Home Renovation · Elizabethtown, PA
Home Renovation in Elizabethtown, PA
Renovations for Elizabethtown's older and newer homes.
From older in-town homes near the college to newer subdivisions on the edges, Elizabethtown gives us a broad range of renovation work. We handle kitchens, baths, whole-home updates, and additions, with permits pulled locally and a written fixed quote up front.
Renovating in Elizabethtown
In-town homes and the newer subdivisions
Elizabethtown's older homes sit around the downtown and the college, 1900s to 1950s brick and frame houses with porches and detached garages. Around them are subdivisions from the 1980s through the 2010s. The college and the commuter routes keep rental demand steady, so a share of our E-town work is investors turning tired houses into durable rentals, next to families updating the kitchen and baths they live with every day.
Permits in and around the borough
Elizabethtown Borough, West Donegal Township and Mount Joy Township each issue their own permits, and we confirm which one applies to your address. Structural, electrical, plumbing and HVAC work needs a building permit; paint, flooring and a straight cabinet swap usually do not. We pull the permits, schedule the inspections and meet the inspector, so you never deal with the office yourself. Any home built before 1978 gets lead-safe work practices from our EPA RRP certified crew, with containment and cleanup built into the schedule.
Rental-ready and family-ready
For a rental we specify finishes that survive turnover: solid flooring, quartz or laminate counters, tile showers, and simple, replaceable fixtures. For a family home it is the open kitchen, the primary bath and the finished basement. Either way the job runs with one project manager and a two-year workmanship warranty, and if the house will be a rental, our property management team can take it from there.
Wondering about the numbers? Our guides to kitchen remodel costs and bathroom remodel costs in Lancaster County walk through them.
What we renovate in Elizabethtown
Kitchens
New cabinetry, counters, layouts, and lighting, designed and built under one project manager.
Bathrooms
Full bath and powder-room remodels, from tile and vanities to plumbing.
Whole-home
Top-to-bottom renovations that bring an older home fully up to date.
Additions
More square footage done right, from design and permits through framing and finish.
Exteriors
Siding, roofing, windows, and curb appeal that hold up.
Basements
Finished lower levels for living space, a home office, or a guest suite.
How a Elizabethtown renovation works
Free walkthrough
60 minutes on-site, no obligation. We listen, measure, and talk through what is possible.
Fixed written quote
A clear scope and a firm number back to you within 5 days. No moving targets.
Managed build
Our crews and trusted trade partners do the work, managed by one Apex project manager, with a two-year workmanship warranty.
Everything Apex does in Elizabethtown. Renovation nearby: Lancaster, Lititz, Strasburg, Paradise, Columbia, Marietta, Mount Joy, Manheim Township, Salunga.
Questions from Elizabethtown homeowners
Straight answers, before the walkthrough.
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Yes, and we scope them for turnover: durable floors and counters, tile showers, good lighting and nothing fussy to maintain. We can also place the tenant and manage the home after the work through our property management plans.
That is a common path in Elizabethtown. We renovate with a fixed quote, then the home moves into property management, where we handle leasing, rent, repairs and the monthly statement in your owner portal.
Two to three weeks on site for a full bath, including tile, with the permit and inspections handled by us. We schedule it so the house keeps a working bathroom if it is occupied.
Start your Elizabethtown renovation
Book a free 60-minute walkthrough in Elizabethtown, PA. We will have a fixed written quote back to you within 5 days.