Elizabethtown, PA is home to Elizabethtown College, a private college founded in 1899 that still holds its first classes’ original home, the Heisey Building, right in the middle of town. The borough itself goes back even further. In 1763, Barnabas Hughes laid out streets around a town square and named the place after his wife, Elizabeth. That history is still visible today. Walk a few blocks from downtown and High Street, and you will find older twins, foursquares, and Colonial Revival homes on tight, tree-lined lots. Drive toward the edges of town, into West Donegal and Mount Joy Townships, and you will find newer developments with colonials and ranch homes built in the last fifteen to twenty years. Elizabethtown is genuinely both an old Pennsylvania Dutch borough and a growing suburban community, and that mix is exactly what Amazing Builders is set up to handle.
We are a family-owned remodeling and painting contractor, and we take on projects across Lancaster County, including here in Elizabethtown. Whether your home was built before the college opened its doors or finished last year in a Route 283 subdivision, we have a plan for it.
Renovating Both the Old and the New in Elizabethtown
Because Elizabethtown has two very different kinds of housing stock sitting a few minutes apart, we end up running two very different kinds of jobs here. Here is how each one usually plays out.
If you own an older home near downtown or High Street, the project usually starts in the kitchen or bathroom. Homes from Elizabethtown’s early- and mid-1900s growth were not built with modern appliances, double sinks, or walk-in showers in mind. Layouts are choppy, cabinets are original, and plumbing has often been patched over the decades rather than replaced. A kitchen remodel in one of these homes usually means opening up a cramped floor plan, updating wiring behind old plaster, and working around walls that are rarely perfectly square. A bathroom renovation is often the very next call, since older Elizabethtown homes typically have one small full bath that has not been touched since the 1970s or 80s. If your home was built before 1978, we also follow EPA lead-safe work practices anytime old paint gets disturbed, which comes up often in Elizabethtown’s older housing stock.
If you bought a newer home in a development around West Donegal or Mount Joy Township, the project almost always starts somewhere else: the basement. Newer Elizabethtown-area builds tend to come with a full, unfinished lower level, poured concrete walls, decent ceiling height, and none of the finishing work done. That is a lot of free square footage sitting unused. Basement finishing is one of our most requested projects in this part of Lancaster County, turning that space into a family room, home office, or guest suite. From there, homeowners in newer builds usually move on to customizing what the builder gave them as a standard package, upgraded trim, built-in shelving, or a fresh coat of paint in a color the builder never offered.
Same town, two very different jobs. We plan for older plaster and out-of-square walls just as often as we plan for a builder-grade basement waiting to be finished.
What does this actually cost? A kitchen remodel typically runs $15,000 to $60,000 depending on scope, a bathroom renovation typically runs $8,000 to $35,000, and finishing a basement typically runs $20,000 to $50,000. These are general ranges pulled from national cost guides like HomeGuide and Angi, not a quote for your Elizabethtown home. The only way to get a real number is a free estimate, where we look at your actual space.
Every Service We Offer in Elizabethtown
We are not a one-trade company. Here is the full list of remodeling and painting work our crews handle for Elizabethtown and the surrounding Lancaster County area:
- Kitchen remodeling, from cabinet and counter updates to full layout changes
- Bathroom renovation, including walk-in shower conversions and full gut jobs
- Basement finishing, turning unfinished lower levels into real living space
- Interior and exterior painting, for both century-old plaster and new drywall
- Windows and doors installation, including replacements for older, out-of-square openings
- Flooring and tile installation, hardwood, LVP, and tile work
- Exterior upgrades, siding, trim, decks, and porches
- Custom carpentry and built-ins, a common add-on for newer basement finishing projects
See the full services list for more detail on any of these, or browse finished work in our project gallery. If your project spans more than one of these, like a basement finish that also needs custom shelving and a fresh paint job, we handle that as one job with one crew instead of passing you between subcontractors.
Licensed, Insured, and HICPA Registered
Pennsylvania requires any home improvement contractor doing more than $5,000 in work a year to register under the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act (HICPA). Amazing Builders is registered, licensed, and insured, and we would rather you check that yourself than just take our word for it. You can look up any contractor’s registration status directly through the state’s public search tool before you sign a contract with anyone, us included.
Read our full breakdown of what HICPA registration means for PA homeowners if you want more detail. And if you are still comparing contractors for an Elizabethtown project, our guide on budgeting for a remodel in PA is a useful next read.
- ✓ Registered with the PA Attorney General. Verifiable through the state’s own database, not just a claim on our website.
- ✓ Licensed and insured. Protection for your home if something goes wrong mid-project.
- ✓ Written, free estimates. No verbal promises that never make it onto paper.
- ✓ A crew that already works in Lancaster County. We are not learning this region on your job.
Find Amazing Builders
One honest note before you reach out: our shop is not physically located inside Elizabethtown. Amazing Builders is based at 3564 S 5th Ave in Myerstown, PA, roughly 25 miles and a 35 to 40 minute drive southwest, mostly along PA-743. We make that drive regularly for kitchen, bath, and basement projects throughout Elizabethtown, West Donegal Township, and Mount Joy Township, and we are glad to start with a phone call if a home visit is not the right first step for you.
If your project is further east, closer to Lancaster city itself, our Lancaster, PA remodeling page covers that part of the county in more detail. Homeowners closer to our home base can see our Myerstown page instead.
Elizabethtown Homeowner Questions
Do you work on older homes near downtown Elizabethtown and Elizabethtown College?
Yes, and it is a regular part of our work here. Homes near High Street and downtown tend to be older, with original plaster, tighter kitchens, and a single full bathroom that was never updated. We plan for out-of-square walls and older wiring before we start, instead of finding out mid-project.
We just moved into a new construction home in a West Donegal or Mount Joy Township development. Can you finish our basement?
Yes. This is one of our most common Elizabethtown-area projects. Newer builds usually come with an unfinished basement that already has the concrete, framing clearance, and ceiling height ready to go. We frame, insulate, run electrical, and finish the space into a room you can actually use.
How much should I expect to spend on a kitchen remodel in an older Elizabethtown home?
Most kitchen remodels fall between $15,000 and $60,000, depending on cabinet quality, layout changes, and whether plumbing or electrical needs to move. Older Elizabethtown homes sometimes add cost if a wall needs to come down or wiring needs to be brought up to code. A free estimate at your home is the only way to get a number specific to your kitchen.
Do you give free estimates outside the borough, like in West Donegal or Mount Joy Township?
Yes. We treat the whole Elizabethtown area the same way, whether you are inside the borough limits or out in one of the newer township developments. Reach out through our contact page with your address and a bit about the project, and we will let you know what a visit looks like.
Ready to Start Your Elizabethtown Project?
Whether you are updating a home that has stood near downtown Elizabethtown since before the college was founded, or finishing the basement in a house you bought last year, Amazing Builders can take it on. Tell us about your project on our contact page and we will follow up to schedule a free, no-pressure estimate.