- Postcode districts
- FY5, FY7
- Nearby
- Thornton-Cleveleys, Poulton-le-Fylde and Blackpool
- Guide price
- £350–£1,400
- Typical time on site
- half a day to 1 day
- Water
- Soft across most of Lancashire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new vanity unit cost in Fleetwood?
As a guide, budget £350 to £1,400 including VAT for a new vanity unit in Fleetwood; your written quote will pin it down. Prices in North West England run at about 6% below 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
- Fitting a unit you have bought
Supply and fit
- Basin, tap and waste
Double or bespoke
- Re-tiling behind
Guide prices for Fleetwood including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Fleetwood
As well as Fleetwood itself (FY5 and FY7), we survey in Thornton-Cleveleys, Poulton-le-Fylde and Blackpool.
In Fleetwood, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. We quote vanity unit work in Fleetwood after seeing the wall and pipework, so any re-tiling is on the quote from the start. If your Fleetwood water is hard, a tap with a removable aerator and a smooth one-piece basin top are easier to keep clean.
Water across much of Lancashire is soft. In soft water, taps, wastes and toilet pans scale up slowly, so brushed and matt finishes are a safe choice. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- 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
- Removal of the old basin and pedestal, or old vanity, and taking it away
Decisions to make first
Basin type
An inset or semi-recessed basin, a one-piece moulded top, or a countertop basin on a worktop. Countertop basins need a tall tap or a wall-mounted one.
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.
