Prime Kitchen & Bath · Custom cabinetry · Crafted in Mississauga · Designed around you · Serving the GTA, Kitchener–Waterloo & Cambridge
You Imagine It. We Bring It to Life.Kitchen Renovation Kitchener, Waterloo & Cambridge — custom kitchens and bathrooms from our own Mississauga workshop
Measured at your house, drawn in 3D, built in our Mississauga workshop and installed by the crew that built it — one written quote, with travel as its own line.
Recent kitchens and bathrooms — Kitchener, Guelph and more — built in our Mississauga workshop
Eight of the company's own photos — a whole house in Kitchener, a kitchen in Guelph, and a traditional kitchen from the files. Each tile says what is in the picture; the operator confirms year and scope per project before launch. What a renovation involves, how it is priced and how it runs from the workshop follow below.
Kitchener — white kitchen, glass-front display cabinets, black hood surroundKitchener — the same kitchen from the floor: large-format tile laid with the cabinetsKitchener — bathroom with a workshop-built vanity, lit mirrors, glass showerKitchener — shower in black marble-look porcelain with matte black fixturesKitchener — entry closet with mirrored doors and lit display compartmentsKitchener — media wall, TV in a central recessGuelph — white shaker kitchen with lit glass-front uppersTraditional kitchen — glazed grey doors, carved hood, island with seating
What a kitchen reno in Kitchener actually involves
A kitchen renovation replaces or rebuilds the working parts of a kitchen — cabinets, countertops, sink and plumbing connections, electrical outlets and lighting, backsplash and usually flooring — inside the existing layout or with the layout changed. In Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge most projects are run by one contractor who designs the room, manufactures or orders the cabinets, coordinates the licensed trades and installs the finished kitchen under a City of Kitchener, Waterloo or Cambridge permit where the work needs one.
Prime Kitchen and Bath does all of that from a workshop at 1645 Sismet Rd, Unit 12, Mississauga, ON L4W 1Z3 — about 75 km west along Highway 401 — roughly an hour in normal traffic. The design is drawn in 3D before anything is ordered, the cabinets are manufactured here rather than bought from a catalogue, and the crew that built them is the crew that installs them in your kitchen: in Kitchener, Waterloo or Cambridge on grouped Waterloo Region days, across Mississauga and the western GTA day to day. That removes the two things that most often go wrong on a renovation: a cabinet order that does not match the drawings, and three subcontractors pointing at each other when something does not line up.
Three kinds of project, one way of working
Roughly a third of the kitchens we see need a cosmetic refresh: the boxes are sound and the layout works, so refacing, a new countertop, backsplash and hardware transform the room without demolition. Another third are same-footprint replacements — new custom cabinets and countertops where the old ones stood, with the sink, stove and fridge staying put so the plumbing and gas lines stay put too. The rest are layout changes: an island with a sink or cooktop, a wall opened to the dining room, a pantry run where a closet used to be. Each costs more than the last, and we will tell you which one your room actually needs rather than which one pays us most.
The Ontario Building Code is provincial, so the rule is the same in every city we work in: cabinetry, countertops, backsplash, flooring and a sink replaced in the same spot need no building permit; a relocated plumbing fixture, drainage work, a new kitchen exhaust, an enlarged window or a removed wall do, and electrical is an Electrical Safety Authority permit filed by the licensed electrician. What changes is the city hall. Which kitchen work needs a permit in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and Mississauga, from the cities' own pages →
Facts worth getting straight
Prime Kitchen and Bath is at Unit 12, 1645 Sismet Rd, Mississauga. Five other companies occupy other units in the same building; none of them is this business.
The primary market is Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge — about 75 km west along Highway 401 — roughly an hour in normal traffic — but there is no Kitchener showroom, address or phone number: everything is built in the Mississauga workshop, which is open by appointment, and installed on grouped Waterloo Region days.
The business manufactures its own cabinets in that workshop and is a kitchen and bathroom renovation contractor and custom millwork shop — not a cabinet wholesaler and not a showroom for other brands.
Mississauga is a separate city in Peel Region, about 25 km west of downtown Toronto — not a Toronto neighbourhood. The workshop serves Toronto's west end but is in Mississauga; completed projects also include Waterloo Region, Guelph, London and Thunder Bay.
There is no fixed price list and no online checkout: every project is quoted individually in Canadian dollars with HST shown separately, after an in-home measure, with travel as its own line outside the GTA.
Workshop and office: 1645 Sismet Rd, Unit 12, Mississauga, ON L4W 1Z3 — about 75 km west along Highway 401 — roughly an hour in normal traffic; visits by appointment
Cabinets manufactured in-house, installed by the crew that built them
In-home measure in Kitchener, Waterloo or Cambridge — and across Mississauga and the western GTA; 3D design and a written, itemised quote before any order
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Measures and installation days grouped by region; travel and delivery as separate quote lines
Quotes in Canadian dollars with HST shown separately
Services & products
What we build: kitchens first, then the rest of the house
Seven service categories from the company's own October 2026 catalogue, all built in the Mississauga workshop and quoted individually after an in-home measure — in Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge as routinely as across Mississauga and the western GTA: complete kitchen renovations, custom kitchen cabinets, closets and storage, bathroom renovations, bars and entertainment units, legal basement renovations and custom millwork.
Complete kitchen renovation — flooring and tiling included
A complete kitchen renovation with Prime Kitchen and Bath covers everything from site protection and removal to the final clean: custom cabinets built in our Mississauga workshop, countertop templating and fabrication, backsplash, floor levelling and tile, plumbing and electrical hook-up by licensed trades with permits where the work needs them, then drywall, paint, trim and appliance fitting — one written scope, one team.
The sequence is fixed because it works: we measure, you approve a 3D design, we price every line, and only then do we cut material. Demolition happens the week the cabinets are finished — not weeks before — so you are not living without a kitchen while boxes sit in a queue. Trades are booked around the install dates, and the countertop template is taken once the base cabinets are in, which is the only way the seams land where the drawing says they will. Structural changes are assessed and approved separately before they enter the scope.
