From Fort Washington and Dresher to Maple Glen, we design and engineer additions, second stories and renovations for Upper Dublin homeowners.
Upper Dublin Township covers about 13 square miles of Montgomery County and was mostly farmland until the 1950s, when the post war boom turned it into a residential suburb, growing from about 6,000 people to nearly 20,000 by 1970. Communities include Fort Washington, Dresher, Maple Glen and parts of Ambler and Jarrettown. The 1745 Emlen House served as Washington's headquarters during the 1777 encampment, and nearly all of the township drains to Wissahickon Creek.
Post war homes are some of the best candidates for second stories and larger additions. Our engineers evaluate the original structure first, then design the new framing alongside 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 Pennsylvania, building permits are reviewed under the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code by the township or borough, zoning comes first, and a project that needs relief from the zoning ordinance goes to the Zoning Hearing Board.
Houses from the 1950s and 1960s were framed to the standards of their day. Before a new floor goes on, we check foundations, beams and roof framing and design any reinforcement.
Properties along Wissahickon Creek and its tributaries may be near mapped flood areas. We check flood mapping before design.
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.
Often, yes. We check the existing structure and design what the new floor needs.
We check current flood mapping before design and plan for any requirements that apply.
We deliver signed and sealed drawings and support you or your contractor in the permit submission.
See a fixed design fee in about two minutes, or book a consultation and we will visit your home.