Whole home renovation · Easton, PA
Atlas Design & Build is a husband and wife owned design-build firm that plans and builds whole home renovations in Easton, PA, including Downtown, College Hill, the West Ward and the South Side. Whole home renovations in Easton typically run $250,000 to $350,000 for a cosmetic refresh across multiple rooms and $750,000 or more when the work includes an addition or expansion.
Easton's older neighborhoods each have a character of their own. Downtown, inside the city's historic district, is a dense grid of rowhomes and mixed-use buildings between the Delaware, the Lehigh and the Bushkill Creek. College Hill, above the Bushkill around Lafayette College, holds the city's largest homes, most built between 1830 and 1940. The West Ward, from Sixth Street out to 15th Street, is mostly Victorian homes built before 1940. Across the Lehigh, the South Side climbs a wooded hillside of twins, older singles and postwar capes. At Atlas Design & Build, we lead whole home renovations that bring these houses up to a modern standard while keeping what makes them worth restoring. We work throughout Easton and manage every project directly.
Investment ranges
These ranges reflect current material and labor costs for homeowners in Easton and the surrounding Lehigh Valley communities.
| Project type | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Cosmetic refresh across multiple rooms | $250,000 to $350,000 |
| Multi room remodel, selective layout changes | $350,000 to $500,000 |
| Whole home renovation with structural changes | $500,000 to $750,000 |
| Whole home with addition or expansion | $750,000+ |
Ranges reflect current material and labor costs across the region. Exact cost depends on scope, finish selections and site conditions. Older homes in Easton often present conditions behind walls that affect budget. We assess these on site before committing to a number.
If you are considering adding space, see our guide to home addition costs in the Lehigh Valley.
Local knowledge
Many of the most rewarding whole home projects in Easton involve West Ward and Downtown houses that were divided into apartments over the decades. Returning one of these homes to a single family layout means removing extra kitchens and bathrooms, reopening stairways and rooms that were closed off and bringing plumbing, electrical and heating back to one coherent system.
College Hill's larger homes, most built between 1830 and 1940, are some of the most substantial whole home projects in the city. Many need systems brought up to date across three floors, kitchens and bathrooms rebuilt around how families live now and original woodwork, floors and plaster preserved where they can be. College Hill is listed on the National Register of Historic Places but is not part of the city's local historic district, so exterior work there does not need a Certificate of Appropriateness.
Houses of this age, most built before 1940, share predictable realities: balloon framing that needs fire blocking when walls are opened, knob and tube wiring, galvanized supply lines and lath and plaster. We are EPA Lead Safe certified for homes built before 1978. Planning for these conditions from the start is what keeps a whole home renovation on budget.
Inside the downtown historic district, exterior work visible from a street or public way, including windows, doors, porches and cornices, needs a Certificate of Appropriateness, reviewed by the Historic District Commission and approved by City Council. On the South Side, hillside lots and narrow streets shape how materials arrive and where a dumpster can go, so logistics are part of the plan from day one.
Our scope
Easton whole home projects often mean restoring a house to what it was meant to be. These are the areas we focus on here.
Removing extra units, kitchens and baths and restoring a single family layout.
Replacing knob and tube wiring, galvanized plumbing and aging heating as one coordinated plan.
Windows, doors, porches and trim planned for Certificate of Appropriateness review.
One design for the whole house, built in stages when living there during the work makes sense.
Every project also includes design, permitting, licensed trades and finish selection. See our full whole home renovation services.
Our approach
We care about how these neighborhoods come back. A whole home renovation here is as much about restoring a house as updating it, and we plan every room and system as one project.
You receive a written scope, a phased schedule and one point of contact from design through the final walk-through.
Service area
We work throughout Easton and in nearby Forks Township, Palmer Township, Williams Township and Bethlehem Township, and also serve Bucks County.
Questions
Yes. We plan the new layout, remove extra kitchens and bathrooms, consolidate utilities and handle the permits. Converting the use of a building can involve zoning review, so we confirm requirements with the city early.
Yes, for exterior changes visible from a street or public way within the downtown historic district. The Historic District Commission reviews the application and makes a recommendation to City Council. We prepare for that review as part of the schedule.
Sometimes. In larger homes we often phase the work so part of the house stays livable. In smaller rowhomes, moving out for the heaviest phases is usually faster and less disruptive.
Client experience
John and his team were top notch from start to finish. Their professionalism shined throughout the whole process. The attention to detail was second to none. Highly recommend!
I can't say enough good things about our experience with Atlas. John made the process stress free. They were courteous and timely and the final product was even better than we expected.
John's vision and attention to detail really took our remodel to the next level. Extremely happy we chose Atlas Design and Build.
How we work
A 20 to 30 minute conversation about your home, your goals and your timeline. We talk openly about investment so you know early whether we are the right fit. Complimentary.
We visit your home to see the space, take initial measurements and talk through your ideas and inspiration. Within two business days you receive a written budget range for your project. Complimentary.
This is where your project takes shape. We take full measurements and develop your layout, drawings and selections, refining them with you over two rounds of revisions. The design phase ends with an exact fixed price for your project. Your design fee is credited toward construction.
We present your complete proposal: scope, finishes, investment and timeline in one place. Your start date is set once the agreement is signed.
We protect your home, keep the site organized and send you an update every Friday covering what was completed, what comes next and any decisions we need from you. You walk through each milestone with us before it is invoiced.
We walk every space with you and complete any final details. You receive a closeout package with your warranty, product list and care guide. We check in at 30 days and again before your one year mark.
Get in touch
A good renovation starts with a real conversation. We walk the space, talk through your goals and what it would take to bring them to life.