01Bathrooms
One bathroom is a small job for a builder, but they treated it like the whole house. The tile lines up, the door finally closes properly, and they finished the week they said they would.
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Bathroom Renovations in Cambridge
Bathroom renovations in Cambridge put the hidden work ahead of the tile. A fan is planned in and the wet areas are waterproofed first, and the vanity and fixtures are set once the tile is done.
- Licensed builder
- WSIB
- Years building
- 15+
- Houses completed
- 300+
What’s included
What a bathroom
renovation includes.
Besides the surfaces you see, a bathroom renovation takes in waterproofing, ventilation and plumbing hidden behind them.
Showers, tubs and tile
In ensuites and main baths the work is showers and tubs, with the tile finishing at the fixtures. A walk-in shower can replace a tub.
Waterproofing and ventilation
Tile waits for the waterproofing, which goes on the surround of a tub or shower first. The room’s fan is placed on the plan before the tile.
Vanities and fixtures
The vanity and fixtures go in after the tile, set to the plumbing plan so drains and valves are already where they need to be.
Plumbing and electrical, coordinated
The drains get tested before the walls are closed, and the builder lines up the plumbing and electrical work.
How it runs
One bay of it,
stage by stage.
Rooms and whole houses share five stages in an identical order, and one builder answers for each.
- 01
Permits
The drawings set where the tub or shower, drain and valve go. Any permit application is based on them.
- 02
Structure
Old fixtures and finishes come out and the new layout is set, ceiling height included.
- 03
Trades
Drain and vent pipes are roughed in and tested for leaks. The shower floor gets its fall to the drain.
- 04
Finishes
Tile, vanity and fixtures come after the waterproofing and the fan.
- 05
Handover
The fixtures, drains and fan are run before the bathroom is handed back for use.
Why Hanna Homes
Why one builder
for all of it.
A bathroom is small and wet, so the order of the hidden work matters more than the size of the room.
A leak shows up while reaching it is still easy, because the drains and vents get tested ahead of fixtures and covered pipes.
Once tile is up it hides the areas where the shower and tub sit, so those are waterproofed before any goes on.
Before a bulkhead is drawn it gets checked against the ceiling. The height has to hold wherever someone stands, including the shower and tub.
The shower’s valve and drain are set in the open wall. Drawing the tile layout to them first means tile is not cut around them afterwards.
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Client reviews
Their house,
their words.
Whole homes and single rooms, in the words of the people who live in them.
02Whole home
We put off the whole house for years because we couldn’t picture living through it. Akram walked us through every stage before it started, and each week went the way he said it would.
03Kitchens
The crew covered the floors and cleaned up at the end of every day, which mattered with two kids at home. The new kitchen is the room everyone ends up in now. Worth every week of takeout.
04Custom homes
Building a new house was the biggest decision we’ve ever made, and it never felt rushed. We walked the site most Saturdays and always knew exactly where things stood.
05Basement apartments
We turned the basement into a unit for my mother-in-law. She has her own entrance and her own kitchen, and we still get Sunday dinners. The paperwork I was dreading turned out to be the part I thought about least.
06Additions
We needed more room but didn’t want to leave the street. The second storey went on over the summer, and from the sidewalk you’d think the house was always built that way.
07Knockdown & rebuild
Our old bungalow wasn’t worth saving, so we took it down and built new on the same lot. They kept the neighbours in the loop from demolition to the final walk-through. We love coming home to it.
08Basements
The basement used to be storage and a furnace. Now it’s a family room the kids actually want to be in. A clear quote, no surprises, and the site was swept every night.
09Whole home
We bought an older house knowing it needed everything. Akram was straight with us from the first visit about what was worth keeping. Every room is new to us now, and it still feels like the house we fell for.
10Kitchens
Third builder we spoke to, and the only one who returned every call. When we changed our minds about the island halfway through, they made it work without any drama.
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Projects
Selected work,
inside and out.
Two whole homes and three rooms, each one finished: a bungalow, a new house, a kitchen, a bath and a basement.
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Service area
Within an hour
of Burlington.
