- Postcode districts
- RG1, RG2, RG4, RG30, RG31
- Nearby
- Lower Earley, Wokingham and Crowthorne
- Guide price
- £400–£1,700
- Typical time on site
- half a day to 1 day
- Water
- Hard across most of Berkshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new vanity unit cost in Reading?
Guide price in Reading: £400–£1,700 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Prices in South East England run at about 12% above the national guide, mainly because of labour rates. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Fit your unit
- Taps and waste connected
Supply and fit
- Removal of the old basin
Double or bespoke
- Double basin or long run
Guide prices for Reading including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Reading
As well as Reading itself (RG1, RG2, RG4 and 2 more postcode districts), we survey in Lower Earley, Wokingham and Crowthorne.
Reading is a big place with every kind of home, from terraces to flats to new builds, so we never price from a photo alone. If you have bought a vanity unit for your Reading bathroom, fit-only installation covers connecting the tap and waste and testing for leaks. We quote vanity unit work in Reading after seeing the wall and pipework, so any re-tiling is on the quote from the start.
Water across much of Berkshire is 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.
What the job includes
- Isolation valves on the hot and cold supplies, so the tap can be changed later without draining the system
- Testing for leaks and checking the trap holds its seal
- A check that the wall can carry a wall-hung unit, with fixings to suit solid or stud walls
- Fitting the unit level, with the basin sealed to the top and the top sealed to the wall
Decisions to make first
Basin type
An inset or semi-recessed basin, a one-piece moulded top, or a countertop basin on a worktop. Countertop basins need a tall tap or a wall-mounted one.
Wall-hung or floor-standing
Wall-hung units leave the floor clear and are easy to clean under, but need a strong wall. Floor-standing units hold more and suit weak or uneven walls.
Rules that apply in England
In England, the tap and supply pipework come under the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999. A new waste connection to the soil stack can be Part H work, and adding a light to the unit or above it is notifiable under Part P.
