Award-Winning Loretto Home Remodeler
Loretto was founded in 1886 as a Soo Line railway village settled by German and Dutch immigrants, and it was incorporated in 1940. The name comes from Loreto, Italy, home to a noted pilgrimage shrine. At just 0.29 square miles and around 650 residents, Loretto is one of the smallest cities in the west metro, surrounded by the rural, agricultural landscape of Medina. Housing booms between the 1960s and 1990s added more than 40 percent of the city’s current housing stock. Boyer Building Corporation is a Loretto remodeler familiar with this small, close-knit community and the mid-century housing that defines much of it.
Loretto Home Remodeling Experts
Loretto’s tiny footprint means every remodeling project happens close to neighbors, and the city’s small-town character shapes what homeowners and the city expect from a project. A remodeler who works in Loretto regularly learns how the 1960s through 1990s housing stock that makes up most of the city tends to be built, and how Loretto’s compact lots compare to the more rural acreage found in neighboring Medina and Independence. That familiarity keeps Loretto projects appropriately scaled to the city’s small-town setting.
Local Awards & Recognitions
Boyer Building’s work across the west metro, including Loretto, has been recognized by regional industry organizations and the local press homeowners in this market actually read.
- 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
Recent Featured Projects
From historic and modern farmhouses to 1950s ramblers and beyond, Boyer Building can design, build, and remodel the home of your dreams. Below you will find just some of our recent projects in the Twin Citie’s West Metro area.
Boyer Building Corporation Remodeling Services
Loretto’s mid-century housing stock, built out mostly between the 1960s and 1990s, calls for straightforward, well-scoped remodeling.
Kitchen Remodeling – Loretto kitchens frequently date to the 1960s through 1990s, with closed-off layouts typical of those decades. We open these into adjoining living space and rebuild the kitchen for modern use.
Bathroom Remodeling – Bathrooms in areas established homes are often original or updated only once since construction. We rebuild these into efficient, current spaces.
Decks, Porches, and Three-Season Spaces – Modest lots still support decks and patios designed to make the most of the yard, a consistently requested addition for homeowners here.
Great Rooms and Main-Level Renovations – Many area homes from the 1960s through 1980s were built with separated living and dining rooms. Opening these into a great room is a common renovation in this housing stock.
Lower Level Finishing – Loretto’s ramblers and split-levels often include a lower level finished decades ago. We rebuild these into genuine living space suited to how the current family uses the home.
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 – A spare bedroom or underused space in a Loretto home is a practical candidate for conversion into a home office.
Bedroom and Primary Suite – Primary suites in mid-century homes are often modest in scale. We focus on making the most of existing square footage with a better closet and a rebuilt bath.
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.
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 Loretto remodeler and builder, and is familiar with Loretto’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 Loretto 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.
