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Real Bathroom Renovation Budgets in Vancouver: 8 QUAY Projects
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Price ranges tell you where most bathrooms land. Real projects tell you what a bathroom like yours actually cost. Below are eight bathroom projects QUAY has completed in Vancouver, Richmond, West Vancouver and North Vancouver, 13 bathrooms in all, each with the budget and time on site published on its project page. For the planning ranges and what moves them, start with our bathroom renovation cost guide. This post goes one level deeper: what each bathroom included, how long it took and what drove the number.
Quick answer. Single condo bathrooms that kept their layout came in at about $24K to $28K + GST. Ensuites and main bathrooms with more custom work ran about $28K to $67K, and adding a brand new bathroom about $42K to $58K. Projects with two or three bathrooms came to about $66K + GST, $79K and $128K. That lines up with the cost guide’s planning range of $25,000 to $45,000+ for a complete bathroom, with larger and highly customized bathrooms going past $60,000.
Every figure is quoted the way its project page publishes it: where the page says “+ GST”, so do we, and where it doesn’t, we don’t add it. Most of our project pages don’t publish room sizes, so the table compares scope rather than square footage. Your own bathroom’s price depends on its size, layout, finishes and what is behind the walls.
The eight projects at a glance
| Project | Bathrooms | Budget (as published) | Time on site | What drove the cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond condo (2025) | One condo bathroom, tub kept | About $24K + GST | 11 working days | Same layout; new tub, marble-look porcelain, a freestanding sage green vanity, brass sconces and a fixed glass panel |
| Yaletown condo | One condo bathroom, tub kept | About $28K + GST | 14 working days (10 planned) | Same layout; water-damaged drywall found behind the old tile (about $2,100 and three days) and a $615 niche added |
| Shaughnessy townhouse (2023) | Main bathroom plus a new ground-floor bathroom | About $70K (about $28K + $42K) | Not published | A new bathroom in a former closet with a curbless shower and grab bars, with drawings, a City of Vancouver building permit and strata approval |
| Fairview condo (2024) | Ensuite | About $47K + GST | 18-working-day schedule | New pony wall and skirted tub, large-format tile, a custom double vanity with vessel sinks, a backlit mirror and a tall linen cabinet |
| Gastown condo | Ensuite and main bathroom | About $79K (about $47K + $32K) | Not published | Rift-cut white oak vanities, white quartz, large-format tile and new showers with frameless glass, designed with Stae Interiors |
| West Vancouver home (2025) | New ensuite (addition) | About $58K + GST | About five and a half weeks | Design, permit drawings and District permit fees, new walls and a door, new plumbing, electrical and ventilation rough-ins, a custom Schluter shower |
| West End condo (2024) | Ensuite and main bathroom | About $66K + GST (about $37K + $29K) | About four weeks | Ensuite tub replaced with a walk-in shower and linear drain, two custom shower bases, water lines repiped |
| North Vancouver townhouse (2023) | Ensuite, main bathroom and powder room | About $128K (about $67K + $39K + $22K) | About two to three weeks per room, phased | Heated floors, two new tiled showers, wall-hung toilets with in-wall tanks and custom vanities in all three rooms |
For the same comparison on kitchens, see what real Vancouver kitchens cost.
About $24K to $28K: one condo bathroom on the same layout
Richmond condo, about $24,000 + GST, 11 working days. This builder-grade bathroom kept its layout, with the vanity along one wall and the tub across the end, but almost everything else is new: a new tub, marble-look porcelain tile, a 36-inch freestanding sage green vanity, a Toto toilet, brass sconces and a fixed glass panel. The work ran from April 2 to April 16, 2025. The unit sat at the end of a long corridor, so carrying demolition debris out took longer than expected; that was priced as a small change before the work went ahead. With the whole suite repainted at the same time, the project came to about $28,600. See the Richmond project.
Yaletown condo, about $28,000 + GST, 14 working days. QUAY handled the strata approval, then removed every finish in the room. The new bathroom has a tub with a waterproofed tile backer, large-format concrete-look porcelain on the floor and tub walls, a light oak vanity, a one-piece toilet and a frameless sliding glass enclosure. Keeping the vanity, toilet and tub where they were made strata approval simpler and kept the budget on the finishes. Once the old tile came off, the crew found moisture damage in the drywall on the plumbing wall. With the owner’s written approval it was replaced before any tile went on, which added about $2,100 and three working days. A horizontal niche at the tub added $615. See the Yaletown project.
