From heritage homes in the Mission City core to 1980s and 1990s Cedar Valley and Silverdale builds on the slopes, Mission kitchens ask different things of a renovation. We plan each one for the house in front of us, with Red Seal electricians and plumbers handling every rough-in directly.
12 mo
Workmanship Commitment
Every trade we put on the kitchen, covered for a full year.
Red Seal
In-house electrical & plumbing
Both trades on the Huntley payroll, not subcontracted.
4–10 wk
Typical build window
Demolition through final walkthrough.
Line-item
Quotes, no allowances
Number you sign is the number we build to.
Quick Answer
Kitchen renovations in Mission run $30K to $60K for a cosmetic refresh, $60K to $100K for mid-range work, and $100K to $150K for full layout changes. Huntley employs its own Red Seal electricians and plumbers, so rough-ins coordinate in person instead of across three companies. Typical timeline: 4 to 10 weeks. Line-item quotes, no blanket allowances.
Kitchens in Mission
Mission housing reads in distinct eras by neighborhood. The Mission City core has heritage homes and post-war cottages dating to the 1900s through 1960s. Ferndale carries 1950s and 1960s family homes. Cedar Valley and Silverdale built out heavily through the 1980s and 1990s on slope lots. Hatzic and lake-adjacent properties have foreshore considerations. Stave Falls, Steelhead, and Hatzic Prairie carry rural acreage. The kitchen scope changes meaningfully by neighborhood.
In the Mission City core, kitchen renovations on pre-1970 homes regularly uncover knob-and-tube wiring, galvanized supply lines, and original gravity furnaces. Insurers increasingly require active knob-and-tube to be replaced, and new kitchen circuits cannot tie into it. We identify these mechanical realities at the site visit and build the required rewire and replumb into the scope rather than discovering them at rough-in.
In Cedar Valley, Silverdale, and the newer Lougheed corridor builds, the homes sit on graded slope lots with walk-out basements, retaining walls, and drainage routing that has to be respected. Kitchen work that extends footprint, relocates exterior doors, or touches mechanical lines on the downslope side often interacts with site drainage. We coordinate that at quote stage.
A kitchen renovation is mechanically the most complex room in the house. Structural, electrical, plumbing, gas, ventilation, cabinetry, appliance coordination, and finish trades all run on overlapping schedules. At Huntley, our framers, Red Seal electricians, and Red Seal plumbers work for the same company. The rough-in coordination meeting happens at the job site on a Tuesday morning, not on a three-way phone call between separate trades. That single difference is why our kitchens stay on schedule.
The Mission kitchen context
Mission is not one housing market. The priorities for a kitchen renovation in a heritage home on the downtown hillside are not the same as a 1990s Silverdale split-level or a Hatzic Lake foreshore property. We plan kitchens for the house in front of us.
Pre-war and post-war homes climbing the hillside above the Fraser. Knob-and-tube wiring still in service in some homes, galvanized supply lines, original gravity furnaces, lath-and-plaster walls. A serious kitchen renovation here is also a mechanical and envelope upgrade. We have rewired enough Mission heritage homes to know which projects are practical to run in one phase and which are better staged.
Built out heavily through the 1980s and 1990s on graded hillside lots. Walk-out basements, retaining walls, and drainage routing complicate kitchen work that touches mechanical lines or extends footprint to one side of the home. We plan slope and drainage interactions at quote stage rather than discovering them during rough-in.
Foreshore considerations, riparian setbacks, and lake-effect humidity that accelerates wear on certain finishes and cabinetry. Kitchen scope here often includes targeted moisture management (proper venting on rangehoods, dehumidification planning, finish-grade selection) that you would not need to think about on a Cedar Valley split-level.
Rural Mission renovations bring wells, septic, propane, and Agricultural Land Reserve overlays into every kitchen quote. Well-water pressure affects fixture and appliance selection. Septic field capacity constrains how many fixtures can be added. ALR rules restrict what can be done on agricultural-zoned property. We assess these at site visit so they do not surface as a permit-stage surprise.
What's in scope
Demolition through final walkthrough. Every trade under the Huntley payroll or coordinated directly by our project manager. One point of contact. One company accountable.
Reconfiguring the kitchen footprint, opening to the dining or living room, adding islands, shifting traffic flow, rearranging work zones. Load-bearing walls removed where the design calls for it, with engineering where required.
Full cabinet replacement, refacing, or semi-custom and custom builds. Integrated appliance panels, specialty storage, soft-close hardware. We plan around cabinet lead times so the schedule never waits on a box.
Quartz, granite, solid surface, or butcher block. Templating, cutouts, sink mounting, and edge profiles coordinated with cooktop, sink, and outlet locations. Backsplash tile or slab installed after countertop, before appliance placement.
Sink relocations, dishwasher lines, pot fillers, instant hot water, under-counter filtration, reverse osmosis. All handled by our Red Seal plumbers on the Huntley payroll. No waiting on a sub-trade.
New circuits for induction cooktops and wall ovens, dedicated small-appliance circuits, under-cabinet lighting, pendant drops over islands, service upgrades when the panel is full. Handled by our in-house Red Seal electricians.
From a simple prep island to a seating and cooking hub with plumbing, cooktop, and dedicated electrical. Structural reinforcement where the floor framing needs it, and proper ventilation routed to the exterior.
Exterior-vented hood installations (required for most BC installs), make-up air considerations for high-CFM hoods, gas line extensions, conversions from propane to natural gas where utility service allows.
