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Kitchens planned around the way you cook.

Layout, cabinetry, counters, floors and the trades behind the walls, planned as one job across York Region.

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What’s included

What a kitchen
renovation includes.

A kitchen is several trades in one room. They are planned together so the cabinets, the plumbing and the wiring agree before anything is ordered.

  1. Layout and design

    Where the sink, range and fridge sit, how you move between them, and whether a wall should stay.

    • A measured plan of the room
    • An island or a peninsula
    • Opening the kitchen to the next room
    • A design to review before work starts

  2. Cabinetry and islands

    Storage built to the room, so the awkward corner and the tall wall both earn their space.

    • Custom cabinetry
    • Custom islands
    • Pantry and drawer storage
    • Hardware

  3. Counters and backsplash

    The surfaces that take the wear, chosen for how you cook and how much care you want to give them.

    • Quartz, granite and marble counters
    • Tile backsplash
    • Sink and faucet installation

  4. Floors and finishing

    The last stage of the job: the floor, the trim and the lighting that make it one room.

    • Hardwood or tile flooring
    • Lighting
    • Trim and paint

Why Sonce

One contractor,
both sides of the door.

Most renovators stop at the back door and most landscapers start there. We plan and build on both sides of it.

  1. 15+ years in business

    Sonce Homes brings more than 15 years in business to work inside the home and out in the yard.

  2. Licensed and WSIB insured

    Sonce Homes is licensed and WSIB insured. Ask us about the credentials relevant to your project.

  3. Design before construction

    We work through the design with you, with drawings to help you picture the work, before you approve it for construction.

  4. A conversation throughout

    We discuss the work and your budget at the start, then keep you informed as the project moves through each stage.

Sonce Homes brings more than 15 years in business to work inside the home and out in the yard.

Sonce Homes is licensed and WSIB insured. Ask us about the credentials relevant to your project.

We work through the design with you, with drawings to help you picture the work, before you approve it for construction.

We discuss the work and your budget at the start, then keep you informed as the project moves through each stage.

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Selected Projects

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A closer look.

Choose a scene, then follow its numbered points to the materials beside it. Illustrative scenes to help you picture the possibilities.

Bright kitchen with cream cabinetry, navy and oak island, pale stone counters and large windows.
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Cream cabinetry, oak, stone

A kitchen made for gathering

Cream cabinetry, a navy island and pale stone in a bright family kitchen.

Open oak shelves stand either side of the hood, and black-framed windows wrap the corner of the room.

On the picture

  1. HoodCream, with an oak band
  2. BacksplashHerringbone tile
  3. IslandNavy, slatted oak ends
Plan a project like this: A kitchen made for gathering

Stone tile, navy, brass

Stone, light and a walk-in shower

A navy double vanity beside a generous shower in warm stone tile.

A clear glass panel keeps the shower open to the room, and a niche for bottles is set into its tiled wall.

On the picture

  1. LightingBrass wall lights
  2. VanityNavy, two basins
  3. ShowerBrass rain head
Plan a project like this: Stone, light and a walk-in shower

Oak, navy cabinetry

A lower level to settle into

A basement lounge with built-in storage and daylight from generous windows.

Strip lighting runs above the shelves, and a desk is built into the same wall beside them.

On the picture

  1. Built-insOak shelves, navy cabinets
  2. DeskSet into the wall unit
  3. WindowsThree, facing the garden
Plan a project like this: A lower level to settle into

Cedar, glass

Cedar behind the glass

A glass-fronted cedar sauna beside a calm wellness space.

Cedar boards line the walls and the ceiling inside and carry on across the wall outside the glass, so the sauna reads as part of the room.

On the picture

  1. CladdingVertical cedar boards
  2. BenchesTwo levels, slatted
  3. HeaterFloor-standing, with stones
Plan a project like this: Cedar behind the glass

Oak, pale stone, navy

An open main floor

A kitchen, dining space and living room connected by warm oak flooring.

Tall windows and a glazed door run the length of the back wall, so the island, the table and the sofa share the same daylight.

On the picture

  1. IslandNavy, pale stone top
  2. Back wallGlazed door, tall windows
  3. FloorWide oak boards
Plan a project like this: An open main floor

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Gallery

Room to imagine.
Details to build on.

Kitchens, bathrooms, basements and general contracting. Explore layouts, materials and details for your own home.

Cream shaker kitchen with a deep navy island
Walk-in shower in cream stone tile
Basement recreation room with a wet bar
Open main floor: kitchen, dining and living room

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Illustrative scenes for planning your project.

Service area

Close to home.
Across York Region.

Renovation and general contracting from our office in East Gwillimbury. The rings show roughly how long the drive is from there, outside rush hour.

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Drive time, off‑peak

Drive times are approximate, from OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Towns we serve

38 towns · 6 regions

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We take on projects across York Region and the GTA. Tell us where the house is and we’ll let you know.

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Questions

Kitchen Renovation:
common questions.

Short answers to what people ask first. The questions below these cover planning, cost and permits more generally.

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What people ask
before they start.

Search questions about kitchen renovation, with our general planning answers after them.

Good to know

Planning a kitchen:
what shapes the job.

Most of a kitchen renovation is decided before demolition: the layout, the order the parts arrive in and which approvals the work needs.

Layout comes first

Cabinets are built to a plan, counters are cut to the cabinets, and the plumbing and wiring are roughed in to suit both. That makes the layout the one decision everything else waits on, and the most expensive one to change late.

An island needs clear floor on every side to be useful. In a narrow room a peninsula, or more counter along one wall, often gives the same work surface without blocking the path through.

The order the parts arrive in

A kitchen comes together in a fixed sequence: rough-in behind the walls, then cabinets, then a template for the counters, then the counters themselves, then the backsplash and the finishing. Stone counters are measured only once the cabinets are in place, which is why there is a pause between the two.

Permits and electrical

A like-for-like kitchen often needs no building permit: East Gwillimbury lists some finish and cupboard replacements as exempt. Structural changes and altered plumbing are different, and should be confirmed with the building department before work starts.

Electrical work is a separate process from the building permit. New circuits for an island or appliances are filed with the Electrical Safety Authority, normally by the Licensed Electrical Contractor doing the work.

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Your next project

A kitchen that works.
Start with a conversation.

Tell us what you would keep about your kitchen and what you would change.

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