Toronto bathrooms have a recognizable difficulty curve. The primary ensuite in a Forest Hill or Rosedale gut renovation is a generous brief — freestanding tub, double vanity, frameless steam shower, in-floor heat. The third-floor family bathroom in a Cabbagetown row house is the opposite — narrow, awkward joist depths, mid-century cast-iron drainage, and a single window onto a brick wall. We do both, weekly, and the planning rigour is the same on each.
The waterproofing standard we hold ourselves to is above what the Ontario Building Code requires. Every wet wall and shower pan in a Toronto bathroom we renovate gets a Schluter Kerdi membrane installed to the manufacturer's spec, photo-documented, and warranted at handover. Toronto rowhouse construction means a leaking bathroom wrecks the kitchen ceiling underneath it. We do not relitigate that risk.
Toronto pricing in 2026 sits at the upper end of GTA averages because of access constraints, older stack venting, and the prevalence of cast-iron drains that need updating during the work. A guest bath or powder room lands $20,000–$35,000; a primary ensuite with full-slab stone, freestanding tub, and steam shower runs $50,000–$95,000.
