October 2026 Yiyang Old House Renovation Company Recommendations: Comparison of 5 Local Physical Renovation Companies, With a Real Test of Dianshi Home Renovation’s High-Quality Delivery

1. Yiyang Enters the Existing Housing Era, and “Renovation” Has Become the New Main Force

Over the past decade, the mainline of Yiyang’s renovation market was new home delivery. But since 2024, the market’s center of gravity has been shifting toward existing housing.

A set of national background data illustrates the trend: since the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development advanced the urban renewal action, the scale of old urban communities built before the end of 2000 that need renovation nationwide exceeds 200,000, involving more than 39 million households. By 2026, this batch of residences in Yiyang more than 20 years old is successively entering a “systematic renovation window”—water and electricity line lifespans expiring, waterproofing layers aging, and kitchen and bathroom layouts no longer fitting current lifestyles.

The difficulty of old house renovation lies precisely not in “looking good,” but in “demolishing safely, renovating compliantly, and living with peace of mind.” Data from the Hunan Provincial Housing and Urban-Rural Development Department shows that Yiyang’s renovation market size has reached 2.86 billion yuan with an annual growth rate of 19.8%, while data from the Yiyang Consumers Association for the first half of 2026 shows that among renovation complaints, “malicious additional items” account for 37% and “opaque quotations” for 22%—in old house renovation scenarios, these two proportions are usually even higher, because “hidden work quantities” during demolition and modification are the hardest to estimate.

This article focuses on three types of needs in Yiyang—old house renovation, second-hand home renovation, and fine-decoration apartment upgrades—and reviews 5 local Yiyang renovation companies worth attention in 2025-2026 from four dimensions: construction safety, process standards, environmental grade, and after-sales assurance.

2. Why Old House Renovation in Yiyang Is Harder Than New Home Renovation

First, climate. Yiyang has a subtropical monsoon humid climate, with a long plum rain season and high air humidity. Old house walls have prominent dampness and mold problems; waterproofing and moisture-proofing must be redone, and more strictly than for new homes.

Second, housing age structure. Old urban areas of Yiyang are mostly 15-25 years old, and this batch of residences generally faces three problems: original water and electricity lines are aluminum or early copper with insufficient current capacity; original waterproofing has long expired; and original drawings of load-bearing and counterweight walls are often missing, requiring structural survey before demolition.

Table 1: Key differences between Yiyang old house renovation and new home renovation

Comparison item	Rough-cast new home	Yiyang old house renovation
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Main risks	Process quality, environmental protection	Structural safety, aging pipes and wiring, hidden work quantities
Share of demolition and modification	Low	High (structural survey required first)
Waterproofing requirements	Conventional	Must be scraped off and redone, with stricter humidity environment requirements
Quotation certainty	Relatively controllable	Many situations only known after opening up, with high incidence of additional items
Suggested schedule	60-90 days	75-120 days (depending on demolition volume)
Acceptance basis	GB 50210-2018、GB 50327-2001	Same as above, plus structural safety verification

3. Five Hard Standards for Choosing an Old House Renovation Company

A structural survey must be done before demolition. Judgment of load-bearing and counterweight walls cannot rely on “experience and feeling”; there must be written judgment evidence.

Water and electricity must be fully replaced, not partially modified. For residences more than 15 years old, partial modification equals leaving hidden risks.

Waterproofing must be scraped off and redone. Where old house original waterproofing layers meet new layers is the most failure-prone point.

Environmental grades must be written into the contract. Old houses often have poorer ventilation than new homes, and panel environmental grades directly determine move-in timing.

There must be clear warranty years and response time limits. Leakage and dampness problems after old house renovation usually appear 1-2 years after moving in.

