Bathroom Renovation Kitchener — full washroom renovations for Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge, everything included
Demolition, waterproofing, tile, shower or tub, a vanity built in our own Mississauga workshop, fixtures, lighting, ventilation, plumbing and electrical — one team, one written quote, with travel shown as its own line. Projects already completed in Waterloo Region.
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What "everything included" means in a Kitchener bathroom
A full bathroom renovation with Prime Kitchen and Bath in Kitchener includes everything in the room: demolition and disposal, waterproofing, floor and wall tile, the shower or tub with its glass enclosure, a workshop-built vanity with countertop and basin, medicine cabinet and linen storage, the toilet, taps and fixtures, mirrors, lighting and ventilation, painting, plumbing and electrical hook-up by licensed trades, and the final clean — one itemised quote in CAD with HST shown separately, travel from Mississauga as its own line.
- 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
Waterproofing is the job
Tile is the finish; waterproofing is the work. Shower walls and floors get a continuous membrane system, the curb or the curbless slope is built for the drain position, and the niche and bench are waterproofed as part of the same envelope. It is the step you never see and the one that decides whether the bathroom is still dry in ten years — and it is identical whether the house is in Forest Heights or Erin Mills.
The vanity is a cabinet
It is built in the same Mississauga workshop as our kitchens, to the width of your wall and the position of your plumbing, single or double basin where the room allows, with the same soft-close drawer hardware, and its top is templated after it is installed. The full scope, step by step, is on the bathroom renovation page; this page is about doing it an hour west.
Bathroom types, tile patterns and the sizes that fit
Three boards to describe the room you want before the measure — drawings, not photos; rules of thumb, not prices. The vanity in every one of them is built in the Mississauga workshop.
Powder room to ensuite — the room decides the scope
Pick the closest room; the eight items below are what "everything included" covers in each of them, and the vanity in every one is a cabinet built in the workshop.
- Powder room
- The smallest room in the house and the one guests see; a vanity built to the exact width is the whole design.
- Three-piece
- The standard family bathroom; a tub-to-shower conversion is the most common change.
- Four-piece
- Needs the floor area for both; the separate shower is where waterproofing earns its keep.
- Ensuite
- Two basins need a wider wall; storage and lighting decide whether it works on a weekday morning.
Demolition, disposal and dust control
The old room comes out to the studs where the plan needs it; the rest of the house is sealed off and the debris leaves in bins, not in the hallway.
Waterproofing membrane system for shower and wet areas
Tile is the finish; waterproofing is the work. A continuous membrane on shower walls and floor, a curb or a curbless slope built for the drain, and the niche and bench inside the same envelope.
Floor and wall tile, including niches and benches
Layout drawn before the first tile goes on so cuts land where they are least seen; the pattern decides the waste and the labour.
Shower or tub, glass, fixtures and trim
A tub-to-shower conversion keeps the same footprint; a separate shower needs its own drain and its own waterproofing envelope.
Vanity built in our workshop, with countertop and sink
The vanity is a cabinet — built in the same workshop as the kitchens, to the width of the wall and the position of the plumbing, with the same soft-close hardware; the top is templated after it is installed.
Lighting, exhaust ventilation, outlets and switches
Lit mirrors and a quiet fan sized for the room; outlets where the hair dryer actually lives.
Plumbing and electrical hook-up by licensed trades, with inspections
Named on the quote where the schedule needs them; inspections booked as part of the sequence, not after it.
Final clean and a walk-through before the last invoice
The room is handed over clean, with the snag list walked together before the last payment is due.
Six tile layouts — look, waste and labour
The pattern is a design choice with a cost: diagonal and woven layouts cut more tile and take longer to set. Large-format tile has the fewest grout lines and the strictest substrate.
Five columns — swipe sideways on a phone.
| Pattern | Look | Typical waste | Labour | Where it belongs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacked | A clean grid — modern, quiet. | about 10 % | Quickest to lay | Walls and floors |
| Running bond | The classic subway offset. | about 10 % | Quick | Backsplashes and shower walls |
| Herringbone | A diagonal zigzag with the most movement. | about 15 to 20 % | Slowest — the most cuts | Feature walls and floors |
| Basketweave | Woven pairs — traditional. | about 12 % | Moderate | Floors |
| Hexagon | Honeycomb; small hexagons grip underfoot. | about 15 % | Moderate; mosaic sheets help | Shower floors |
| Large format | The fewest grout lines. | about 15 % (handling breakage) | A flat substrate and two people | Floors and shower walls |
Waste allowances are the usual ordering rules of thumb, not a quote: the exact figure depends on the room, the tile size and where the cuts land.