Why these two sit at the bottom. Both kept the existing layout and a tub, so the plumbing stayed put. The cost guide puts retained fixture locations and practical finishes among the choices that keep a complete bathroom near the lower end of the range. For layout ideas in a small condo bathroom, read maximizing space in a Vancouver condo bathroom, and for how we run condo projects, see our condo bathroom renovations page.
Where the money goes in a bathroom like this. Our 2026 renovation cost report breaks down three full-gut bathrooms from QUAY proposals, all with a waterproofed, tiled Schluter shower, at $23,575 to $26,894 before GST. Tile was the biggest single line at $5,000 to $6,800 per bathroom, waterproofing and the shower base about $3,300 to $3,800 including backer board, demolition and disposal $2,100 to $2,500, and shower glass $1,700 to $2,400.
About $28K to $67K: ensuites and main bathrooms with more custom work
Shaughnessy main bathroom, about $28,000 (2023). The upstairs bathroom still had its original oak vanity, Hollywood-style lights and a tub with a sliding glass door. It was taken back to the studs and rebuilt with a new tub and shower, marble-look tile and a floating vanity.
West End condo, about $37,000 + GST for the ensuite and about $29,000 + GST for the main bathroom. In the ensuite, the tub came out for a walk-in shower on a custom base with a linear drain, a frameless sliding glass enclosure, a grab bar, a new pocket door and a custom wood-grain vanity with a quartz top. The main bathroom got a new shower on a custom tiled base with a square drain, a longer custom vanity under the window, a new toilet, fan and pot lights. When the walls were opened, the water lines feeding the bathrooms needed replacing; that change was priced and approved in writing before the tile went up. Both rooms took about four weeks on site, from mid-October to mid-November 2024. See the West End project, and if you are weighing the same change, read about our tub-to-shower conversions.
Gastown condo, about $47,000 for the ensuite and about $32,000 for the main bathroom. The ensuite kept its layout of a double vanity, an alcove tub and a separate shower, and everything else changed: a floating double vanity in rift-cut white oak with a white quartz top, a deep soaker tub and a glass shower. The main bathroom’s shower was rebuilt with slim brick-style tile stacked vertically, a square matte black rain head, a hand shower and frameless glass. Both were designed with Stae Interiors. See the Gastown project.
Fairview condo ensuite, about $47,000 + GST, 18-working-day schedule. A new pony wall and skirted tub behind a frameless glass panel, Dense-Shield and Schluter waterproofing, large-format tile and a niche, a wood-grain double vanity with vessel sinks and matte black fixtures, a backlit mirror and a tall built-in linen cabinet. It started in July 2024, alongside custom closets elsewhere in the suite. See the Fairview project.
North Vancouver ensuite, about $67,000 (2023). The most expensive single room here. The long ensuite was stripped back and a new wall framed behind the vanity so the plumbing could run inside it, then rebuilt with a soaker tub, a walk-in shower, a wood slat ceiling and heated floors.
Why these cost more. Custom vanities and millwork, new tiled shower bases, double vanities and tub-to-shower changes all add trades and materials. The shower system matters too: these projects used Dense-Shield or DensShield backer with a membrane or Schluter waterproofing. For how the main systems compare, see our shower waterproofing systems review.
About $42K to $58K: adding a new bathroom
Shaughnessy ground-floor bathroom, about $42,000 (2023). Our clients were getting ready for the client’s mother to move in, and there was no full bathroom on the ground floor. QUAY turned a closet into a new bathroom built around a curbless walk-in shower, about three by five feet, with a stainless grab bar, a hand shower on a slide bar and a wall-hung vanity. The price included the shower, new plumbing and electrical, finishes, drawings and the permit process. QUAY prepared the drawings, applied for the City of Vancouver building permit and handled the strata approval before work started. With the main bathroom upstairs, the project came to about $70,000. See the Shaughnessy project, or read more about accessible bathroom renovations.
West Vancouver ensuite addition, about $58,000 + GST, about five and a half weeks on site. An open loft study became a private bedroom with a brand new ensuite. The price covered design and permit drawings, District of West Vancouver permit fees, new walls and a door, plumbing, electrical and ventilation rough-ins, a custom Schluter shower base with frameless sliding glass, marble-look porcelain, a walnut floating vanity, Grohe fixtures and two small approved changes. Construction ran from late October to early December 2025, after design and permits were done. See the West Vancouver project, or see our bathroom additions page.
