Home builder in Elmont, NY
Remodeling Elmont's brick-front Capes
For Elmont homeowners, ZDE takes on kitchen, bathroom, basement and interior remodeling, along with knockdown-and-rebuild projects, teardowns, excavation, retaining walls and concrete. You talk to Jason, who owns the company, from the first call until the job is finished.
Why Elmont homeowners call ZDE
The owner answers
You talk to Jason, not a call center.
One builder
Tear-out to finish, no handoffs.
Written contract
Every job, before work starts.
Free estimates
Know the scope before you commit.
Home rebuilds and renovations in Elmont
Belmont Park, then the postwar Capes
Elmont turned a corner when Belmont Park opened in 1905: its farms were sold and divided up for houses. A much larger wave came after World War II, when suburban tract homes spread across the hamlet. Many are variations on the Cape Cod with a brick-veneer ground floor, especially around Dutch Broadway.
Census figures put the median year built at 1952, and nearly three in four homes predate 1960. For a brick-front Cape of that age, owners compare a full interior remodel with clearing the lot for a new house.
How a project works in Elmont
A hamlet that never became a village
Elmont has tried more than once to incorporate as a village and has not managed it, so it remains an unincorporated hamlet in the northwest part of the Town of Hempstead. Building permits and forms come from the Town’s Department of Buildings through its Online Permit Center, and the Town’s Board of Appeals handles variance requests.
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Look and estimate
Jason looks at the job and tells you what is known and what isn't. The estimate is free.
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Paperwork first
The permit comes from the Town of Hempstead Department of Buildings. Its requirements are lined up before work starts.
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Work and clean-up
Our own machines do the work, and the site is left clean for what comes next.
Free Home Remodeling Estimates in Elmont
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A builder in Elmont run by its owner
The owner writes your estimate
ZDE Enterprises is owner-run. Jason answers when you phone, sees the house in person and writes the estimate, free of charge.
We bring our own equipment, an excavator among it, and put each job in a written contract. Every job we take is in Nassau County.
Demolition in Elmont: what the Town and County ask for
Before the first wall comes down
Elmont teardowns follow the Town of Hempstead’s demolition instructions from October 2025. The sewer and water disconnect needs its own plumbing permit, issued before the building permit application, and the packet also asks for a recent survey and plot plan, letters from PSEG and National Grid, a copy of the 811 ticket, an asbestos affidavit and a Nassau County extermination certificate.
The County’s Department of Health inspects the property and issues a rodent-free certificate, and the house must sit undisturbed until it does. The County then allows ten days from that inspection for the demolition to begin.
Home Remodeling and Construction Services in Elmont
Every service, one builder
Every trade from one owner-run builder, anywhere in Nassau County.
Kitchen Remodeling
Cabinets, countertops and layouts built around the way you use the kitchen.
Bathroom Remodeling
Vanities, tubs, showers and tile, planned as one bathroom remodel.
Basement Remodeling
Plan the preparation, framing and finishes for a more useful lower level.
Interior Remodeling
Kitchens, baths and basements, start to finish.
Knockdown & Rebuild
Take the old house down and build the new one with one builder.
Hardscaping
Full patios, driveways and walkways, from preparation to installation.
Retaining Walls
Built to hold, engineered and permitted when required.
Concrete
Driveways, patios, walkways, steps and slabs.
Excavation & Foundations
Excavation, foundations, grading and drainage with our own machines.
Demolition
Whole houses, garages, pools and interiors, hauled away.
Commercial
Demolition and site work for commercial properties.
Elmont Home Building and Remodeling Questions
Questions, answered
Common questions about building in Elmont.
Not answered here?
Call and ask. You talk to the owner: 516-506-3928.
Who issues demolition permits in Elmont?
The Town of Hempstead Department of Buildings, on the second floor of One Washington Street in Hempstead. Elmont has no village government of its own, so the Town is the issuing office, and it handles applications through its Online Permit Center. Town Building Department
Is Elmont an incorporated village?
No. Elmont is an unincorporated hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Hempstead. Efforts to make it a village have failed several times, which is why Town offices, not a village hall, deal with its building permits and variance hearings.
What kind of houses were built in Elmont after the war?
Suburban tract houses, built in large numbers after World War II. Many follow the Cape Cod pattern with a brick-veneer first floor, and the Dutch Broadway area has a concentration of them. Elmont’s Census median year built is 1952.
What is the rodent-free certificate?
A Nassau County Department of Health certificate issued after an inspection of the property. It goes to the local building department as part of the demolition permit process, and the County says work must begin within ten days of the inspection. Nassau County demolition permits
Which affidavits does the Town's demolition packet include?
The October 2025 instructions call for an asbestos affidavit from a licensed inspector, a voids affidavit and a tree-preservation affidavit, along with the disconnect permit, survey, utility letters and the County extermination certificate. Town demolition instructions (PDF)
Who decides on a variance for an Elmont house?
The Town of Hempstead Board of Appeals. It hears variance and special-exception cases at official public hearings, mainly reviews Department of Buildings actions under the Town’s Building Zone Ordinance, and issues formal written decisions. Board of Appeals
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