Bathroom Vanity Installation & Replacement — Toronto GTA

Vanity installation in 2026 GTA — the single highest-impact bathroom refresh under $5K

A new vanity is the most visible, fastest, and most cost-effective bathroom refresh on the GTA market in 2026 — it changes the room's entire character in one day, adds measurable storage, and (when paired with a new countertop, faucet, and mirror) delivers a near-full bathroom-renovation visual impact for a tenth of the cost of a full gut. RenoHouse installs single-sink and double-sink vanities, wall-mounted floating vanities, freestanding furniture-style vanity cabinets, and full custom millwork vanities from every major source in the GTA — IKEA Godmorgon, Home Depot, Lowes, Wayfair, Bath Depot, Tile Shoppe, Wetstyle (Toronto-made), Robern, Restoration Hardware, plus custom builds in our partner shops. Our scope includes drainage and supply-line connection, faucet installation, countertop set and seal, and the plumbing rough-in adjustments when the new vanity has a different drain or supply geometry than the old one.

2026 GTA pricing tiers (vanity + install, single-sink unless noted)

• Floor — value tier ($800 – $2,400 installed): IKEA Godmorgon with HAGAVIKEN or ODENSVIK ceramic top, IKEA HEMNES traditional, Home Depot Glacier Bay, Lowes Allen + Roth, Bath Depot stock vanities. 24-inch to 36-inch widths. Standard pre-finished MDF or particleboard with melamine veneer; ceramic, cultured marble, or thin quartz top. Standard Moen Adler, Delta Foundations, or Pfister Pasadena faucet. Labour $480 – $880 includes plumbing connection, leak test, and silicone caulking. Lead time 0–2 weeks (in-stock).
• Standard — mid-tier ($2,400 – $6,800 installed): Plywood-box construction with painted MDF or veneered doors, full-extension soft-close drawers (Blum Tandembox), undermount porcelain or rectangular vessel sink, 1.5-cm to 2-cm engineered quartz top (Caesarstone, Silestone, Cambria, Quartz Master). 30-inch to 48-inch single or 60-inch double. Mid-tier faucet — Moen Voss, Delta Trinsic, Kohler Purist, Brizo Levoir. Labour $580 – $1,200 covers drain rerouting if vanity has different basin geometry, supply-line replacement to 1/4-turn ball-valve angle stops (often needed in pre-1965 galvanized homes — add $240 – $420 for PEX-A stub-out), faucet, and final caulk. Lead time 2–6 weeks for in-stock; 6–10 weeks for special order.
• Premium — full custom and luxury ($6,800 – $24,000 installed): Plywood-box with solid maple, walnut, white oak, or painted MDF Shaker / inset / beaded face frames built in our partner shops, OR boutique-brand prefab (Wetstyle Toronto, Robern Vienna, Restoration Hardware, Native Trails). Honed marble (Carrara, Calacatta), soapstone, leathered granite, or 3-cm premium quartz top. Premium fixtures — Waterworks Etoile / Henry, Newport Brass, ROHL, Lefroy Brooks, Watermark. Single integrated trough sink or paired vessel sinks for double vanity. Labour $1,200 – $3,400 covers full plumbing rough-in adjustment, blocking-in-wall for wall-mount floating units, custom mirror and integrated lighting, and tile backsplash coordination. Lead time 8–14 weeks for custom millwork.

Compliance, code, and licensed plumbing

• Skilled Trades Ontario 306A (residential plumber) licence required on all drain rough-in modifications, supply-line replacements, and P-trap connections. RenoHouse coordinates the licensed plumber subcontractor for any work beyond simple drop-in swap of a same-footprint vanity. ESA permit not required for vanity install itself.
• CSA B125.3 governs all plumbing fittings (faucets, supply lines, P-traps, angle stops).
• CSA B45.5 governs the bathroom-fixture itself (vanity-top sink).
• Lead-Free Plumbing Fittings Act (Federal, harmonized in Ontario): every drinking-water fitting must contain less than 0.25 percent lead by weighted-average. All faucets we install — including budget Moen and Pfister — meet this standard.
• Ontario Building Code 9.32.1 governs bathroom ventilation: the fan must move at least 25 L/s (54 CFM) continuous and exhaust to outside; bathrooms with windows that open are exempt from the fan requirement for renovations not requiring a permit. Vanity install rarely triggers OBC permit unless the bathroom layout (drain location, supply location) is moved.
• NSF/ANSI 61 drinking-water material safety standard — all RenoHouse-installed faucets and supply lines are NSF/ANSI 61 certified.