Preparation: site protection, removal of existing cabinets and finishes, disposal, substrate assessment and repair; hazardous-material testing and removal arranged where relevant
Surfaces: countertop selection, templating and fabrication coordination; backsplash installation; floor levelling, underlayment and tile or other flooring — the scope states what is supplied and what is installed
Building systems: sink and faucet connections, appliance hook-ups, lighting, receptacles and ventilation, with licensed trades and permits as the work requires
Finishing and handover: drywall repair, paint, trim, appliance fitting, cleaning, final adjustments and care instructions; structural changes are assessed and approved separately
Countertops are part of every complete renovation: quartz, granite and porcelain, templated after the base cabinets are installed and level, fabricated and fitted. Quartz is the Mississauga default for stain resistance and a predictable pattern; granite for natural variation; porcelain for heat. We tell you which suits how you cook — the comparison is here.
Custom kitchen cabinets from Prime Kitchen and Bath are manufactured in our Mississauga workshop to your room's measurements: base, wall and tall cabinets, drawers, doors, exposed end panels, fillers and trim, with pantry units, islands, pull-out storage, waste and recycling units and drawer dividers designed in before the first panel is cut — then delivered, fitted, levelled and anchored by the people who built them.
Custom does not have to mean exotic. The most common request is a plain shaker or slab door in a durable painted or laminate finish, with the money spent where you touch it every day: soft-close hinges and drawer slides, full-extension drawers instead of base cupboards, a proper pantry pull-out, and a lighting plan under the uppers. Because we build the boxes, a tall unit can be 2,290 mm instead of a catalogue height, and a drawer bank can be the width of your actual wall. Appliance dimensions and clearances are measured first, so the fridge, range and dishwasher openings are built for the models you own.
Planning and measurement: site measurements, appliance dimensions, storage needs, layout proposals and cabinet drawings
Cabinet manufacture: base, wall and tall cabinets, drawers, doors, exposed end panels, fillers and trim; construction, door style and finish specifications shape the design
Storage and islands: pantry units, island cabinets, pull-out storage, waste and recycling units and drawer dividers, with clearances and appliance integration worked out first
Hardware and installation: handles, knobs, hinges and drawer slides (soft-close available); delivery, cabinet fitting, levelling, anchoring and final adjustments
Refacing — new doors, drawer fronts, hinges and finishes on sound existing boxes — is the cheaper route when the layout works and the boxes are solid. We check the boxes honestly on the measure visit and say which project you have; here is how we decide. Whether refacing is offered as a standalone job is being confirmed with the operator. [TBC]
Custom closets from Prime Kitchen and Bath are built in the same Mississauga workshop as the kitchens: reach-in and walk-in layouts with hanging sections, shelves, drawers and closed cabinets planned around what you own — plus the storage most catalogues forget: entry units with mirrored or closed doors, linen cabinets, pantry storage, laundry cabinetry, built-in shelving and mudroom units, measured to the wall and the ceiling rather than to a module.
The approach is the kitchen approach at smaller scale: measure the space, agree a layout in 3D, build the boxes to fit, finish the fronts to the sample you approved, and fit the interior — hanging rods, shoe storage, valet rods, belt and tie racks, drawer dividers and baskets — around how you reach for things. Laundry and entry areas get moisture and ventilation considered before the finish is chosen. A closet is also the cheapest way to see how the workshop works before committing to a kitchen.
Closet layouts: reach-in and walk-in organisation — hanging sections, shelves, drawers and closed cabinets planned around what you own and how you reach it
Internal accessories: hanging rods, shoe storage, valet rods, belt and tie racks, drawer dividers and baskets
Storage beyond closets: entry storage, linen cabinets, pantry storage, laundry cabinetry, built-in shelving and mudroom units, with moisture and ventilation considered for each space
Fit and finish: measurement, door-swing checks, wall anchoring, panels, fillers and handle selection; lighting and electrical work are separate scope items
Walk-in and reach-in · entry, linen, pantry, laundry and mudroom storage · CAD, HST shown separately
A full bathroom renovation with Prime Kitchen and Bath includes everything in the room: demolition, waterproofing, floor and wall tile, shower or tub with its glass enclosure, a custom vanity with countertop and basin, medicine cabinet and linen storage, toilet, taps, mirrors, lighting, ventilation, painting, plumbing and electrical hook-up, and the final clean — one team, one written quote — in Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge as in Mississauga and the western GTA. It is the "Bath" in the name.
Bathrooms are permit-sensitive in a way kitchens often are not: relocating a toilet, tub or shower is a plumbing fixture relocation that needs a building permit from your city — the City of Kitchener and the City of Mississauga both say so in their own lists — and an exhaust fan vented outside is too. Replacing fixtures in the same spot is not. We tell you which applies before you sign. The vanity is built in our workshop like a kitchen cabinet, which is why it fits the wall instead of a catalogue width — single or double basin where the room allows. Curbless layouts, seating and grab-bar backing are designed in when the site and the applicable standards allow.
Vanity and storage: custom vanity cabinets, drawers, countertop and basin coordination, medicine cabinets and linen storage; single- or double-basin layouts where space permits
Shower and bath work: shower or tub replacement, glass enclosure coordination, wall and floor tile, niches and fittings; waterproofing, drainage and substrate preparation as their own technical items
Fixtures and finishes: toilets, taps, mirrors, lighting, ventilation, accessories and painting, with supply, trade coordination and permits addressed in the scope
Access options: curbless layouts, seating and grab-bar backing where the site allows and the applicable standards require
Tile, vanity, shower or tub, fixtures, plumbing and electrical · CAD, HST shown separately
Prime Kitchen and Bath designs and builds fitted media cabinetry and custom bars for living rooms and basements across Kitchener–Waterloo, Mississauga and the GTA: TV walls with the screen in a recess, media consoles, display shelving and concealed storage sized around your equipment, its ventilation, service access and cable routes; bar base and wall cabinetry, serving counters, bottle and glass storage, beverage-fridge openings and wine storage — built to the room's exact dimensions and installed by our crew.
These are millwork projects, and millwork is what the workshop does all day. The design is drawn in 3D with your TV size, speaker positions and the equipment you own, so vents, cable routes and outlet positions are decided before the first panel is cut rather than discovered on install day. A dry bar has no sink; a wet bar needs plumbing, so its countertop, drainage, circuits and appliance installation are planned as one piece of work. Decorative panels, lighting and fireplace-adjacent cabinetry come with their own clearances and safety requirements, which we design to rather than around.
