Guide
Best Kitchen and Bathroom Renovation Companies in Ottawa (2026): 10 Ranked by Review Volume
Ranked on Google review counts, each shown with the date it was measured. Last reviewed August 2026.
Most "best kitchen and bathroom renovators" lists do not say how they were ordered, which makes them impossible to check. This one is ranked by a single number you can verify yourself: how many Google reviews each company's profile carries. The rating sits next to it, the method is stated below, and nobody paid to be here.
Short answer
Ranked by Google review volume as measured on 19 August 2026, the 10 Ottawa kitchen and bathroom renovation companies carrying the most reviews are NorthCo Services (203 reviews), Capital Bathroom Renovation (109 reviews) and Miracle Dream Homes (94 reviews), followed by Westend Bath and Kitchen, Kitchens & Bathrooms First, Copperstone Kitchens & Renovations, Five Star Bath Solutions of Ottawa, PROADAM INC., Walk in Tubs Ottawa showroom/showers also, iBathrooms. Only claimed Google Business Profiles whose primary Google category is kitchen or bathroom remodelling, within 30 km of downtown Ottawa, carrying at least 20 reviews were considered, and no business paid to appear.
How this list was built
- The candidate set: claimed Google Business Profiles whose primary category is kitchen or bathroom remodelling, within 30 km of downtown Ottawa, carrying at least 20 reviews. Two category queries were needed because Google files kitchen and bathroom remodellers separately. 167 profiles came back and 45 met that bar. Not our own listings — 6 of the 10 below are not listed in this directory, and they are named anyway.
- The order: number of Google reviews, highest first, on the figure shown beside each name. Not the star rating. A 5.0 from one review is not evidence, and sorting on rating would put it above a company with 203 reviews.
- The list skews to bathrooms, and you should know before you read it. Seven of the ten below lead with bathroom work and three lead with kitchens, because a bathroom is a smaller and more frequent job and those companies accumulate reviews faster. A bathroom supply store was dropped outright: it sells fixtures over a counter rather than installing them.
- Measured: the candidate pool was pulled 19 August 2026. Where a company is also listed in this directory, the figure here is the one on its listing, carrying the date that listing was last checked — so the number you read here and the number one click away cannot disagree. Review counts move, so the date is part of the figure.
- What this is not: we have not hired, tested or inspected any company here, and nothing on this page is an endorsement. It ranks how much public feedback exists, which is a different thing from quality.
- Nobody paid: no placement on this page is or has been sold. No business pays for a listing or a position anywhere on this site. How listings are chosen is on the methodology page.
Ottawa kitchen and bathroom renovators by review volume
- 01
NorthCo Services
4.9 from 203 Google reviews, measured 19 August 2026. Based in Carp.
Based in Carp, and lists cabinet making and painting alongside kitchen work, so it covers more of a renovation than the fittings alone.
Not listed in this directory.
- 02
Capital Bathroom Renovation
5.0 from 109 Google reviews, measured 14 August 2026. Based in Stittsville.
Based in Stittsville. Lists a bathroom supply operation alongside the contracting, so it sells fixtures as well as installing them.
- 03
Miracle Dream Homes
4.9 from 94 Google reviews, measured 19 August 2026. Based in Ottawa.
Lists general construction and contracting alongside bathroom work.
- 04
Westend Bath and Kitchen
4.8 from 81 Google reviews, measured 14 August 2026. Based in Ottawa.
Carries both bathroom and kitchen remodelling as categories, which is less common in this pool than it sounds.
- 05
Kitchens & Bathrooms First
4.7 from 81 Google reviews, measured 14 August 2026. Based in Ottawa.
Carries both bathroom and kitchen remodelling as categories.
- 06
Copperstone Kitchens & Renovations
4.9 from 74 Google reviews, measured 19 August 2026. Based in Ottawa.
Carries kitchen and bathroom remodelling plus general construction.
Not listed in this directory.
- 07
Five Star Bath Solutions of Ottawa
4.7 from 74 Google reviews, measured 19 August 2026. Based in Ottawa.
The Ottawa profile of a bath-remodelling franchise, listing construction and contracting alongside it.
Not listed in this directory.
- 08
PROADAM INC.
4.9 from 71 Google reviews, measured 19 August 2026. Based in the Ottawa area.
Its Google profile states no municipality, so the base shown above is this page's own search radius rather than an address the company publishes.
Not listed in this directory.
- 09
Walk in Tubs Ottawa showroom/showers also
5.0 from 69 Google reviews, measured 19 August 2026. Based in Ottawa.