What's included in a standard install

• Removal and disposal of old vanity, top, sink, faucet, and disposal of all plumbing trim
• Plumbing supply and drain check; supply-line replacement to 1/4-turn ball-valve angle stops if needed
• Wall preparation: blocking installation between studs for wall-mount/floating vanities (required — heavy-duty drywall anchors alone are inadequate for a loaded vanity), drywall patch where old vanity removed
• New vanity cabinet set level (shimmed if floor is out of plane); anchored to studs
• Countertop set and sealed with 100% silicone bead at backsplash
• Sink (undermount or drop-in) installed and sealed
• Faucet, drain assembly, supply lines, P-trap connected; pressure test and leak check
• Silicone caulk around top-to-wall, top-to-mirror, top-to-side-wall, side panels-to-wall
• Mirror installation if part of scope (separate from vanity)
• Clean-up and waste removal

Toronto/GTA neighbourhood considerations

• Forest Hill / Rosedale / Lawrence Park (heritage 1920s+): Custom Shaker or inset-cabinet vanity from Bilotta, Cantley & Co, Restoration Hardware, or in-shop custom build in solid maple/walnut/painted MDF $5,800 – $18,000 vanity + quartz/marble/soapstone top $2,800 – $6,800. Premium fixtures (Waterworks, Newport Brass, ROHL) $1,800 – $4,800. Lead-paint Regulation 90/2024 RRP scope applies on any wall sanding over 6 sq ft in pre-1978 homes — EPA Lead-Safe-Certified Renovator with HEPA-vac containment, $480 – $1,400 added. Typical $14,000 – $32,000 per vanity.
• North York / Scarborough / Etobicoke (post-war 1950s-70s): IKEA Godmorgon with HAGAVIKEN top, Wayfair mid-tier, or Home Depot Glacier Bay/Magick Woods. Quartz top $680 – $1,800. Standard Moen or Delta fixture. Galvanized-steel supply pipe pre-1965 — replace 1/2-inch galvanized with 1/2-inch PEX-A (Uponor AquaPEX) plus 1/4-turn angle stops $280 – $480 added. Typical $1,600 – $4,200 installed.
• Mississauga / Brampton / Vaughan (1990s+ subdivisions): Mid-tier IKEA Godmorgon, IKEA HEMNES, prefab Wayfair / Bath Depot / Home Depot. Quartz or laminate top. 1990s-2000s plumbing rough-in is straightforward — PEX or copper supply, ABS or PVC drain, 1/4-turn angle stops already installed. Typical $980 – $2,800 installed.
• Caledon / King City / Aurora (rural / well water / large lot): Estate vanity scope — premium freestanding furniture-style (Restoration Hardware, Wetstyle, custom millwork) with marble or soapstone top, premium fixtures (ROHL Country Bath, Lefroy Brooks Mackintosh, Perrin & Rowe). Well-water hardness over 7 grains/gallon — sediment filter and water softener upstream of bathroom recommended (Reg 391/15). Typical $10,000 – $28,000 per vanity.
• Downtown condos (King West / Liberty Village / Yorkville): Wall-mount floating vanity for compact bath optimization — IKEA Godmorgon, Wetstyle (Toronto-made), Robern Vienna, Duravit DuraStyle. In-wall blocking install often missing in condo construction; we install a 3/4-inch plywood blocking sheet between studs $180 – $340 added. Concealed P-trap (Geberit) for wall-hung sink $240 – $380 added. Form 1 condo board alteration agreement when plumbing rough-in is moved (rare for vanity-only swap). Typical $1,600 – $4,200 installed.

Bottom line — when vanity replacement is the right scope

Vanity replacement is the right scope when the rest of the bathroom (tub, shower surround, toilet, tile floor) is in acceptable condition but the vanity itself is dated, damaged, undersized, or simply ugly. It delivers 60–70 percent of the visual impact of a full bathroom renovation for 10–15 percent of the cost, and the install takes one day (or two days if plumbing must be rerouted or tile/drywall behind the old vanity needs repair). The $2,400 – $6,800 mid-tier with a quartz top and a mid-tier faucet is the volume sweet spot and the recommendation for most Toronto homeowners who aren't ready for a full bath gut. Pair the vanity swap with a new mirror, new faucet, fresh paint, and re-caulked tub-surround for a $3,500 – $8,500 "mini-renovation" that delivers most of the satisfaction of a full reno. Call 289-212-2345 for a free in-home assessment — we measure, confirm plumbing geometry, and quote inside 48 hours.