Ask anyone who's been through a kitchen reno and they'll tell you the hard part wasn't the tile. It was the calendar. The cabinet delivery slips a week, which pushes the countertop template, which pushes the backsplash, and the electrician who was supposed to move the outlets for the island has already moved on to his next site. A kitchen doesn't fail on craftsmanship as often as it fails on sequencing.
Rhodex runs the kitchen as one priced job: an office manager builds the scope and the schedule together, books the trades in the right order, and stays accountable for the whole thing through a 365-day warranty on workmanship.
What the job usually involves
Kitchens split into three realistic tiers. The refresh keeps the layout and renews surfaces: cabinet refacing or replacement, new counters, paint, a backsplash, updated fixtures. The mid-range reno replaces the bones of the room (cabinets, counters, lighting, often a flooring change) without moving the sink or range. The full reno moves walls or services: an island where there wasn't one, a wider doorway, a relocated sink with new venting.
Whichever tier you're in, the electrical list grows faster than people expect. Code requires receptacles along the counters, dedicated circuits for the microwave and dishwasher, and GFCI protection near water. So a kitchen that looked like a carpentry job usually carries a licensed electrical scope inside it.
What changes the price
As general market estimates (not Rhodex prices), a Canadian kitchen renovation cost guide puts a mid-range full renovation around $30,000 to $55,000, a cosmetic refresh at $15,000 to $25,000, and high-end projects from $65,000 up. What actually moves a kitchen quote:
- Layout. Keep the sink, range and fridge where they are and the plumbing and gas scope shrinks to almost nothing.
- Cabinet construction. Stock, semi-custom and custom cabinetry are different price worlds for the same footprint.
- Counter material. Laminate, granite, quartz and stone sit in very different brackets, and edge profiles add labour.
- Walls. Removing a wall means a structural determination, an engineer's letter if it's load-bearing, and a permit priced before the sledgehammer, not after.
- Appliance positions. Every appliance that moves takes its circuit or gas line with it.
Rhodex's own prices are never published online. Each kitchen is quoted by an office manager from your actual room and list, itemised with labour, materials and HST, before anyone is dispatched. The number can look wierd the first time you see a full scope written down, and it should: it carries every trade the room actually needs.
Quick answers
How much does a kitchen renovation cost?
As general market estimates, a mid-range full kitchen renovation in Canada runs roughly $30,000 to $55,000, a cosmetic refresh $15,000 to $25,000, and high-end projects $65,000 and up. Rhodex quotes your kitchen as one priced job, not a package.
Do we have to move the sink?
Usually not. Keeping the sink and range where they are cuts the plumbing and gas work dramatically and keeps the permit picture simpler. Moving either one is possible, but it should be a deliberate decision, not a layout accident.
Does a kitchen renovation need a permit?
Cabinet-and-counter work generally doesn't. Removing a wall, changing the venting route, or relocating gas or plumbing usually does, and load-bearing walls need an engineer's letter before the city will accept the permit application.
How long does a kitchen renovation take?
A refresh can run inside a week. A full reno with layout changes typically runs four to eight weeks, dominated by cabinet lead times, countertop templating, and inspection scheduling rather than by the on-site work itself.
What warranty applies to a kitchen renovation?
A completed renovation carries a 365-day warranty on workmanship (30 days for the plumbing and electrical portions), starting once the job is paid in full. We stand behind our work.
How Rhodex handles kitchen renovations
You tell us what the kitchen has to become, through the site, the AI Advisor, or (647) 205-7554. An office manager prices the full scope including the electrical and plumbing inside it, sequences the trades, and stays your single point of contact. You approve one quote, and the finished job is covered by a 365-day warranty on workmanship.
Where we renovate kitchens
Kitchen crews work Etobicoke and Mississauga in the west; Vaughan's Woodbridge, Maple, Concord and Thornhill; and north through King City, Aurora, Newmarket, Richmond Hill, Markham and Stouffville.
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