A showroom-led accessibility-bathing specialist rather than a general renovator, which is worth knowing before you shortlist it for a full bathroom.
Not listed in this directory.
- 10
iBathrooms
4.9 from 67 Google reviews, measured 19 August 2026. Based in Nepean.
Based in Nepean, and lists general contracting alongside bathroom work.
Not listed in this directory.
Why a list matters less here than in any other trade
We publish this ranking because people search for it, and we would rather they found a method they can check than one of the pages that orders companies without saying how. But a renovation is the one job where a list should carry the least weight in your decision.
- It is a once-a-decade purchase, so review counts here are an order of magnitude below a repair trade. 203 reviews is the top of this field; on our HVAC list it would not make the top ten.
- Scope varies more than price does.Two quotes for "a bathroom" can differ by twenty thousand dollars and both be honest, because they are describing different jobs. Comparing numbers before comparing scopes tells you nothing.
- References beat ratings for this trade. Ask each shortlisted company for two recent jobs of roughly your size and go and look at them. That single step is worth more than every review count on this page.
What actually decides the bill in Ottawa
- Moving plumbing or walls is the fork in the road. A bathroom refit that keeps the drain where it is costs a fraction of one that relocates it, particularly on a concrete slab or in an older Ottawa house with cast iron.
- Ask what the allowance covers. Quotes often carry an allowance for tile, fixtures or countertops rather than a real selection. If yours does, find out the number, because that is where the budget quietly moves.
- Permits and who pulls them. Structural or plumbing changes need a City permit. Confirm in writing whether the contractor is applying and whether the fee is in the quote.
- The payment schedule is a risk decision. A deposit is normal; a large up-front payment is not. Tie payments to milestones that you can see completed, and be careful about paying ahead of work.
- Get the change-order process agreed before you start. Renovations discover things. What matters is whether a discovery produces a written price you approve or a number on the final invoice.
How to use a list like this without getting burned
Shortlist two or three from above — reading the three kitchen-led entries first if that is your project — then insist on a written scope, not a price. It should name the demolition, what is being moved, the allowances and their values, who pulls the permits, the payment milestones and the change-order process. Only then compare the numbers.
Our Ottawa kitchen and bathroom renovation cost guide covers what those numbers usually look like, and how to vet a contractor covers the checks before you sign anything.
And read the one and two star reviews specifically, sorted by most recent. In this trade they are usually about schedule and communication, which is exactly what an average hides and exactly what you will live with for two months.
Common questions
- Who is the best kitchen or bathroom renovator in Ottawa?
- There is no single answer, and for a renovation it matters less than for a repair trade — the right company is the one whose quote, references and recent work match your project. On the measure used here, the number of Google reviews behind a rating, NorthCo Services leads with 203 Google reviews at 4.9 as of 19 August 2026.
- Why are most of these bathroom companies rather than kitchen companies?
- Because Google files kitchen remodellers and bathroom remodellers as separate categories, and in Ottawa the bathroom specialists carry more reviews. Seven of the ten below lead with bathroom work and three lead with kitchens. A bathroom is a smaller and more frequent job than a kitchen, so those companies accumulate reviews faster. If you are renovating a kitchen, read the three kitchen-led entries first and treat the rest as a starting point rather than a shortlist.
- Why are the review counts so much lower than on your other lists?
- Because a renovation is a once-a-decade purchase. The top company here carries 203 reviews, where the top HVAC company carries over 9,000, and that gap is about how often people buy the service rather than about company quality. The floor for this list is set at 20 reviews for the same reason.
- How is this list ranked?
- By the number of Google reviews each company's profile carries, highest first, among claimed profiles whose primary Google category is kitchen or bathroom remodelling, within 30 km of downtown Ottawa, with at least 20 reviews. 167 profiles came back and 45 met that bar once retailers were removed. The candidate pool was measured on 19 August 2026. It ranks how much public evidence exists about a company, not the quality of its work.
- Why rank by review count instead of by star rating?
- Because a 5.0 from one review is not evidence. Sorting by rating would put a brand new profile above a company with 203 reviews at 4.9. Review count measures how much people have actually said, and the rating is shown next to it so you can weigh both.
- Have you used these companies?
- No. We have not hired, tested or inspected any company on this page, and nothing here is an endorsement. This page ranks public review data with the method stated so you can check it yourself. For a renovation especially, references and recent site visits matter far more than any list.
- Can a company pay to appear on this list?
- No. The order is the stated method applied to public data, and no placement on this page is or has been sold. Nothing anywhere on this site is sold either — no business pays for its listing or its position.
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