Towns we build in
- 01BurlingtonHaltonHome base
- 02HamiltonHamiltonby Hwy 403, 15 min, 18 km by road, approximately
- 03OakvilleHaltonby the QEW, 20 min, 24 km by road, approximately
- 04AncasterHamiltonby Hwy 403, 25 min, 28 km by road, approximately
- 05MiltonHaltonby Hwy 407, 30 min, 30 km by road, approximately
- 06MississaugaPeelby Hwy 407 and Hwy 403, 30 min, 41 km by road, approximately
- 07CambridgeWaterloo Regionby Hwy 8 and Hwy 5, 45 min, 51 km by road, approximately
- 08KitchenerWaterloo Regionby Hwy 6 and Hwy 401, 55 min, 72 km by road, approximately
And anywhere else inside the line.
Common questions
Common questions
in Cambridge.
What Cambridge homeowners ask about bathroom renovations: what it costs, how long it takes and what the city asks for.
In Cambridge the cost to watch is a drain that moves. The City lists plumbing or drains as permit work, so a relocated toilet, tub or shower adds drawings and an inspection, and the tile crew waits until the inspector has seen the pipes. A room that keeps its drains is the plainer case. Size and finishes do the rest, so no figure is posted here.
Hanna Homes does not state a duration up front. The stages run in a fixed order: plumbing and electrical, then waterproofing, then tile, then the vanity and fixtures. In Cambridge a moved drain adds a permit, and the plumbing is inspected before the walls close, on a date booked a day or more ahead.
Only if the plan moves things. Cambridge lists plumbing or drains, adding or removing walls and structural alterations as permit work, so a relocated toilet, a new shower drain or a wall taken out for space does. A refit that leaves the plumbing and walls where they are is the simpler case. The City decides, and Hanna Homes coordinates the application.
Plan on going without it. The room is stripped, the plumbing is run and inspected before the walls close, and the fixtures go in last, so it is out of use from demolition to the final stage. In Cambridge the plumbing inspection waits on a date requested a day or more ahead, which Hanna Homes books as soon as the pipes are in. Settle where the household washes before the job starts.
No. The plumbing is coordinated by Hanna Homes as part of the project, so one builder answers for it. That matters in Cambridge because plumbing or drains put a job on the City’s permit list, and the builder is the one who arranges the inspection before the walls close.
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The inspection, and the permit application where a drain or wall moves. The permit holder phones the inspector named on the permit at least 24 hours before the visit, once the plumbing is in. Hanna Homes makes that call so the waterproofing and tile are not held back by a late booking.
Yes. The fan that carries steam out and the lighting are part of the job, wired with the rest of the electrical by trades the builder coordinates. The fan is what keeps the drywall, paint and framing dry over the years.
With where each drain sits, even in a small three-piece bathroom. Drain positions decide whether the City’s permit list applies, how many plumbing visits the room needs and where the vanity, tub or shower can go. Hanna Homes draws the layout around them before tile or fixtures are chosen.
Good to know
Good to know
about bathroom renovations in Cambridge.
What changes the work in Cambridge: the rules, the houses and the ground.
Bathroom renovation permits in Cambridge
A bathroom that moves a drain, takes out a wall or alters structure is permit work in Cambridge, where the City’s list names plumbing or drains, walls and interior structural alterations. That means a toilet moved across the room, a shower drain in a new spot, or a partition removed to gain space. Each brings drawings and an inspection.
Once the pipes are in, the plumbing inspection is booked ahead of the walls closing, with a call to the inspector a day or more beforehand. Waterproofing and tile wait behind that visit.
Bathroom remodeling in Cambridge: what sits behind the tile
Showers, tubs and tile are what you see. Behind them the surround is sealed against water, and a fan takes the steam out of the room. The vanity and fixtures are set to the plumbing and the tile is cut to the fixtures, so the drains, valves and lights land where the finished room needs them. The builder lines up the plumbing and electrical trades.
Bathroom remodel in Cambridge: what a moved drain adds
Cost follows what moves. Fixtures and drains kept in place are the simpler job, and a moved drain brings permit work. The shower or tub chosen, the tile and the vanity then set the rest. Hanna Homes does not post a price, because it depends on the room.
Timing follows the order of the stages and the inspector’s date. The plumbing is seen before the walls close, waterproofing goes on before the tile, and the fixtures go in last.
Why a Cambridge bathroom schedule hangs on one call
A small bathroom leaves almost no room to work around a late inspection, so its schedule is built backward from one call. In Cambridge the plumbing stays open until the inspector has seen it, and the permit holder must ask for the visit at least 24 hours ahead. Hanna Homes books that date as soon as the pipes are in, with the waterproofing, tile and vanity held back behind it.
The layout is settled first for the same reason. When each drain is drawn before the tile is chosen, there is one plumbing inspection to book and no second one after a change of mind.
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