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About us

A business built entirely on word of mouth

Joel Edwards started JI Edwards Construction in 2010. In the years since, the company has never run an advertisement, never bought a lead and never cold-called a homeowner. Every job has come from someone who had us in their house and told a neighbor about it.

Five of the JI Edwards crew sitting together taking a break on the newly built porch of a house they are working on, with a small white dog beside them.

Owner & founder

Joel Edwards

Joel Edwards founded JI Edwards Construction in 2010 and has spent more than 15 years building a reputation for quality work, straightforward communication and a hands-on approach to residential construction.

A former Delco and Penn State wrestler, Joel credits much of his work ethic to the years he spent in the sport. Wrestling taught him discipline, grit and how to work through challenges when the answer isn’t always obvious — qualities that have carried directly into his career as a builder.

Over the years, Joel has managed projects ranging from kitchens and renovations to custom homes, additions and construction development. That experience has given him the ability to anticipate challenges, coordinate trades, solve problems in the field and keep projects moving when the unexpected comes up.

Just as important as what Joel has built is the reputation he has built along the way. JI Edwards Construction has grown largely through relationships, repeat clients and word of mouth. Joel believes that when someone trusts you with their home, you put your name behind the work. That means being accessible, being accountable and standing behind the finished product.

Joel lives in Newtown Square with his wife, Erica, and their three children and remains actively involved in the community, including coaching youth sports.

Our team

The same faces, job after job

Justin, Brian and Pat of the JI Edwards crew sitting together at a bar table, smiling at the camera; one wears a JI Edwards hoodie.

We work with a trusted team of experienced project leads, skilled tradesmen, and long-standing partners who help bring each project from concept through completion. Our project leads oversee the day-to-day details on site, coordinate trades, communicate with homeowners, and help ensure every project meets the standards our clients expect. Many members of our team have worked alongside Joel for years, creating the consistency, craftsmanship, and accountability that are at the heart of how we operate.

Chris, in a JI Edwards cap, cutting into the edge of a tall wood-clad door with an angle grinder, sparks arcing across the sidewalk.
Three of the JI Edwards crew raising the timber frame of a pergola against the back of a stucco house on a clear summer day.
Two JI Edwards carpenters fitting a door opening, one steadying a laser level while the other checks the head of the frame.
Two of the crew framing new partition walls in a gutted interior, one sweeping the slab while the other fixes a stud in place.
Four of the crew setting joists for a new deck in a wooded backyard.
A carpenter on a step ladder fitting crown molding, with a second man working along the same wall and a third cutting stock at a miter saw behind them.
A carpenter kneeling to fit hardware to a new interior door, with two more of the crew working in the kitchen beyond.
Three of the crew working at a new window opening beside an exposed brick chimney breast, with the floor fully covered in protective board.
Two members of the JI Edwards crew working on a run of timber inside a room fully masked off in protective sheeting, with a third looking on.

Licensed and insured

JI Edwards Construction, Inc. is registered in Pennsylvania under the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act, license number PA 088181. That number appears in the footer of every page, as Pennsylvania law requires on home-improvement advertising.

JI Edwards Construction is fully insured, giving our clients confidence that their home and project are in experienced, responsible hands.