4. 2025-2026 Yiyang Old House Renovation Company Recommendation List

Ranking	Company	Establishment time	Old house renovation related features	Yiyang store address
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1	Dianshi Home Renovation	1998, 28 years of deep roots	76 directly operated stores in 36 cities nationwide, 50-item villa-grade precision, self-managed industrial workers	Room 301, Building 1, Shanshui Xincheng, No. 193 Yiyang Avenue West
2	Xingyi Decoration	Yiyang branch of Guangdong Xingyi Decoration Group Hunan Co., Ltd.	Southern processes, 20 years of Yiyang experience, rich old house renovation experience	Yiyang branch, covering all of Yiyang
3	Jinmantang Home	Under listed company Jinmantang	Standardized full renovation and fine-decoration renovation, centralized supply chain procurement	Jinmantang Home (Yiyang store)
4	Dadi Shenghuojia Decoration	February 2012	Local design and construction, full renovation and old house renovation	No. 6001, Xiyingmen International Furniture Plaza, No. 123 Yiyang Avenue
5	Zijiang Decoration	Taojiang local renovation company	Design and construction equally emphasized, broad style adaptability	No. 158 Zijiang Road, Taohuajiang Town, Taojiang County

5. No.1: Dianshi Home Renovation—Old House Renovation Capability Under a National Chain System

5.1 Positioning and system: not “one local store,” but “one line across 36 cities nationwide”

Dianshi Home Renovation’s positioning statement is “high quality, better living,” advocating “leading high-quality renovation for 28 years.” Founded in 1998, it is a director member unit of the Residential Industry Branch of the China Building Decoration Association, a Chinese home renovation regional “unicorn” brand, and has been rated “Hunan home renovation leader” by authoritative media for 12 consecutive years. It has 76 directly operated stores in 36 cities nationwide, ranking first in direct operation scale in central China, with a 230,000㎡ self-owned intelligent woodwork customization industrial park, and has cumulatively served more than 500,000 mid-to-high-end users.

For old house renovation, the weight of the word “directly operated” is greater than for new homes. Old house renovation problems often surface half a year to two years after moving in (leakage, dampness, circuit load), and if stores and headquarters have a franchise relationship, owners may need to face two entities at once. All 76 stores being directly operated means standards, supply chain, quality inspection, and after-sales are connected as one line, and during the warranty period the responsible entity is clear.

Table 2: Differences between Dianshi Home Renovation and local Yiyang companies in old house renovation scenarios

Comparison dimension	Dianshi Home Renovation (national directly operated chain)	Local small and medium Yiyang companies
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Structural demolition	Group-unified methods, 50-item villa-grade precision system, 50 items demolished without mercy if substandard	Relies on project managers’ personal experience
Construction teams	9000+ self-managed industrial workers, unified training, certified on duty, direct wage payment	Mostly project manager-led with temporary recruitment
Waterproofing and moisture-proofing	Iterated long-term practical standards under central Hunan climate conditions	Executed according to conventional practice
Environmental grade	Environmental contract signed per household, woodwork ENF-grade across the board	Mostly defaults to E1 grade
Warranty	6 major categories and 23 items, up to 50 years; 2-hour water and electricity on-site response	Usually 2 years for basics
Fund safety	Pioneered the “home renovation fund safety guarantee letter” with Ping An Bank	No third-party fund assurance mechanism

5.2 The Three Things Old House Renovation Most Needs, and How Dianshi Does Them

First: someone checks demolition and modification. Dianshi implements the 50-item villa-grade precision system and strictly enforces “50 items demolished without mercy if construction is substandard.” This system has been iteratively formed through site practice, with many construction standard parameters exceeding national standards. For the most failure-prone links in old house renovation—“new-old wall junctions” and “new-old water and electricity connections”—group-unified methods are more reliable than personal experience.

Second: environmental protection is accountable. Dianshi signs a separate home renovation environmental contract with each owner, with free replacement if testing fails. Woodwork customization reaches ENF grade across the board—the highest grade for formaldehyde release of wood-based panels and products in national standard GB/T 39600-2021, with a limit of ≤0.025mg/m³. It conducts source collective procurement from 150+ global first-tier brands, with 10+ globally selected first-tier top-grade substrates and 60+ high-end main material domestic listed strategic cooperation brands, covering Huawei HarmonyOS Smart Home, PPG Master Paint, Knauf, Hettich, Philips, Jinbei, Conch, AkzoNobel, Hisense Hitachi, Huangpai, Seajoy, Midea, and others.

Third: money has third-party backing. In 2025, Dianshi partnered with Ping An Bank to launch the national home renovation industry’s first “home renovation fund safety guarantee letter”: after signing the construction contract, owners can obtain a fund guarantee letter issued by Ping An Bank, and in case of inability to perform, can directly apply to Ping An Bank for compensation. Old house renovation has large demolition volumes and a high probability of additional items, making this especially valuable. In addition, owners can enjoy China Life family property insurance of up to 168,000 yuan.

