Main-floor or upstairs bathroom
Toilet, vanity and a tub or shower in the existing layout or close to it.
$2,400 to $4,200Moving the toilet across the room adds $600 to $1,200.
Renovations
The plumbing behind your new bathroom or kitchen.
We do the rough-in while the walls are open and come back to set the fixtures once the tile is done. We work for homeowners and for the contractors running their renovations.
What a rough-in is
Everything that disappears into the wall.
A rough-in is the supply lines, drains and vents that sit inside the walls and floor, placed so your toilet, vanity, shower valve and kitchen sink land exactly where the design says. Get it right and nobody thinks about it again. Get it wrong and the tile comes off.
- PEX or copper supply lines with a shut-off at every fixture.
- ABS drains sized and sloped to code, with proper venting so traps don't gurgle.
- Shower and tub valves set to your tile thickness, not a guess.
- Every line pressure-tested before the walls are closed.
Working with your contractor
We book around their schedule, not the other way round.
A renovation runs on a sequence of trades. When we come in late, everyone waits. So we fix our dates early and keep them.
If you hired a general contractor, we can deal with them directly on dates and layout, and keep you copied on the price and anything that changes it.
Gas lines for ranges or fireplaces
A gas line to a kitchen range is part of our rough-in. Gas fireplaces and furnaces go to our partner HVAC company, and we coordinate with them on site.
- Before demolition
Layout walk-through
With you or your contractor, at the drawings or on site. We flag anything that moves a drain or needs the slab cut.
- After framing
Rough-in
One to three days for most bathrooms. We pull the permit and leave every line capped and labelled.
- Before drywall
Test and inspection
Pressure test, then the City of Hamilton inspection. We meet the inspector so you don't have to.
- After tile and cabinets
Finish
Toilet, vanity, taps, shower trim, dishwasher and fridge line. Then a full test with the water on.
Typical prices
Rough-in and finish together, labour and rough materials, before HST. Fixtures are yours to choose; we install what you or your designer supply.
Basement bathroom
Includes cutting the concrete slab for drains, tying into the main stack, and patching.
$3,800 to $6,500An ejector pump, if the sewer is too high, is quoted separately.
Kitchen
Sink and tap, dishwasher, fridge water line, and a gas line to the range if needed.
$1,100 to $2,200Moving the sink to an island adds venting work; we quote it on site.
Planning a renovation?
Call us before the walls come down, not after.
Tell us the room, the rough start date and who your contractor is. We'll book a walk-through.