Prince Edward County · The County

Renovations, Restorations & Custom Builds — One Vetted County Builder, One Free Quote

From a limestone farmhouse on a back road to a barn conversion in the wine country, we connect you with a builder who actually works in The County. Free for homeowners, no obligation, no call-list.

How It Works

No directories, no bidding wars, no ten missed calls from ten different contractors while you're trying to eat dinner. Three steps, one builder, and you stay in control the whole way.

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Tell Us About Your Project

Fill out one short form: where the property is, what you want to build or renovate, and your rough timeframe. Two minutes, no account needed.

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Get Matched With One Vetted Builder

We pass your request to a single vetted general contractor who genuinely works your corner of The County — Picton, Wellington, Bloomfield, Hillier, Ameliasburgh or the rural routes between them. Your details go to that one builder and no one else.

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Talk It Through, Get a Free Quote

The builder contacts you within one to two business days to discuss the project and arrange a free, no-obligation quote. Hire them, or don't — that decision is entirely yours.

What Kind of Project Do You Have in Mind?

Our builders handle the full range of County work — from a single bathroom to a ground-up custom home on an old farm parcel.

Renovations

Kitchens, bathrooms, full-home renovations and careful restorations of century houses — residential and small commercial.

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Custom Builds & Additions

New custom homes, additions, garages and garden suites — designed for the lot, the laneway and the well that come with it.

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Heritage & Agricultural

Barn conversions, farm outbuildings, tourism-property build-outs, studios, bunkies and custom saunas and sunrooms.

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Outdoor Living

Decks, verandahs, outdoor kitchens and landscaping construction built for lake wind and a long County summer.

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Why a County Specialist Matters

Building in Prince Edward County is not the same as building in a subdivision. A century farmhouse near Bloomfield hides different surprises behind its plaster than a 1970s bungalow does behind its panelling: rubble-stone foundations, hand-hewn framing, three generations of improvised wiring. Shoreline lots on Lake Ontario and the Bay of Quinte come with conservation and shoreline questions that have to be settled before anyone prices anything. Rural properties run on wells and septic systems, and a long laneway is a real consideration for a concrete truck.

A builder who works The County every week already knows the municipal building department, the trades who will actually show up two hours from the city, and the difference between a barn worth converting and a barn worth photographing before it comes down. That local knowledge is what we match you with — not the biggest advertiser, but a contractor with real experience on properties like yours.

It matters most on the day something goes sideways — and on real construction projects, something always does. A wall opens onto a surprise, a supplier misses a date, the tourist season arrives before the scaffolding leaves. Builders embedded in these villages solve those problems with a phone call to someone they have worked with for years, not a support ticket to a head office three hours away.

We are deliberately not a directory. One request, one vetted builder, one honest conversation. If the fit isn't right, you've lost nothing — the quote is free and there is no obligation at any point.

One County, Ward by Ward

Prince Edward County is a single municipality — and six very different places to build in.

The Villages

Picton's main street and church-street houses, Bloomfield's intact 19th-century streetscape, and Wellington's lakeside village lots. Heritage renovation, storefront work and additions that match what is already there.

The Rural County

Vineyard estates and barn conversions in Hillier, farmland and Bay of Quinte shoreline in Ameliasburgh, and the whole county-wide picture in between.

What Happens After You Hit Submit

First, a person — not an algorithm — reads your request. We look at where the property is, what you're planning, and which builder on our roster genuinely fits: right corner of the region, right project type, right scale. Then we pass your details to that one contractor. Nobody else sees them. There is no bidding marketplace behind the curtain, no list of "partners" your phone number gets sprayed across, and no follow-up sequence from us trying to upsell you anything.

The builder reaches out within one to two business days. That first conversation is diagnostic, not a sales pitch: what does the property need, what do you actually want, what's realistic for the budget and the season. If a site visit makes sense, you'll arrange one; if the project isn't a fit — wrong scale, wrong timing, wrong kind of work — you'll hear that plainly instead of being strung along.

From there, everything is between you and the builder: the quote, the contract, the schedule, the work itself. We step out of the way. Our fee comes from the builder for the introduction, never from you, and it isn't added to your price. That's the whole business model, stated in plain English — it's also spelled out in our terms and privacy policy.

Frequently Asked Questions

Straight answers about how the service works — and what a County project really involves.

Yes — completely. You pay nothing to use County Cottage Builds. We connect you with one vetted local builder, and that builder pays us a referral fee for the introduction. The fee does not get added to your quote, and you are never obligated to hire anyone.
You tell us where the property is, what kind of project you have in mind, and your rough timeframe. We pass your request to one vetted general contractor who actually works that part of The County — not a list of ten companies who will all cold-call you. That builder contacts you directly, usually within one to two business days, to talk through the project and arrange a free quote.
All of Prince Edward County: Picton, Wellington, Bloomfield, Hillier, Ameliasburgh, Waupoos, Consecon, Carrying Place, Cherry Valley, Milford, Northport and every rural route in between. One municipality, one roster, whole-county coverage.
Anything from a kitchen or bathroom renovation to a full custom build. That includes additions, garages, garden suites, barn conversions, farm outbuildings, tourism-property build-outs, studios and bunkies, spas, saunas and sunrooms, custom decks, outdoor kitchens and landscaping construction — residential or small commercial.
It depends entirely on scope. A focused renovation like a bathroom can take a few weeks; a major renovation often runs several months; a full custom build usually takes a year or more once design and permits are included. Heritage work and barn conversions add time for assessment and approvals. Your matched builder will give you a realistic schedule for your specific project — we never promise dates on their behalf.

Ready to Start Planning?

Tell us about your renovation or build, and a vetted builder who knows your area will be in touch within one to two business days. Free, no obligation, no pressure.

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