Westfield's established neighborhoods and busy downtown make it a town people stay in and expand. We design and engineer additions, second stories and renovations there.
Westfield is a town of under seven square miles in Union County, settled in 1720 as part of the Elizabethtown Tract and incorporated in 1903. It ranks among the highest income towns in New Jersey, and its station on the Raritan Valley Line reaches New York Penn Station in about 50 minutes nonstop.
Older homes on established streets often need careful structural work before they can grow. Our engineers evaluate the existing house first, then design the addition, second floor or renovation 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 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.
Many Westfield houses predate modern framing standards. We check foundations, beams and roof framing early so the design and budget hold up.
On established streets, an addition has to fit the scale and character of the neighbors. We design rooflines, materials and proportions that suit the house and help it through any required review.
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 document the existing house and design new work that ties into it.
Often, yes. We check the existing foundation and framing first.
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.