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Because it is. Here’s what fifty years of Island building gets you that the big out-of-province outfits simply can’t.
The mudroom that beats Island winters, the kitchen that opens to the light, the workshop you’ve always wanted. Your home, your way.
A clear, itemised price before we start, and we stick to it. No vanishing budgets, no surprise change-orders.
We’re your neighbours. You’ll see us at the co-op and the rink long after the build, so we get it right the first time.
When we hand you the keys, the relationship isn’t over. We back our workmanship for years to come.
"Had a great experience with G I Adams and our house turned out amazing. We thought building a house 1600 km away would have many challenges but with good communication with Charles and staff it was a non issue. Charles looked after the red tape involved with government agencies to get building permit. All we had to do is sign the building permit."
"Charles has built two beautiful homes for me over the past eight years. He listened carefully to what I envisioned for each home and accommodated all my wishes. I believe he delivers a high quality home and he stays true to the quoted price."
"Second home GI Adams has built for our family. My parents trusted them in the '90s, and now we do too. That says everything you need to know."
GI Adams has been building custom homes across Prince Edward Island since 1973, working out of our shop in Elmsdale. Hunter River sits in the centre of the Island, a familiar run for us toward the middle of PEI, and it is a part of the province we know well. Our custom home building reaches here and through the rolling farm country that carries on toward the Cavendish north shore.
Most of the lots around Hunter River are rural acreage, open and gently rolling, and that shapes how a home should sit. We take time to read the land before we draw anything: where the sun falls across the day, how water moves off a slope, which way the wind comes in winter, and where a house can be placed for a long view without sitting in the weather. On a country lot you are usually on your own well and septic, and we plan for that early so it is part of the design rather than an afterthought.
Out here the groundwork matters as much as the framing. Much of central PEI sits on red soil and clay, which holds water, so we grade the site to carry runoff away from the house and set the building where it drains well rather than where water wants to collect. Foundations go below our frost line so the winters do not heave them, and on a rolling lot that often means thinking about how the driveway, the yard and any walkout sit together before a footing is poured. Getting the site right at the start is what keeps a home dry and steady for the long run.
The homes that suit this area tend to be the kind that wear an Island winter well. We build with proper insulation and careful air sealing, a mudroom that keeps the cold and the boots at the door, and durable exteriors and roofs sized for our snow load. How the house faces matters too: on an open rural lot we set it to take the low winter sun and turn a little shelter to the prevailing wind, which makes the home easier to heat and more comfortable to live in. Farmhouse and country styles fit naturally on these rolling sites, and there is room for the attached garage, the workshop, or the outbuilding many families out here want. Whatever the plan, it is built around the way you actually live.
If you own a lot near Hunter River, or you are still weighing one, we are glad to walk it with you and talk through what it will take. Early on we help you assess the lot and sort out the permits and approvals a build needs, so the path is clear before we break ground. The first consultation is free, on your site or at the Elmsdale shop, and it ends with an honest, itemised quote rather than a guess. Get a free consultation when you are ready and we will set up a time.
No jargon, no runaround, just four clear steps and a crew that keeps you in the loop the whole way.
We sit down with you, on your Hunter River lot or at our shop, and listen to what you’re picturing.
Drawings, materials and a clear itemised price, refined until it fits your life and your budget.
Our crew and trusted local trades bring it to life, and you’re welcome on site any time.
A full walkthrough, every detail checked, and a home we stand behind for years.
No pressure, no obligation, no sales games. We’ll give you an honest assessment and a real number. If it’s not the right fit, you’ve lost nothing but an afternoon.
Yes, that is most of what we build here. The land around Hunter River is open, rolling farm country, and we are comfortable on those sites. We read the lot for sun, slope and winter wind before we draw, so the home sits well and makes the most of the view.
Yes. Most country lots near Hunter River are on their own well and septic, and we plan for both early so they are part of the design rather than an afterthought. We coordinate the site work and the trades that handle it as part of the build.
Hunter River is a familiar run from our shop in Elmsdale toward the centre of the Island. It is a part of PEI we build in regularly, so getting to your site for a meeting or to check on the work is no trouble at all.
They are. We build with proper insulation and air sealing, a mudroom at the door, and durable exteriors and roofs sized for our snow load. On an open rural lot the wind matters too, so we site and detail the house with our winters in mind.
Yes. Alongside our own crew we work with trusted Island trades we have built with for years. They know how we work and how to build for this climate, and it keeps the quality and the accountability close to home.
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