Beside the Watchung Reservation, Mountainside homes sit on wooded, hilly lots. We design and engineer additions, second stories and renovations there.
Mountainside is a borough of about four square miles on a ridge in Union County, incorporated in 1895 from part of Westfield Township. The Watchung Reservation, with Lake Surprise and the Watchung Stables, borders it, and the borough is almost entirely single family homes.
Wooded and sloped lots mean additions depend on foundations, drainage and retaining walls as much as the floor plan. Our engineers design all of it with the architecture.
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.
Ridge and hillside lots bring slope and drainage questions. We study the site early and design for actual conditions.
Many homes are good candidates for a second story or a large rear addition. We evaluate the existing structure and design the new work to suit.
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, retaining walls and drainage for the site.
Often, yes. We check the existing foundation and framing first.
Our instant quote gives you a fixed design fee, which we confirm after a site visit.
See a fixed design fee in about two minutes, or book a consultation and we will visit your home.