Construction in Zelienople

Zelienople is a small borough of about 4,000 people with a walkable Main Street, a ring of established residential streets, and growth pushing out into Jackson Township along Route 19 and Route 68. Main Street carries both routes through the center of town, so most commercial work here means older brick storefronts, mixed-use buildings with apartments upstairs, and professional offices that need updated layouts, accessibility and mechanical systems while keeping the character the town is known for.

The ground tells its own story. The borough sits along the Connoquenessing Creek, so the lower lots near the creek carry floodplain considerations and higher water tables, while the hillsides above town are clay over shale. That combination rewards careful excavation: proper footing depth, drainage planned before the first wall goes up, and compaction that accounts for wet clay in the spring. Lot sizes range from narrow in-town parcels, where staging and neighbor coordination matter, to multi-acre tracts in the surrounding township that need land clearing, a long driveway cut and a well and septic plan.

Location is a big part of why Zelienople keeps growing. The Route 68 interchange with I-79 puts Cranberry Township ten minutes south and Butler within easy reach. Light industrial and flex space along Route 19 and Route 68 draws contractors and small manufacturers that need pads, utility trenching and pre-engineered metal buildings, and Seneca Valley School District families keep residential demand steady.

Harmony: the historic neighbor next door

Harmony sits right across the creek from Zelienople and shares a border, a school district and much of the same construction work. Its historic district, laid out by the Harmony Society in 1804, is a National Historic Landmark, so exterior changes inside the district deserve extra care and a conversation with the borough before design starts. We approach Harmony renovations the way we approach any older masonry building: stabilize the structure, respect the original lines, and bring the interior up to modern code. Outside the historic core, Harmony offers the same acreage and new build opportunities as Zelienople. If you need a general contractor in Harmony, PA, you are calling the same crew that works a few blocks away.

Services we offer in Zelienople

Excavation and site work

As an excavation contractor in Zelienople, PA, we clear, grade, cut foundations, trench utilities and build the stormwater controls that creekside and hillside lots demand.

Commercial construction

We handle commercial construction for new buildings along Route 19 and Route 68, including pre-engineered metal buildings, offices and retail pads.

Commercial renovation and build-outs

A Main Street Zelienople renovation is exactly the kind of work our commercial renovation and build-out team is built for: older storefronts, restaurants, offices and mixed-use buildings.

Design-build

Our design-build approach gives you one team from first sketch through final walkthrough, which keeps small-town projects simple and accountable.

Custom homes

We build custom homes on your lot in Zelienople, Harmony and Jackson Township, including acreage that needs full site development.

Additions and remodels

For home remodeling in Zelienople, from whole-house updates to second-story additions and in-law suites, see our additions and remodels page.

Permits and local requirements

Building and zoning permits in Zelienople go through the borough office, which handles zoning review and coordinates building code inspections under the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code. Harmony Borough runs its own zoning and permitting, and work within the historic district may need an additional review, so check with the Harmony borough office early. Projects in Jackson Township go through the township's own zoning and building permit process.

Any project that disturbs soil needs an erosion and sediment control plan, and the Butler County Conservation District reviews E&S plans for larger disturbances. If your project disturbs one acre or more, a PA DEP NPDES permit for stormwater discharges is required, and that review adds time to the schedule. Lots near the Connoquenessing may also fall in a mapped floodplain, which affects foundation elevation and permitting. We handle these submissions as part of our site work scope.

Nearby areas we serve

• Cranberry Township
• Mars and Adams Township
• Butler
• Butler County
• Beaver County

If you are planning a project in Zelienople or Harmony, we would like to walk the site with you. Request a free estimate or call (724) 900-4123. We show up when we say we will, we price it honestly, and we build it to last.