Kitchen Renovation in Quebec City
What Quebec City's building stock means for your project, and what it actually costs.
What does a kitchen renovation cost in Quebec City?
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:
$19,800 – $40,500
Labour runs roughly 5% below Montreal; materials cost much the same everywhere.
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 Quebec City.
Customise this estimateRefacing, full renovation or custom kitchen in Quebec City?
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.
$19,800 – $40,500
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:
$26,700 – $55,300
Custom work pays off mostly in rooms with irregular dimensions, common in older buildings, or when every centimetre of storage counts.
Quebec City's housing stock
Quebec City has a high proportion of older buildings: stone and brick masonry in Vieux-Québec and Saint-Jean-Baptiste, flat-roofed triplexes in Limoilou and Saint-Sauveur, then suburban development in Sainte-Foy and Charlesbourg.
Sectors: Sainte-Foy, Sillery, Montcalm, Limoilou, Saint-Roch, Charlesbourg, Beauport, Cap-Rouge, Val-Bélair
What to know before you start in Quebec City
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Some heritage sectors carry additional regulatory constraints. These mainly affect the building envelope, but can extend to the windows of a street-facing kitchen.
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Winters are harsher than in Montreal, which shapes scheduling: contractors often plan bulky deliveries outside the deep-freeze months.
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 Quebec City as anywhere else.
Frequently asked questions — Quebec City
Do heritage rules apply inside a kitchen in Quebec City?
As a rule, no: heritage regulations target the building's exterior appearance. They can apply if your work alters a window, door, or opening visible from the street. Check with the City before planning any change that touches the envelope.
Planning a kitchen project in Quebec City?
Describe your project and compare quotes from contractors holding a valid RBQ licence.