Kitchens, bathrooms, open-concept conversions and full gut renovations.
- Bathroom
- 2 — 4 weeks
- Kitchen
- 4 — 8 weeks
- Main floor re-plan
- 6 — 12 weeks
- Whole home
- 3 — 7 months
Home Renovation in Ajax — the short answer
A home renovation is the planned rebuild of existing living space — new layout, new services, new finishes — inside a house you already own. In the Greater Toronto Area in 2026, a kitchen renovation typically costs $25,000 to $75,000, a bathroom renovation $15,000 to $50,000, and a full-floor or whole-home gut renovation $80,000 to $250,000 depending on square footage, structural work and finish level. In Ajax, structural work, new plumbing and any habitable basement conversion are permitted through Town of Ajax Building Services.
A renovation quote in Ajax only means something once someone has seen what the house actually is. Central Ajax holds 1950s and 60s wartime-era housing on compact lots. Nottingham, Applecroft and the north end are 1990s onward with tall basements. The Discovery Bay and lakefront area holds newer executive homes. Poured foundations and modern services are the norm outside the original core.
Ajax lots are generally wider than comparable homes further west, which makes both a separate basement entrance and a substantial deck straightforward to build.
Permits — Town of Ajax Building Services
Ajax permits additional dwelling units subject to building permit and registration. Newer north-end basements typically exceed the ceiling height minimum comfortably, so feasibility usually turns on side-yard width and window well placement rather than height.
Home Renovation pricing
- Bathroom — standard$15,000 — $28,000
- Bathroom — primary ensuite$28,000 — $50,000+
- Kitchen — mid-range$25,000 — $45,000
- Kitchen — full rebuild$45,000 — $75,000+
- Load-bearing wall removal$8,000 — $22,000
GTA renovation pricing runs roughly 15 to 25 percent above the Ontario average because of local labour rates and municipal permit fees. Prices shown include 13% HST.
Neighbourhoods
Pickering Village · Nottingham · Applecroft · Discovery Bay · Central Ajax · Riverside · Southwood
Kitchen renovations
Full gut and rebuild: cabinet layout, plumbing and electrical relocation, backsplash tile, quartz or granite templating, under-cabinet lighting, range venting to exterior, and finish carpentry.
Bathroom renovations
Waterproofed shower systems, curbless and low-threshold builds, niches and benches, heated floors, vanity and fixture installation, exhaust venting sized to the room.
Open-concept conversions
Load-bearing wall removal with engineered beam design, permit drawings, temporary shoring, column integration and ceiling patching that leaves no trace of the old wall.
Whole-home gut renovations
Strip to studs, re-plan the floor, update services, insulate to current code, and rebuild every finish surface — usually staged floor by floor so you can stay in the house.
Main-floor and layout re-planning
Moving kitchens, adding powder rooms, widening openings, relocating stairs and closing off dead hallways to reclaim usable square footage.
Finish carpentry and millwork
Baseboard, casing, crown, wainscoting, feature walls, custom shelving, closet build-outs and stair rebuilds with new treads, risers and railings.
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Town of Ajax Building Services handles permits for Ajax. Ajax permits additional dwelling units subject to building permit and registration. Newer north-end basements typically exceed the ceiling height minimum comfortably, so feasibility usually turns on side-yard width and window well placement rather than height. We prepare the drawings, submit the application, respond to plan-review comments and call every inspection through to a closed permit, so you are not standing in a queue at City Hall.
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