Bathroom renovation in Newmarket
Powder rooms, family bathrooms and full primary ensuites, designed and built by Senso Design with a named waterproofing system behind every tile and a fixed price agreed before the first one comes off the wall.
Award winning bathrooms, built for Newmarket
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The Newmarket bathroom we renovate most: the 1995 four piece
A huge share of Newmarket’s housing went up through the eighties and nineties, from Huron Heights out to Stonehaven and Summerhill, and those bathrooms are all hitting the same wall at once. Original tubs with thirty winters on them, grout that gave up, vanities swollen at the kick, and a fan that never really tried.
The good news is that a bathroom this age is the perfect candidate for a proper renovation rather than a patch. The room comes back to the studs, the plumbing and subfloor get inspected while they are visible, a real waterproofing system goes behind the new tile, and the fixtures you touch every day finally match the house you have been maintaining around them.
It is also the moment to change what never worked. Tubs nobody uses become walk in showers, awkward corner units become storage, and the ensuite that always felt like an afterthought becomes the best room upstairs.
Watch our bathroom renovations, filmed in real homes
Renderings always look perfect. Finished bathrooms have to earn it. That is why we film ours after handover instead of drawing them. The first walkthrough is the Springbrook Drive bathroom, twenty five minutes down the road in Richmond Hill. The second fit two new bathrooms into a single Thornhill project. Click either and it plays right here.
1:02Springbrook Drive bathroom
Start to grout, exactly the way it happened.
0:59Two bathrooms and more
Two bathrooms, one house, plus the floors and stairs while we were at it.
What separates a ten year bathroom from a three year one
Bathrooms fail from the inside out. The parts that decide how long yours lasts are the parts you will never see again after tile day.
- A named waterproofing system, not a promise. Membrane systems behind every wet wall and floor, lapped and sealed the way the manufacturer specifies. This is the single biggest difference between renovators.
- Ventilation sized to the room. A proper fan on a timer, vented outside, so the new paint and grout are not fighting steam every morning.
- Plumbing renewed while the walls are open. Shutoffs, supply lines and the drain get looked at and replaced as needed, because reopening tile later costs ten times more.
- Heated floors where they earn it. Electric in floor heat costs least on the day the floor is already open, and Newmarket winters make the case for it.
- Storage designed, not bought. Vanities and niches planned for the people using the room, including doubles for the morning rush.
- Glass, tile and light chosen together. The showroom trick is picking them as a set, which is exactly how our designer presents them.
Thinking bigger than one room? See our full bathroom renovation service.
What a bathroom renovation costs in Newmarket
2026 bands from our signed projects, before 13% HST. Deeper detail sits in the bathroom cost guide.
| Project | Typical range | What moves the number |
|---|---|---|
| Powder room or refresh | $5K to $12K | Fixture grade, tile coverage |
| Full family bathroom | $12K to $25K | Tub to shower conversion, heated floor |
| Primary ensuite or custom | $25K to $70K+ | Freestanding tub, double vanity, layout changes |
The multiplier in bathrooms is moving fixtures. Keep the toilet, sink and shower on their existing drains and the budget buys finishes. Relocate them and the floor opens up first. We tell you what each layout idea costs before you commit to it.
Ballpark your Newmarket bathroom
Pick the scope. The second line includes 13% HST, since that is the cheque that clears.
Bands reflect completed Senso Design bathrooms across York Region and the GTA. Fixture relocations and premium tile push a project toward the top of its band.
A compass, not a contract. A short visit to the actual room turns it into a firm number.
Bathroom renovation permits in Newmarket, and the parts nobody sees
- Like for like needs no permit. New fixtures on existing drains, new tile, new vanity, all proceed without Town of Newmarket paperwork.
- Moving drains does. Relocating the toilet or shower is a plumbing permit, and we file it in our name when the design calls for it.
- Electrical goes through ESA. Heated floors, new lighting zones and GFCI protection are notified and inspected properly.
- Structure gets respected. Freestanding tubs are heavy, and older joists sometimes need sistering before one lands upstairs. We check before we promise.
- Mould gets dealt with, not painted over. Where an old leak left damage, remediation happens while the room is open, priced in writing.
- Inspections come to us, so nobody from the town ever needs your day off.
Recent bathroom and kitchen projects near Newmarket
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Proof we already work in town
Doing the kitchen at the same time? Plenty of Newmarket families pair the two. Our Newmarket kitchen renovation page covers that side of the house, cabinets included.
Waterproofed, inspected, warrantied, and priced once.
