Cornwall · Lebanon County · about 20 minutes from our shop
Home remodeling and painting contractor in Cornwall, PA
Remodeling and painting from the furnace village to Cornwall Junction
Cornwall grew up around the Cornwall Iron Furnace, built in 1742 after Peter Grubb found one of the richest iron ore deposits in the colonies nearby. The furnace cast a cannon for the Continental Army in 1776, ran for more than 140 years, and is a National Historic Landmark today: the only intact charcoal-fired furnace still on its original plantation site in the Western Hemisphere. The Coleman family gave it to the Commonwealth in 1932 and it still sits in the middle of town.
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- Distance from our shop
- About 12 miles, 20 minutes
- Landmark
- Cornwall Iron Furnace, 1742, National Historic Landmark
- Housing
- Stone ironmaster cottages, and newer homes in Cornwall Junction, 1,800 to 3,700 sq. ft.
- Nearby
- Mt. Gretna, Governor Dick Park, the Lebanon Valley Rail Trail
Getting to you
Local roads south of Lebanon, about 20 minutes. Mt. Gretna is five minutes further.
Our shop: 3564 S 5th Ave, Myerstown, PA 17067. Map
Around Cornwall we also cover
- Cornwall Borough
- Cornwall Junction
- Mt. Gretna
- West Cornwall Township
- North Cornwall Township
- Quentin
- Rexmont
The housing follows that history. Stone workers' cottages from the ironmaster village are within walking distance of the furnace. A mile away, Cornwall Junction has newer houses on larger lots, many with first-floor owner's suites, closer to Mt. Gretna, the small arts and lake community with Governor Dick Park and the Lebanon Valley Rail Trail. We work in both, in a borough of about 4,700 people, twenty minutes from our shop.
What we do most here
Services that matter in Cornwall
- Kitchen remodelingOpening a tight galley in a stone cottage, or taking a Cornwall Junction kitchen from builder-grade to the one the house deserves.
- Bathroom remodelingOwner's-suite upgrades in the newer houses and walk-in conversions in the older ones.
- Interior and exterior paintingFirst repaints for the Junction, lead-safe repaints for the village, and porches and cottages toward Mt. Gretna.
- Basement finishingOlder Cornwall houses have unfinished lower levels; the newer ones have poured basements that finish easily.
- Decks and porchesPorches on the cottages and decks on the larger lots, built for the shade and damp of the hills around the furnace.
The houses
What houses in Cornwall need
Stone cottages in the furnace village
Masonry walls, small rooms, tight galley kitchens, old wiring, plaster. These want careful work: a kitchen opened up without losing the house, bathrooms planned around where the drain already is, lead-safe prep on every painted surface.
Newer homes in Cornwall Junction
Open plans and first-floor owner's suites on third-acre lots. The calls here are owner's-bath upgrades, kitchen updates from builder-grade to real, and the first exterior repaint after a decade of Pennsylvania weather.
Cottages toward Mt. Gretna
Smaller, often seasonal, with porches that need rebuilding and bathrooms that were an afterthought.
Work like the houses here
The kind of work Cornwall houses ask for
Every photo is our own job. The stamp says where and when it was taken.
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Working in Cornwall
- Houses near the furnace are inside a historic landscape; exterior changes may get a look from the borough. We ask before ordering.
- Stone cottages hold moisture in their walls. Bathrooms and basements in them get extra attention to ventilation.
- Mt. Gretna's narrow lanes and seasonal cottages need a parking and delivery plan; we make one before the first day.
Questions from Cornwall homeowners
Do you work on the old stone houses near the furnace?
Yes. Masonry walls, older wiring and plaster that needs a careful hand instead of demolition. We plan around them, and we follow lead-safe practices on anything built before 1978.
How far is Cornwall from your shop?
About twelve miles, twenty minutes. Estimates and follow-up visits are easy.
Do you do owner's-suite bathrooms in the newer houses?
Often. A walk-in shower, a double vanity and large-format porcelain tile is the standard Cornwall Junction upgrade.
What do kitchens and bathrooms cost in Cornwall?
Typical ranges for our area: full kitchens $25,000 to $50,000, full bathrooms $15,000 to $25,000, walk-in conversions often less. Not a quote; the walkthrough is free.
Free estimate
Planning a project in Cornwall?
Send a few lines or call. We will set a time to walk through the house and you will have a written, itemized estimate a few days later.
Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm