- Postcode districts
- ME14, ME15, ME16
- Nearby
- Chatham, Rochester and Gillingham
- 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 Maidstone?
Our guide price for a new vanity unit in Maidstone is £400–£1,700 including VAT. 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 Maidstone including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Maidstone
In Maidstone we cover ME14, ME15 and ME16; we also cover Chatham, 7.8 miles away, and Rochester.
Maidstone has a wide mix of house ages, so the survey is where we spot old lead pipework, weak joists or a tight soil stack. Wall-hung vanities in Maidstone homes are fixed to suit what the wall is built from, which we check at the survey. If your Maidstone water is hard, a tap with a removable aerator and a smooth one-piece basin top are easier to keep clean.
Most of Kent 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
- 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
- Patching or re-tiling the wall where the old basin left gaps
- A check that the wall can carry a wall-hung unit, with fixings to suit solid or stud walls
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.
