Whole Home Renovations
When one room isn't enough — complete home transformations by Durham Region's renovation experts
Sometimes a kitchen renovation leads to a bathroom renovation leads to "while we're at it, can we open up the main floor?" — and suddenly you're looking at a whole home project. Other times, you buy a house knowing the entire main floor needs work. Either way, a whole home renovation is a different animal than a single room, and it requires a team that can manage the complexity.
Floor & Bath Design has been doing multi-room and whole home renovations across Durham Region since 1989. Our founder Peter Mularczyk's Mechanical Engineering background is an asset on projects of this scale — where structural modifications, HVAC routing, electrical panel upgrades, and plumbing all intersect. Our design team (interior designer + architectural specialist) works together to ensure each room relates to the whole, creating a home that feels cohesive rather than a collection of separately renovated rooms.
What Whole Home Renovation Includes
Main Floor Overhauls
The most common whole home project: open up the main floor by removing walls between kitchen, dining, and living areas, then renovate the kitchen and upgrade flooring, lighting, and finishes throughout. This transforms how the entire main floor feels and functions — from compartmentalized rooms to a connected living space. Most Durham Region homes built before 2000 have at least one wall that's a candidate for removal.
Kitchen + Bathroom Combinations
Renovating the kitchen and one or more bathrooms simultaneously saves money and time compared to separate projects. Trades are already on site, plumbing and electrical work can be coordinated, and material selections are cohesive. We manage the phasing so you always have a functioning kitchen and bathroom throughout the project.
Multi-Room Renovations
Kitchen, bathrooms, flooring, trim, paint, lighting — updating everything at once so the entire home feels current and cohesive. This is particularly relevant for homeowners who've bought a dated property and want to bring it up to modern standards before moving in (or shortly after).
Open Concept Conversions
Removing walls to connect kitchen, dining, and living areas. If walls are load-bearing, we install engineered beams (LVL or steel) sized by a structural engineer to safely span the opening. Columns can be concealed within adjacent walls or left as design features. All structural modifications are permitted and inspected.
Interior Feature Projects
Fireplace feature walls, built-in cabinetry, custom millwork, staircase renovations, laundry room upgrades. These projects are often combined with larger renovations but can also stand alone as targeted improvements.
Why Do Everything at Once?
There are real advantages to combining multiple rooms into a single project:
- Cost efficiency — Mobilization, permits, dumpster rental, and project management are one-time costs. Trades already on site can handle adjacent rooms without remobilizing.
- Design cohesion — Flooring, trim profiles, paint colours, hardware finishes, and lighting all coordinate across the home. No awkward transitions between "the new part" and "the old part."
- Disruption window — One stretch of construction versus years of intermittent projects. It's more intense but shorter.
- Permit consolidation — One building permit covering all work, one set of inspections, one project timeline.
Featured Whole Home Projects
Our Whole Home Renovation Process
- Walkthrough and assessment — We tour your entire home, discuss what you want to change, and identify structural, mechanical, and code considerations. This visit takes 90–120 minutes.
- Scope definition and phasing — We map out every room and element in the project, create a phasing plan, and identify which work can happen simultaneously. You'll see how the project flows from start to finish.
- Design — Our team creates designs for each space, ensuring they relate to each other in terms of materials, finishes, and architectural details. 3D renderings let you see the finished result.
- Detailed quote — Line-item quote broken down by room and trade so you can see exactly where the budget goes. If needed, we can identify phases that can be deferred to reduce upfront cost.
- Permits and procurement — Single building permit covering all work. All materials ordered and staged before construction begins.
- Construction — Phased execution ensuring you always have living essentials (kitchen function, working bathroom, bedroom). Weekly progress updates and regular site meetings.
- Final walkthrough and handover — Room-by-room inspection against design specifications. 30-day follow-up period.
Serving Durham Region
We do whole home renovations across Durham Region:
Thinking About a Whole Home Renovation?
A project this size deserves a proper plan. Book a free consultation — we'll walk your home with you and map out what's possible.