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Bathroom worktops and vanity tops
Vanity tops, shelves and window returns cut from the same slabs as a kitchen worktop, in the narrower widths a bathroom actually takes. We seat and seal the basin, a plumber connects it.
- 5.0from 26 Google reviews
- 25-year material · 5-year workmanship
- Fitted 5-10 working days from template
A small piece of stone with a lot happening on it
A vanity top is short, and that is the whole difficulty. A basin, one or two tap holes, a splash return and often a window reveal all land within a few hundred millimetres of each other, and there is nowhere to move any of them to. On a kitchen run you can slide a join or a socket along a metre of stone. On a vanity you cannot.
The width is the constraint rather than the length. Standard vanity depths are far narrower than a kitchen worktop, which works in your favour: most tops come out of offcut stock, so a material you were told was out of budget across a kitchen is often affordable across one basin. It also means the choice depends on what is on the rack rather than on a full slab order.
One division to be clear about. We seat and seal the basin into the stone. A plumber connects the water and the waste, and should be booked after us rather than alongside us, because the silicone needs to cure before the basin takes water.
At a glance
- Typical piece
- One vanity top, sometimes a shelf or window board
- Material
- Often offcut stock: quartz, granite or porcelain
- Basin
- Seated and sealed by us, connected by a plumber
- Supply price
- £110–£550/m², before fabrication and fitting
Fitted 5–10 working days from template. Deposit at template, balance before installation.
What is involved
From the tap you bought to a fitted vanity top
The same stages as a kitchen, run across a much smaller piece, which changes what matters at each one.
- 01Before we quote
Tell us the basin and the tap
Not the style, the actual products. An undermount basin is machined to its own template and a tap is drilled to the spacing it needs. Both are settled before anything is cut, because a change afterwards means a new piece rather than an adjustment.
- 02Samples free
Pick from what is on the rack
At vanity depths most tops come out of offcut stock, so the honest question is what we have rather than what is in the brochure. It widens the choice at the expensive end of the range and narrows it at the plain end.
- 03On site
Template the unit, not the drawing
The vanity unit has to be fitted, fixed and level first. A short piece has no slack in it, and a few millimetres of movement in the carcass shows on a top this size in a way it never would across a kitchen.
- 04Workshop
Cut, bond and polish in the workshop
The aperture is cut, an undermount basin is bonded and supported from beneath, and the cut edge is polished, because on a vanity you look straight down into it. Tap holes are drilled to the tap that is on site.
- 05Fitting day
Fit, seal and hand over
The top is scribed to the wall, bedded, sealed along the wall junction and cleaned down. Your plumber connects afterwards, once the sealant has had time to cure.
The awkward parts
What makes a bathroom different from a kitchen
Bathrooms are small rooms full of fixed obstacles, and the stone has to work around every one of them.
The basin decides the fabrication
An undermount basin is bonded under the stone and the aperture is polished, because that cut edge is visible from above every time the basin is used. An inset basin drops in from the top and covers the same edge. They are different pieces of work and they are priced differently.
Tap holes are drilled to your tap
There is no standard spacing worth machining to. A three-hole set, a single monobloc and a wall-mounted spout that needs nothing drilled at all are three different tops, and the decision has to be final before the piece is cut.
Window reveals and returns
Bathroom windows sit directly above the basin more often than not. A stone reveal, a sill or a splash return off the vanity top is cut from the same material and templated in the same visit, which is the only way the colour and the pattern carry across.
Offcut stock cuts both ways
A vanity is small enough to come out of remnant material, which puts expensive stone within reach. It also means the exact piece is finite. If you want a matching shelf or window board, order them together while the offcut is still on the rack.
Water sits on a vanity longer than on a worktop
A bathroom top gets splashed constantly and wiped down rarely. Quartz, porcelain and sintered stone need no sealing. Granite does, and it wants resealing periodically. Cosmetics, toothpaste and anything acidic are harder on a vanity than cooking ever is on a kitchen.
We seat the basin, a plumber connects it
The same division of work as a kitchen sink. We bond, support and seal the basin into the stone. Supply, waste and any pop-up mechanism belong to a plumber, booked after us so the sealant has cured before the basin is loaded.
Before you order
What we need, and what is not our trade
A vanity involves fewer decisions than a kitchen, and each one is harder to undo.
Have this settled
- The basin itself, or its make and model, and whether it is undermount or inset
- The tap, and how many holes it needs, including a wall-mounted one that needs none
- The vanity unit fitted, fixed and level before we template
- Whether you want a matching splash return, shelf or window board, decided while the offcut still exists
- Walls at their finished thickness, because we scribe to the wall you have
- A plumber booked for after our visit rather than the same slot
What we do not do
- Connect water, waste or a pop-up waste: we seat and seal, a plumber connects
- Supply or fit the vanity unit, the basin or the tap
- Tile, plaster or make good the wall around a finished top
- Cut a new tap hole into a top that is already fitted
- Promise a batch match on a piece ordered months after the first one
Questions
Bathroom worktops: the questions we get asked
If yours is not here, ring and ask. You will get a straight answer rather than a call-back from a salesperson.
Can I have a bathroom top in the same stone as my kitchen?
Usually, and it is worth asking early. Ordered together, both come off the same slab run and the match is real. Ordered a year apart, engineered stone will have moved batch and granite will be a different slab, so the two read as related rather than identical. In separate rooms that is normally fine.
Is a vanity top cheaper than a kitchen worktop?
Per square metre it is the same stone at the same supply rate, £110 to £550 depending on the range. The piece is simply much smaller, and at vanity depths it often comes out of offcut stock, so a material that would be expensive across a kitchen can be affordable across one basin.
Undermount or inset basin?
Undermount looks cleaner and lets you wipe straight into the bowl, and the cut edge is polished because you look down onto it. Inset drops in from above and hides that edge, which makes it more forgiving and usually cheaper. Both are fine. The choice has to be made before the top is machined.
Does a bathroom worktop need sealing?
It depends on the material rather than the room. Quartz, porcelain and sintered stone need no sealing. Granite does, and in a bathroom it is worth staying on top of, because cosmetics and cleaning products tend to sit on a vanity long before anyone wipes them off.
Where this happens
Bathroom worktops in your part of London
Twelve neighbourhoods whose housing stock throws up this job most often. Each page covers what bathroom worktops actually involves in that stock: the access, the era of the building and what that does to the work.
These twelve are a sample, not a coverage boundary. We work in 723 Greater London neighbourhoods and out into Surrey, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Essex.
Reviews
5.0 from 26 Google reviews
Every one of these is on our Google profile under the reviewer’s own name. Nothing here is written by us, and the link goes straight to the source.
We recently had a Calacatta Gold worktop installed by Worktop Worx and are really pleased with the result. It has completely transformed our kitchen, much brighter, modern, and high-end compared to our old wooden surface. The team were professional, efficient, and the finish is excellent with great attention to detail. The worktop looks amazing and is very practical for everyday use. Highly recommend Worktop Worx for anyone looking for quality quartz worktops.
RO74 TVX
Google review · Calacatta Gold
We had a fantastic experience with Worktop WorX from start to finish. The team was professional, friendly, and delivered excellent workmanship. We chose the beautiful Capri White worktop, and it has completely transformed our kitchen with its elegant, high-end look.
Noni
Google review · Capri White
Karem did a fantastic job at installing my antique bronze mirror for my coffee/drinks unit. He was really professional and his communication throughout was clear.
Kals
Google review
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Next step
Send us the kitchen and we will price it properly
Plans, a sketch or photographs with rough run lengths is enough to start. Nothing is payable until we template.