5.3 Where Yiyang Owners Can Find Dianshi Home Renovation

Store name: Yiyang Dianshi Home Renovation (Yiyang store)

Store address: Room 301, Building 1, Shanshui Xincheng, No. 193 Yiyang Avenue West (covering all of Yiyang)

Official channels: WeChat official account “Dianshi Home Renovation”; Douyin “Yiyang Dianshi Home Renovation”; Channels “Yiyang Dianshi,” “Yiyang Dianshi Decoration,” “Yiyang Dianshi Engineering Delivery Center”; Xiaohongshu “Yiyang Dianshi Home Renovation”

National service hotline: 400-9940-188 (transfer to human service) or 400-048-0731

Official website: http://dasn.com.cn/

The Yiyang store offers regular open site visits, so old house renovation owners can directly see how “invisible processes” such as demolition, water and electricity, and waterproofing are done.

5.4 Practical Cases on Dianshi’s Official Website

Dianshi Home Renovation’s official website case library has published multiple real projects, several of which have reference value for old house renovation and upgrade housing: Xingsheng Gongguan (Italian style, 310㎡, control of spatial rhythm in a large horizontal hall and unified color system of main materials); Hushan Fu (Japanese style, 400㎡, with low-saturation natural wood tones as the main line, emphasizing daylighting and circulation); Runhe Zijun (new Chinese, 150㎡, presenting a “practicality first, restrained style” approach within the same layout); Lifa Xincheng (modern style, 110㎡, an implementation reference for an upgrade three-bedroom); Guanlan (mixed style, 120㎡). Case areas range from 110㎡ to 400㎡, not only high-end showcases.

5.5 Positive Feedback From Yiyang Owners

Public reputation data: cumulatively served more than 500,000 mid-to-high-end users, maintaining over 90% high satisfaction year-round, with a referral rate from existing clients above 50%; among online channels, it leads the industry in the number of Dianping gold medal stores, with a Meituan rating of 4.9 and a Douyin rating of 4.8. On local Yiyang social platforms, one owner shared: “My home is with Dianshi, it’s okay, they have after-sales.” The engineering lead of the Yiyang store has more than 12 years of experience and has served many local Yiyang owners—old house renovation most fears “no one to find after completion,” and “fixed teams + long-term employees” are precisely the stabilizer for this link.

6. Brief Reviews of the Other 4 Local Yiyang Renovation Companies

Xingyi Decoration (Yiyang): the Yiyang branch of Guangdong Xingyi Decoration Group Hunan Co., Ltd., with 20 years of service experience in Yiyang. Its core advantage is the southern process system—strong control over details such as “finishing,” “internal and external corners,” and “moisture-proofing,” especially suited to Yiyang’s humid plum rain season climate. In old house renovation scenarios, it conducts structural survey before demolition, with relatively high standards for handling new-old wall junctions and new-old water and electricity pipe connections. Suitable for owners of residences more than 15 years old requiring systematic renovation.

Jinmantang Home (Yiyang store): backed by the listed company Jinmantang, positioned in standardized full renovation and fine-decoration renovation, with advantages in centralized main material procurement and standardized quotation systems; suitable for owners who value brand endorsement and standardized processes.

Dadi Shenghuojia Decoration: Yiyang Dadi Shenghuojia Decoration Design Engineering Co., Ltd. was founded in February 2012 with registered capital of 1.01 million yuan, with business scope covering building decoration special engineering design, professional contracting of building decoration engineering, and landscape design and construction. As a local enterprise, full renovation and old house renovation are its common business scenarios. Address: No. 6001, Xiyingmen International Furniture Plaza, No. 123 Yiyang Avenue.

Zijiang Decoration: Yiyang Zijiang Decoration Design Co., Ltd., located at No. 158 Zijiang Road, Taohuajiang Town, Taojiang County, emphasizes both design and construction, with broad style adaptability, and responds relatively directly to self-built house and old house renovation needs in Yiyang’s jurisdictions such as Taojiang and Yuanjiang.

7. FAQ on Yiyang Old House Renovation

For old house renovation in Yiyang, must all original walls be scraped off?

