Berkeley Heights, New Jersey has a history dating to its incorporation in 1809 (as “New Providence Township” – renamed in 1951) – the township was named for John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton – one of the founders of the province of New Jersey, so elected the town’s namesake in a referendum in 1951.
Berkeley Heights regularly ranks as one of the country’s most livable cities: in Money magazine's 2013 Best Places to Live rankings, Berkeley Heights was ranked 6th in the nation, the highest among the three places in New Jersey included in the top 50 list. The magazine's 2007 list had the township ranked 45th out of a potential 2,800 places in the United States with populations above 7,500 and under 50,000
At approximately 6.3 square miles in area and 13,601 residents Berkeley Heights is an important business center of Union County. Learn more by visiting the Berkeley Heights website here.
McGookin Remodeling is a local residential Remodel Contractor that takes pride in helping its clients realize the vision they have for their home and living spaces. We focus on Kitchen Remodeling, Bathroom Remodeling, Basement Remodeling, Outdoor Living and Whole Home Remodeling as well as Design/Build Projects of all sizes.
The picture on top is from one of our Berkeley Heights neighbors in Chatham showing a beautiful front-door entry and front foyer. This front porch combined with stone work, roof overhang, and railings completely changes the look of this home. The hardscaping ties nicely into the stone columns. The porch creates much more exterior living space and adds an additional dimension to a home beyond simple vertical massing.
The image that follows is of a complete demolition of an existing house. The foundation remained in place, then we added 2 courses of block to create a more useful basement ceiling height. The 1st floor was increased in size including wrap around front porch. The 2nd floor increased in size matching the footprint the 1st floor. And the following shows a front entryway was part of a whole home remodeling project. This portico is completely new including the new masonry front stoop. All new siding, exterior trim, and shutters rounded out the exterior work.
Testimonials
Testimonials
Drew Brown
Chatham, NJ
I have worked with Shaun and his team on several interior and exterior projects over the past five years and have been extremely happy with the experience and outcome. The quality of the workmanship is superb--his team is very knowledgeable and are true craftsmen. They take the time to do the work correctly, and always approach the work with a great attitude. The most recent projects, including a detailed front portico, custom entry doors, and difficult to access replacement windows, came out beautifully. Shaun is a local Chatham guy and treats projects like they are for his own home (or even better, his mom's!).
Chris & Nikki Dalton
Warren
McGookin remodeling took our vision for our home remodel and made it even better than we could have imagined. Shaun and his guys are extremely professional and demonstrate a level of expertise and precision that is hard to come by. Shaun is detail oriented and easy to work with from start to finish. His frequent communication, wealth of knowledge and organization made a potentially stressful process as smooth as possible. We are thrilled with the results of all their hard work and would highly recommend them to anyone with a home project large or small.
Capuano
McGookin Remodeling totally changed my space! Shaun is a talented and knowledgeable contractor with a great team that made a large project with many components come together without a hitch. From plans to permits to rough in and finish, the job was on time and on budget. My basement and garage went from a damp, cramped and dark space to an open area with a great new bathroom. Thanks McGookin Remodeling!
Rob and Karen Laferriere
“We would highly recommend Shaun and his team. They are easy to work with, receptive, and extremely talented.”
Jodie and Tim Gordan
“Best contractors I have ever worked with: on time, on budget, responsive, clean, and friendly!”
Chris & Molly Maurer
"Our experience with McGookin Remodeling was nothing short of outstanding. Shaun and the team are extremely knowledgeable and skilled. He gave us a beautiful end product, which was importantly delivered on time! His team was professional and easy to have around. The craftsmanship is evident in the end product. Shaun worked well with our designer and effectively resolved and problems that came along. All in all we ended up getting an end product to be better than what we had planned and we would be happy to use them again!"
John and Jennifer Cooper
Shaun and his crew were our key team of workers who handles a a gut renovation for us over the period of 8 months and did a great job. The job was on budget, on time and came our better than I could have ever imagined. He has a crew of builders, electrician, plumber, painter, tile person, cabinet maker, etc that he leans on for all his work. They showed up to our job every day and were always on time. He successfully managed our fixed price bid and was honest and professional. He never balked when the walls came down or new challenges arose. He worked with us on the added cost. A year later he'll still come by to fix small thing that weren't perfect that we noticed over time. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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