Fitted bathroom furniture in East Sussex

What does fitted bathroom furniture cost in East Sussex?

Our guide range in East Sussex is £1,700–£6,700 including VAT. Prices in East Sussex run at about 12% above the UK guide, based on South East England labour rates.

Guide prices for East Sussex including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.

Which towns do we cover in East Sussex?

• Brighton
• Eastbourne
• Hastings
• Hove
• Bexhill-on-Sea
• Hailsham
• Seaford
• Rottingdean
• Crowborough
• Portslade
• Peacehaven
• Uckfield
• Lewes

Supplies across most of East Sussex are hard. Taps, plug wastes and toilet pans scale up quickly, so chrome copes better than matt black, and a removable aerator is worth having. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. If you are in Brighton and short of storage, a tall unit at the end of the run holds what would otherwise sit on the floor.

What the job includes

• A concealed cistern or cistern frame, with an isolation valve you can reach through the flush plate or a panel
• A worktop cut to length, with basin and tap cut-outs and sealed edges
• Basin, tap and waste connected, and the WC pan fixed and joined to the soil pipe
• Fillers and end panels scribed to the walls, and the worktop sealed with silicone
• Tall units fixed to the wall, doors adjusted and soft-close hinges set
• Removal of the old basin, WC or cabinets, with redundant supplies capped

Decisions to make first

Tall storage

A tall unit at the end of the run takes towels and cleaning products off the floor. Check it clears the door, window and towel rail.

Door style

Slab doors are the easiest to wipe down. Shaker doors look traditional but have grooves that collect dust. Handleless push-to-open doors suit a plain, modern room.

Carcass board

Moisture-resistant board with sealed edges is the minimum. Some ranges use a PVC-based or similar carcass that copes better with splashes and leaks.

Lighting in the run

Plinth lights and an illuminated mirror cabinet must be planned at first fix, because the cables run inside the furniture and need RCD protection.

Rules that apply in England

Fitted furniture itself is not controlled by building regulations, but what goes into it is. A new WC must meet the water fittings rules, with a maximum 6-litre flush and backflow protection. Illuminated mirrors, cabinet lights and shaver points must suit the bathroom zones under BS 7671, on circuits with 30 mA RCD protection, and apart from shaver supply units, sockets must be at least 3 m from the edge of zone 1.

In England, wiring a lit mirror or plinth lights means altering a circuit in a room with a bath or shower, which is notifiable under Part P. The Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999 cover the new WC and basin taps.