- Postcode districts
- SO14, SO15, SO16, SO17, SO18, SO19
- Nearby
- Hythe, Totton and Hedge End
- 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 Southampton?
Guide price in Southampton: £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 Southampton including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Southampton
In Southampton we cover SO14, SO15, SO16 and 3 more postcode districts; we also cover Hythe, 3 miles away, and Totton.
In a city the size of Southampton, parking and access for a skip are worth sorting before the start date — we will ask at the survey. We quote vanity unit work in Southampton after seeing the wall and pipework, so any re-tiling is on the quote from the start. If your Southampton water is hard, a tap with a removable aerator and a smooth one-piece basin top are easier to keep clean.
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
- A check that the wall can carry a wall-hung unit, with fixings to suit solid or stud walls
- Removal of the old basin and pedestal, or old vanity, and taking it away
- Fitting the unit level, with the basin sealed to the top and the top sealed to the wall
- Testing for leaks and checking the trap holds its seal
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
