- Postcode districts
- CT8, CT9, CT11
- Nearby
- Broadstairs, Ramsgate 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 Margate?
Guide price in Margate: £400–£1,700 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. 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 Margate including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Margate
As well as Margate itself (CT8, CT9 and CT11), we survey in Broadstairs, Ramsgate and Deal.
In Margate, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. If your Margate water is hard, a tap with a removable aerator and a smooth one-piece basin top are easier to keep clean. If you have bought a vanity unit for your Margate bathroom, fit-only installation covers connecting the tap and waste and testing for leaks.
Water across much of Kent is 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
- 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
- Testing for leaks and checking the trap holds its seal
- Patching or re-tiling the wall where the old basin left gaps
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.
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.
