Bathroom Renovation Cost Calculator Toronto
When the layout works and the plumbing is sound, your bathroom may need a new look, not a rebuild. A cosmetic update of a 50 sq ft bathroom in Toronto starts at about $9,000 CAD at October 2026 prices.
Leaks, poor ventilation, or a layout that doesn't work call for a full renovation. A full renovation of the same room costs about $19,500 to $36,000 CAD. The low end keeps the plumbing in place with a tub and shower and standard fixtures, and the high end moves the plumbing and adds a walk-in shower, a new fan, and upgraded fixtures.
Compare the two below, then price the work your bathroom needs. Your main bathroom, ensuite, and powder room each get their own size and choices, and your quote adds them up.
Pay Only for the Work Your Bathroom Needs
A cosmetic update keeps the tub, shower, wall tile, and pipes, and replaces the vanity, toilet, faucets, and lights. A full renovation takes the room down to the studs and rebuilds it. Find your bathroom below.
Match what you see in your bathroom to the work it needs.
| Your bathroom today | Work it needs |
|---|---|
| The layout works, and only the look is dated | Cosmetic update |
| The tub, shower, and wall tile are sound, with no leaks | Cosmetic update |
| Leaks, cracked tile, or a soft floor | Full renovation |
| Peeling paint, mould, or steam that stays after a shower | Full renovation |
| The toilet, sink, or shower needs to move | Full renovation |
| The tub becomes a walk-in shower | Full renovation |
Keep Your Tub or Step Into a Walk-In Shower
Your shower or tub is the largest choice inside a full renovation. A tub with a shower suits baths for young children. A walk-in shower has no tub wall to step over. Answer this in your estimate.
A tub with a shower compared to a walk-in shower.
| What you get | Tub With Shower | Walk-In Shower |
|---|---|---|
| Getting in | Step over the tub wall | Step in with no tub wall |
| Suits | Baths for young children and soaking | Standing showers and easy access at any age |
| Floor | Flat floor, with the tub over the drain | Sloped floor to its own drain |
| Waterproofing | Shower walls above the tub | Shower walls and the whole shower floor |
| Cost | Lower | Higher, for the sloped floor and extra tile |
What Your Contractor Checks Before Your Final Quote
At your home visit, your contractor checks each item below, and your final quote prices what it finds. See how your quote becomes your final quote.
- Measurements: The size of your bathroom and where each fixture sits.
- Floor: Soft spots and rot in the subfloor under your tile.
- Walls: Water damage behind the tile around your tub or shower.
Some problems stay hidden until the work opens them up, such as mould inside a wall or a rotted subfloor. Your final quote lists the few most likely in your project, each with its price range. When the work uncovers a hidden problem, listed or not, your contractor shows it to you and sends a written change order with its price and any added days. The repair starts once you sign the change order.
What Your Estimate Includes
Your estimate prices each bathroom on its own, with the work and fixtures you select, and saves it as its own line in your quote.
What your bathroom renovation estimate covers.
| Cost | In your estimate |
|---|---|
| Demolition, plumbing, and waterproofing | Included in a full renovation |
| Vanity, toilet, faucets, fixtures, and tile | Included at the level you select |
| Moving the toilet, sink, or shower, with the permit application | Included when you select it |
| New fan and lighting | Included when you select it |
| Repair for leaks or water damage | Included for the damage you see today, with its price variance under your estimate when you select Not Sure |
| Replacing a soft or damaged subfloor | Included when your floor feels soft or springy |
| Frameless glass shower door | Optional, you select it |
| Hidden damage found once the walls are open | Excluded, noted in your final quote and priced in a written change order you sign first |
| Drawings, when your work needs a permit | Excluded, prepared by your designer or architect |
| Building permit fees, when your work needs a permit | Excluded, paid at the City's rate with no markup when your contractor applies |
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Refresh the Rest of Your Home
The basement renovation and legal basement apartment estimates include the basement bathroom.
Each room has its own estimate, and your quote sums up every estimate you save for a whole-home renovation. To take one out, select Delete from quote on its page.
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Keep Your Bathroom Dry With Waterproofing and a Vented Fan
Tile sets the look of your bathroom, and the layers behind it keep the water out. Tile and grout let water through. A waterproof membrane under the tile on the shower walls and floor keeps that water out of the wood framing and subfloor, where it rots out of sight.
A fan vented outside pulls steam out of the room. Without one, moisture soaks into the ceiling and walls, and peeling paint and mould follow. Add a new fan in your estimate.
Premium tile over a failed membrane still leaks. Every full renovation includes the waterproofing, so the finish level you select changes the look of the room, and the membrane keeps it dry.
What a Full Renovation Fixes Behind the Walls
A cosmetic update replaces what you see. A full renovation opens the walls and floor, so your contractor rebuilds the parts that keep the room dry and working.
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Common Questions
How much does a bathroom renovation cost in Toronto?
A full renovation of a 50 sq ft bathroom costs about $19,500 to $36,000 CAD at October 2026 prices. Price your bathroom for a price based on your own room and choices.
Do I need a full renovation, or is a cosmetic update enough?
A cosmetic update fits when the layout works, nothing leaks, and the tub, shower, and wall tile are sound. Leaks, a soft floor, mould, or a fixture that moves call for a full renovation. Find your bathroom in the guide, and your contractor confirms it at your home visit.
Do I need a permit for a bathroom renovation in Toronto?
New fixtures, tile, and vanities in the same spots need no permit. Moving or adding plumbing and structural work each need a building permit. When your work needs a permit, your contractor prepares and submits the application, and your estimate includes that work. City permit fees and the drawings from your designer or architect are separate from your estimate. See the Toronto guide to interior alterations for the City's full rules.
How long does a bathroom renovation take?
A bathroom renovation takes about 1 to 3 months from your contractor's first visit to a finished room. Design and choosing your finishes take 1 to 3 weeks, a permit adds 4 to 6 weeks when your work needs one, and construction takes 3 to 5 weeks.
Can I price my main bathroom, ensuite, and powder room separately?
Yes. Select each bathroom in the estimate and enter its own size and choices. Each one saves as its own estimate, and your quote adds them up. The basement renovation and legal basement apartment estimates include the basement bathroom.
What if there is water damage behind the tile?
Select the water problem you see, and your estimate includes repair for it. Select Not Sure, and your estimate prices the most likely answer and shows its price variance. Your final quote lists the hidden damage most likely in your bathroom, with its price range. When the job uncovers hidden damage, listed or not, True Frame Builders shows it to you and sends a written change order with its price and any added days, and its repair starts once you sign it.