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York, PA · 67 trades

Contractors in York

880 contractors serve York. 579 are based in town.

York is a prewar city. About half its homes were built before 1940, and attached houses such as rowhomes and twins are the largest group, with buildings of two or more units close behind. More homes are rented than owned, so landlords and property managers hire a good share of the trades, and a contractor who can work around tenants has an edge.

Age shows up in most jobs here: plaster walls, old wiring, lead-safe rules for paint in anything built before 1978, and a shared wall that makes a repair partly the neighbor's business. Gas heats about two thirds of the homes.

The city runs its own Bureau of Permits and Inspections on South George Street, so permits come from the city, not a township office. A York mailing address doesn't prove the house is in the city, though. Inside the historic district, created in 1970, exterior work from roofs to fences goes to the Historical Architecture Review Board, and nothing starts before City Council's final approval.

Most-Reviewed Contractors Serving York

Pest ControlYorkFox Pest Control York4.7 from 3,513 reviews · (717) 366-9821Heating and AirYorkRegal Plumbing, Heating and A/C4.8 from 3,112 reviews · (717) 913-2309Heating and AirYorkHaller Enterprises4.8 from 2,457 reviews · (717) 281-1085Carpet CleaningYorkStanley Steemer4.9 from 2,371 reviews · (717) 764-6111ElectriciansLancasterMister Sparky of Lancaster4.8 from 2,349 reviews · (717) 694-6062General Contractors and RemodelersYorkRevelare Kitchens4.7 from 1,885 reviews · (717) 718-4162Moving CompaniesNew CumberlandGeo. W. Weaver & Son Inc.4.9 from 1,864 reviews · (717) 774-7838Pest ControlYorkOrkin4.7 from 1,529 reviews · (717) 900-2064PlumbersEttersReady & Able Plumbing, Heating & Air4.8 from 1,366 reviews · (717) 938-8214Moving CompaniesYorkU-Relax Moving Co.4.9 from 1,359 reviews · (717) 515-5512Windows and DoorsHarrisburgPella Windows and Doors Showroom of Harrisburg, PA4.9 from 1,314 reviews · (717) 545-0855Garage DoorsYorkPrecision Overhead Garage Door Service of York5.0 from 1,170 reviews · (717) 921-6152

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