- Postcode districts
- PO1, PO2, PO3, PO4, PO5, PO6
- Nearby
- Gosport, South Hayling and Fareham
- Guide price
- £400–£1,700
- Typical time on site
- half a day to 1 day
- Water
- Hard across most of Hampshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new vanity unit cost in Portsmouth?
Guide price in Portsmouth: £400–£1,700 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. We adjust the national guide for South East England, where prices are typically about 12% above the UK average. 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 Portsmouth including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Portsmouth
In Portsmouth we cover PO1, PO2, PO3 and 3 more postcode districts; we also cover Gosport, 1.7 miles away, and South Hayling.
Portsmouth is a big place with every kind of home, from terraces to flats to new builds, so we never price from a photo alone. We quote vanity unit work in Portsmouth after seeing the wall and pipework, so any re-tiling is on the quote from the start. If your Portsmouth cloakroom still has a pedestal basin, a compact vanity unit adds storage without taking more floor.
Most of Hampshire 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
- Fitting the unit level, with the basin sealed to the top and the top sealed to the wall
- A check that the wall can carry a wall-hung unit, with fixings to suit solid or stud walls
- Moving the waste and supply positions where the new unit needs them higher, lower or to one side
- Patching or re-tiling the wall where the old basin left gaps
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.
One basin or two
Two basins help a busy household if the wall is long enough. In a smaller room, one basin with a longer top often works better.
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.
