Comprehensive Renovation Price Guide - How Much Does It Cost in 2024?

Horizontal window air conditioner

Between 150$ and 800$

Vertical window air conditioner

Between 500$ and 800$

Mobile air conditioner

Between 300$ and 1,000$

Central A/C (bi-block)

Between 2,500$ and 7,000$

Central A/C system

Between 3,000$ and 9,000$

Heat pump

Between 1,000$ and 15,000$

Ceiling air conditioning system

Between 6,500$ and 10,000$

Natural gas heating system

Between 4000$ and 8000$

Geothermal system

Between 25 000$ and 50 000$

Heat pump

Between 1000$ and 15 000$

Electric furnace

Between 2000$ and 4000$

Propane heating

Between 5000$ and 7500$

40000 BTU pellet stove:

Between 2000$ and 6000$

Buying and installing a solar-powered water heater:

Between 1000$ and 10 000$

Installing a condensing boiler :

Between 8000$ and 15 000$

Installation price for a pellet stove and its tubes:

Between 600$ and 2000$

Central

Between 800$ and 4000$

Cold vapour

Between 60$ and 200$

Hot vapour

Between 100$ and 500$

Ultrasound

Between 40$ and 300$

Making and installing a concrete countertop

Between 80$ and 250$ / square foot

Laminate countertop

Between 10$ and 30$ / square foot

Melamine countertop 

Between 20$ and 50$ / square foot

Polymer panels

Between 40$ and 80$ / square foot

Slate countertop

Between 100$ and 400$ / square foot

Granite countertop

Between 70$ and 190$ / square foot

Marble countertop

Between  100$ and 250$/square foot

Quartz countertop

Between 50$ and 150$ / square foot

Stainless steel countertop

Between 75$ and 150$ / square foot

Wooden countertop

Between 13$ and 120$ / square foot

Tile countertop

Between 30$ and 100$ / square foot

Synthetic material countertop (Corian, etc.)

Between 70$ and 200$ / square foot

Recycled material countertop

Between 100$ and 300$ / square foot

Stainless steel sink

Between 40$ and 400$

Ceramic sink

Between 180$ and 350$

Resin sink

Between 100$ and 300$

Stone sink 

Between 150$ and 400$

Plumbing parts

Between 60$ and 600$

Cupboards (per cabinet and door)

Prices vary depending on the type of material, custom-made or store-bought and several other factors. Here are a few examples of prices for models bought in stores: Basic top cabinet: Between 100$ and 700$ per unit / Basic lower cabinet: Between 100$ and 700$ per unit / Kitchen island: Between 100$ and 1000$

Drawers

Between 40$ and 200$ each

Renovation of a 100A electrical system (panel that is already up to code)

Approximately between 700$ and 1600$

Renovation of a 100A electrical system (panel that is not up to code)

Approximately between 1000$ and 1500$

Renovation of a 200A electrical system

Approximately between 1500$ and 2000$

Installation of an auxiliary electrical system

Approximately between 350$ and 800$

Installing a new electrical panel 

Approximately between 650$ and 1500$

Installation of a 120V electrical circuit

Approximately between 400$ and 700$

Installation of a 240V electrical circuit

Approximately between 350$ and 700$

Adding a classical socket

Approximately between 200$ and 300$ / socket

New bathtub

(without installation) 250$ - 400$ for a low-end bathtub / 500$ - 900$ for a standard bathtub / 1000$ - 2000$ for a high-end bathtub / 2000$ - 8000$ for a hot tub$ / 200$ - 3000$ for an alcove bathtub / 500$ + for a bath/shower combo / 500$ - 6000$ for a freestanding bathtub

New shower

(without installation) 240$ - 300$ for a low-end shower cabin / 360$ - 800$ for a standard shower cabin / 960$ - 1800$ for a high-end shower cabin / Simple shower door: 200$ - 1000$ / Sliding shower door: 500$ - 3000$

New toilet

(without installation) 100$ - 180$ for a low-end toilet / 300$ - 420$ for a standard toilet / 480$ - 660$ for a high-end toilet 

New bathroom sink

(without installation)50$ - 250$ for a standard drop-in sink / 60$ - 300$ for a round or square vessel sink / 100$ - 500$ for a high-end drop-in sink / 100$ - 1000$ for a pedestal sink 

New faucet for a sink

(without installation)50$ - 80$ for a low-end faucet / 90$ - 200$ for a standard faucet / 300$ - 500$ for a high-end faucet 

Laminate countertop

Between 6$ and 30$ / square foot

Granite countertop

Between 70$ and 190$ / square foot

Hardwood mouldings

Between 55$ and 80$ / moulding

Pine mouldings

Between 5$ and 80$ / moulding

Cedar mouldings

Between 10$ and 30$ / moulding

Exotic wood mouldings (e.g.. walnut) :