Media cabinetry: TV walls, media consoles, display shelving and concealed storage; equipment sizes, ventilation, service access and cable routes decided before manufacture
Custom bars: bar base and wall cabinetry, serving counters, display shelving and bottle and glass storage, with beverage-fridge openings and wine storage as options
Wet versus dry: a dry bar has no sink; a wet bar needs plumbing — countertop work, drainage, electrical circuits and appliance installation are planned with it
Related integration: decorative panels, lighting, fireplace-adjacent cabinetry and audio-visual coordination, each with its own scope and safety requirements
Home bars · media walls · built-in storage · CAD, HST shown separately
Legal basement renovations — finishing, second-unit planning and approvals
A legal basement renovation with Prime Kitchen and Bath covers both halves of the job: the finishing — layout, insulation and moisture assessment, partitions, drywall, ceilings, flooring, doors and trim — and the second-unit requirements: a kitchen, a bathroom and sleeping accommodation with the exits, ceiling heights, natural light, ventilation and fire separations the Ontario Building Code asks for, a building permit from your city, the inspections and whatever the city requires afterwards — second-unit registration in Mississauga, a rental licence in Waterloo, no registration step in Kitchener's additional-dwelling-unit guide.
A finished basement is not automatically a legal dwelling unit; legal status depends on the property and on completing the municipal process. So we start with a feasibility check — ceiling height, window size for egress, where the existing plumbing stack and panel are — and tell you honestly whether the basement can meet the requirements and roughly what it will take before you spend on drawings. Then the zoning review, the permit drawings, the build with its inspections, the kitchen and bathroom from our workshop, and the registration or occupancy paperwork, with responsibilities for each set out in the project scope. The full guides, with each city's own rules linked: legal basements and additional dwelling units in Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge → · legal basement renovations in Mississauga →
Basement finishing: layout planning, insulation and moisture assessment, partitions, drywall, ceilings, flooring, doors, trim and storage — a finished basement is not automatically a legal dwelling unit
Self-contained unit planning: kitchen, bathroom and sleeping accommodation; exits, room dimensions, ceiling heights, natural light, ventilation and services as the property requires
Fire and life safety: fire separations, smoke and carbon-monoxide alarms, escape provisions and service design, assessed by qualified professionals and the municipality
Approvals and trades: zoning review, design documents, building permits, trade coordination and inspections; registration or occupancy documentation where required, with responsibilities set out in the project scope
Feasibility · zoning and permit drawings · build and inspections · kitchen and bathroom · registration · CAD, HST shown separately
Custom millwork — built-ins and architectural details
Custom millwork from Prime Kitchen and Bath is made-to-fit interior cabinetry and the details around it: bookcases, shelving, display units and fitted furniture; decorative wall panels, trim, mouldings, hood surrounds and coordinated cabinet panels — site-measured, shop-drawn, approved from a finish sample, fabricated in the Mississauga workshop and installed by the people who built it.
Millwork is where the workshop's precision shows most, because nothing hides behind a door. The specification names the substrate, edge treatment, door construction, finish, hardware and tolerances before fabrication, and the shop drawings are approved before material is cut, so the hood surround lines up with the cabinet reveals and a wall of panels meets the ceiling without a scribe strip doing the talking. It is the same team and the same finishing room as the kitchens, which is why a built-in bookcase in the living room can match the kitchen doors exactly.
Casework: made-to-fit cabinets, bookcases, shelving, display units and fitted furniture
Production workflow: site measurement, shop drawings, finish and sample selection, fabrication, delivery and installation, with responsibilities set out in the project scope
Specification: substrate, edge treatment, door construction, finish, hardware, tolerances and maintenance requirements define the finished piece
Casework · wall panels, trim and mouldings · hood surrounds · CAD, HST shown separately
From first call in Kitchener to finished kitchen — the Mississauga workshop in between
Five steps, one team: a phone or video consultation with photos; an in-home measure booked into a Waterloo Region day (or any day across Mississauga and the GTA); a 3D design with a written itemised quote; the cabinet build in the Mississauga workshop while your kitchen stays in use; then delivery of finished cabinets and installation by the crew that built them, with plumbing and electrical hook-up and a final clean. Typical durations for each step are published here as soon as the operator confirms them in writing. [TBC]
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Consultation
We talk through how you use the kitchen, what is not working, and your budget range.
Phone or video with photos and rough dimensions — the appliance wall, the window, the door positions, the ceiling height — or in person at the workshop. We ask how many people cook, what is stored where, which appliances stay, and the budget band you are comfortable with. If the numbers and the wish list do not meet, we say so here, not after the design.
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In-home measure
Precise measurements of the room, services and appliances.
Several homes in Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge are measured on the same Waterloo Region day; Mississauga and the western GTA are booked day to day. Walls, ceiling height, window and door positions, the services behind the walls, and the appliances you are keeping or buying. We photograph everything so the designer and the workshop are working from the same room.
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3D design and quote
A rendered design you can walk through, with a written itemised quote.
A rendered 3D model you can walk through on screen, plus a written quote with every line priced: cabinets by run, countertop by slab, trades, permits, disposal — and travel, as its own line, for Waterloo Region. Change anything you like at this stage; it costs nothing until material is cut.
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Build
Cabinets are manufactured in our workshop while countertops are templated.
Boxes, doors and drawer fronts are built and finished in the Mississauga workshop while your existing kitchen stays in use. Countertop material is ordered. Trades are booked against the install date.
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Installation
Demolition, cabinet install, countertop fit, plumbing and electrical hook-up, final clean.
Cabinets arrive finished, not as flat-pack boxes. Demolition, cabinet installation, countertop template and fit, plumbing and electrical hook-up, backsplash, final adjustments and a clean — on consecutive site days, with licensed local trades named on the quote where the schedule needs them. You walk the kitchen with the installer before the final invoice.
What we need from you, and when
Before the measure: a rough budget band and a list of appliances with model numbers if you have already chosen them, because appliance dimensions drive cabinet sizes. Before design sign-off: your decision on door style, finish and countertop material — samples come to the measure and the workshop visit. Before install week: an empty kitchen, a clear path from the front door, and somewhere for the fridge to live for a few days. Everything else is ours.
