Conshohocken packs about 9,300 people into roughly one square mile on the Schuylkill River. It was incorporated in 1850 and grew as a mill town, with steel, tire and textile plants along the river and houses climbing the hill above them on a grid of numbered avenues and cross streets. We drive in from Eagleville, about 25 minutes away. Pisasale & Sons is a family-owned, licensed and insured remodeling contractor (PA HIC #186102), and one crew handles your job from demolition to the last piece of trim.
What Conshohocken's housing looks like
The borough's 2018 comprehensive plan lays out the numbers. Nearly 41 percent of its homes were built before 1940, and the most common type of house by far is single-family attached, about 41 percent of all units, with twins and duplexes adding roughly another 8 percent. Detached single homes are only about 12 percent. Most of the housing added since 2000 is in large apartment buildings along the riverfront, not in the older blocks up the hill.
An attached house shapes a remodel in ways a detached one doesn't. The work has to come in and out through the front door or the back, so we measure staircases, landings and doorways before ordering a vanity, a tub or a long countertop. A second-floor bathroom often sits right over the kitchen, which makes leaks and old drain lines worth checking before tile goes down. Many blocks have rear alleys, which can make deliveries and debris removal easier than hauling through the house, and on blocks without one we plan around on-street parking. Through all of it, a neighbor is on the other side of the wall, so we hang dust barriers, keep reasonable hours, and are careful with anything fastened to the party wall.
Remodeling services in Conshohocken
- Kitchen remodeling: making the most of a back-of-the-house kitchen, or opening it to the dining room
- Bathroom remodeling: updating the main upstairs bath, with tile surrounds, tub-to-shower conversions and new vanities
- Basement finishing: a dry basement turned into a rec room, office or laundry and storage space
- Flooring and tile: luxury vinyl plank and tile, plus stair treads and risers
- Decks and porches: front porch and step railings, storm doors, and rear decks where the lot allows
- Home additions: rear additions on the lots that have room for one
- Handyman services: fixture swaps, doors, trim, drywall and painting
Faucets, toilets, vanities and light fixtures replaced like for like are part of our work. New or relocated plumbing and wiring is done by licensed trade partners we coordinate, and it's in your written estimate. Request yours below.
Building permits from Conshohocken Licenses & Inspections
Permits in the borough go through the Licenses & Inspections Department at Borough Hall, 400 Fayette Street, Suite 200. The borough's building permit application covers additions, alterations, decks, roofs and demolition, with separate sections for electrical, plumbing, sewer and mechanical work. Two requirements stand out. Every contractor listed on the application needs a Borough of Conshohocken contractor's license number, and if there's a written contract between the owner and the contractor, a copy has to be attached. The application also says in bold that the permit must be approved, issued and posted on the job site before any work begins.
Cosmetic work like paint, cabinets and flooring generally doesn't need a permit. Structural changes, new or moved plumbing and electrical, and decks generally do. We handle the borough registration and paperwork, file the application, and schedule the inspections. The current forms are on the borough's L&I forms and applications page.
Conshohocken, West Conshohocken or Plymouth?
A Conshohocken mailing address doesn't always mean the Borough of Conshohocken. The 19428 ZIP code also covers West Conshohocken, a separate borough across the river that was split off from Upper and Lower Merion in 1874, and parts of Plymouth, Whitemarsh, Upper Merion and Lower Merion townships. Each of those municipalities has its own permit office and its own rules. We confirm which one your house is actually in before we write the estimate, and we file with that office.
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Conshohocken remodeling questions
Who issues permits for a Conshohocken address?
If the house is in the Borough of Conshohocken, its Licenses & Inspections Department at 400 Fayette Street. But 19428 also covers West Conshohocken and parts of Plymouth, Whitemarsh, Upper Merion and Lower Merion townships, each with its own office. We confirm your municipality before the estimate.
Can you get a new tub and cabinets up a narrow rowhome staircase?
We measure the stairs, turns and doorways at the walkthrough and choose products that fit. Cabinets can be ordered in smaller sections, and there are tubs and shower bases sized for older houses. If something truly won't fit, we tell you before it's ordered.
Can work start as soon as the permit is approved?
Once it's issued and posted. The borough requires the permit to be approved, issued and posted on the job site before work begins, and every contractor on the application needs a borough contractor's license number. We take care of both.
How far are you from Conshohocken?
About 25 minutes. We're based in Eagleville, in Lower Providence Township. We reply within 1 business day. The walkthrough and written estimate are free.