- Postcode districts
- BT23
- Nearby
- Bangor, Castlereagh and Belfast
- Guide price
- £300–£1,300
- Typical time on site
- half a day to 1 day
- Water
- Soft across most of County Down
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new vanity unit cost in Newtownards?
As a guide, budget £300 to £1,300 including VAT for a new vanity unit in Newtownards; your written quote will pin it down. We adjust the national guide for Northern Ireland, where prices are typically about 12% below the UK average. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Fit your unit
- Sealed and tested
Supply and fit
- Floor-standing or wall-hung unit
Double or bespoke
- Stone or solid-surface top
Guide prices for Newtownards including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Newtownards
In Newtownards we cover BT23; we also cover Bangor, 4.8 miles away, and Castlereagh.
In Newtownards, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. We quote vanity unit work in Newtownards after seeing the wall and pipework, so any re-tiling is on the quote from the start. Landlords in Newtownards can have a worn basin replaced with a vanity unit in half a day to a day.
Most of County Down is supplied with soft water. In soft water, taps, wastes and toilet pans scale up slowly, so brushed and matt finishes are a safe choice. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- A check that the wall can carry a wall-hung unit, with fixings to suit solid or stud walls
- Patching or re-tiling the wall where the old basin left gaps
- A new tap, trap and the correct slotted or unslotted waste for the basin
- Removal of the old basin and pedestal, or old vanity, and taking it away
Decisions to make first
Waste and overflow
A basin with an overflow takes a slotted waste; one without needs an unslotted waste, often a push-button 'click-clack' type.
Width
Compact units around 400 mm wide suit cloakrooms; family bathrooms often take 600 to 800 mm for one basin and 1200 mm or more for two.
Rules that apply in Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland, the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 cover the tap and supplies. A basin swap does not need building control approval.
