What a proper kitchen job includes
- Layout and design, including moving walls (engineered and permitted when structural)
- Cabinetry and counters: stock, semi-custom or custom, with lead times built into the schedule honestly
- Licensed electrical and plumbing: ESA-licensed electrical contractors and certified plumbers on every wired and wet scope
- Ventilation done right: range hoods actually ducted out, not looped into a joist bay
- Dust containment and daily cleanup while you live in the house
"The kitchen mistake I see most isn't tile or paint, it's sequence. Someone demolished a working kitchen before the cabinets were even ordered, and the family ate takeout for the entire eight-week lead time. My rule: nothing comes out until the boxes are on order."
Mitch Fraser, owner, Ontario Contracting Co.
The schedule, told straight
Cabinet lead time drives everything, so we design and order first, demolish second. Rough-ins and inspections happen while boxes are in production; counters template only after cabinets are set, which makes the mid-project pause normal rather than a stall. The full stage-by-stage anatomy, including which inspections happen when, is published in our playbooks hub.
What kitchens cost here
Current Ontario data puts small kitchens at $12,000 to $25,000, mid-size at $25,000 to $50,000 and large at $40,000 to $90,000+, with cabinetry tier the biggest driver; Brantford typically lands below the Toronto end of those ranges. The sourced numbers live in dated, sourced project pricing, and your binding figure is the written itemized quote, which Ontario law caps at 10% over without your signed consent.
Renovating more than the kitchen?
Kitchens often anchor a bigger main-floor plan; that's covered on the home renovations page, century homes included.