Why additions cost more. A new bathroom needs new walls, new drain, water and electrical runs, and drawings and permits before construction starts. On both projects above, QUAY prepared the drawings and handled the permit applications. For when a bathroom project needs a permit in Vancouver, read our guide to bathroom permits in Vancouver.
About $66K to $128K: two or three bathrooms at once
The West End condo (two bathrooms, about $66,000 + GST), the Gastown condo (two bathrooms, about $79,000) and the North Vancouver townhouse (three bathrooms, about $128,000) were each renovated as one project. In North Vancouver, the ensuite came to about $67,000, the upstairs main bathroom about $39,000 and the main-floor powder room about $22,000. The main bathroom was rebuilt around a new tiled shower with fluted tile, after the bulkhead and popcorn ceiling came out, and the powder room got a slat feature wall. Each room was planned as its own phase, with about two weeks of construction for the powder room and main bathroom and about three weeks for the ensuite. See the North Vancouver project.
Doing every bathroom at once often saves time and money: you go through design and selections once, the trades are already on site, and the rooms can share one look.
What moved these budgets most
- Keeping the layout. The two lowest budgets kept the vanity, toilet and tub where they were. Moving fixtures means new drain and supply runs.
- Tub or shower. Swapping a tub for a walk-in shower, as in the West End ensuite, needs a new shower base, drain and waterproofing.
- Vanities and millwork. Custom white oak, walnut and wood-grain vanities, double vanities and built-in linen storage pushed the ensuites up.
- What is behind the walls. Water-damaged drywall in Yaletown and old water lines in the West End were found only after demolition. Each change was priced and approved in writing before the work went ahead.
- New rooms. Additions carry drawings, permits, inspections and new rough-ins that a renovation on the same footprint doesn’t.
- The building. Condo projects add strata paperwork and building logistics. For the West End bathrooms, QUAY prepared the strata renovation request, supplied our insurance certificate and a WorkSafeBC clearance, and posted a notice for the neighbours.
How long these bathrooms took
QUAY’s standard schedule for a condo bathroom with a tub is about 10 working days on site once strata approval is in place and materials are ready. The Richmond bathroom took 11 working days and the Yaletown bathroom 14, because of the drywall repair. For houses and townhouses, plan for about two weeks of construction for a standard bathroom and about three weeks for a larger ensuite, after design and ordering are done. Custom glass shower enclosures usually take around three weeks to fabricate and are installed shortly after the tile is finished.
Three more bathrooms, without published budgets
Our bathroom renovation projects gallery also includes bathrooms in Kitsilano, Downtown Vancouver and West Point Grey. Their pages don’t publish a budget, so they are not in the table above.
How to use these numbers for your own bathroom
Find the project above that is closest to yours: one bathroom or several, same layout or new layout, tub or walk-in shower, condo or house. Then bring photos, a rough idea of what you want to change and, in a condo, your building’s renovation rules to a first conversation. You can also see how we plan and build bathrooms. Book a discovery call to talk it through.
Real bathroom budgets FAQ
How much did QUAY’s condo bathroom renovations cost?
Two single condo bathrooms that kept their layout came in at about $24,000 + GST in Richmond and about $28,000 + GST in Yaletown. Condo ensuites with more custom work came in at about $37,000 + GST in the West End and about $47,000 + GST in Fairview.
How much does it cost to add a bathroom?
On two QUAY projects, a new ground-floor bathroom with a curbless shower in a Shaughnessy townhouse came in at about $42,000, and a new ensuite in West Vancouver at about $58,000 before GST, including design, permit drawings and District permit fees.
How long does a bathroom renovation take?
QUAY’s standard schedule for a condo bathroom with a tub is about 10 working days on site once materials are ready and strata approval is in place. For houses and townhouses, plan for about two weeks for a standard bathroom and three weeks for a larger ensuite, after design and ordering.
Is it cheaper to renovate all your bathrooms at once?
It often saves time and money, because design and selections happen once and the trades are already on site. A North Vancouver townhouse with an ensuite, a main bathroom and a powder room came in at about $128,000 in total.
Why is one bathroom $24,000 and another $67,000?
Layout changes, the shower and tub setup, custom vanities and millwork, heated floors and what is found behind the walls drive most of the difference. The lowest budgets here kept the layout and the tub; the highest single room was a large North Vancouver ensuite with a soaker tub, walk-in shower, wood slat ceiling and heated floors.
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