Middlesex County · New Jersey
Kitchen, Bath & Addition Remodeling in Cranbury, NJ
Cranbury is a township in Middlesex County whose downtown village is listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. The Home X is a design-build company for kitchens, baths and additions, based in Princeton, NJ. This page covers what a homeowner here should know before a remodel: who reviews the work, where permits are filed, what the kitchen projects we show cost and how we run a job.
Local rules checked November 2, 2026
- Design-Build Remodeling
- A Crew We Manage
- General liability insurance (biBERK)
- 1-Year Written Warranty
- Written Change Orders
- NJ HIC #13VH13547600
- PA HIC #PA199109
Permits and historic review
Before you remodel in Cranbury
What the local offices review and where permits are filed, from the town’s own website and code, with a link to each source. Checked November 2, 2026. Rules and meeting days change, so confirm with the office before you file.
Cranbury Township
Permits
- Under the state construction code, construction and alteration work needs a permit before it starts. Source: N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.14
- Zoning approval comes before a construction permit, and a zoning permit is required for additions and other exterior construction. Applications go to the Zoning Officer at Town Hall, 23A North Main Street, (609) 664-3167. Source: Cranbury: Zoning Permit
Historic review
- If your home is in the historic district, in its buffer area, or is a designated historic site, you need a Certificate of Approval from the Historic Preservation Commission before a permit is issued for exterior changes, additions, new construction or demolition. Source: Cranbury Code § 93-5
- Interior-only work, ordinary maintenance and repainting do not need Commission approval. Source: Cranbury Code § 93-5 · Cranbury: FAQ
- Commission approval comes before both the zoning permit and the construction permit. Source: Cranbury: Zoning Permit
- The Commission meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. Source: Cranbury: HPC
- The township’s FAQ page says completed applications must be in at least 10 days before the meeting and that there is no application fee. (The same page gives a different meeting time, so confirm the date with the township.) Source: Cranbury: FAQ
- The Commission must act within 45 days of a complete application or it is automatically approved, and an approved certificate is good for two years. Source: Cranbury Code § 93-5
On your job, any permit the work needs is in place before that work starts, and it’s written into your scope. How permits work across both states: remodel permits in NJ and PA.
What it costs
What the kitchen projects we show cost
The kitchen projects we show signed between $74,866.25 and $130,000.00. The signed jobs we show, with town and price, are on Our Work; the cost guides show what moves the number. Your number comes in a written scope after our visit.
How it works
How we run a job
A call, then a visit at your house in Cranbury, then a written scope with the price. A crew we manage does the work, changes come as signed change orders, and your contract carries a 1-year workmanship warranty. How we work, step by step.
FAQ
Cranbury questions
01Does a kitchen or bathroom remodel in Cranbury’s historic district need approval?
Interior-only work, ordinary maintenance and repainting do not need the Historic Preservation Commission’s approval. Exterior changes, additions, new construction and demolition do, before any zoning or construction permit is issued. The Commission meets on the third Tuesday at 7 p.m., and the township’s FAQ says applications are due 10 days before, with no fee.
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