Vanity widths and shower footprints that actually fit
Common manufacturer sizes — and the one freedom a workshop-built vanity gives you: the width is whatever the wall is.
| Element | Common sizes | Rule of thumb |
|---|---|---|
| Single vanity | 24, 30, 36 and 48 in | A cabinet built to order can be any width in between — the wall decides, not the catalogue. |
| Double vanity | 60 and 72 in | Two basins want 60 in or more; 72 in leaves counter space between them. |
| Shower | 36 × 36, 36 × 48 and 36 × 60 in | The code minimum comes from the Ontario Building Code and the permit desk; 36 × 36 in is the comfortable size most designs draw. |
| Tub alcove | 60 × 30 and 60 × 32 in | Most alcoves in the housing stock are 60 in; a tub-to-shower conversion keeps that footprint. |
How a bathroom gets built in Mississauga and installed in Kitchener
A phone or video consultation with photos; an in-home measure booked into a Waterloo Region day; a 3D design and written itemised quote; the vanity built in the workshop while tile, glass and fixtures are ordered; then demolition, rough-in, waterproofing, tile, vanity and fixtures on consecutive site days, with licensed local trades named on the quote where the schedule needs them. Travel and delivery are separate lines — the vanity is priced as it would be for a Mississauga bathroom.
Bathrooms travel better than kitchens: the manufactured part is one cabinet and a top, and the site work is a sequence of trades rather than a truckload of boxes. The region is about 75 km west along Highway 401 — roughly an hour in normal traffic, which is why measures and installation days are grouped and why we say plainly when a date is not available rather than promising one and driving to it. The Kitchener–Waterloo kitchen page explains the same logistics for a whole kitchen, and the cabinets page for cabinetry alone.
What stays the same as anywhere
The five-step process, the itemised quote in Canadian dollars with HST separate, nothing ordered before you sign off, and the installer being the person who built the vanity. 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 — see how to choose a contractor in Ontario.
- about 75 km west along Highway 401 — roughly an hour in normal traffic; measures and site days grouped by region
- Vanity and storage delivered finished from Mississauga
- Travel and delivery as separate quote lines
- Licensed local plumbing and electrical trades named on the quote when the schedule needs them
- Workshop visits by appointment — tile, fittings and vanity samples under one roof
Bathroom renovation in Waterloo
Bathroom renovations in Waterloo follow the same scope and the same Ontario Building Code; the permit comes from the City of Waterloo when fixtures move or drainage changes, and a bathroom inside an additional residential unit comes with the City's rental-licence requirement if the unit is rented. Uptown Waterloo, Beechwood, Lakeshore, Laurelwood, Eastbridge and the uptown condos are all within the same grouped site days as Kitchener.
Waterloo's housing stock splits the job two ways. The post-war and 1960s–70s homes of Lakeshore, Lincoln Heights and Westvale have the five-by-eight family bathroom where a built-to-width vanity and a tub-to-shower conversion transform the room; the newer subdivisions — Laurelwood, Eastbridge, Clair Hills — have ensuites large enough for a double vanity and a curbless shower. Uptown condos bring board approvals, elevator bookings and a plumbing stack that is a common element, so fixtures usually stay where they are and everything around them changes; the condo guide applies as written.
Cambridge: Galt, Preston and Hespeler
In Cambridge the permit comes from the City of Cambridge; the older cores of Galt, Preston and Hespeler have compact bathrooms in houses with original plumbing where the stack position shapes the design, and the newer streets of Clemens Mill and Blair have the larger ensuites. Cambridge is on the same grouped site days as Kitchener and Waterloo.
Which bathroom work needs a permit in Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge
The City of Kitchener's list says adding or removing plumbing structures needs a building permit and replacing a plumbing fixture in the same place does not; Waterloo and Cambridge apply the same Ontario Building Code through their own building departments. So: keep the toilet, tub, shower and sink where they are and the renovation is usually permit-free; move one, alter drainage or add an exhaust fan vented outside and it is permit work. New circuits — a heated floor, a fan, outlets — need an Electrical Safety Authority permit filed by the licensed electrician.