Senso Design is a renovation company serving the GTA with our own plumbers, tile setters and carpenters on staff, which is why a bathroom that takes others two months of juggled subtrades takes us two to four weeks.
One crew, no waiting on trades
Demolition, plumbing, electrical, waterproofing, tile and glass, sequenced by one project manager.
The invisible work in writing
Membrane system, ventilation and any subfloor repairs itemized on the quote, not assumed.
A working household throughout
Dust contained at the door, the other bathroom protected, and a broom swept site every evening.
Written warranty at handover
Walkthrough, deficiency list cleared, warranty in hand before final payment.
“The cheap quote skipped the waterproofing.“
It always does. Membrane, slope and ventilation are where thin bathroom quotes save their money, and where leaks come from three winters later. Ask every bidder to name the system going behind the tile. If the answer is a pause, you have your answer.
Need room in the budget? Financing up to $100,000 with a quick online decision.
What Newmarket area clients say
Best of HomeStars five years straight, Best of Houzz 2025 and 2026, and 4.9 stars over 115+ Google reviews.
We had two bathroom renovations done with Senso Design. Roman was my go-to-guy as he was there from the beginning to the very end, made sure that my requests were fulfilled as well as arranged to have cleaners come in after the main work was completed.
We hired Senso Design to renovate two bathrooms and a laundry room. Mark helped us with what options to go with and made great suggestions. The work was well managed and the finished project is beautiful.
Very timely help in renovating my mother’s house so that it could be listed as soon as possible. Friendly crew who made it happen!
The teams were well coordinated, small issues were resolved quickly, and the final cost matched the original quote. That last part is rarer than it should be.
Bathroom renovations across Newmarket and next door
- Stonehaven
- Summerhill Estates
- Glenway
- Huron Heights
- Woodland Hill
- Copper Hills
- Armitage
- Holland Landing
- Sharon
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Newmarket bathroom questions, answered
How much does a bathroom renovation cost in Newmarket?
From our 2026 files: a powder room or light refresh runs $5,000 to $12,000, a full family bathroom $12,000 to $25,000, and a primary ensuite or custom build $25,000 to $70,000 or more, before HST. The spread inside each band comes down to fixture grade, tile coverage and whether anything moves off its existing drain. Weighing the spend against resale? Our renovation ROI guide shows where bathrooms rank.
Is it worth converting our tub to a walk in shower?
If nobody has drawn a bath since the kids outgrew it, yes. A tub to shower conversion is the most requested change in bathrooms of this era, it usually reuses the existing drain location, and it instantly modernizes the room. Keep one tub somewhere in the house for resale, and let the ensuite have the shower you actually want. Our bathroom design trends guide shows what buyers expect to see now.
How long does a bathroom renovation take?
Two to four weeks on site for most Newmarket bathrooms, from demolition to the glass going in. Fixture relocations and custom tile work sit at the long end. We sequence our own trades back to back, which is where the schedule holds while juggled subcontractors drift.
Can we still use the house during the work?
Yes. The work zone gets sealed at the door, floors are protected on the route in, and the site is swept every evening. If it is your only bathroom, tell us at the consultation and we compress the no plumbing window to the minimum number of days, with warning before each one.
Do I need a permit to renovate a bathroom in Newmarket?
Not for like for like work on existing drains, which covers most renovations. Moving the toilet, sink or shower brings a plumbing permit from the Town of Newmarket, and electrical changes carry ESA notification. Whatever the project needs is filed under our name and inspected with us present.
What stops the new bathroom from leaking like the old one?
The system behind the tile. We install manufacturer specified membrane waterproofing on wet walls and floors, slope the shower properly, and size the ventilation to the room, then put all of it on the quote where you can see it. Tile is decoration. Waterproofing is the bathroom.
Can you make a bathroom easier for aging parents?
Yes, and it is smart to do while the walls are open anyway. Curbless shower entries, blocking behind the walls for future grab bars, comfort height toilets and better lighting all cost little during a renovation and a fortune as retrofits. Plenty of Newmarket families are renovating with a parent moving in, and we design for it without making the room look clinical. Flooring does half the work there, and our guide to bathroom flooring options covers the slip resistant choices worth paying for.
How do we get started?
Book the free consultation. We measure the room, check what is under it and behind it as far as eyes can reach, and send a budget range within five business days. Then design, selections, and a line itemized fixed price. Financing up to $100,000 is there if it helps the timing.
Get a fixed price for your Newmarket bathroom
One visit, an honest look at the room you have, and a line itemized number from Senso Design with the waterproofing already inside it.