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Floating Vanity

last year

I'm looking to get floating vanity installed. Something like this. I'm getting quotes from $3,500- $5,000 in Houston to moved plumbing to wall mount faucet and fabricate this sink.

Are there any other alternatives? I can't find any vanity tops without predrilled holes. I would liek to have the wall mount faucet but flexible on the vanity.

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Jennifer Svensson

last year

I think that’s reasonable. We bought a wall hung vanity (not in stone) without the faucet hole from Porcelanosa (in Houston) so we could wall mount the faucet.

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Lyn Nielson
last year
a custom top, if it's as small as shown, should be reasonable.

I think the plumbing $ sounds high, even in the city. how far are you moving the lines?
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
last year
Is it the marble you want for the vanity that is holding up the process ? Why a wall mount faucet ? Sometimes they work in tiny space but honestly you can order wall hung vanities without counters then add your own counter and a deck mounted faucet . I guess I need a bit more info. I have down many Ikea Godmorgon wall hung vanities with customer choice counters with and without deck faucets.
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Linda@icookinmykitchen.com
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That is super cheap for what you are showing. The cost of the wall to be reframed absolutely square, plus the plumbing moving, and the plumbing fixtures, plus the cost of a stone fabricator and installation, would be much nearer 10—15K for even a small vanity like thst.
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How long could a wall-mount faucet leak before one noticed? How much damage could it cause? How does one repair or replace a wall-mount faucet?
gigi111
Original Author
last year
Thank you so much for the info everyone.

I wanted quartz countertop.. the ready made ones all have pre drilled holes. I can’t find anyone that has a remnant and have to buy the whole slab. Finding the quartz piece is holding up the process.
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Joseph Corlett, LLC
last year

That is unrealistically inexpensive.

Replace the drywall behind the vanity with 3/4" plywood. Screw the vertical members of an IKEA cabinet to the plywood, put a top on it with a vessel sink and call it good please. That's what your getting in that budget range.

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