- Postcode districts
- L37, L38
- Nearby
- Maghull, Southport and Bootle
- Guide price
- £350–£1,400
- Typical time on site
- half a day to 1 day
- Water
- Soft across most of Merseyside
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new vanity unit cost in Formby?
In Formby, a new vanity unit typically costs £350–£1,400 including VAT, based on North West England prices. 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
- Sealed and tested
Supply and fit
- Floor-standing or wall-hung unit
Double or bespoke
- Stone or solid-surface top
Guide prices for Formby including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Formby
As well as Formby itself (L37 and L38), we survey in Maghull, Southport and Bootle.
Formby gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. Wall-hung vanities in Formby homes are fixed to suit what the wall is built from, which we check at the survey. Landlords in Formby can have a worn basin replaced with a vanity unit in half a day to a day.
Water across much of Merseyside 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
- Fitting the unit level, with the basin sealed to the top and the top sealed to the wall
- A check that the wall can carry a wall-hung unit, with fixings to suit solid or stud walls
- A new tap, trap and the correct slotted or unslotted waste for the basin
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.
Width
Compact units around 400 mm wide suit cloakrooms; family bathrooms often take 600 to 800 mm for one basin and 1200 mm or more for two.
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.