Layered lighting across task, ambient, and accent zones. Dimmable LED under-cabinet lighting, recessed on zoned switches, pendants coordinated with island placement. Lighting plan drawn before electrical rough-in.
Five trades. One company.
One schedule that holds.
Carpenters, Red Seal electricians, and Red Seal plumbers under the same payroll. The rough-in coordination meeting happens at the job site, not on a three-way phone call. That is why our kitchens stay on schedule.
How a Huntley kitchen gets built
We come to your Mission home, measure the space, and listen to what you are actually trying to fix. What never works about the current kitchen. What must survive the renovation. What your real budget is. We bring a designer in where the project needs one. If you already work with a designer, we work with them.
A real quote with line items, not a round number that grows into change orders. Cabinet grade specified. Counter material specified. Appliance allowance specified. Every trade and every finish priced. You see where every dollar is going before a contract gets signed.
Permits pulled where the scope requires them. We have run building permits through District of Mission Building Department often enough to know what their plan reviewers expect at intake. Cabinet orders placed and tracked against the build schedule. Appliance procurement confirmed. Site prep, protection plan, and dust containment set up before demolition starts.
Demolition, framing changes, electrical and plumbing rough-in, inspection, drywall, paint. Because our electricians and plumbers work for Huntley, the trades coordinate in person at the job site, not on a phone call between three companies.
Cabinets installed, counters templated and set, tile backsplash, appliances connected, plumbing and electrical finished, lighting commissioned. We walk every detail with you, resolve any deficiencies, and hand off the 12-month Huntley Workmanship Commitment on top of your manufacturer warranties.
Honest numbers
Most contractors will not publish real numbers. We will. These are typical Mission project ranges by scope tier. Your final number is line-itemed after a site visit and does not move unless the scope does.
Refresh
$30K – $60K
Same layout. New cabinets or refacing, new counters, new hardware, new appliances on existing circuits and plumbing. A clean visual update without moving walls or rerouting services.
Mid-range
$60K – $100K
Better cabinetry, quartz countertops, new tile backsplash, some electrical additions (new island circuit, under-cabinet lighting), appliance upgrades, minor plumbing changes. Same general footprint, noticeably better kitchen.
Layout change
$100K – $150K
Wall removal, island added, plumbing relocated, new dedicated circuits, possible service upgrade, premium cabinetry, tile and flooring integration with adjacent rooms. Engineering where load-bearing walls are involved.
Premium
$150K+
Custom cabinetry, luxury appliances (panel-ready fridges, built-in coffee, wine fridges, professional ranges), structural changes, full rewire, premium stone, integrated lighting design, and often a kitchen that connects into a larger main-floor renovation.
Typical Fraser Valley ranges, not quotes. Actual pricing depends on scope, site conditions, material selections, and appliance grade. We give you a real line-item number after the site visit.
Real numbers, real scope
Site visit, walk the property, line-item quote. No pressure.
What to watch for
Kitchen surprises in Mission are almost always tied to the housing era, the slope of the lot, or the proximity to water. We flag these at the site visit rather than at rough-in. Here is what we look for on Mission homes.
Pre-war and immediate post-war homes in downtown Mission frequently have knob-and-tube wiring still in service in parts of the home. New kitchen circuits cannot tie into knob-and-tube, and insurers increasingly require active K&T to be replaced. We identify K&T at the site visit and price the localized rewire (or whole-home rewire if scope warrants) into the quote rather than discovering it once cabinets come off the wall.
Most Cedar Valley and Silverdale homes sit on graded lots with retaining walls, walk-out basements, and drainage routing that has to be respected. A kitchen renovation that extends footprint to one side of the home, adds an exterior door, or relocates a window can interact with site drainage in ways that cause water problems years later. We assess slope and drainage at quote stage and coordinate any required grading or drainage work.
Hatzic Lake properties sit inside riparian assessment zones where any new structural work close to the water can trigger riparian setback review by the District of Mission and the Province. Kitchen scope that involves an addition on the lake-facing side, a structural change to a foundation, or a new exterior wall location near the foreshore needs riparian assessment before permit. We pull that in early rather than after design lock-down.
Stave Falls, Hatzic Prairie, and Mission acreage properties typically run on private wells and septic. A kitchen with a higher-flow sink, dishwasher, and added pot filler can stress a marginal septic field or a low-output well. We verify well flow rate and septic capacity at site visit and price any required upgrade work upfront rather than discovering it at the first inspection.
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Most renovation complaints stem from the same few structural gaps. Here is how Huntley is organized differently.
Typical Chilliwack contractor
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Electrical trades
Typical
Subcontracted to outside company, schedule at their convenience
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In-house Red Seal, on site when the rough-in meeting happens
Plumbing trades
Typical
Subcontracted to different outside company, separate schedule
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In-house Red Seal, coordinated on the same schedule
Quote format
Typical
Round numbers with $10K-$20K "allowances" that grow
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Line-item, scope-specific, number you sign is the number we build to
Permits
Typical
Waiting on each sub-trade to pull their own permit
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BC Licensed, we pull trade permits directly the same day
Project management
Typical
Phone tag between three companies, no single owner
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One Huntley project manager from first site visit to handover
Workmanship warranty
Typical
Each sub-trade offers their own, if any
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12-month Huntley Workmanship Commitment covers every trade that worked on the kitchen
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We work in every Mission neighborhood and across the Fraser Valley. The kitchens we build in heritage Mission City differ from the ones we run in Cedar Valley split-levels or Hatzic foreshore homes. See the area page closest to your home for what we typically run into there.
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Kitchen renovations by city
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