Home builder in Merrick, NY
Home remodeling for Merrick and North Merrick
ZDE Enterprises takes on kitchen, bathroom, basement and interior remodeling in Merrick and North Merrick, plus knockdown and rebuild, demolition, excavation, retaining walls and concrete. One phone number reaches Jason, the owner, and he is the person you deal with from the estimate to the last day on site.
Why Merrick 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 Merrick
Merrick Gables and the streets around it
Merrick’s best-known neighborhood is Merrick Gables, started in the 1920s by a promoter working with the founder of Fox Film. Up to 400 structures were built before the 1929 crash stopped work, and about 260 of the original houses still stand: Mission Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival designs with stucco walls, towers, parapets and terracotta tile roofs.
Census figures for Merrick and North Merrick put the median year built at 1955, and roughly two in three homes went up before 1960. With an older house, the real question is whether to renovate deeply around the existing structure or take it down and start fresh.
How a project works in Merrick
Both hamlets file with the Town
Merrick and North Merrick are unincorporated, and neither appears on the Town of Hempstead’s list of incorporated villages. So whichever hamlet your address is in, building and demolition permits come from the Town’s Department of Buildings at One Washington Street in Hempstead, and applications go through the Town’s Online Permit Center.
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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 Merrick
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Owner-run contracting for Merrick homeowners
The owner answers
When you call ZDE Enterprises, the owner picks up. Jason comes to see the house and writes the estimate himself, and it costs you nothing.
We bring our own machines to the job, an excavator among them, sign a written contract every time and keep our work inside Nassau County.
Merrick Gables, Town landmarks and teardowns
Older houses and the landmarks law
The Town of Hempstead’s Landmarks Ordinance, Chapter 76 of the Town Code, created a Landmarks Preservation Commission, and the Merrick Library is on the Town’s landmarks list. Preservation Long Island counts Merrick Gables as threatened by demolition and redevelopment, and notes that the Town law has no historic-district provision, so each house is designated on its own. In 2019 the commission unanimously approved landmark applications for three Gables homes on Fox Boulevard.
Any teardown also meets the Town’s demolition instructions: a plumbing permit for the sewer and water disconnect comes before the building permit, alongside an asbestos affidavit, PSEG and National Grid letters, and a Nassau County extermination certificate that lapses after ten days.
Home Remodeling and Construction Services in Merrick
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.
Merrick Home Building and Remodeling Questions
Questions, answered
Common questions about building in Merrick.
Not answered here?
Call and ask. You talk to the owner: 516-506-3928.
Who issues demolition permits in Merrick?
The Town of Hempstead Department of Buildings, at One Washington Street in Hempstead. Merrick and North Merrick are hamlets rather than villages, so there is no local building department, and permits are filed through the Town’s Online Permit Center. Town Department of Buildings
Is Merrick Gables a historic district?
The Herald reported that a 2017 state report found the Gables, 251 properties with 212 contributing, eligible for the National Register; it did not report a listing. The Town’s landmarks law designates houses one by one rather than as a district. Preservation Long Island on Merrick Gables
Can a Town landmark be torn down?
The Herald reported in 2019 that a landmarked home can’t be altered or demolished without complying with Chapter 76, the Town’s Landmarks Ordinance. If a house might be designated, ask the Landmarks Preservation Commission before planning any work. Town landmarks preservation
What paperwork comes before a teardown in Merrick?
The Town’s October 2025 instructions list a plumbing permit for the disconnect, filed first, a licensed survey with a plot plan, PSEG and National Grid disconnect letters plus the 811 ticket, an asbestos affidavit, a County extermination certificate, and notarized voids and tree-preservation affidavits. Demolition instructions (PDF)
Does flooding come up in Merrick?
The County’s hazard mitigation plan names Merrick among hamlets with recurring flood and storm-surge losses to Town infrastructure, and lists a road elevation project for the Helen and George area and shoreline work at Merrick Bay. In flood hazard areas, the Town’s design flood elevation is the base flood elevation plus two feet. Town of Hempstead hazard plan annex
Does this page cover North Merrick?
Yes. North Merrick is part of this page, and ZDE offers every service there, from a single retaining wall to a full knockdown and new house. Bellmore, Wantagh and Freeport each have a page of their own.
