Single Vanity Installation

Vanities in bathrooms can come with single or double sinks; the most popular today are double sink vanities. Single vanities are installed in most cases because of space limitations or because the bath is designed to have two single vanities located in different areas of the same bath.
As always we recommend that at the very beginning of the single vanity installation or replacement you have a professional contractor on board. An experienced contractor can help solve the problems that a small space creates and will help in the selection of the vanity so that it fits comfortably in the space and coordinates with the existing bath elements. All this may seem like common sense advice, but this advice is ignored in a lot of cases until the problems of installation rear their ugly heads. Get a professional at the initial stages of your bath renovation and avoid headaches and save money.

Single sink vanities usually do not have drawers, just a big under sink storage space that can be useless if the plumbing is not installed correctly. All parts of the installation of a single bowl vanity are critical, the measurements need to be accurate, the counter top and splashes need to be dead on and the sink hole must be cut in exactly the right place; nothing looks worse than a sink off center in a single vanity.

A correctly installed single vanity can snap a bathroom together quickly and the cost can be quite low if you follow the advice of your contractor in the selection of the vanity itself. Vanities come in many sizes and each manufacturer has slightly different clearance and plumbing installation requirements. Fixtures may work with one vanity and sink and not another. The professional bath contractor will know their vanities and sinks and be able to plan for this.

Sometimes a space limitation or your style requirements may make it a better option to have your contractor make a custom vanity for the space. Custom made vanities may take a little more time to construct than buying a manufactured vanity and may cost more but the fit and look of the properly designed and installed custom made vanity will be perfect. And all the hinges and glides for drawers will likely be a better quality than a manufactured vanity. The difference is hard to describe until you actually own a custom made cabinet, but the added time and cost is worth it.

Once you and your contractor select the design and materials for your custom made vanity the contractor can give you a quote for the cost and timeframe for completion and help you decide if a custom made vanity is worth the added cost and extra time.

Whether you decide to go with a custom made or manufactured vanity for your bath, hiring an experienced contractor is the way to guarantee the job will be done with perfection.