Between 15$ and 30$ / moulding

Plaster mouldings:

Between 5$ and 15$ / moulding

MDF mouldings:

Between 8$ and 80$ / moulding

Setting up an unfinished basement

Approximately 70$ to 100$ / square foot

Demolishing a finished basement

Between 3000$ and 5000$

Excavating the basement to increase the size of your house (with underpinning)

Between 50 000$ and 150 000$

Building a wine cellar

Between 10 000$ and 20 000$

Replacing the pipework

Approximately 50$ to 250$ / linear foot

Installing a water heater

Approximately 750$ to 1400$

Replacing a toilet

Between 250$ and 700$

Replacing a sink:

Approximately 200$ to 500$

Replacing a kitchen sink

Approximately 200$ to 700$

Replacing a bathtub

Approximately 1300$ to 1500$

Renovating the plumbing of a full bathroom

6000$ +

Installing an interior wall with a door opening

Approximately 5000$ to 15 000$

Turning a roof into a floor

Max. 400$ / square foot

Extra floors

See below

Installing collar beams

Approximately 100$ + each

Installing lateral bracing on collar beams

Between 300$ and 500$ +

Replacing a roof deck

Between 10$ and 30$ / square foot

Lateral extension

Between 200$ and 500$ / square foot or 70 000$ to 80 000$

Finishing a basement

Approximately 60$ to 100$ / square foot

Adding a room on posts

Approximately 200$ to 300$ / square foot

Minimum budget for a home extension

Approximately 70 000$

Total price of the work :

Between 200$ and 400$ / square foot or 170 000$ to 300 000$

Floor with bedrooms

Approximately 200$ to 240$ / square foot

Floor with a full apartment

Approximately 200$ to 240$ / square foot

Natural wood balcony floor

Between 10$ and 30$ / square foot

Treated wood balcony floor

Between 30$ and 60$ / square foot

Plastic/composite balcony floor

Between 50$ and 60$ / square foot

Fibreglass balcony

Between 15$ and 35$ / square foot

Treated wood deck (materials only)

Approximately 2$ to 10$ / square foot

Treated wood deck (installation)

Approximately 25$ to 70$ / square foot

Western red cedar deck (materials only)

Approximately 4$ to 5$ / square foot

Western red cedar deck (installation)

Approximately 40$ to 60$ / square foot

Ipe wood deck (materials only)

Approximately 12$ to 15$ / square foot

Teck deck (materials only)

Approximately 12$ to 15$ / square foot

Pressure-treated wood deck (with installation)

Approximately 50$ / square foot

Torrefied wood deck (materials)

Approximately 6 to 12$ / square foot

Torrefied wood deck (installation)

Approximately 50 to $70 / square foot

Paved stone deck (materials)

Approximately 4$ to 12$ / square foot

Paved stone deck (installation)

Approximately 20$ to 30$ / square foot

Fibreglass deck

Approximately 14$ to 20$ / square foot

9 square foot wood gazebo

Between 7500$ and 11 000$

Polycarbonate gazebo

Between 400$ and 3000$

Custom made  

Between 5000$ and 20 000$

Basic gazebo, sold as a kit

Between 1000$ and 5000$

Average price of a shed (without electricity and without labour fees)

Between 25$ and 40$ / square foot

Price for wooden walls and floors

Between 200$ to 4000$ or 40$ to 50$ / square foot

Price for metal walls and floors

Between 1000$ to 4000$ or 25$ to 30$ / square foot

Price for resin walls and floors

Between 400$ and 5000$ or 45$ to 50$ / square foot

Glass sunroom with no heating

Between 10 000$ and 30 000$

Polymer sunroom with heating

Between 6000$ and 15 000$

Sunroom-veranda with heating

Between 7000$ and 25 000$

Full sunroom

Between 15 000$ and 100 000$

PVC porch/veranda:

Approximately 500$ to 1000$ / square meter

Aluminum porch/veranda:

Approximately 600$ to 1200$ / square meter

Lower-end wooden porch/veranda:

Approximately 500$ to 900$ / square meter

High-end wooden porch/veranda:

Approximately 800$ to 1500$ / square meter

Steel or wrought iron porch/veranda:

Between 800$ to 1500$ / square meter

Average price of an above-ground pool

Between 2000$ and 12 000$

Basic price of a semi-inground pool

Between 20 000$ and 50 000$

Average price of an inground pool

40 000$ +

Annual maintenance of an inground pool

1100$ + (with chemicals and hydro) 

Frost fence

Approximately 25$ to 40$ per linear foot

Aluminum fence

Approximately 45$ to 80$ per linear foot

Ornamental iron fence

Approximately 50$ to 70$ per linear foot

PVC fence

Approximately 90$ to 100$ per linear foot

Wooden fence

Approximately 20$ to 70$ per linear foot

Building a retaining wall (materials only)

