Mahwah is Bergen County's largest municipality by area, from Cragmere and Fardale to the Ramapo foothills. We design and engineer additions, renovations and new homes across the township.
Mahwah covers almost 26 square miles, more than two and a half times the size of the next largest town in Bergen County. Its residential areas, including Masonicus, Cragmere, Fardale and Darlington, range from established neighborhoods to hillside properties near the Ramapo Mountains and the Ramapo River.
That variety shapes the work. A rear addition in an established neighborhood is mostly about the plan and the zoning limits. A new home or large addition near the mountains is about the site: slopes, rock, drainage and access. Our architects and engineers handle both under one contract.
Licensed architects and professional engineers on one team, one contract and one set of signed and sealed drawings. See all of our services.
Rear, side and wraparound additions for kitchens, family rooms and primary suites, with the existing house evaluated by our engineers.
New floors over ranches, capes, garages and one story wings, with foundations and framing checked and reinforced as needed.
Whole house and partial renovations, wall removals and open plans, basements and attics, with structure and systems designed in house.
Ground up single family homes and teardown rebuilds, from site planning to sealed construction drawings.
Decks, covered porches, pergolas and garages engineered for footings, ledgers and loads.
Beam replacements, foundation fixes and engineer's letters for homeowners, buyers and insurers.
In New Jersey, most additions and structural renovations need zoning approval from the town before the construction permit, and the construction permit itself is reviewed under the state Uniform Construction Code. When a design needs relief from a setback, coverage or height limit, it goes to the town's land use board for a variance hearing.
In the western part of the township, near the Ramapo River and the mountains, slopes and low lying areas can affect where and how a home is built. We check topography and flood mapping early so the design responds to the site.
For hillside additions, footings, retaining walls and drainage get real engineering attention from our team, which keeps the construction priced and the house performing.
However your project is approved, we deliver signed and sealed drawings to you, support you and your contractor through the permit submission and answer the building department's review comments in house. Read how a project moves from consultation to close out on our process page.
Yes. We design footings, any retaining walls and drainage for the actual site.
Yes, from site planning through sealed architectural and structural drawings.
Get an instant quote online or book a consultation, and we will visit the property.
See a fixed design fee in about two minutes, or book a consultation and we will visit your home.