- Postcode districts
- IP1, IP2, IP3, IP4
- Nearby
- Harwich, Walton-on-the-Naze and Colchester
- Guide price
- £350–£1,600
- Typical time on site
- half a day to 1 day
- Water
- Very hard across most of Suffolk
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new vanity unit cost in Ipswich?
As a guide, budget £350 to £1,600 including VAT for a new vanity unit in Ipswich; your written quote will pin it down. Prices in East of England run at about 6% 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
- Fitting a unit you have bought
Supply and fit
- Basin, tap and waste
Double or bespoke
- Re-tiling behind
Guide prices for Ipswich including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Ipswich
In Ipswich we cover IP1, IP2, IP3 and 1 more postcode districts; we also cover Harwich, 9.8 miles away, and Walton-on-the-Naze.
Across a large town like Ipswich, homes range from older terraces to newer estates; the survey tells us which pipework and floor we are dealing with. If you have bought a vanity unit for your Ipswich bathroom, fit-only installation covers connecting the tap and waste and testing for leaks. Wall-hung vanities in Ipswich homes are fixed to suit what the wall is built from, which we check at the survey.
Water across much of Suffolk 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
- Removal of the old basin and pedestal, or old vanity, and taking it away
- Fitting the unit level, with the basin sealed to the top and the top sealed to the wall
- A new tap, trap and the correct slotted or unslotted waste for the basin
- Isolation valves on the hot and cold supplies, so the tap can be changed later without draining the system
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.
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.
