Renovate your home or loft as a whole, improving room layouts, kitchens, bathrooms, storage, and building systems.
Essex County Construction
Where We Work in Essex County
We work throughout Essex County. Communities include:
- Newark
- Montclair
- Bloomfield
- Livingston
- Millburn
- West Orange
Plan Repairs Alongside the Renovation
Structural repairs and aging systems can affect the cost and sequence of a renovation. We review existing conditions with your architect or engineer and identify repairs that should be addressed before new finishes are installed.
In occupied buildings, we plan access, protection, and utility shutdowns with management. If construction reveals additional damage, we explain the repair options before adding work.
Construction Services for Essex County Properties
We renovate homes, carry out capital improvements, and help owners plan or build larger property renovations.
For homeowners
Improve your bathroom’s layout, storage, and fixtures, with careful plumbing, waterproofing, ventilation, and tile installation.
Add the living space you need, with new rooms, structure, and utilities connected to your existing home.
For owners and project teams
Plan property improvements with advice on construction costs, existing conditions, phasing, and returning renovated space to use.
Hire Bau to run residential or commercial construction, from major renovations and tenant improvements to building-wide upgrades.
Replace aging building systems, repair the exterior, and improve shared spaces, with construction planned around building operations.
Renovate an existing property or convert a building for a new use, including structural work, utilities, interiors, and retained architectural features.
Managing Your Essex County Renovation
We discuss your goals, agree on the work, and manage construction with regular updates.
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Discuss and Review the Property
We discuss the owner’s goals and review available drawings, condition reports, building operations, and visible site conditions.
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Scope, Budget, and Agreement
We develop the estimate with your design team, or help you engage one. We explain the price, allowances, and exclusions, then agree on the scope and schedule in a signed construction agreement.
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Prepare for Construction
We coordinate required permit applications and approvals, arrange materials, and plan protection, deliveries, shutdowns, and notices with management.
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Construction and Updates
We coordinate trades and inspections and check the work as it progresses. Regular photo updates keep you informed, and we explain the cost and timing of changes before you approve them.
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Walkthrough and Closeout
We review the finished project with you and prepare a punch list of any requested changes. We resolve them and organize applicable closeout records.
Essex County Construction Questions
When should I contact Bau about the property?
You can contact us with a repair concern, renovation idea, or developed plans. Early discussion can help with costs, construction sequencing, and questions for your design team.
How do you estimate a renovation or repair?
We start with the repairs or improvements you want and what you hope to spend. We review the property and available plans or condition reports, then estimate the known work. We explain amounts allowed for unselected products and identify repairs that need investigation or design before they can be priced.
Can you discuss costs before a repair design is complete?
Yes. We can review known work, access, and sequencing early. Detailed structural repair pricing needs enough investigation and design to define what will be repaired or replaced.
Can you phase work in an occupied multifamily property?
Yes. We review occupied areas, shared systems, protection, and notices with the owner and design team. The work and required protections determine which areas can stay in use.
Can you work with my architect or engineer?
Yes. We review the design and condition reports with your team and coordinate construction with their requirements.
Does Bau handle permit applications in Essex County?
Yes. We coordinate drawings with licensed professionals, submit construction permit applications, and work with the local enforcing agency and other applicable authorities to obtain the approvals needed to begin construction.
Essex County Permit Resources
Official state information about construction permits and local code enforcement.