Sources, checked October 2026: City of Kitchener — When you need a building permit (the City notes its list is not complete — confirm with Planning and Building staff), City of Waterloo — Building permits, City of Cambridge — Building permits, and the ESA. Permit fees sit as their own line on the quote. If the bathroom is part of a basement apartment, the unit itself is a separate approval — see legal basements and additional dwelling units in Kitchener.
What drives the cost of a bathroom in Kitchener
Tile area and format, whether fixtures move, a custom tiled shower versus a tub, the vanity and countertop, glass, and electrical extras such as heated floors — plus, from Mississauga, a travel and delivery line you can read. Prime Kitchen and Bath quotes each room individually in CAD with HST separate, and publishes its own ranges once confirmed by the operator. [TBC]
| Cost driver | Lower end | Higher end |
|---|---|---|
| Fixtures | Stay in the same positions | Relocated toilet, shower or tub; new drainage; City permit |
| Shower or tub | Standard tub with tiled surround | Custom tiled walk-in or curbless shower, niche, bench, linear drain |
| Tile | Standard-format porcelain, simple layout | Large-format, mosaic or natural stone; floor-to-ceiling; patterned layouts |
| Vanity and top | Single sink, laminate or entry quartz top | Double sink, tall storage, premium quartz or porcelain top |
| Glass and fittings | Framed door, standard fixtures | Frameless glass, thermostatic valves, rain head and body sprays |
| Travel | Grouped site days, one delivery | Split deliveries or extra visits for a changed scope |
Prices in CAD, HST extra. Every quote is written and itemised, and nothing is ordered before design sign-off. The countertop comparison applies to vanity tops; the warranty and terms page summarises the Ontario contract rules.
Kitchener bathroom questions, answered
Do you renovate bathrooms in Kitchener?
Yes — full bathroom renovations in Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge: demolition, waterproofing, tile, shower or tub, a vanity built in our Mississauga workshop, fixtures, lighting, ventilation, plumbing and electrical hook-up. Projects have been completed in Waterloo Region (the operator's brief, October 2026); measures and installation days are grouped so the crew travels once per stage.
Does a bathroom renovation in Kitchener need a permit?
The City of Kitchener's own list says adding or removing plumbing structures needs a building permit and replacing a plumbing fixture in the same place does not — so a renovation that keeps the toilet, tub and sink where they are is usually permit-free, and one that moves them or alters drainage is not. New circuits need an Electrical Safety Authority permit filed by the licensed electrician. We say which applies before you sign.
Is it different in Waterloo or Cambridge?
The Ontario Building Code is the same; the permit is issued by the city where the house is — the City of Waterloo or the City of Cambridge — and each has its own application process and fees, which sit as their own line on the quote. If the bathroom is part of an additional residential unit, Waterloo also requires a rental licence to rent the unit.
How does the vanity work when you are in Mississauga?
The vanity is a cabinet, and cabinets are what the workshop makes: measured at your home, drawn in 3D, built in Mississauga to the width of the wall and the position of the plumbing, delivered finished and installed by the crew that built it, with the countertop templated after it is in. Distance changes the delivery schedule, not the product.
Can you do a small bathroom or a powder room?
Yes. The standard five-by-eight family bathroom and the powder room are the most common rooms in the region's housing stock; the wins are a vanity built to the exact width, a tub-to-shower conversion where nobody bathes, large-format tile with few grout lines and a mirror cabinet for storage. Keep the fixtures where they are and the permit stage disappears.
Can we keep one bathroom usable during the work?
If it is the only bathroom, say so at the consultation: the sequence is planned to keep a toilet usable for as much of the job as the drainage work allows, and the days without one are named in advance. Waterproofing cure times and tile setting are the steps that cannot be rushed.
How much does a bathroom renovation cost in Kitchener?
Every bathroom is quoted individually after an in-home measure, in CAD with HST shown separately; travel from Mississauga is its own line. What moves the number is the same as anywhere — tile area, whether fixtures move, a tiled shower versus a tub, the vanity and top, glass, and electrical extras such as heated floors. Our own ranges are published once confirmed by the operator. [TBC]
Get a written quote for a bathroom in Waterloo Region
Tell us the city, the room — tub or shower, what stays, what is not working — and send a photo. We reply within one business day, book the measure into a Waterloo Region day, and send a 3D design with an itemised quote in Canadian dollars, travel shown separately. Email [email protected] or call +1 905-238-5666.