Vanities and Storage in Allentown
Vanities and Storage Fitted for Allentown Bathrooms
A vanity gets measured against the actual room, not a catalogue size, and the drain and supply lines get set where the new cabinet needs them.
Fitting a Vanity to a Room That Was Not Built for One
You end up with a vanity sized to your actual bathroom, with the plumbing set where the new cabinet needs it.
This covers vanity and sink installation, cabinet storage, medicine cabinets and mirror cabinets, and reworking the plumbing behind a vanity to fit a new layout.
It does not cover tiling the floor or walls around the new vanity, or waterproofing a shower. Those sit under Tiling and Waterproofing.
Over two hundred vanities fitted since 2010, most of them into bathrooms narrower than a builder-grade vanity was ever designed for.
Most calls are for a single vanity swap, a double vanity where a single one used to sit, a floating vanity in a small powder room, or built-in storage added around an existing cabinet, roughly in that order.
Every vanity gets set level on the actual floor rather than shimmed to look level, and the water supply lines get run in a way that survives the next vanity swap rather than being cut to fit only this one.
A homeowner whose vanity is too wide for the door swing calls first. A family converting a child's bathroom into something lasting calls next, wanting storage that does not eat the floor space.
Call (610) 555-0133 for a free measure of the room before anyone chooses a vanity. You go from guessing whether a cabinet will fit to knowing exactly what size clears the door and the toilet.
Vanity and storage work covered here
One visit measures the room, the door swing and the plumbing together, so the vanity chosen is the one that actually fits.
- Vanity and sink installation
- Double vanity in place of a single
- Floating vanity for a small room
- Medicine cabinet or mirror cabinet fitting
- Built-in storage around an existing vanity
- Relocating supply and drain lines for a new layout
- Countertop and backsplash fitted to a vanity
Reface the vanity, or replace it whole
A tired-looking vanity does not always mean the cabinet underneath is the problem.
Where the cabinet box is square, the drawers still run smoothly and the plumbing already fits it, refacing the doors and swapping the countertop and hardware can look like a new vanity for a fraction of the work.
Where the cabinet has swollen from years of splashed water, the width is wrong for the door swing, or the drain sits in the wrong place for how the room should really work, refacing just puts a new face on the same problem.
Which one applies gets decided on the visit, once the cabinet box, the door swing and the plumbing behind it have actually been checked against each other.
Drains moved to the cabinet, and the cabinet shimmed true
The drain and supply lines get set to the vanity's actual centerline, not left wherever the old cabinet hid them.
Vanity cabinets are set on shims to true level against the room's own floor, which is rarely level in a rowhouse or twin, and secured into studs rather than only into the wall board behind them.
Supply lines and the P-trap get relocated to the new vanity's centerline where the old one does not match it, using shutoff valves rather than the sweated joints some older houses still carry, so a future swap does not mean cutting into the wall again.
Countertops are set with a full bead of silicone at the wall, not caulk alone bridging a gap, and cabinet hardware is through-bolted rather than screwed into particle board that will not hold a second time.
- Vanity set level on shims, secured into studs
- Drain and supply lines set to the new centerline
- Shutoff valves at every supply line, not sweated joints
- Full silicone bead at the wall under the countertop
- Hardware through-bolted, not screwed into particle board
- Medicine cabinets recessed where stud depth allows
Ask what happens to your existing supply lines before you commit to a vanity size, at **(610) 555-0133**.
(610) 555-0133Why does a vanity quote change so much for the same size room?
The room stays the same width either way. What moves the number is the plumbing behind the wall and the vanity chosen to sit in front of it.
- Vanity width and configuration
- A single vanity that fits the existing footprint costs less to fit than a double vanity or a wider cabinet that changes what the plumbing has to do.
- Plumbing relocation needed
- Moving the drain and supply lines to match a new vanity's centerline is more work than reconnecting to lines that already sit in the right place for it.
- Countertop material chosen
- Laminate or cultured marble install faster than natural stone or quartz, which needs templating and a return visit before the top can be set in place.