Between 20$ and 50$ / square foot

Building a retaining wall (labour)

Between 20$ and 100$ / square foot

50-foot long / 2-foot high retaining wall

Between 2500$ and 7500$

Price of an asphalt driveway (without excavation)

Approximately 5$ to 20$ / square foot

Price of a concrete driveway (without excavation)

Approximately 8$ to 20$ / square foot

Price of paver stone driveway (without excavation)

Approximately 10$ to 25$ / square foot

Gravel driveway (materials)

Approximately 20$ to 50$ / square meter

Installing a French drain (with excavation)

Approximately 15 000$ to 25 000$

Replacing a French drain and waterproofing foundations

Between 120$ and 150$ per linear foot

Costs related to underpinning the corner of a house

Approximately 450$ per linear foot

Adding foundations and underpinning a house

Approximately 1100$ per linear foot

Repairing a bulging wall

Approximately 20$ to 50$ / square foot

Rebricking a wall

Approximately 20$ to 50$ / square foot

Redoing masonry joints

Approximately 10$ to 30$ / square foot

Average hourly wage of a mason

100$ + / hour or 85$ / hour (if the employee takes his own vehicle and his own tools) 

Foundation parging (starting from the beginning):

Approximately 10$ to 20$ / square foot

Buying a gas-fueled pressure washer

Between 300$ and 1600$

Buying an electric pressure-washer

Between 100$ and 1000$

Renting a gas-fueled pressure washer

Approximately 80$ / day

Renting an electric pressure-washer

Approximately 30$ to 50$ / day

Wooden exterior cladding :

Approximately 10$ to 15$ / square foot

Suretouch exterior cladding (including installation)

Approximately 8$ to 15$ / square foot

Acrylic coating exterior cladding (including installation)

Approximately 10$ to 15$ / square foot

Vinyl exterior cladding 

Approximately 4$ to 7$ / square foot

Aluminum exterior cladding

Approximately 7$ to 10$ / square foot

Fibrocement panels

Approximately 5$ to 15$ / square foot

Brick exterior cladding

Approximately 25$ to 45$ / square foot

Aluminum installation kit (without the door)

Between 200$ and 400$

Stainless steel installation kit (without the door)

Between 300$ and 500$

Brass installation kit (without the door)

Between 500$ and 900$

Personalized installation kit (without the door)

Between 300$ and 3000$

Material kit including the door

Between 1500$ and 5000$

Light door (only the door)

Between 300$ and 700$

Door with glass blocks (only the door)

Between 500$ and 900$

Steel front door

Between 200$ and 2000$

Aluminum front door

Between 1200$ and 2500$

PVC front door

Between 450$ and 3000$

Fibreglass front door

Between 900$ and 3000$

Wood front door

Between 300$ and 5000$

Retrofit window installation

Between 30$ and 200$ per square foot, between 300$ and 800$ per window (glass only)

Full-frame installation

Between 500$ and 1500$ per window

Installing storm windows

Between 300$ and 800$ per window (glass only)

Double-hung window

Between 800$ and 1000$

Casement window

Between 900$ and 1200$

Awning window

Between 900$ and 1000$

Transom window

Between 500$ and 1200$

Stationary window

Between 300$ and 1300$

Bay window

Between 2500$ and 4000$

Arched window

Between 350$ and 1500$

Building a rooftop terrace :

Between 15 000$ and 40 000$

Asphalt shingle roof

Approximately 3$ to 9$ / square foot

Aluminum roof

Approximately 7$ to 12$ / square foot

Prepainted galvanized steel roof

Approximately 10$ and 25$ / square foot

Copper roof

Approximately 20$ to 30$ / square foot

Wooden shingle roof

Approximately 15$ to 25$ / square foot (cedar) and approximately 10$ to 26$ / square foot (larch) 

TPO or EPDM roof

Approximately 12$ to 16$ / square foot

Gravel roof

Approximately 12$ to 20$ / square foot

Multilayer asphalt membrane roof

Approximately 9$ to 10$ / square foot

Green roof (with the cost of the roofing material)

Approximately 15$ to 30$ / square foot

Installing soffits and wood/aluminum fascia

Between 10$ and 15$ / linear foot

Installing vinyl gutters

Between 4$ and 9$ / linear foot

Installing aluminum gutters

Between 5$ and 12$ / linear foot

Installing galvanized steel gutters 

Between 4,50$ and 10$ / linear foot

Installing copper gutters 

Between 15$ and 35$ / linear foot

Professional gutter maintenance

Between 150$ and 350$

Expanded polystyrene (EPS) 

