What does a new vanity unit cost in Derbyshire?
Our guide range in Derbyshire is £350–£1,450 including VAT. Prices in Derbyshire run at about 4% below the UK guide, based on East Midlands labour rates.
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 Derbyshire including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in Derbyshire?
- Derby
- Chesterfield
- Long Eaton
- Ilkeston
- Swadlincote
- Staveley
- Belper
- Heanor
- Alfreton
- Dronfield
- Ripley
- Buxton
- New Mills
- Glossop
Most of Derbyshire has moderately hard water. Taps and wastes will need an occasional descale, and chrome or brushed finishes are easier to keep clean than polished brass. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. If your Derby water is hard, a tap with a removable aerator and a smooth one-piece basin top are easier to keep clean.
What the job includes
- Testing for leaks and checking the trap holds its seal
- Removal of the old basin and pedestal, or old vanity, and taking it away
- A new tap, trap and the correct slotted or unslotted waste for the basin
- Patching or re-tiling the wall where the old basin left gaps
- Isolation valves on the hot and cold supplies, so the tap can be changed later without draining the system
- Moving the waste and supply positions where the new unit needs them higher, lower or to one side
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.
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.
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
Replacing a basin with a vanity unit does not need planning permission or building regulations approval. The new tap must meet the water fittings rules, including protection against backflow, and the waste should connect to the existing drainage through a proper trap. If the unit has a light, or a lit mirror goes above it, the electrical work must suit the zone it sits in under BS 7671 and be RCD protected.
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.