Living without a kitchen is the part people underestimate. Plan a temporary setup — microwave, kettle, a table for the coffee machine — in the dining room, and expect the installation stretch to be the only time the room is out of action. Our sequence is built so that demolition does not start until the cabinets are finished and on the truck — which, for a Kitchener address, is the same truck that brings the crew. How long each stage takes, and what speeds it up → · The logistics from Mississauga to Waterloo Region, step by step →
Step 4 in practice: full-height cabinetry with a drawer stack, built and finished in the Mississauga workshop before the truck leaves (October 2026 catalogue)
Pricing guide
What a Kitchener kitchen costs, and why
A published Kitchener–Waterloo kitchen cost guide (Caliber Contracting, March 2026) puts an essential refresh in the existing layout at $30,000–$55,000, a mid-range full renovation with semi-custom cabinetry and stone counters at $55,000–$110,000, and premium custom work with layout changes at $110,000–$200,000 and up. Those are market context, not Prime Kitchen and Bath's prices: every kitchen is quoted individually after an in-home measure, in CAD with HST shown separately and travel from Mississauga as its own line, and our own ranges are published once confirmed by the operator. [TBC]
Market context, not our price list
Two published references frame the 2026 market. The Kitchener–Waterloo guide above tiers kitchens at $30,000–$55,000, $55,000–$110,000 and $110,000–$200,000+; the published Mississauga cost guides we quote on the Mississauga page cluster standard full renovations in detached homes between roughly $25,000 and $45,000, condo kitchens between $15,000 and $40,000, and luxury kitchens at $60,000–$90,000 and up. The spread says less about the two markets than about scope: "essential refresh" and "standard full renovation" are not the same job. Treat both as the shape of the market in 2026 and the itemised quote — free, one site visit — as the number.
Can you redo a kitchen for $30,000?
In 2026 that is the floor of the published Kitchener–Waterloo refresh tier and the typical same-footprint project in the GTA: new cabinets in the existing layout, a quartz countertop, a tiled backsplash and new hardware, with the sink, stove and fridge staying where they are so the plumbing, gas and electrical stay where they are. What pushes it past $30,000 is moving services, adding an island with a sink or cooktop, premium door finishes, or new flooring through connected rooms.
Can I renovate my kitchen for $10,000?
A $10,000 budget buys a convincing refresh when the cabinet boxes are sound: refacing the doors and drawer fronts, new hinges and hardware, and often a new laminate or entry-level quartz countertop. It does not buy new cabinets and a stone top together in most Kitchener or Mississauga kitchens. If a contractor offers both for that number, read the material specification very carefully.
Can you redo a kitchen for $5,000?
Not a renovation — but one meaningful change, yes. $5,000 typically covers a new countertop on existing cabinets, or refacing a small kitchen's doors, or a backsplash and lighting update with new hardware. Spending it on the single most worn element usually beats spreading it thin.
HST, deposits, travel and what is never in the number
Every quote shows the 13% HST separately. Payments are staged against milestones set out in the contract, and nothing is ordered before you sign off the 3D design. For Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge, travel and delivery are their own lines — the cabinets are priced as they would be for a Mississauga kitchen, and grouped measure and installation days keep those lines small. Appliances are never included unless we are buying them for you at your request, and the cost of permits sits as its own line.
Cost driver
Lower end
Higher end
Layout
Sink, stove and fridge stay put
Moved plumbing or gas, island with services, wall removed (permit)
Cabinets
Refacing sound boxes; standard door profiles
Full custom boxes, tall pantry runs, specialty interior fittings
Countertops
Laminate or entry quartz, standard edge
Premium quartz, porcelain or natural stone, waterfall ends
Electrical and lighting
Reuse existing circuits
New circuits, under-cabinet and pot lighting, ESA inspection
Flooring and backsplash
Keep the floor; simple tile backsplash
New tile or hardwood through connected rooms, full-height backsplash
Travel from Mississauga
Grouped measure and install days, one delivery
Split deliveries or extra visits for a changed scope
Access and building rules
Detached house, driveway parking
Condo with elevator bookings and restricted hours
Prices in CAD, HST extra. Every quote is written and itemised. Published per-service ranges for Prime Kitchen and Bath appear here, date-stamped, once confirmed. [TBC]
Six countertop materials compared, and the interior fittings that change a quote: the cabinets page.
Style is mostly a door profile, a finish and a hardware decision. The boxes underneath are built the same careful way.
Modern
Flat slab doors, handleless or integrated pulls, matte or high-gloss finishes and long horizontal lines. Storage is concealed — tall units, drawer banks, appliance garages — and lighting is part of the design rather than an afterthought. Works best when the room is uncluttered and the countertop is kept to one material.
Contemporary
Mixed materials in current palettes: a wood-grain island against painted perimeter cabinets, stone against metal, a thin shaker profile instead of a flat slab. The most requested look in Mississauga family homes right now, because it tolerates everyday use and dates slowly.
Traditional
Shaker and raised-panel doors, crown moulding, furniture-style islands, classic cup pulls and knobs — built with modern soft-close mechanics and full-extension drawers. Suits older homes in Streetsville, Port Credit and Lorne Park where the kitchen should match the house.
Door profile and finish — the two decisions that set the look
Pick the closest match to describe what you want; samples of the real thing come to the measure. The preview is a drawing, not a photo.
Painted white
Sprayed lacquer; the brightest kitchen, and the one that shows an edge chip first.
Painted sage
Any colour the paint system offers; mid-tones hide fingerprints better than white or black.
Matte graphite
Low sheen and warm to the touch; shows dust on flat tops, hides marks on doors.
Oak veneer
Real wood on a stable core; the grain varies door to door and wants a steady indoor humidity.
Walnut veneer
Darker and richer than oak; often one island or one tall run against painted perimeter cabinets.
High gloss
A mirror finish that opens up a small room — and shows every fingerprint until it is wiped.
Painted doors show chips at the edges sooner than laminate or thermofoil; wood veneer ages gracefully but wants a consistent humidity; high-gloss shows fingerprints. Hardware is the cheapest place to spend a little more: a good full-extension runner is used ten thousand times a year.