Approximately 1,50$ to 4$ / square foot

Extruded polystyrene (XPS) 

Approximately 3$ to 4$ / square foot

Closed-cell polyurethane spray foam

Approximately 2,50$ to 8$ / square foot

Polyisocyanurate insulation

Approximately 1,50$ to 3$ / square foot

Ecobill (polystyrene beads)

Approximately 2$ to 4$ / square foot

Soy-based polyurethane (1 inch thick)

Approximately 3$ to 6$ / square foot

Rockwool

Approximately 2,50$ to 3$ / square foot

Fibreglass

Approximately 1,60$ to 2$ / square foot

Cellular glass

Approximately 3$ to 5$ / square foot

Cellulose

Approximately 1,48$ to 2$ / square foot

Hemp

Approximately 1$ to 4$ / square foot

Straw

Approximately 5$ to 18$ / square foot

Cotton

Approximately 1,50$ to 3,50$ / square foot

Cork

Approximately 2,50$ to 6,50$ / square foot

Insulating an attic and bringing up to code

Approximately 1,50$ to 4$ / square foot

Installing an air barrier (material only)

Approximately 1$ to 3$ / square foot

Installing an air barrier (labour)

Approximately 1,50$ to 5$ / square foot

Injecting cellulose in a new house

Approximately 2$ to 3$ / square foot

Injecting cellulose in a house that has already been built

Approximately 2,50$ to 4$ / square foot

Installing Rockwool

Approximately 1,50$ to 3$ / square foot

Installing acoustic panels 

Approximately 20$ to 35$ / square foot

Acoustic membrane installed on the floors

Approximately 1$ to 5$ / square foot

Paint gallon

Between 25$ and 100$

A gallon of paint for a kitchen or bathroom

Between 10$ and 60$

A gallon of recycled paint

Between 20$ and 30$

Labour costs (wall)

Approximately 1$ to 3$ / square foot

Work done by a professional

Approximately 30$ to 80$ / per hour

Work done by a student painter

Approximately 15$ and 25$ / per hour

Interior brick wall

Approximately 10$ to 15$ / square foot

Natural stone wall

Approximately 12$ to 20$ / square foot

Decorative stone wall

Approximately 4$ to 9$ / square foot

Imitation stone wall

Approximately 10$ to 30$ / square foot

Concrete wall

Approximately 14$ to 15$ / square foot

Wallpaper

Can vary between 70$ and 150$ / roll

Decorative panels

Can vary between 20$ and 200$ / panel

Wooden wall panel

Approximately 7$ to 16$ / square foot

Wall tiles (materials only)

Approximately 5$ to 10$ / square foot

Installing hardwood floors

Approximately 2$ to 15$ / square foot

Removing hardwood floors

Approximately 2$ to 5$ / square foot

Replacing the subfloor 

Approximately 2$ to 6$ / square foot

Restoring a hardwood floor

Approximately 3$ to 7$ / square foot

Bamboo floor

Approximately 4$ to 14$ / square foot

Laminate floor (material only)

Approximately 1$ to 5$ / square foot

Engineered wood floor installation

Approximately 3$ to 11$ / square foot

Vinyl tile floor

Approximately 1$ to 25$ / square foot

Vinyl sheet floor

Approximately 2$ to 6$ / square foot

Linoleum floor

Approximately 3$ to 18$ / square foot

Marmoleum floor (roll)

Approximately 5$ to 7$ / square foot

Marmoleum floor (roll installation)

Approximately 2$ to 5$ / square foot

Marmoleum floor (tiles)

Approximately 5$ to 8$ / square foot

Marmoleum floor (tile installation)

Approximately 1$ to 2$ / square foot

Mid- to high-end ceramic tiles

Approximately 11$ to 24$ / square foot

Porcelain or slate tiles

Approximately 6$ to 20$ / square foot

Natural stone mosaic

Approximately 10$ to 15$ / square foot

Cork floor (material)

Approximately 3$ to 11$ / square foot

Cork floor (installation)

Approximately 5$ to 10$ / square foot

Installing a heated floor (without materials)

Approximately 10$ to 40$ / square foot  + 300$ to 600$ for an electrician

Low-end floating floor

Approximately 2$ to 3$ / square foot

Mid-range floating floor

Approximately 3$ to 5$ / square foot

High-end floating floor

Approximately 5$ to 12$ / square foot

Installation of a floating floor by a specialist

Approximately 1$ to 4$ / square foot

Carpet floor (materials)

Approximately 4$ to 7$ / square foot

Concrete floor 

Approximately 8$ to 17$ / square foot

Location certificate

Between 1500$ and 2200$

Ground analysis test

Between 900$ and 5000$

Plan completed by a technologist

Approximately 1$ to 3$ / square foot