- Postcode districts
- BN1, BN3, BN41
- Nearby
- Brighton, Portslade and Shoreham-by-Sea
- Guide price
- £400–£1,700
- Typical time on site
- half a day to 1 day
- Water
- Hard across most of East Sussex
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new vanity unit cost in Hove?
In Hove, a new vanity unit typically costs £400–£1,700 including VAT, based on South East England prices. Labour costs in South East England put local prices at about 12% above the UK guide figure. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Fit your unit
- Fitting a unit you have bought
Supply and fit
- Basin, tap and waste
Double or bespoke
- Re-tiling behind
Guide prices for Hove including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Hove
We work right across Hove — BN1, BN3 and BN41 — and in neighbouring Brighton and Portslade.
Across a large town like Hove, homes range from older terraces to newer estates; the survey tells us which pipework and floor we are dealing with. Wall-hung vanities in Hove homes are fixed to suit what the wall is built from, which we check at the survey. If you have bought a vanity unit for your Hove bathroom, fit-only installation covers connecting the tap and waste and testing for leaks.
Most of East Sussex has hard water. 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
- Moving the waste and supply positions where the new unit needs them higher, lower or to one side
- Testing for leaks and checking the trap holds its seal
- Isolation valves on the hot and cold supplies, so the tap can be changed later without draining the system
- A check that the wall can carry a wall-hung unit, with fixings to suit solid or stud walls
Decisions to make first
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.
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 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.