Which of these profiles and finishes the workshop manufactures, and its three best sellers, is confirmed by the operator before this board goes live. [TBC — Q54]
Preview: the selected profile in the selected finish, with the brass pull from the Macchiato island.
Which layout fits the room
Six shapes cover almost every kitchen. The dashed line is the work triangle — sink, cooktop, fridge — and the shorter it is, the less you walk while you cook. A work aisle should be at least 42 in (1,067 mm) for one cook and 48 in (1,219 mm) when two people cook together (NKBA Kitchen Planning Guidelines).
Single wall
Sink in the middle, cooktop and fridge either side — a line rather than a triangle. The fewest cabinets and the shortest runs of plumbing and electrical.
Galley
Sink and cooktop on one run, fridge on the other, so the triangle stays short. Efficient per foot of cabinet; the aisle width decides comfort.
L-shape
Two legs; the corner needs a real corner solution or it becomes dead space. One corner cabinet, and room for a table or a small island in the open corner.
U-shape
Each leg takes one point of the triangle — the most storage per square foot. Two corner solutions and the most cabinet boxes.
L-shape with island
The cooktop or the sink moves to the island, which then needs services run under the floor. Island plumbing or gas is the biggest cost driver after moving a wall.
Peninsula
Works like an island attached at one end, with seating on the outer side. Island benefits with one less exposed end, and no services under the floor if it stays dry.
What each layout does to the number is in the cost-driver table: moved services and island plumbing are the lines that grow.
Interiors: where the money quietly matters
The inside of a cabinet decides whether a kitchen works on a Tuesday night. Cutlery and utensil inserts, a tray divider above the oven, a bin pull-out under the prep zone and a charging drawer are the fittings owners mention a year later — specified per drawer on the design, so the quote shows exactly what each one adds. See the six fittings that matter most, cabinet by cabinet, on the cabinets page.
Where we work
Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge first — then Mississauga, the western GTA and projects across Ontario
Prime Kitchen and Bath renovates kitchens across Kitchener — Downtown Kitchener, Victoria Hills, Forest Heights, Westmount, Stanley Park, Huron Park, Doon, Pioneer Park, Williamsburg, Country Hills, Laurentian Hills, Bridgeport — and in Waterloo (Uptown Waterloo, Beechwood, Lakeshore, Laurelwood, Eastbridge) and Cambridge (Galt, Preston, Hespeler, Blair, Clemens Mill). The three cities together had 516,800 residents in 198,120 private households at the 2021 Census and share one set of grouped measure and installation days from the Mississauga workshop, about 75 km west along Highway 401 — roughly an hour in normal traffic. Mississauga itself — Streetsville, Port Credit, Erin Mills, Meadowvale, Clarkson and the rest — plus Oakville, Brampton, Etobicoke, Milton are served day to day; completed projects also include Waterloo Region, Guelph, London and Thunder Bay.
Downtown Kitchener
Victoria Hills
Forest Heights
Westmount
Stanley Park
Huron Park
Doon
Pioneer Park
Williamsburg
Country Hills
Laurentian Hills
Bridgeport
Uptown Waterloo
Beechwood
Lakeshore
Laurelwood
Eastbridge
Westvale
Colonial Acres
Lexington
Galt
Preston
Hespeler
Blair
Clemens Mill
What changes from one Kitchener neighbourhood to the next
The houses do. The central neighbourhoods — Victoria Hills, Westmount, the streets around Downtown Kitchener — carry post-war and pre-war kitchens where the win is storage density and a wall opened to the dining room, and where plumbing stacks and electrical panels decide the layout. The subdivisions that grew along the Conestoga Parkway and Highway 8 from the 1970s to the 90s — Forest Heights, Stanley Park, Country Hills, Laurentian Hills — have the U-shaped kitchen with a peninsula that most owners replace with an island. Doon, Pioneer Park, Huron Park and Williamsburg are newer builds with larger rooms and builder-grade cabinets reaching the age where owners want them replaced rather than refaced. Downtown condos bring board approvals and elevator bookings; the condo guide applies as written.
Uptown Waterloo's condos and the university-district rentals on one side; Beechwood, Lakeshore and Westvale's 1960s–80s family homes and the newer Laurelwood, Eastbridge and Colonial Acres subdivisions on the other. Waterloo had an average after-tax household income of $99,300 in 2020 — the highest of the three cities — and its kitchens tend toward the full-custom, layout-change end of the scale. Bathrooms in Waterloo have their own section on the bathroom page.
Cambridge
Three former towns and three housing stocks: the older cores of Galt, Preston and Hespeler with compact kitchens in houses that have original plumbing and character worth keeping, and the newer streets of Clemens Mill and Blair with open-plan kitchens built in the 1990s and 2000s. Cambridge's permit office is its own; see permits by city.
Census figures: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile (population and households at the 2021 Census; income for 2020, in Canadian dollars), as compiled in Prime Kitchen and Bath's October 2026 market research; the three-city table is on the cabinets page.
Mississauga and the western GTA — home turf
Streetsville
Port Credit
Erin Mills
Meadowvale
Clarkson
Cooksville
Lorne Park
Churchill Meadows
Lisgar
Malton
Oakville
Brampton
Etobicoke
Milton
The workshop at 1645 Sismet Rd, Unit 12 is minutes from Highway 401, Dixie Road and Eglinton Avenue, so site visits across Peel Region and Toronto's west end are routine and booked day to day rather than on grouped regional days. Post-war bungalows in Cooksville, Applewood and Lakeview, the 1970s–80s U-shaped kitchens of Erin Mills, Meadowvale and Lisgar, the lakefront streets of Port Credit, Lorne Park and Clarkson, and the condos around Square One each get the same written quote and the same crew. Oakville is a short run down the QEW; Brampton and Malton sit north of the 401 within twenty minutes; Etobicoke is the first Toronto stop east; Milton is reachable along the 401 west. Within 25 km of the workshop we book in-home measures the same way we do in Mississauga. Kitchen renovation in Mississauga — neighbourhoods, City permits, cost context and the demand calendar →
Across Ontario: Guelph, London, Thunder Bay
A manufacturer's reach is different from a contractor's. Cabinets, closets, bars and millwork are built in Mississauga regardless of where they are installed, so distance changes the delivery and the installation schedule, not the product. Projects have been completed in Waterloo Region, Guelph, London and Thunder Bay: measures and installation days are grouped so the crew travels once per stage, cabinets are delivered finished rather than assembled on site, and complete renovations further afield are quoted with the travel and trade coordination priced as their own lines, never hidden. For Guelph, London or Thunder Bay, call first so we can confirm timing before you plan around it. We would rather say "not this month" on the phone than charge you for a wasted trip.