- Condition of the wall behind it
- Plaster on lath or a section of rotted subfloor found once the old vanity comes out changes the plan before the new one can go in place of it.
- Storage added around the vanity
- A linen tower or built-in shelving beside the vanity is carpentry on top of the vanity install itself, priced once the layout of the room is actually set.
- Fixture and hardware grade
- Budget fixtures cost less to buy but wear out faster against this area's hard water than fixtures rated to handle it, which changes the number either way you go.
Every factor above gets confirmed once the old vanity is out and the wall behind it is visible, so the number quoted then is the number kept. Get a free quote
From your first call to a finished bathroom
Two to three weeks door to door, and the noisy work is over well before the halfway point.
Call for a free in-home visit and a start date that works around your one bathroom.
Get a free quoteWhat a vanity and storage are worth when you sell
A vanity that actually fits the room reads as finished; one that blocks the door reads as unfinished.
No published resale report prices a vanity or bathroom storage as its own line item for this region. Remodeling studies price a full bathroom or kitchen as one job, not a single cabinet within it, so a specific recovery figure for a vanity alone does not exist to quote honestly.
What holds value is fit, not finish. A vanity sized to the room, with the plumbing properly relocated rather than jammed to match an old footprint, reads as a real renovation to a buyer walking through. A vanity too wide for its door swing, or storage crammed into a space it does not belong in, reads as a fix rather than an improvement, whatever the countertop cost.
What a narrow Allentown bathroom does to a vanity choice
A rowhouse bathroom is often barely wide enough for a door to clear a vanity, the drain sits wherever a plumber decided decades ago, and hard water wears out cheap fixtures fast.
- The door swing decides the vanity width
- In a rowhouse bathroom often five feet wide or less, a vanity that looks modest in a showroom can stop the door from opening fully. Measuring the swing before choosing a cabinet avoids ordering one that has to go back.
- The drain line is rarely where you would put it
- An older home's drain and vent stack were run for a pedestal sink or a vanity half the width of what is wanted now, and moving them under a new cabinet is common rather than an exception here.
- Hard water wears out cheap fixtures fast
- The Lehigh Valley's water leaves mineral buildup that seizes a budget faucet cartridge within a couple of years. Fixtures rated for it cost a little more up front and are worth specifying at the vanity stage.
Vanities and storage fitted around the Lehigh Valley
Recent vanity and storage work finished for homeowners around the Lehigh Valley, most of it in bathrooms narrower than the vanity started out.
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Double vanity in a rowhouse bath
Allentown
A single pedestal sink replaced with a double vanity, drain and supply lines relocated to fit the wider cabinet's centerline.
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Floating vanity in a narrow room
Bethlehem
A floating vanity fitted into a bathroom too narrow for a standard cabinet, opening up the floor for a wider door swing.
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Built-in storage beside a vanity
Easton
A linen tower and open shelving built into an alcove beside a vanity that was kept as is, adding storage a small bathroom never had.
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Vanity relocated to a new wall
Emmaus
A vanity moved to the opposite wall for a better layout, with new supply and drain lines run to the fresh location.
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Twin recessed medicine cabinets
Whitehall
Two medicine cabinets recessed into a shared stud bay after checking it clear of the original knob and tube wiring.
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Stone-top vanity in a full remodel
Macungie
A quartz-top vanity templated and set after the cabinet base was fitted to a bathroom widened by a few inches during the remodel.
What Lehigh Valley customers said about their vanities
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Rated 5 out of 5
Old tile came off and the subfloor under it was rotten. Cost a day and they showed me the wood before it went in the truck. Floor is solid now.
Rich M. Coplay Tiling and Waterproofing -
Rated 5 out of 5
One bathroom in the whole house and two kids. They told me at the measure it would be out nine days and it was out nine days. I planned my week around that number and never had to change it.