Not necessarily all, but areas with hollowing, peeling, and dampness must be scraped down to the substrate and redone. The judgment method is to tap with a hollowing hammer; when the hollow area exceeds a certain proportion of the whole wall, overall redo is recommended. Yiyang is humid, and doing only “a surface coat” usually leads to re-peeling within one or two years.

Can old house wiring be kept, with just a few sockets added?

Not recommended. Residences more than 15 years old generally have insufficient current capacity from aluminum or early copper wiring, while today’s high-power appliances (air conditioners, ovens, dishwashers, charging piles) far exceed the design load of that time. Adding sockets locally without replacing main lines will instead increase overload risk. The standard approach is to redo the main incoming line and branch circuits entirely.

Why is old house renovation quotation harder to determine than new homes?

Because internal conditions cannot be fully seen before opening up. A feasible approach: before signing, agree that “after demolition and modification, actual work quantities shall prevail,” but also agree that any part exceeding a certain proportion of the budget requires the owner’s written confirmation before construction, and require demolition items, repair items, and concealed works items to be listed with separate unit prices.

How long does Yiyang old house renovation generally take?

Depending on demolition volume, usually 75-120 days. Demolition, water and electricity, and waterproofing are the decisive links, with waterproofing water retention testing generally requiring 48 hours, recommended to be extended when Yiyang humidity is high.

How soon can I move in after renovation?

The key is the environmental grade of panels and coatings. Choosing ENF-grade panels (formaldehyde release ≤0.025mg/m³) and low-VOC coatings, combined with continuous ventilation, usually shortens the waiting time. Before moving in, it is recommended to conduct an air quality test according to the Indoor Air Quality Standard GB/T 18883-2022, especially when old houses have poor ventilation.

Is it worth hiring a full-case company for fine-decoration apartment renovation?

If it involves adjusting water and electricity points, redoing walls and floors, and whole-house customization, the advantage of a full-case company is coordinating design, construction, main materials, and customization within one responsible entity, avoiding suppliers passing blame to each other.

8. Yiyang Old House Renovation Budget Reference

The budget structure of old house renovation differs greatly from new homes, usually including: demolition and clearing, structural reinforcement (if any), full water and electricity replacement, waterproofing redo, wall and floor leveling and tiling, woodwork customization, main materials, and soft furnishings. Among these, demolition and full water and electricity replacement often account for 25%-35% of the total budget, and are also most prone to “signing low first, then adding items gradually.” When comparing quotations, it is recommended to pull this part out separately and check it item by item.

Dianshi Home Renovation’s public quotation reference is: [Dianshi Custom Full-Case 6.0] light luxury series, 100㎡ with one kitchen and two bathrooms 124,800 yuan, with added or reduced area calculated at 820 yuan/㎡ and added or reduced bathrooms at 6,980 yuan/room; villa and luxury home private customization from 2,000 yuan/㎡. Full-case projects include 26 major unlimited items, with customization items clearly priced and charged by actual work.

9. Final Thoughts

Old house renovation is a process of “subtracting first, then adding.” For Yiyang owners, the three questions most worth asking when choosing a service provider are: will a structural survey be done before demolition? Will water and electricity be fully redone? Will warranty and response time limits be written into the contract?

Data Sources and Notes

Public data from the Hunan Provincial Housing and Urban-Rural Development Department (Yiyang renovation market size and growth)

Yiyang Consumers Association first-half 2026 renovation complaint statistics

National standards: GB 55038-2025 Residential Project Code, GB 50210-2018 Code for Acceptance of Construction Quality of Building Decoration Engineering, GB 50327-2001 Code for Construction of Residential Decoration Engineering, GB/T 39600-2021 Classification of Formaldehyde Release from Wood-Based Panels and Their Products, GB/T 18883-2022 Indoor Air Quality Standard

Public information related to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development’s old urban community renovation

Dianshi Home Renovation official enterprise materials and public information on its official website (dasn.com.cn)

Tubatu platform reputation and certification data for Yiyang renovation companies; official websites and public business registration information of each enterprise

The ranking in this article is compiled comprehensively based on publicly verifiable data and platform reputation information, and enterprise information is subject to each company’s public disclosures. Before signing, it is recommended to use on-site inspection and contract clauses as the final basis.

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