Kitchen Renovation in Laval
What Laval's building stock means for your project, and what it actually costs.
What does a kitchen renovation cost in Laval?
For a medium-sized kitchen (roughly 18 linear feet of cabinetry), with thermoplastic cabinets, a quartz countertop, demolition, flooring, backsplash, lighting, and painting, tax included:
$20,800 – $42,700
Labour costs here are comparable to Montreal.
This range excludes appliances and any relocation of plumbing or electrical, two items that can add several thousand dollars. It applies the regional labour adjustment for Laval.
Customise this estimateRefacing, full renovation or custom kitchen in Laval?
Three very different projects all go by "kitchen renovation". The right one depends mostly on the condition of your cabinet boxes and what you want to change.
Refacing
The existing cabinet boxes stay; the doors, drawer fronts and hardware are replaced, often along with the countertop. It is the fastest and cheapest option, provided the boxes are sound: no swelling under the sink, no sagging shelves.
What it does not fix: a layout that does not work, or particleboard boxes damaged by water.
Full renovation
New cabinets, countertop, backsplash, flooring and lighting, installed, without moving the plumbing. This is the scenario priced above.
$20,800 – $42,700
Moving the sink or the range comes on top of this.
Custom kitchen
Cabinets built for the room by a kitchen maker or cabinetmaker. For the same medium kitchen in solid wood, with a quartz countertop:
$28,100 – $58,200
Custom work pays off mostly in rooms with irregular dimensions, common in older buildings, or when every centimetre of storage counts.
Laval's housing stock
Laval was built out largely between 1960 and 1990. The stock is dominated by bungalows, cottages, and split-levels, with kitchens noticeably larger than on the island and, very often, an attached garage that simplifies site logistics.
Sectors: Chomedey, Laval-des-Rapides, Pont-Viau, Duvernay, Vimont, Auteuil, Sainte-Rose, Fabreville, Sainte-Dorothée
What to know before you start in Laval
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The closed kitchens of 1970s and 1980s homes are frequently opened onto the dining room. If the wall is load-bearing, that means a beam and an engineer's sign-off.
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A single municipal permit process covers the whole territory, unlike Montreal's borough-by-borough system.
Verify the RBQ licence before you sign
In Quebec, a contractor performing construction work must hold a licence from the Régie du bâtiment du Québec. The RBQ register is public and free: search the company name or licence number before paying a deposit. It is the fastest and most useful check you can make, in Laval as anywhere else.
Frequently asked questions — Laval
What does opening the wall between kitchen and dining room cost in Laval?
If the wall is non-load-bearing, it is mostly demolition and finishing. If it is load-bearing, you add a beam, posts, an engineer's report, and a municipal permit, which moves that line by several thousand dollars. Have the wall assessed before you budget.
Planning a kitchen project in Laval?
Describe your project and compare quotes from contractors holding a valid RBQ licence.