Home Remodeling in Ocean County, NJ
Kitchens, bathrooms, sunrooms, porches, pergolas, decks, and full additions — designed and built across Ocean County by a local, owner-led team, with flood-zone requirements handled properly.
Remodeling Services We Offer in Ocean County
Ocean County is a shore county, and that changes remodeling here in ways it does not anywhere else we work. Brick, Point Pleasant, Lacey, Berkeley, Barnegat and Stafford are full of lagoon-front and low-lying homes where flood elevation is part of the design before anything else is. Manchester, Berkeley and Lakewood hold enormous 55-plus communities where the houses are small, single-story and all built to the same plan. Jackson and Lakewood are still growing. Legion Build is a design-build remodeler: one company designs it, permits it and builds it, and you deal with Adam throughout.
Kitchen Remodeling
In the 55-plus communities the kitchen is usually the original galley, and opening the wall to the living room is what makes the house feel like a different home. Along the water we also plan for how the space will be used seasonally.
Bathroom Remodeling
Walk-in showers, curbless entries, comfort-height fixtures and grab-bar blocking behind the tile — the work most requested in Ocean County’s adult communities. Full renovations and tub-to-shower conversions, waterproofed and ventilated properly.
Basement Finishing
Full basements are uncommon in much of Ocean County, and in a flood zone a below-grade finish is often not the right answer at all. Where there is one worth finishing, we check the water situation honestly before framing anything.
Home Additions
Bump-outs, primary suites, in-law suites and second stories. Near the water, base flood elevation and lot coverage set the envelope before the floor plan does, and we design inside it from the start.
Custom Decks
Composite decks, elevated decks on raised homes, stairs, landings and railings, footed for the ground you actually have. On a lagoon lot, the footing detail and the railing spec are the whole job.
Porches
Covered and screened porches — the ones that get used from May to October and keep the greenheads out. Built new or rebuilt where posts, beam or footings have gone soft.
Pergolas
Cedar, aluminum and louvered-roof pergolas, engineered for coastal wind and New Jersey snow load rather than assembled from a kit, and anchored properly rather than weighted down.
Sunrooms
Screened, three-season and four-season sunrooms — the single most requested addition on the shore, framed and finished like the rest of the house rather than bolted on as a prefab kit.
What Remodeling Costs in Ocean County
These are the ranges we work from across Ocean County. Treat them as planning figures. The variable that does not show up on any national cost table is elevation: in a flood zone, what the town requires for finished floor height, mechanical placement and an elevation certificate can change a project’s scope before anyone has picked a tile. We work that out first, not last.
| Project | Typical range | What moves it |
|---|---|---|
| Basement finishing | $45–$130 per sq ft | Ceiling height, moisture control, egress, and whether a bathroom or wet bar is included |
| Home additions | $250–$450+ per sq ft | Foundation work, the roof tie-in, building out versus up, and how much mechanical work it sets off |
| Porches | $40–$175 per sq ft | Covered, screened or three-season; whether it ties into the existing roofline |
| Sunrooms | $100 screened · $200 three-season · $260 four-season, per sq ft | Level of enclosure, foundation and whether it is heated and cooled |
| Pergolas | $38–$108 per sq ft | Material, span and post count, and whether the roof is fixed or louvered |
| Kitchen remodeling | $25–40k · $40–65k · $65–85k+ | Layout changes, cabinetry level, and whether plumbing or walls move |
| Bathroom remodeling | $18–25k · $25–40k · $40–55k+ | Size, whether the layout moves, and tile and fixture selections |
| Decks | Quoted per project | Height off grade, decking material, railing system and any built-ins |
Ranges are installed costs for Ocean County and the surrounding market. Ask for a free on-site estimate for a written number on your own house.
Why Ocean County Homeowners Choose Legion Build
You deal with the owner
Adam quotes the job, runs the crew and answers the phone. There is no salesman in between and no franchise office in another state deciding what your house gets.
Flood-zone requirements handled up front
Several Ocean County towns publish specific elevation requirements and require a sealed elevation certificate. We establish what applies to your address before design, not after the permit comes back.
Built for the shore, not for a catalog
Coastal wind, salt air and seasonal use are design inputs here. Fasteners, footings, railing systems and flashing are specified for where the house actually is.
Remodeling Projects We Have Built in New Jersey
Kitchens, bathrooms, finished basements, additions, porches, decks and pergolas we have built across Ocean County and the four counties around it. Every photo below is a Legion Build job.
