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Kitchen Renovation in Downtown & The Ward
Kitchen renovations for the limestone-era and pre-war housing in Guelph's core, where opening up the kitchen is a structural job.
Downtown and The Ward are where Guelph's oldest housing stock sits, and the kitchens in it follow a pattern. The room is at the back of the house, it is the smallest space on the main floor, and it is frequently part of a rear addition that was built later and to a different standard than the original house. There is often a former pantry or a back stair taking up space that the kitchen badly needs. The walls are plaster on lath, which comes off in a mess and hides plenty. The wiring behind them can be very old, and once the room is opened up, bringing the kitchen circuits up to current requirements stops being a choice. The question everyone asks first is whether the wall to the dining room can go, and in these houses it is load-bearing more often than not. That means an engineered beam, a permit and a structural assessment, and posts that carry the load down to something capable of taking it — which usually means work in the basement below. It is still the single best change you can make to one of these houses, and it is worth knowing the number early rather than falling for a layout you cannot afford. We open a small section of ceiling during the quote to see which way the joists run, because guessing from the floor is how people get a bad surprise in week two. The other opportunity in The Ward is footprint: absorbing a pantry, a rear entry or a disused back stair into the kitchen is often a smaller job than removing the dining room wall and gains almost as much usable space.
Kitchen Renovation services in Downtown & The Ward
- Full Kitchen Renovation
- Cabinet Refacing & Refinishing
- Countertops & Backsplash
- Islands & Layout Changes
- Small Kitchen & Condo Renovation
Frequently asked questions
Do you charge more to work outside the city?
Not inside Guelph. For Rockwood, Fergus, Elora, Puslinch, Aberfoyle, Ariss and the rest of the county, travel is built into the quote up front rather than added afterwards, so the number you agree to is the number.
Can you work in an occupied house?
Yes, and most kitchen jobs are exactly that. It means dust barriers, a protected route in and out, and a conversation at the start about where you are going to make coffee and wash dishes for a few weeks. A temporary setup in a dining room or basement is normal and worth arranging before demolition rather than during it.
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