Can you expand a bungalow ensuite by taking space from an adjacent closet?

Yes — this is one of our most common North York scopes. We assess the wall as load-bearing or non-load-bearing, get an engineered drawing if a structural opening is required, and reframe the new bathroom envelope. The closet space typically gives the bath enough room for a double vanity or a separated water closet that the original room could not accommodate.

How does Toronto's permit process apply to a North York bathroom?

North York is part of the City of Toronto. The same plumbing and electrical permit processes apply, with 4 to 12 week turnarounds depending on scope. We submit during construction documentation rather than after, which compresses the schedule.

Do you handle older galvanized supply line replacement during a bathroom renovation?

Yes. A 1950s-60s North York bungalow often has galvanized steel supply lines that have corroded internally and reduced flow. We replace the supply lines back to the closest accessible main with copper or PEX during the bathroom rough-in, which costs less than doing it as a separate project later.

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North York Bathroom Renovations — Willowdale, Bayview Village & Lawrence Park North

Bathroom renovations across North York — bungalow ensuite expansions, Willowdale primary suites, and Bayview Village resets.

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01Bathrooms in North York

The local angle.

North York bathrooms divide cleanly by housing stock. The 1950s and 1960s bungalows in Lansing, Bedford Park, and Lawrence Park North have small original bathrooms — a single 5-foot tub, a wall-hung sink, a single window — that get gutted and re-imagined as spa-scale ensuites by stealing space from an adjacent closet or hallway. The 1970s–80s detached homes in Willowdale and Bayview Village have larger original ensuites that are dated rather than undersized — the renovation is a finish-and-fixture reset rather than a reconfiguration.

North York is part of the City of Toronto, so Toronto's plumbing and electrical permit processes apply. Permit turnaround runs 4 to 12 weeks depending on scope. There is no Heritage Conservation District in most of North York, but Don Mills has Modernist-era character that informs the renovations we do there.

North York pricing in 2026 mirrors the Toronto-side average. A guest bathroom or powder room lands $20,000–$35,000; a primary ensuite with custom vanity, freestanding tub, full-tile shower, and in-floor heat runs $45,000–$85,000.

02What’s Included

Local scope highlights.

City of Toronto plumbing and electrical permit handling for North York residential bathrooms

Schluter Kerdi waterproofing across wet walls and shower pans, photo-documented and warranted at handover

Bungalow ensuite expansion — taking square footage from adjacent closets or hallways to grow the original 5x8 bath

Custom vanity millwork sized to the deeper Willowdale and Bayview Village primary suite footprints

Frameless glass shower enclosures with proper substrate prep for hinge and clip mounting

In-floor electric heat with thermostat zoning, code-compliant on Toronto Building inspection

A North York bathroom renovation is often a footprint problem before it is a finish problem. The original bath in a 1950s Bedford Park bungalow is 5 feet by 8 feet, and the homeowner is asking for a double vanity, a separate shower, and a freestanding tub. None of those fit in the room as it stands. The renovation has to take square footage from somewhere — usually the closet next door — and the planning conversation in week one is about which wall comes down to make the rest of the brief possible.

Once the envelope is decided, the rest of the project follows the same discipline as any of our bathrooms. Plumbing relocations get the right permits and the right inspections; the wet zones get Schluter Kerdi membrane installed to spec and documented in photos; the tile gets set on flat substrate by setters who hold lippage tolerance to a 16th of an inch.

Galvanized supply line replacement is a recurring sub-scope on North York bungalow renovations. The original 1950s pipe has corroded internally and reduced the flow at every fixture. We replace the supply lines back to the closest accessible main with copper or PEX during the bathroom rough-in window — much cheaper than coming back for it as a separate project.

The finish details — frameless glass to the ceiling, large-format porcelain on flat substrate, a vanity sized for the actual room rather than the catalog dimension — are what make the finished bathroom feel like the calm part of the day. We hold the spec from selection through final styling.

03Cost Guidance

What it actually costs.

Cost guide · Updated April 2026

What a bathroom renovation costs in the GTA in 2026

A powder room runs $18,000 to $30,000. A primary ensuite runs $40,000 to $80,000 and up. Here is where the money goes, why heritage homes cost more, and what the cheap quotes leave out.

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