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Permits
Which kitchen work needs a permit in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and Mississauga
The City of Kitchener's own list names adding or removing plumbing structures and finishing a basement as permit work, and replacing a plumbing fixture in the same place as no-permit work — the City notes the list is not complete. Under the Ontario Building Code, which all four cities apply, cabinetry, countertops, backsplash and flooring need no building permit; relocating a plumbing fixture, drainage work, a new kitchen exhaust, enlarged windows or a removed wall do. The permit comes from the City of Kitchener, the City of Waterloo, the City of Cambridge or the City of Mississauga; electrical work is an Electrical Safety Authority permit filed by the licensed electrician.
Waterloo Region: three building departments
Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge each run their own building department, application process and fee schedule for the same provincial Code. Kitchener's when-you-need-a-building-permit page is the plainest of the three (checked October 2026); Waterloo adds a rental-licence requirement if the work is for an additional residential unit you intend to rent; Cambridge handles occupancy through its Building Services division. The city-by-city detail, including basement units, is in our permits guide for Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge and on the legal-basement page for the region.
Mississauga: the City's own list
The City of Mississauga's list of projects that need a permit says the same thing in Peel's words — no permit for cabinetry or cupboards, countertops, backsplash, flooring and a sink replaced in the same spot; a permit for a plumbing fixture added, removed or relocated, drainage work, a kitchen exhaust, an enlarged window or a structural wall — and adds the second-unit registration that Kitchener does not have. The full list in kitchen terms is in our Mississauga permit guide; the home city has its own page.
Electrical and gas are never City permits
New circuits — appliance circuits, pot lights, under-cabinet lighting — need an Electrical Safety Authority permit filed by the licensed electrical contractor, with an inspection before the drywall closes. Gas work — a new range line, a moved cooktop — is done by a TSSA-licensed fitter. Both apply identically in all four cities, and both are the lines most often missing from a cheap quote.
Who pulls them, and what they cost
We say which permits apply before you sign and price them as their own line; nothing is buried in "miscellaneous". We submit drawings as soon as the design is signed so the permit is in hand when the cabinets are ready, rather than the other way round. Ontario's Consumer Protection Act rules on written contracts, deposits and the 10-day cooling-off period apply in Waterloo Region exactly as in Peel: how to choose a kitchen contractor in Ontario.
Timing
When to start a kitchen project in Kitchener–Waterloo
Demand for kitchen renovations in Kitchener peaks in September (about 720 Google searches a month from Kitchener alone) and bottoms out in July (about 40), according to Google Ads search data for the twelve months to August 2026; the Mississauga curve runs the same way, peaking in October (about 880) with a June low (about 110). Booking a design consultation in late spring or summer usually means an earlier installation slot than an autumn enquiry, when everyone wants the kitchen done before the holidays.
The calendar most people run
The pattern is the same in Waterloo Region and in Peel: the kitchen gets talked about over the summer, the enquiry goes in after Labour Day, and the install is expected before guests arrive in December. The cabinet build is the long pole in that plan, which is why September and October enquiries are the ones most likely to be told "January". A design signed in June or July is usually installed in early autumn with no queue at all — and for Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge it also lands in a Waterloo Region installation day that still has room.
Current lead time from signed design to installation start is published here as soon as the operator confirms it in writing, and updated whenever it changes. [TBC]
Winter and summer installs
January to March is the quietest stretch and often the fastest path from design to install. Material deliveries are unaffected by weather for the kinds of products we use — the 401 between Mississauga and Kitchener is cleared like any other highway — and a kitchen out of action is easier to live with when nobody is barbecuing anyway. Summer installs are popular with families who can eat outside; the trade-off is that trades are busiest from May to September.
Permits take their own time
If your project relocates the sink or any plumbing fixture, changes the drainage, adds a kitchen exhaust or removes a wall, allow time for the building permit from your city's building department before demolition; new circuits need the Electrical Safety Authority permit and inspection before the drywall closes. We submit drawings as soon as the design is signed so the permit is in hand when the cabinets are ready, rather than the other way round.
Appliances and lead times
Choose appliances before the design is finalised. A 30-inch range and a 36-inch range need different cabinet runs, a counter-depth fridge changes the panel beside it, and some built-in models in southern Ontario carry their own eight-to-twelve-week delivery. We can design around a model you have ordered; we cannot design around one you have not chosen.
Credentials
Who you are hiring, and how to check
Licence, insurance, WSIB clearance and warranty terms are published here exactly as the operator documents them — nothing appears on this page that cannot be shown on paper. [TBC]
Prime Kitchen and Bath, 1645 Sismet Rd, Unit 12, Mississauga, ON L4W 1Z3 — registered Ontario business; legal name confirmed from the Ontario Business Registry before launch [TBC]
Liability insurance and WSIB clearance certificate: documentation pending [TBC]
Written, itemised quotes and a signed contract before any order; nothing is cut before design sign-off
Electrical and gas work carried out by licensed trades and inspected (ESA, TSSA) — names published once confirmed [TBC]
Workmanship warranty: terms published on the warranty page once confirmed [TBC]
Five questions to ask any kitchen contractor
Who holds the WSIB clearance? A current certificate means injured workers are covered by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, not by a claim against your home. Ask for the certificate number and check it on wsib.ca.
Who pulls the permit and who is the licensed electrician? Electrical work in Ontario must be done by a licensed electrical contractor and inspected by the ESA; the permit should be in the contractor's name, not yours.
Is the contract in writing with a payment schedule? Ontario's Consumer Protection Act requires a written agreement for any job over $50, recommends deposits of no more than 10%, caps overruns on an estimate at 10% unless you sign a change, and gives you a 10-day cooling-off period on a contract signed at your home — see the Province's renovation contract rules. A contract that is vague about milestones is vague on purpose.
