- Postcode districts
- WD1, WD17, WD18, WD24, WD25
- Nearby
- Bushey, North Watford and Rickmansworth
- Guide price
- £350–£1,600
- Typical time on site
- half a day to 1 day
- Water
- Very hard across most of Hertfordshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new vanity unit cost in Watford?
Our guide price for a new vanity unit in Watford is £350–£1,600 including VAT. Prices in East of England run at about 6% above the national guide, mainly because of labour rates. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
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 Watford including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Watford
In Watford we cover WD1, WD17, WD18 and 2 more postcode districts; we also cover Bushey, 1.7 miles away, and North Watford.
Watford has a wide mix of house ages, so the survey is where we spot old lead pipework, weak joists or a tight soil stack. Landlords in Watford can have a worn basin replaced with a vanity unit in half a day to a day. If you have bought a vanity unit for your Watford bathroom, fit-only installation covers connecting the tap and waste and testing for leaks.
Most of Hertfordshire has very 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
- Removal of the old basin and pedestal, or old vanity, and taking it away
- A check that the wall can carry a wall-hung unit, with fixings to suit solid or stud walls
- Isolation valves on the hot and cold supplies, so the tap can be changed later without draining the system
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.
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.
