Home Renovations in Summerside, PEI
Renew Your Home Around The Way You Live Now
Air leakage in an average house adds up to roughly the same heat loss as a hole two feet square cut straight through the wall, which is why Efficiency PEI recommends blower door testing whenever older homes are opened up. Advanced Builders renovates houses across Summerside, PEI, and throughout Prince County, handling kitchens, bathrooms, additions, basements, and whole home remodels. Open walls are the one affordable chance to correct insulation, air sealing, wiring, and plumbing all at once.
The same crew that frames new houses and commercial buildings handles our renovations, led by Red Seal carpenter and 7th generation builder Matt Kingyens with 15+ years behind him. We assess the existing framing before demolition, sequence the trades so finished work never gets torn out twice, and keep your household functioning while the job runs. Dust control and daily cleanup are standard practice on our sites. Book a walkthrough through our contact page for a free estimate.
Home Renovations We Provide
Kitchen Renovations
Layouts are reworked around real cooking patterns, storage needs, and traffic through the room. Cabinetry, counters, appliances, lighting, ventilation, plumbing, and electrical are coordinated as one project so the finished kitchen works properly rather than merely photographing well.
Bathroom Renovations
Waterproofing comes first and finishes come last, which is the exact opposite of how most bathroom disasters are built. Membranes, slopes, ventilation, and solid blocking are all handled correctly before a single tile goes onto the wall or floor.
Home Additions
Extra bedrooms, family rooms, sunrooms, and garage conversions are tied into the existing structure with matched foundations, framing, roof lines, and cladding. The connection detailing is what determines whether an addition reads as original or obviously bolted on.
Basement Finishing
Lower levels become genuine living space once moisture, insulation, ceiling height, egress, and heating are all properly addressed. Skipping the moisture assessment is exactly why so many finished basements end up torn out again within a decade of completion.
Whole Home Remodels
Full interior renovations reorganize how a house works, from wall placement and circulation to mechanical systems and finishes. Working room by room in a planned sequence keeps the project moving and lets you stay in the home longer.
Insulation and Air Sealing Upgrades
Open walls and ceilings give rare access to the parts of a house that quietly decide your heating bills. Air barrier continuity, cavity insulation, and sealed penetrations are corrected while the opportunity exists rather than regretted for years afterwards.
Why Choose Us for Home Renovations
A Household That Keeps Functioning
Living through a renovation is manageable when somebody plans for it properly. Temporary kitchens, protected walkways, contained work zones, and predictable working hours mean your family keeps eating, sleeping, and getting out the door on time each morning.
Older Framing Assessed Before Demolition
Houses built decades ago rarely match their drawings, if drawings even exist. Understanding what is structural, what has been altered, and what is hiding behind the plaster before demolition begins prevents the mid-project surprises that wreck budgets and schedules.
Drafts Fixed While the Walls Are Open
Renovation gives you access to insulation and air sealing that will never be this cheap again. Correcting those layers while framing is exposed costs very little extra and quietly reduces what you pay to heat the house forever.
Dust Contained Room by Room
Sealed barriers, floor protection, covered furniture, and disciplined daily cleanup keep construction debris out of the rooms your family is still using. You should not be dusting the whole house every evening because one room is under renovation.
Finish Work That Matches the Original House
Trim profiles, casing depths, floor transitions, and paint lines are matched to what already exists throughout the home. Good renovation work should look like it belongs there, not like a newer room awkwardly grafted onto an older house.
A Sequence That Avoids Redoing Work
Trades arrive in an order that protects completed work, so nobody cuts into fresh drywall for a pipe that should have gone in earlier. Proper sequencing is the least visible and most valuable part of managing a renovation.
The House You Have, Working the Way You Wanted
Renovating well is mostly about restraint and sequence, knowing which walls genuinely need to move and which underlying problems must be solved before anything decorative happens at all. Advanced Builders brings that judgment to every home we work on across Summerside, PEI, whether the project is a single tired bathroom or a full reorganization of the main floor.
We will walk the whole house with you, tell you honestly what the existing structure allows, and outline a scope and a sequence you can plan your family life around. Reach out through our contact page and request your free estimate today.
Frequently Asked Questions
In what order should a house be renovated?
Structural and moisture problems come first, then the roof and windows, then rough-in trades, insulation, drywall, and finishes. Working outside in and rough to finish means no completed surface gets opened again for work that belongs underneath it.
What renovations require a building permit?
Structural changes, additions, new plumbing or electrical, altered exits, decks, and finishing a basement generally require permits. Cosmetic work such as painting, flooring, and cabinet replacement usually does not. Confirm with the city before assuming your project is exempt.
Do homeowners need to move out during a renovation?
Rarely for single room projects, often for whole home remodels affecting kitchens, bathrooms, or heating for extended periods. Across 15+ years, Advanced Builders has planned temporary arrangements so most households across Summerside, PEI stay in place.
How should a household prepare for a renovation?
Clear the work area completely, pack and store anything fragile, plan temporary cooking and laundry arrangements, and agree on working hours and access. Discussing pets, parking, and material storage in advance removes most of the daily friction later.
Is it better to build out or build up when adding on?
Building out is simpler when your lot has room, since foundation work is straightforward and disruption stays outside. Building up preserves yard space but requires structural verification, stair placement, and roof removal, which makes the project considerably more involved.
How is an addition connected to an existing house?
The new foundation must match the existing bearing depth to avoid differential settlement, framing is tied into the original structure, and the roof, cladding, and insulation continue across the junction. Flashing at the connection is where leaks most commonly appear.
What surprises turn up once the walls of an older home are opened?
Knob-and-tube wiring, undersized framing, previous unpermitted alterations, hidden water damage, rot around window openings, and missing or settled insulation all appear regularly. Advanced Builders inspects homes across Summerside, PEI before quoting, so fewer surprises reach you.
How can insulation and air tightness be improved during a renovation?
Seal the air barrier at every penetration, plate, and rim joist, then add cavity or continuous insulation while framing is exposed. A blower door test before and after confirms the improvement rather than leaving you guessing about it.
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