What exactly is the warranty on workmanship, and what is the manufacturer's on hardware and stone? Two different documents; ask for both.
Can I see a kitchen you finished two years ago? Day-one photos flatter everyone. Doors that still close straight after two winters tell you more.
Reviews
What homeowners say
Our Google review count, dated — no star badges we cannot back with a source.
472 Google reviews · as of October 13, 2026
Every finished kitchen gets one request for a review — one, not a sequence — and then we leave you alone. If something on your project is not right, we want to hear it first — call or email and it gets fixed — and the link to Google stays available to you whatever you decide to write.
A review that names Kitchener, Waterloo or Cambridge is quoted here, with the customer's permission. [TBC]
The questions homeowners in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and Mississauga actually type into Google, answered the way we would answer them on the phone. The Mississauga-specific cost and permit questions have their own page.
Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge
How much does a kitchen renovation cost in Kitchener?
A published Kitchener–Waterloo cost guide (Caliber Contracting, March 2026) puts an essential refresh in the existing layout at $30,000–$55,000, a mid-range full renovation with semi-custom cabinetry and stone counters at $55,000–$110,000, and premium custom work with layout changes at $110,000–$200,000 and up — market context, not our prices. Prime Kitchen and Bath quotes every kitchen individually after an in-home measure, in CAD with HST shown separately and travel from Mississauga as its own line; our own ranges are published once confirmed by the operator. [TBC]
Do you actually install in Kitchener, or just deliver?
We install. The cabinets are manufactured in Mississauga, delivered finished, and fitted, levelled and anchored by our own crew; for a complete renovation the removal, countertops, backsplash, flooring and finishing are ours too, with licensed local plumbing and electrical trades named on the quote where the schedule needs them. Projects have been completed in Waterloo Region (the operator's brief, October 2026).
Does the distance from Mississauga make it more expensive?
The cabinets are priced as they would be for a Mississauga kitchen; travel and delivery appear as separate lines on the written quote so the cost of the distance is visible. Measures and installation days are grouped by region, which is what keeps those lines small.
Which city issues the building permit?
The city where the house is. The City of Kitchener's list names adding or removing plumbing structures and finishing a basement as permit work and replacing a plumbing fixture in the same place as no-permit work; Waterloo, Cambridge and Mississauga apply the same Ontario Building Code through their own building departments. Cabinetry, countertops, backsplash and flooring need no building permit anywhere in Ontario; electrical is an Electrical Safety Authority permit filed by the licensed electrician.
Do you serve Waterloo and Cambridge too?
Yes — the three cities are one regional market an hour west on the 401 and share the same grouped site days. Waterloo and Cambridge each have their own permit office, zoning and, for basement units, their own rules; those are covered section by section on this page and on the bathroom and legal-basement pages for the region.
Can we see a kitchen you built in Waterloo Region before we commit?
Projects have been completed in the region; which of the company's recent kitchens is the Kitchener project, and addresses you can visit by appointment, are being confirmed by the operator and will be listed here. The workshop in Mississauga is open by appointment in the meantime, an hour east, with door samples, finishes and countertop slabs under one roof. [TBC]
Do you still work in Mississauga and the western GTA?
Every day — Mississauga is where the workshop is. Kitchens, cabinets, closets, bathrooms, bars and basements across Mississauga plus Oakville, Brampton, Etobicoke, Milton are measured and installed day to day rather than on grouped regional days, and the home city has its own page: https://primekitchen.ca/kitchen-renovation-mississauga/
Do you build bathrooms and basement apartments in Kitchener as well?
Yes. Full bathroom renovations and legal basement units — Kitchener calls them additional dwelling units — have their own pages for the region: https://primekitchen.ca/bathroom-renovation-kitchener/ and https://primekitchen.ca/legal-basement-kitchener/. Closets, bars, entertainment units and custom millwork travel the same way as the kitchens.
Which areas do you serve?
Kitchener (Downtown Kitchener, Victoria Hills, Forest Heights, Westmount, Stanley Park, Huron Park and more), Waterloo and Cambridge as the primary market, served on grouped Waterloo Region days; all of Mississauga and Oakville, Brampton, Etobicoke, Milton day to day from the workshop. Because the cabinets are built in-house, projects also travel: completed work includes Waterloo Region, Guelph, London and Thunder Bay. For Guelph, London or Thunder Bay, call first so we can confirm delivery and installation logistics.
Cost, permits and timing
Can you redo a kitchen for $30,000?
In 2026 that is the bottom of the published Kitchener–Waterloo range for a refresh in the existing layout, and the typical same-footprint project in the GTA: new cabinets in the same footprint, a quartz countertop, backsplash and hardware, with sink, stove and fridge staying put. Moving plumbing or gas, an island with services, premium finishes or new flooring through connected rooms push past it.
Can I renovate my kitchen for $10,000?
As a refresh, yes: refacing sound cabinet boxes with new doors, drawer fronts and hardware, often with a new laminate or entry-level quartz countertop. New cabinets and a stone top together rarely fit in $10,000 anywhere in southern Ontario in 2026 — check the material specification of any quote that says they do.
Can you redo a kitchen for $5,000?
Not a full renovation, but one meaningful change: a new countertop on existing cabinets, refacing a small kitchen, or a backsplash, lighting and hardware update. Put $5,000 (2026) into the single most worn element rather than spreading it across everything.
How long does a kitchen renovation take?
Several weeks from signed design to finished kitchen in most cases, with the cabinet build as the longest step and the installation itself the only stretch when the room is out of action. For Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge the distance affects the scheduling of the measure and the installation days, not the length of the work. Our typical durations per step are published in the process section as soon as the operator confirms them. [TBC]
How do I get a quote, and what does it cost?
Nothing. Use the quote form, call or email; we reply during business hours, book an in-home measure — into a Waterloo Region day for Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge — and send a 3D design with a written, itemised quote in Canadian dollars. You can change anything at that stage — material is not cut until you sign off.
What warranty do you offer?
Workmanship warranty terms are published on the warranty page exactly as the operator documents them; cabinet hardware, countertop materials and appliances carry their manufacturers' warranties, which we pass on in writing with the final invoice. [TBC]
The workshop and the rest of the house
Do you build the cabinets yourselves?
