🍳 Kitchen Renovation: what it costs in the GTA (2026)

Sink, stove, fridge: the three points you bounce between a hundred times a day. Keep the total walking path under about 26 feet with no leg through a traffic lane, and the kitchen works no matter what it cost. Islands are great until they break the triangle; galley kitchens are unfashionable and ergonomically excellent. We design the movement first, then hang the pretty on it.

Cabinetry is usually 30–40% of a kitchen. Stock cabinets (fixed sizes, quick ship) fit most rooms with filler panels and save real money. Semi-custom adds sizes and finishes; full custom builds to the millimetre and costs like it. The honest question is whether your room's quirks need custom or whether stock plus a good installer gets 95% there. Boxes matter more than doors: plywood boxes outlive particleboard, especially near the sink.

Quartz (engineered stone) is the GTA default for a reason: non-porous, consistent, no sealing. Granite is natural, unique, and wants sealing once a year. Butcher block is warm and affordable and shows its life. Porcelain slabs shrug off heat and UV but chip repair is tricky. Laminate has gotten legitimately good and is half the price of everything above. There's no wrong answer, just wrong expectations.

Four to eight weeks once materials are on site, and the crew works indoors, which is why winter kitchens finish fastest and price best. Survival plan: set up a temporary kitchen (microwave, kettle, fridge) in another room, plastic-wall the work zone for dust, and agree on daily working hours up front. The families that plan the temporary kitchen rate the whole experience a full grade better. Ask us; we've watched it hundreds of times.