Award-Winning Long Lake Home Remodeler
Long Lake was first settled in 1855, and by the late 19th century it had grown up along the railroad as a farm-to-market town, complete with a sawmill, general store, flour mill, and hotel. The late 1890s and early 1900s became known locally as the berry years, when the Minnesota Fruit Growers Association was founded here to promote strawberry and raspberry production. Lot development on the west side of the lake began in the early 1920s, and today Long Lake offers smaller neighborhood lots, multi-family housing options, and more affordable homes than nearby Orono, while keeping the small-town charm that shows up every year at Buckhorn Days. Boyer Building Corporation is a Long Lake remodeler experienced with this compact, historically layered housing stock.
Long Lake Home Remodeling Experts
Long Lake’s smaller, closer-set lots and mix of single-family and multi-family housing make it a different remodeling market than its larger lake neighbors. A remodeler who works in Long Lake regularly learns how the city’s older railroad-era lots differ from the 1920s lakeside development on the west side, and how lot size shapes what an addition or garage expansion can realistically look like. That familiarity keeps Long Lake projects grounded in what a given lot can actually support.
Local Awards & Recognitions
Boyer Building’s work across the west metro, including Long Lake, 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
Boyer Building has been remodeling and building homes in Long Lake for decades. Many of our homes have won local and industry awards for design and quality. Including a Long Lake home that was part of the Fall Remodelers Showcase.
Boyer Building Corporation Remodeling Services
Long Lake’s smaller, historically layered lots call for remodeling solutions that make the most of compact spaces.
Kitchen Remodeling – Many area kitchens sit in older, smaller-footprint homes. We rework these into open, functional kitchens sized appropriately for the home, alongside more contemporary kitchens in newer builds.
Bathroom Remodeling – Bathrooms in Long Lake’s older homes are frequently original and modest in size. We rebuild these into efficient, well-finished spaces that make the most of limited square footage.
Decks, Porches, and Three-Season Spaces – Long Lake’s smaller lots still make room for decks, patios, and porches designed to maximize a compact yard, particularly on lake-adjacent properties.
Great Rooms and Main-Level Renovations – Opening a closed-off kitchen or living room into a more usable great room is a common project, particularly in the town’s older homes.
Lower Level Finishing – Lower-level finishing is one of the highest-value projects available in Long Lake’s smaller homes, adding genuine living space without expanding the home’s footprint.
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 area homes is a practical candidate for conversion into a home office.
Bedroom and Primary Suite – Primary suites in smaller homes benefit most from efficient reconfiguration: a better closet, a rebuilt bath, and finishes that make the existing footprint feel larger.
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 Long Lake remodeler and builder, and is familiar with Long Lake’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 Long Lake 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.