Yes. Cabinets are manufactured in our workshop at 1645 Sismet Rd, Unit 12, Mississauga, and they are installed by the same crew that built them. Base, wall and tall cabinets, drawers, doors, exposed end panels, fillers and trim are all made here; hardware can include soft-close hinges and drawer slides.
Do you test for asbestos or other hazardous materials before demolition?
Where it is relevant — older houses, original plaster, vinyl floor tile or textured ceilings — hazardous-material testing and, if needed, removal are arranged with qualified specialists before demolition starts, and sit as their own line in the scope. It is part of the preparation stage of a complete kitchen renovation, together with site protection, disposal and substrate repair.
Is cabinet refacing worth it?
When the boxes are structurally sound and the layout works, refacing replaces doors, drawer fronts, hinges and finishes for a fraction of the cost of new cabinets, with no demolition. If the boxes are water-damaged, pulling away from the wall, or the layout fights how you cook, new cabinets are the better spend — and we will tell you which applies.
Custom cabinets or IKEA?
IKEA boxes are a sensible budget choice for a standard room with standard appliances; the compromises are fixed sizes, filler strips and a finish range you cannot change. Custom boxes are built to your walls and ceiling height, fit the appliances you actually own, and the doors are finished to the sample you approved. The price gap narrows once you add the installer, the fillers and the upgraded hardware to the flat-pack number.
What is the difference between a finished basement and a legal basement apartment?
Finishes. A finished basement has drywall, flooring and lighting; a legal second unit also meets the Ontario Building Code for a self-contained dwelling — ceiling height, an exit, fire separation, smoke and carbon-monoxide alarms, natural light and ventilation, a kitchen and a bathroom — holds a building permit from the city, passes its inspections and completes whatever the city asks afterwards (Mississauga registers second units; Waterloo requires a rental licence; Kitchener's additional-dwelling-unit guide has no registration step). A finished basement is not automatically a legal dwelling unit. Guides: https://primekitchen.ca/legal-basement-kitchener/ and https://primekitchen.ca/legal-basement-mississauga/
Can you make my basement legal?
We do both halves: the finishing (layout, insulation and moisture assessment, partitions, drywall, ceilings, flooring, doors and trim) and the second-unit planning (kitchen, bathroom and sleeping accommodation with the exits, ceiling heights, light, ventilation and fire separations the Code requires), plus the zoning review, permit drawings, trade coordination, inspections and the city's paperwork. We start with a feasibility visit and say plainly whether your basement can meet the requirements before you spend on drawings.
Do you build closets, bars and entertainment units?
Yes — all three are millwork built in the same Mississauga workshop as the kitchens: walk-in and reach-in closets, wardrobes, home bars, media walls and built-in entertainment units, designed in 3D around what you own and installed by our crew, in Waterloo Region as in the GTA.
Wet bar or dry bar — what is the difference?
A dry bar has no sink: cabinetry, a counter, bottle and glass storage, perhaps a beverage fridge on an existing circuit. A wet bar adds a sink, which means plumbing supply and drainage, often a new electrical circuit and sometimes a permit — so the countertop, drainage, circuits and appliance openings are planned together before anything is built.
Can you build storage for an entryway, laundry room or pantry?
Yes. Beyond bedroom closets the workshop builds entry storage with mirrored or closed doors, linen cabinets, pantry storage, laundry cabinetry, built-in shelving and mudroom units — measured to the space, with moisture and ventilation considered for laundry and entry areas, and with lighting and electrical work scoped separately.
Do you do custom millwork — built-ins, wall panels, mouldings?
Yes. Custom millwork covers made-to-fit cabinets, bookcases, shelving, display units and fitted furniture, and architectural details such as decorative wall panels, trim, mouldings, hood surrounds and coordinated cabinet panels. The workflow is the same as a kitchen: site measurement, shop drawings, finish and sample selection, fabrication in the workshop, delivery and installation.
Which countertops do you install?
Quartz, granite and porcelain, templated after the base cabinets are installed and level, then fabricated and fitted. Quartz is the most popular choice for stain resistance and consistent pattern; granite for natural variation; porcelain for heat and outdoor kitchens. Laminate is available for budget refreshes.
Can you renovate a condo kitchen?
Yes — in Downtown Kitchener and Uptown Waterloo as around Square One. Condo projects need the board's approval of the drawings, elevator bookings, restricted work hours and protected hallways, all of which we schedule before demolition so the building manager never has a reason to stop the job.
Can I visit a showroom?
There is no Kitchener showroom. Visits to our Mississauga workshop — about an hour east of Kitchener on the 401 — are by appointment so the right person is there to walk you through door samples and countertop slabs. Call +1 905-238-5666 or email [email protected] to arrange one. Parking and entrance details are published once confirmed. [TBC]
Visit
The workshop at 1645 Sismet Rd, Unit 12
Prime Kitchen and Bath is at 1645 Sismet Rd, Unit 12, Mississauga, ON L4W 1Z3, in the Dixie–Eglinton industrial area of Mississauga just south of Highway 401 — about an hour east of Kitchener along the 401. There is no Kitchener showroom. Visits are by appointment so someone is free to walk you through samples. Parking and entrance details are published here as soon as the operator confirms them. [TBC]
Address 1645 Sismet Rd, Unit 12, Mississauga, ON L4W 1Z3
Sismet Road runs between Dixie Road and Tomken Road, north of Eglinton Avenue East. Unit 12 is in the multi-unit building at number 1645; other units house unrelated businesses.
Next step
Get a written quote for a kitchen in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge or Mississauga
Tell us the city, the room and what is not working, and send photos. We reply within one business day, book the measure — into a Waterloo Region day, or any day across Mississauga and the GTA — and send a 3D design with an itemised quote in Canadian dollars, travel shown separately where it applies. No deposit, no obligation, nothing ordered until you sign off. Email [email protected] or call +1 905-238-5666.
What needs a City permit and what does not — Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and Mississauga, each from the city's own list — the Ontario contract rules that protect you, the six things that move the price, and the month-by-month demand calendar for both markets: the facts we use on every quote, in one email.
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