North Caldwell's hillside streets hold homes ready to grow. We design and engineer additions, second stories and renovations for them.
North Caldwell is a borough of about three square miles in Essex County, and the highest point in the county, about 691 feet, is on the Hilltop in North Caldwell. The historic 1872 Essex County Penitentiary, built of local brownstone, was redeveloped into a residential community after 2002. Most of the borough is single family homes, and about three quarters of households are married couples.
Hillside lots and larger homes call for foundations, drainage and structure planned together with the design. Our engineers handle that in house.
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.
Sloped lots affect footings, retaining walls and stormwater. We study the topography on the first visit and design for actual conditions.
Larger homes often call for long spans and complex roofs. We engineer those alongside the architecture.
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.