Award-Winning Wayzata Home Remodeler
Wayzata’s housing stock is a layered one. Grand lakefront estates from the turn of the last century sit blocks from 1990s condominiums near Lake Street, and both sit within a few miles of brand-new construction replacing smaller homes on legacy lots. The James J. Hill railroad depot put Wayzata on the map as a resort town, and neighborhoods like Ferndale, Highcroft, and Holdridge still carry that estate-era character: mature trees, generous setbacks, and architecture meant to be looked at from the lake as much as the street. Boyer Building Corporation is a Wayzata remodeler that works across this entire range, from careful updates inside a century-old estate to full renovations of homes built during the 1990s infill wave.
Wayzata Home Remodeling Experts
Wayzata is not one housing market, it is several stacked on top of each other. A Ferndale Road estate with protected shoreline and a historic footprint calls for a different remodeling approach than a downtown condo renovation near the shops on Lake Street, and both are different again from a newer custom build replacing a smaller home on a legacy Wayzata lot. A remodeler who works in Wayzata regularly learns which older estates have additions original to the home worth preserving, which downtown association buildings have their own review processes, and where the City of Wayzata’s proximity to protected shoreline changes the permitting conversation. That fluency keeps projects on schedule and keeps historic character intact where it matters. It also shapes design: Wayzata resale rewards a remodel that respects the home’s original architecture while quietly bringing every system and finish current.
Boyer Building Corporation Remodeling Services
Kitchen Remodeling – Wayzata kitchens fall into two broad camps: original estate kitchens with butler’s pantries and formal service areas, and 1990s-2000s kitchens with the era’s honey oak or cherry cabinetry. In older estates, we preserve the architectural bones, the casework, the window placement, while rebuilding the working kitchen behind it. In newer homes, we open the layout and update finishes for the way families actually gather now.
Bathroom Remodeling – Primary bathrooms in Wayzata’s older estates were often modest by today’s standards, built for an era before spa-style primary suites. Newer Wayzata homes lean toward the generous corner-tub layouts common across the west metro. Either way, we rebuild these baths into restrained, well-lit spaces with an eye toward the home’s overall architectural character.
Decks, Porches, and Three-Season Spaces – Wayzata’s lake lots reward outdoor living. Many homes back to protected shoreline, Wayzata Bay, or Browns Bay, and a well-designed porch, deck, or dock-facing patio is often the single highest-impact addition we build. We design decks and screened porches engineered for Minnesota winters, and outdoor kitchens where the lot and shoreline setbacks allow.
Great Rooms and Main-Level Renovations – Older Wayzata estates were often built with formal, separated rooms. Opening a wall between a formal living room and a dated sunroom, without losing the home’s original character, is a common Wayzata project. In newer Wayzata construction, great rooms are usually already open, and the work is more about scaling the fireplace, ceiling treatment, and lighting to the volume of the room.
Lower Level Finishing – Walkout lower levels are common on Wayzata’s lake-adjacent lots. Many were finished decades ago with dated materials, or left unfinished. We rebuild these into true living space: guest suites, home gyms, and entertaining areas that make use of the lower level’s lake-facing walkout instead of hiding it behind a dated finish.
Exterior Renovation – Exterior remodels are where homes can change identity completely. We coordinate siding, windows, doors, roofing, and trim as one design decision rather than a series of separate projects. The result is an exterior that is truly cohesive.
Home Office – Wayzata’s larger, older homes frequently include a den or formal library that no longer serves its original purpose. We convert these into functioning offices, with millwork, shelving, and acoustic treatment suited to remote work and video calls.
Bedroom and Primary Suite – In many of our communities, the original primary bedroom is undersized by modern standards. And the closet is an afterthought. Our bedroom remodeling can transform your home with a fitted dressing room or walk-in, and a renovated bath designed as a single composition.
Specialties – We work with homeowners to reimagine their home with tasteful entrances, stairways, mudrooms, and game rooms. We not only add to their homes’ beauty but also to their utility with thoughtful design and construction.
Featured Wayzata Projects
Boyer Building’s Wayzata work spans historic estate updates near downtown and full remodels in the Ferndale and Highcroft neighborhoods. Our Wayzata Remodelers Showcase project reflects the kind of careful, detail-driven renovation these homes call for, work that respects a historic exterior while rebuilding the interior for how a family lives today.
Awards
The Reggie Award of Excellence for Design and Construction
The Bennie Award for Best Association-Maintained Neighborhood
The Award of Excellence by the American Institute of Architects
Various years worth of Houzz awards, both in Design and Service
2026
2026 – Lake Minnetonka Magazine: Winner of BEST OF Builder Category
2026 – Lake Minnetonka Magazine: Finalist of BEST OF Remodeler Category
2026 – Star Tribune BEST of MN: Gold for Builder Category
Do you have questions about Boyer and our work?
Remodeling FAQs
All new construction and remodeling work comes with a written warranty that meets or exceeds Minnesota statutory requirements: one year on workmanship and materials, two years on plumbing, electrical, and HVAC, and ten years on major structural elements. Beyond the warranty, our team responds to questions and small follow-up items for years after a project closes — that’s part of how referrals get earned.
Recent recognition includes 2025 NARI-MN Remodeler of the Year Gold and Silver awards, the 2025 Housing First ROMA awards, Lake Minnetonka Magazine’s 2024 and 2025 “Best Of” recognition in both the Remodeler and Builder categories, and multiple NARI-MN Contractor of the Year wins going back through 2023. Awards aren’t the reason to hire a builder, but they’re a useful signal that the work meets a professional standard reviewed by peers.
Yes. Boyer Building is a licensed and insured Minnesota remodeler and builder, and is familiar with Wayzata’s permitting requirements and inspection process.
Most projects move through five stages: an initial consultation to understand your goals and constraints; a design and budget development phase where the project takes shape on paper; a detailed proposal and contract; construction with a dedicated project manager and lead carpenter; and a final walkthrough plus warranty service. You work with the same core team from start to finish.
The simplest first step is to call our office at 952-475-2097 or send a message through the contact form. We’ll set up an introductory conversation, ask about your home and what you’re hoping to accomplish, and walk through next steps from there.
Yes. Boyer manages the permitting and inspection process with the Wayzata building department as part of every project scope.
The first conversation — in your home or at our office — is at no cost. Once we move into detailed design work, there’s a design fee that’s clearly outlined upfront. That fee covers the time of our designers and is credited against the project if you move forward into construction.
Not necessarily. Boyer is a design-build firm, which means our in-house design team can take a project from initial concept through construction documents. For projects with unusual structural complexity or historic considerations, we’ll bring in an outside architect when it serves the project. Either way, you have one team accountable for the result.
Yes. We’re glad to share our project portfolio for every community that we serve. Our blog and the project gallery on this site page include completed work throughout the Twin Cities Western Suburbs.
