- Postcode districts
- CT19, CT20
- Nearby
- Dover, Ashford and Deal
- Guide price
- £400–£1,700
- Typical time on site
- half a day to 1 day
- Water
- Very hard across most of Kent
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new vanity unit cost in Folkestone?
As a guide, budget £400 to £1,700 including VAT for a new vanity unit in Folkestone; your written quote will pin it down. Prices in South East England run at about 12% 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 Folkestone including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Folkestone
As well as Folkestone itself (CT19 and CT20), we survey in Dover, Ashford and Deal.
In Folkestone, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. Wall-hung vanities in Folkestone homes are fixed to suit what the wall is built from, which we check at the survey. Landlords in Folkestone can have a worn basin replaced with a vanity unit in half a day to a day.
Supplies across most of Kent are very hard. 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
- 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
- Fitting the unit level, with the basin sealed to the top and the top sealed to the wall
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.
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
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.
