Home renovation in Aurora

The honest answer: scope decides it, not the postal code. In 2026 a cosmetic refresh runs $50 to $95 per square foot, a mid range full renovation $100 to $130, and a high end or full gut $150 to $300, all before HST. Aurora homes run bigger than the GTA average, so a mid range whole home job on a typical 2,200 square foot detached lands around $220,000 to $286,000. Single rooms cost far less, a standard bathroom sits at $9,000 to $14,000 and a kitchen at $25,000 to $60,000, which is why plenty of families here renovate in stages.

A powder room runs $3,500 to $6,000, a standard full bathroom runs $9,000 to $14,000, and a primary ensuite runs $14,000 to $25,000, before HST. The most common Aurora request is converting an unused corner tub into a proper walk in shower, which sits in the middle of that range depending on tile and glass. Every bathroom we build gets a full waterproofing system behind the tile, not just cement board and hope.

You need a Town of Aurora building permit for structural changes, moving or adding plumbing, altering electrical circuits, finishing a basement, adding a bathroom, or changing the footprint of the house. A like for like update in the same layout usually needs none. Permits come from the Town of Aurora directly, and we pull them in our own name and handle every inspection.

Second suites are possible in Aurora, subject to the zoning bylaw and the Ontario Building Code. The requirements that decide feasibility are ceiling height, egress windows, fire separation between units and parking. Where the lot grade allows it, a walkout entrance makes the suite brighter and easier to rent. A basement with a bathroom typically runs $55,000 to $80,000, and a legal apartment with a kitchen runs $90,000 to $140,000 or more.

In the old core around Yonge and Wellington, century homes often carry knob and tube wiring, galvanized supply lines and panels too small for modern loads. In the sixties and seventies subdivisions like Aurora Heights and Regency Acres, aluminum branch wiring shows up, which is safe when properly terminated and a genuine hazard when it is not. Either way, hold a 10 to 15 percent contingency and hire someone who checks before demolition day rather than after. If you have just bought one of these houses and are wondering where to begin, our guide on what to renovate first in an older home walks through the order that saves money.

A bathroom takes 2 to 3 weeks, a kitchen 3 to 5, a basement 6 to 10, and a whole home project 3 to 6 months. Design happens before any of that, and the Town of Aurora permit review sits in the middle whenever the scope needs one, so we build that window into the schedule on day one instead of discovering it after demolition. For the month by month picture, our renovation timelines guide maps the whole journey.

We work here. Our facility is in Markham, about twenty minutes down the road, and we have completed projects in Aurora itself along with Newmarket, Holland Landing, King City, Richmond Hill and Stouffville, all within a short drive. The nearby projects on this page are real jobs from our archive, with full photo sets you can look through, and three of them are on video near the top of the page.

For a single room, yes, and most families do. We seal off the work area, protect the route in and out, and tidy up at the end of every day. A whole home job with no working kitchen and floors up is a different story, and most families move out for at least part of it. We will tell you straight at the quote stage which kind of project yours is.

Yes. You get a line itemized fixed price before any contract is signed, with real allowances for cabinets, tile and fixtures rather than placeholders, and that is the price you pay on completion day. If a scope change comes up we issue a written change order and wait for your approval. We also offer renovation financing up to $100,000.

Book a free consultation. We come to your place in Aurora, walk the rooms with you, tell you early which parts of the wish list carry real money, and follow up with a budget range within five business days. No charge, no obligation, no pressure. And if you like to do a bit of homework before anyone visits, our renovation planning checklist is the place to start.