Ephrata sits at the heart of Lancaster County, a borough built up around a walkable downtown and the historic Ephrata Cloister, with farmland and newer subdivisions spreading out from the center in every direction. You'll find a real mix of housing stock here: older brick and stone homes close to Main Street and State Street, mid-century ranches on the borough's edges, and newer construction in the developments that have grown up along routes 322 and 272 toward Ephrata Township and Akron.
Because Patriot One Builders is based right in Ephrata, this is home turf. We know the character of the neighborhoods here, from tighter in-town lots where an addition has to be planned carefully around setbacks, to larger township parcels where a new custom home has more room to work with.
What Ephrata customers usually need
A lot of the calls we get from Ephrata involve older homes that have been well cared for but have simply been outgrown. Families add a bedroom or a family room rather than move, especially when they're attached to a particular school or a short commute to work in town.
- Additions that blend with an existing older home's roofline and siding
- Kitchen and bath remodels in houses built decades ago with smaller, closed-off layouts
- Basement finishing to add living space without adding to the home's footprint
- New custom homes on open lots in the township just outside the borough
Services for Ephrata homeowners
- New custom homes built around your lot and layout
- Home additions for bedrooms, family rooms, or an in-law suite
- Kitchen and bathroom remodels
- Basement finishing
- Decks and porches
- Attached or detached garages
Questions from Ephrata homeowners
We're inside the borough limits — does that change what you can build? Borough lots tend to be smaller and closer together than township parcels, so we factor that into the design from the start. We'll talk through what fits your lot when we work out the plan.
Can you work with an older Ephrata home that needs more than one project? Yes. Whether it's a kitchen remodel this year and a basement finish down the road, we can take on the full scope or just the one project you're ready for now.
Do you build new homes in Ephrata Township as well as the borough? Yes, we build new custom homes on lots throughout the Ephrata area, in addition to working within the borough itself.
If you're planning a new home, an addition, or a remodel anywhere in Ephrata, get in touch and let's talk through your project. You can also call (717) 752-1133.