Kitchen renovations in Burlington
A kitchen renovation in the GTA is usually a structural job in disguise: the wall that has to come out carries the floor above, and the sink is moving to where the drain is not. The Burlington brief is usually a custom home on a lakefront lot, a second storey on a bungalow, or a rear addition on a 1980s plan.
Burlington, on the ground.
Burlington is postwar houses on deep lakefront lots in Roseland and Shoreacres, 1970s and 1980s subdivisions, and escarpment lots in Aldershot and the rural north. In those houses in Burlington, the kitchen is usually at the back, walled off from the dining room, and the job is to open it up and bring it into the plan. Lakefront and subdivision lots take a crane and a bin, and escarpment lots bring the Escarpment Commission and Conservation Halton into the review. The kitchen comes out behind dust walls, the beam and the services go in, and the cabinets, stone and appliances from the catalogue go in last, with the rest of the house kept clean throughout.
Read more about building in Burlington or the full kitchen renovations page.
On the drawing.
A measured plan and a rendering of the finished kitchen before you sign
Engineered drawings for any wall that comes out, and the building permit if one is needed
Demolition with dust walls and floor protection to the rest of the house
Beam and posts where a wall comes out, plumbing and electrical moved to the new plan
Cabinets, counters, backsplash, lighting, flooring and appliances installed from the catalogue
A deficiency walk with the list closed before the last payment, and a written warranty
Paper first.
A kitchen renovation needs a building permit where a load-bearing wall comes out or plumbing is relocated, and the electrical is inspected under its own permit. The City of Burlington issues the permit, and lots on the escarpment may also need the Niagara Escarpment Commission's permit first.
- A building permit is required where a load-bearing wall comes out or plumbing is relocated.
- Electrical work is inspected under the Electrical Safety Authority's permit, pulled by the licensed electrician.
- A kitchen rebuilt in the same footprint with the same services usually needs no building permit.
The paperwork wall: WSIB, insurance, licences, the HCRA status and the warranty, on one page and dated.
| Driver | What we look at |
|---|---|
| Does the plan change | A kitchen in the same footprint with new finishes, or a kitchen that moves and opens into the next room. |
| Structure | A load-bearing wall coming out is a beam, posts and footings sized by the engineer. |
| Services | How far the sink, the range and the panel circuits move from where they are. |
| Cabinets and stone | Custom versus semi-custom cabinets, counter material, and the length of the run. |
| Appliances | Panel-ready, gas versus induction, a hood that needs a new duct through the roof. |
No price ranges on this site. The measured plan sets the number, and the catalogue lets you move it line by line.
If a wall comes out or the plumbing moves, yes, from the City of Burlington. A kitchen rebuilt in place with the same services usually does not. We tell you which at the site walk.
Weeks for a kitchen rebuilt in place, longer when a wall comes out and the plan changes. The schedule is written into the contract with the drawings.
Usually, with reinforcement decided by the engineer from a test pit. The subdivision lots have the room for a crane.
Yes, and many lots there have been. The zoning envelope for the street sets the height and the setbacks, and the lakefront brings the conservation authority in. The zoning check comes first.