Towns We Serve in Ocean County
Legion Build works throughout Ocean County and the surrounding area. The county splits into three: the lagoon-front and low-lying neighborhoods of Brick, Point Pleasant, Lacey, Berkeley, Barnegat and Stafford, where flood elevation shapes the work; the large 55-plus communities in Manchester, Berkeley and Lakewood, where the houses are small, single-story and largely identical; and the newer growth in Jackson and Lakewood. We build in all of them, including:
Building Permits in Ocean County, Town by Town
Ocean County is the one place where the building department page is worth reading before you plan anything, because several towns publish flood elevation requirements that change a project’s scope. Every town works under the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code. Here is what each construction office publishes, checked September 2026. A blank in a column means the town’s page did not state it, not that no rule exists — confirm with your own town, and if you hire us, this is our job, not yours.
| Town | Construction office | Online permits | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brick Township | Building Department | SDL portal for scheduling inspections | The Construction Official and subcode officials review the application to confirm plans and specifications comply with the NJ Uniform Construction Code before a permit issues. |
| Township of Lakewood | Inspections / Construction | FastTrackGov for inquiries and inspection requests | A homeowner may draw their own plans for a single-family home they will live in; all other work needs plans sealed and signed by a registered architect or licensed engineer on every sheet. |
| Jackson Township | Construction & Inspection | SDL portal for inspections, permit status and property permit information | Application checklists are posted separately for single-family new construction, commercial new construction and demolition, alongside each subcode form. |
| Manchester Township | Inspections Division | Citizen Portal — online filing for certificates of re-occupancy, and permit status search | The township separates ordinary maintenance and minor work from work needing a full permit across building, plumbing, electrical, fire protection and HVAC. |
| Barnegat Township | Construction Office | No online portal stated | A zoning permit is required before construction or alteration — decks, sheds, pools and additions included — and a survey or plot plan by a licensed NJ surveyor is required for it. |
| Borough of Point Pleasant | Building, Code Enforcement & Zoning | SDL portal for parcel and permit information | The Design Flood Elevation is three feet above the Base Flood Elevation, and the adopted maps apply to all construction including additions and renovations. Zoning, Flood Plain Management and Engineering are named as common prior approvals. |
| Lacey Township | Building Department | No online portal stated | Building in an AE flood zone requires a flood elevation certificate signed and sealed by a NJ licensed surveyor, with the finished floor and outside mechanicals at a base flood elevation of 6 feet (NAVD 1988). |
| Berkeley Township | Construction Inspections | No online portal stated; permit forms come from NJ DCA | The township posts a separate house-raising checklist setting out the permitting process for elevating a structure, alongside checklists for new homes, demolition, framing, insulation and pools. |
| Stafford Township | Department of Building Inspections | SDL portal for inspections, permit status and property information | The department enforces floodplain regulations and acts as liaison to outside agencies including CAFRA, FEMA, NJDEP, the Pinelands Commission and the Ocean County Soil Conservation District. |
Checked September 2026 against each municipality’s own construction department page. Requirements change — confirm with your town, or let us handle it.
Ocean County Remodeling FAQs
Do flood zone rules affect a remodel in Ocean County?
In much of the county, yes, and they can change the scope before anyone picks a finish. Lacey Township states that building in an AE flood zone requires a flood elevation certificate signed and sealed by a New Jersey licensed surveyor, with the finished floor and outside mechanicals at a base flood elevation of 6 feet. Point Pleasant states that its Design Flood Elevation is three feet above the Base Flood Elevation and that the adopted maps apply to all construction, including additions and renovations. Requirements are set by your municipality, so we establish what applies to your specific address before design begins.
Can I raise my house and remodel at the same time?
It is a common Ocean County project, and the towns are set up for it — Berkeley Township publishes a house-raising checklist that lays out the permitting process for elevating a structure. Raising is its own permitted scope with its own inspections, and the sensible sequence is usually to settle elevation, foundation and mechanical relocation first, then build the finished space on top of a house that is already where it needs to be. We will tell you honestly if doing both at once is the wrong order for your house.
Do you work in the 55-plus communities?
Yes, and a great deal of our Ocean County work is there. The houses in Manchester, Berkeley and Lakewood’s adult communities are small, single-story and built to a handful of repeated plans, which means the same few projects change them most: opening the galley kitchen to the living room, converting a tub to a curbless walk-in shower, and adding a three-season room off the back. Many communities also have their own association approvals on top of the town permit, and we work within those.
How much does it cost to remodel a home in Ocean County?
A kitchen runs roughly $25,000 to $85,000 and up, a bathroom roughly $18,000 to $55,000 and up, sunrooms about $100 per square foot screened, $200 three-season and $260 four-season, and additions $250 to $450 per square foot and up. The shore-specific variable is elevation and foundation work in a flood zone, which no national cost table accounts for. We price the actual job after seeing the property and confirming what your town requires.
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