Denise K. Allentown Full Bathroom Remodels -
Rated 5 out of 5
My father moved in with us last spring and I called about grab bars. The guy who came out talked me into a curbless pan while the floor was open instead. He was right. Dad gets in on his own now.
Anthony P. Bethlehem Accessible Bathrooms
Ask what a bathroom like yours actually took, and we will tell you the days before we tell you the number.
Get a free quoteFAQs
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about vanities and storage
Can you fit a double vanity where a single one is now?
Often, if the wall has room for a second set of supply lines and the door swing still clears the wider cabinet. Both get checked on the free visit before a double vanity is quoted, rather than assumed to fit.
Does a new vanity mean moving the plumbing?
Only if the new cabinet's centerline does not match where the drain and supply already sit. Reusing the existing plumbing footprint keeps the job smaller and the price lower than relocating the lines to a new spot.
How long does a vanity swap actually take?
A straightforward swap with the same footprint is usually done in a day. Add a countertop template for stone, a plumbing relocation or built-in storage, and it stretches to several days across two visits.
Should I reface my vanity or replace it?
If the cabinet box is sound and the plumbing already fits it, refacing the doors and swapping the top is the cheaper route. A swollen cabinet or a width that fights the door swing usually means starting over.
Why do two vanities the same size price so differently?
What is behind the wall, not the vanity itself, usually sets the number. Moving a drain line, templating for stone, or finding rot behind the old cabinet all add work a look-alike vanity in a showroom does not show.
Will I be without a sink while the vanity is out?
For most of one day on a straightforward swap. A plumbing relocation or a stone countertop needing a second template visit stretches that further, and the schedule gets confirmed on the free visit before any work starts.
Can a recessed medicine cabinet go into any wall?
Only where the stud bay has enough depth and no wiring or plumbing runs through it. That gets checked before a recessed cabinet is ever quoted, and a surface-mounted one is the fallback where the bay will not allow it at all.
Do you need access to the water main for the job?
Usually just the shutoff valves under the vanity itself, not the main line into the house. Older sweated supply lines with no shutoff valve at all are the exception, and those get replaced with proper valves as part of the same visit.
What happens if the old drain does not line up right?
The drain and P-trap get relocated to match the new vanity's centerline, which is common work in older Lehigh Valley homes where the plumbing was run for a differently sized sink decades ago and simply never moved since then.
Can you add storage without replacing the vanity?
Yes, built-in shelving, a linen tower or a recessed cabinet can go in around an existing vanity that is otherwise sound, without touching the cabinet or the plumbing behind it at all, and it is often done in a single day.
Why do you specify certain fixtures over others?
Hard water across the Lehigh Valley seizes a cheap faucet cartridge within a couple of years. Fixtures rated for it cost a little more up front at the vanity stage and avoid a callback for a stuck handle well before its time.
Can a vanity be fitted in a very narrow bathroom?
Yes, a floating vanity or a narrower cabinet with the drain moved to suit is the usual answer in a bathroom too tight for a standard width, and it gets measured against the door swing and the toilet before anything is ordered.
Allentown Bathroom Pros
Allentown Bathroom Pros has remodeled bathrooms across the Lehigh Valley since 2010.
Allentown Bathroom Pros handles full bathroom remodels, tub to shower conversions, tiling and waterproofing, vanities and accessible bathrooms for homeowners across Allentown and the surrounding Lehigh Valley, from older rowhouse baths to newer houses further out. One crew sees the job through, start to finish.
Why call Allentown Bathroom Pros for a bathroom remodel?
- Trading in the Lehigh Valley since 2010
- Same-day callback on every call
- Carries general liability and workers compensation insurance
- A free in-home visit before anything is priced
- One bathroom scheduled around, not left unusable for weeks
A house with one bathroom cannot lose it for longer than the job needs, and Allentown Bathroom Pros orders the materials and schedules the trades around that before demolition starts. For a full remodel, a shower conversion or a tiling job anywhere in Allentown and the Lehigh Valley, call (610) 555-0133 for a free in-home visit and a start date.
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