Home builder in Rockville Centre, NY
Remodeling older Rockville Centre homes
Demolition, knockdown and rebuild, excavation and site work, retaining walls, concrete and interior remodeling for homeowners in the Village of Rockville Centre. Your first call goes to Jason, the owner, and he is the person you deal with until the work is done.
Why Rockville Centre 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 Rockville Centre
A commuter village that grew in the 1920s
Rockville Centre took shape in the late 1800s and early 1900s as a commuter town on the Long Island Rail Road. A Long Island Herald history column credits local architect and builder Francis F. Wilson Jr. with a big part of the village’s 1920s building surge, including the Hollywood Court development of 1929. The village post office has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1989.
Census figures put the median year built at 1945, and seven in ten homes went up before 1960. With houses of that era, owners usually decide between opening up and updating what is there and starting over with a new house.
How a project works in Rockville Centre
One village office, one permit package
Rockville Centre is an incorporated village in the Town of Hempstead, and every address in it files with the village Building Department, open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Its residential permit package covers additions, alterations, repairs and new construction, with plans from a New York State-licensed architect or engineer. Projects that add 1,000 square feet or more, or pass a cost threshold the package sets, also go through Exterior Design Review.
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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 Incorporated Village of Rockville Centre Building Department. 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 Rockville Centre
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An owner-run builder working in Rockville Centre
The owner answers
ZDE Enterprises has one owner, and he is the one you reach. Jason takes the call, sees the house in person and writes up the estimate, which costs you nothing.
Our crew runs company-owned machines, each job is spelled out in a written contract, and we stay inside Nassau County.
Rockville Centre permits, design review and flood rules
What the village package spells out
The village’s residential permit package asks for two copies of a survey, stamped drawings, a Zoning Affidavit and a site plan that shows the construction fencing. A dumpster in the street needs its own permit from the Department of Public Works. The code section printed in the package treats a gap in construction of more than 60 days as abandonment unless the Building Official extends it, and open excavations on an abandoned job have to be backfilled.
The village’s annex to the county hazard mitigation plan names residential streets along the Mill River as flood-prone and notes that some homes there have been raised. It also says the village flood ordinance asks for more freeboard than the minimum. Check the address with the Building Department before drawing up a rebuild.
Home Remodeling and Construction Services in Rockville Centre
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.
Rockville Centre Home Building and Remodeling Questions
Questions, answered
Common questions about building in Rockville Centre.
Not answered here?
Call and ask. You talk to the owner: 516-506-3928.
Who issues demolition permits in Rockville Centre?
The Incorporated Village of Rockville Centre Building Department. The whole community is a single village, so there is no Town office to sort out, and the department is open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Village Building Department
What does the village's residential permit package ask for?
Plans by a New York State-licensed architect or engineer, two copies of a survey, stamped drawings, a Zoning Affidavit and a site plan showing the construction fencing. A street dumpster takes a separate Public Works permit. Residential permit package (PDF)
When does a Rockville Centre project need Exterior Design Review?
The residential instructions send a project to Exterior Design Review when it adds 1,000 square feet or more, or when its total cost goes over a threshold the package sets. The package doesn’t name the board that reviews it, so ask the Building Department.
What happens with asbestos in a Rockville Centre demolition?
The village’s permit instructions say any demolition that removes asbestos material has to conform to New York State regulations, and the Building Department is where the Affidavit of Absence of Asbestos comes from. Village permit instructions (PDF)
Which parts of Rockville Centre are flood-prone?
The village’s annex to the Nassau County hazard mitigation plan points to residential streets along the Mill River, where some homes have been elevated. Its flood damage prevention ordinance adds freeboard beyond the minimum. Rockville Centre hazard plan annex
When were most Rockville Centre houses built?
Census figures give a median year built of 1945, with about 70% of homes older than 1960. The village grew as a railroad commuter town, and a local history column traces a building surge to the 1920s.
