GTA renovation services
A condo renovation updates a suite within the limits set by the building: what you own, what the corporation owns, and the rules for doing work. Calico Designs and Renovations renovates condos in Toronto and across the Greater Toronto Area, handling the approval package for your property manager and designing in 3D so you can approve the result first. As a starting guide, condo renovations run from about $40,000 to $200,000 or more.
Free first consultation and site visit, anywhere in the GTA.
Ask for a full rendering of your project and approve the design before anything is built.
We don’t demolish at contract signing. Your old kitchen stays in place through design and sign-off, then demolition and installation happen back to back. You are without a working kitchen for only 2 days.
We work within your budget, as long as it is realistic, and design from your mood board and inspiration photos.
Inside the suite, the work looks like any other renovation: a new kitchen, rebuilt bathrooms, flooring, lighting, closets, and paint. What makes a condo different is everything around it. You share walls, floors, pipes, and elevators with your neighbours, and the condominium corporation decides when and how work can be done.
A condo renovation that goes well is one where the paperwork, bookings, and deliveries were planned as carefully as the design.
Usually yours to change: cabinets, countertops, flooring, interior non-structural partitions, fixtures, lighting, doors, and finishes.
Usually not yours to change: structural walls and columns, the concrete slab, exterior windows and balcony doors, the suite entry door’s corridor side, plumbing stacks and risers, and sprinkler and fire alarm systems.
In between: anything that touches plumbing shut-offs, in-suite heating and cooling units, or ventilation. These often need the building’s own contractor or an inspection.
Every building draws these lines in its declaration and rules, so the first step is to get that document.
Most buildings ask for a renovation package before work starts. It typically includes:
We prepare the package with you and schedule the job around the building’s hours.
As with a house, we don’t demolish at contract signing. Your kitchen stays usable through design and approvals, which in a condo can take a few weeks on their own. See our process page.
Restricted hours and elevator logistics mean a condo renovation takes longer than the same scope in a house. Allow time at the start for the corporation’s review, which varies from days to several weeks between buildings.
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The city’s building permit rules are the same as for a house and are explained in our guide to renovation permits in Ontario. If you are renovating in the city, see also kitchen renovation in Toronto and bathroom renovation in Toronto.
These ranges are average market prices in the GTA, per suite. Your project can cost less or more depending on your preferences. Your exact price comes after a free consultation and site visit, once we know your space, your finishes, and your budget.
$40k–$70k
A refresh of a one-bedroom suite with the layout unchanged.
$70k–$120k
A full renovation of a one- or two-bedroom suite.
$120k–$200k+
A larger suite or a complete redesign with custom work.
We’ll look at the space, talk through your budget and inspiration, and tell you honestly what it can achieve.
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Plumbing, HVAC, electrical, and structural engineering are all done by our own team, not passed to outside companies, with working-at-heights certification on site.
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$5 million liability insurance, WSIB coverage, and an $11 million bond.
Up to 8 years. The length depends on the project, and your warranty terms are written into your contract.
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Almost always. Ontario condo owners generally need written approval from the condominium corporation before renovating, and changes that affect common elements require a formal agreement with the corporation under the Condominium Act. Your building's declaration and rules say exactly what needs approval, so ask your property manager for the renovation package before planning.
As a starting guide, a condo renovation in Toronto and the GTA runs from about $40,000 to $70,000 for an essential refresh, $70,000 to $120,000 for a full mid-range renovation, and $120,000 to $200,000 or more for a premium redesign. Exact pricing follows a free consultation and site visit. These are average market prices and can be lower or higher depending on your preferences.
Usually only a little. Drains connect to shared stacks through the concrete slab, and the slab cannot be cut freely. Fixtures can often shift along the same wall, but moving a kitchen or bathroom across the suite is rarely permitted. We check the building's drawings and rules before designing.
Cosmetic work such as flooring, cabinets, and paint does not need a city building permit. Work that alters plumbing, changes walls that affect fire separations, or modifies sprinklers or ventilation can. The building's approval is separate from the city's and is needed either way.
Each building sets its own hours, commonly weekdays during the day, with no noisy work on evenings, weekends, or holidays. Elevators must be booked for deliveries and debris removal. These limits make condo projects take longer than the same work in a house.
Yes. You can ask for a full 3D rendering of the suite and approve it before any work begins. The drawings also form part of the package your property manager reviews.