Comparing bathroom vanity units

IvyFlood

benson1980 said:

IvyFlood said:

benson1980 said:

The problems arise when cabinets are left in standing water. I had the smallest of leaks behind our en suite units (caused by me not tightening up the concealed cistern flush pipe properly so completely my fault) and it blew what were quite expensive units where the plinth/base unit came into contact with it at floor level. With a floating cabinet you've eliminated most of the issue, and then just need to keep an eye on the pipework underneath the sink.

It is all much of a muchness. I bought Calypso furniture for the first bathroom I did. Second one I'm doing now is Eco furniture (as Calypso is ridiculously expensive now), which was almost half the price and having drilled/cut various holes in it, it is all pretty much the same apart from a couple of the finishing touches. Nothing you'd really notice though.

I'd be inclined to go to the showroom to see if they'd recommend any other (cheaper) manufacturers perhaps. If it helps as well I've ordered some stuff from heat and plumb before and they were good. In fact I ordered a shower screen from them and cancelled the order the next day as I changed my mind. Got through on the phone line straight away, they refunded immediately, still sent the shower screen out to me, and then didn't even want it back when I told them!

That's really good to know thank you! I just cant understand why its half the price on Heat & Plumb than it is on manufacturers website and you still get the guarantee and everything - seems very strange!

I think that is par for the course as everything listed in the manufacturers brochure will be discounted when you actually buy from the retailer. Must be some marketing logic to it- presumably makes customers feel that they are getting a better deal. For example the QX shower enclosure I'm installing at the moment is listed in their brochure as being £1100 but cost just over half that from what I recall. The plumbers merchant I normally use told me that as a rule of thumb take 40% off the price listed in the brochures they gave me, when picking out stuff we wanted to order.

Wow that does nothing for budgeting though! All the brassware I'm planning on getting comes to well over £1000. So in theory it could only be £500 ish. But im not gonna complain haha.