Home builder in Wantagh, NY
Kitchens, baths and basements for Wantagh homes
In Wantagh and North Wantagh, ZDE Enterprises takes on kitchen, bathroom, basement and interior remodeling, plus knockdown and rebuild, demolition, excavation, retaining walls and concrete. Jason owns the company. He answers, prices the job and is the one you talk to the whole way through.
Why Wantagh 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 Wantagh
A station stop called Ridgewood
Wantagh sits on part of an early English settlement tract called Jerusalem, which it shares with Seaford and southern Levittown. The community that grew up near the 1867 railroad station was known as Ridgewood until 1891, when it was renamed Wantagh. Its Victorian station, built in 1885, still stands because the Wantagh Preservation Society formed in 1965 to keep it from being demolished.
Census figures put the median year built for Wantagh and North Wantagh at 1957, and about seven in ten homes were built before 1960. Owners of houses that age compare the cost and disruption of a gut renovation with a teardown and a new build.
How a project works in Wantagh
No village hall, one Town department
Neither Wantagh nor North Wantagh is an incorporated village. Both are hamlets of the Town of Hempstead, so building and demolition permit applications go to the Town’s Department of Buildings, which administers the building, plumbing, electrical and housing codes and accepts filings online.
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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 Wantagh
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Wantagh homeowners deal with the owner
Jason writes your estimate
At ZDE Enterprises the owner is your contact. Jason returns the call, comes out to walk the property and puts together the estimate himself, free.
The work is done with equipment we own, an excavator included, under a written contract, and only in Nassau County.
Building a new house in Wantagh: the Town's filing
What a new house files
When a new house goes up, or work exceeds 50% of a building, the Town of Hempstead’s instructions ask for a proposed survey showing lot coverage and setbacks, the datum of the nearest Nassau County test well with the groundwater elevation at the site, and sealed architectural and structural plans. Once the foundation is finished, a licensed land surveyor’s foundation location survey goes in before anything else is built.
Taking the old house down first has its own list: a survey and plot plan, utility disconnect letters with the 811 ticket, an asbestos affidavit and a notarized voids affidavit covering cellars, buried walls and storage tanks.
Home Remodeling and Construction Services in Wantagh
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.
Wantagh Home Building and Remodeling Questions
Questions, answered
Common questions about building in Wantagh.
Not answered here?
Call and ask. You talk to the owner: 516-506-3928.
Who issues demolition permits in Wantagh?
The Town of Hempstead Department of Buildings, One Washington Street, Hempstead. Wantagh and North Wantagh have no village government of their own, so permits for both hamlets come from the Town and are filed through its Online Permit Center. Town Department of Buildings
Why is the old Wantagh station still standing?
Residents founded the Wantagh Preservation Society in 1965 to keep the 1885 Victorian railroad station from being torn down. The society now runs the building as the Wantagh Museum, a reminder of the hamlet’s railroad beginnings.
Is flooding an issue in Wantagh?
The County’s hazard mitigation plan lists Wantagh among Town of Hempstead hamlets where raising roadways is proposed because of flooding of homes, businesses and roads. The plan doesn’t say which streets lie in a FEMA flood zone, so check the address on the flood map. Town of Hempstead hazard plan annex
What is a foundation location survey?
On a new house in the Town of Hempstead, a licensed land surveyor records where the finished foundation sits. The Town’s instructions say it is submitted before any other construction may begin. New dwelling instructions (PDF)
Which school district is North Wantagh in?
Levittown Public Schools, which says it serves Levittown, Seaford and Wantagh; North Wantagh is in that district. Most of Wantagh itself is in the Wantagh Union Free School District, whose office is on Beltagh Avenue.
What work does ZDE do in Wantagh?
Every service, in both hamlets, including demolition, knockdown and rebuild, excavation and site work, retaining walls, concrete and interior remodeling. Bellmore and Merrick, a short way west, have pages of their own.
