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vanity with thick countertop sink

last year

Can anyone tell me how to get a bathroom vanity with a think countertop or sink? I’m seeing them all over social media but have no idea how to get this done for my own home.

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  • last year

    Any of these pics you have seen?

  • last year

    Thank you!

  • PRO
    last year

    Have your fabricator build it.

  • PRO
    last year

    Custom design and have built the correct vanity for that type of application. Then custom design the countertop with the assistance of the fabricator. You are easily looking at a 15K vanity and top here.

  • last year

    Ty! First go to cabinet maker and then stone supplier?
    Any approx pricing for 24in vanity?

  • last year

    Or would that just be 7k? lol

  • last year
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    Prices do not drop much because there are less materials used.This look is all about high cost high skills labor. Everything mist be precisely precise. Plus engineered with a steel subframe if you do not want your floating vanity to not float, and crash to the floor.

  • last year

    Thank you for explaining

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    The top two vanities will be more expensive because of the mitered edges used to make the entire thing look like it is a solid block of material.

    The bottom one will be a little less expensive because although it has a very nice vein matching, there is an obvious seam between the top and the front apron...and I think they highlighted that with a slight reveal to indicate that they weren't even trying to make it look like a solid block.

    The top two are more contemporary, the bottom one is more traditional.

    The more plain and minimal the outcome, generally the harder it is to achieve because there is no seam or trim or detail to hide any imperfection.

    If you were happy with the lower style with a thin top that is supported all around the perimeter and a separate apron on the front to visually add thickness without trying to look "one piece/solid" that would only be a little more expensive than just the top, because it's just cutting another rectangle, and adding additional material, (although you need a big enough slab to do the matching).

    If you want it to look like one of the upper ones, particularly the wall hung one, the price goes up exponentially.

    Honestly I think the bottom one is more suitable to most houses/construction than the top ones. Because the top ones would just make the other ordinary trim details and construction practices look inferior. These really only work well when All the details are refined, not when its something put into a Toll Brothers type bathroom with otherwise ordinary finishes.

  • last year

    Thank you for explaining!

  • last year

    Jkandel224 - I am getting ready to order my thick mitered edge countertop for my master bathroom. I am just trying to determine how many inches I want it to be.


    I am having a custom vanity made - with drawers underneath. My idea to make a thick mitered countertop originated because I wanted to be able to have an undermounted sink that fit within the mitered area - instead of requiring top drawer of my vanity to be a false drawer (this was before I started seeing all of these thick ones on instagram and pinterest).


    I actually found a very detailed post here on Houzz by someone who made one of these thick mitered tops for the same reason - to have an undermounted sink - with her IKEA Godmorgon vanity. I will find the very detailed plans she wrote up if you’re interested. I also saved info from a designer who did the same thing for her Godmorgon vanity - and hers looks amazing!


    My vanity is inside an alcove - so, it will only have the thick mitered edge along the front. My fabricator has made a couple of these (both were for restrooms in nice restaurants). It actually isn’t going to be ridiculously expensive. There is just the added cost for the additional material for the mitered edge + an extra cost per lineal ft for making the mitered edge. We are using metal pieces attached to wall studs that will actually hold the weight of the countertop.


    I can provide more information later today (it’s 12:30 a.m. - and I need to get some sleep right now).

  • last year
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    OP - I am actually using the same tile in your first photo behind a vanity for one of my bathroom renovations!

    I just wanted to get back with you regarding pricing for my thick mitered countertop for my master bathroom:

    I am using a solid white quartz for countertop - my shower has high grade Carrara marble tiles on the walls + a mix of different marble hexagon mosaic tiles for the shower floor (which includes Carrara/Bardiglio/Thassos which will coordinate well with the shower walls + color of the bathroom floors + soild white quartz countertop) + a 42” tall tall marble surround for the freestanding tub area + Brazilian charcoal slate 4x12 tiles in a herringbone pattern for the bathroom floor.

    I decided that the countertop for the white oak vanity needed to be plain = why I selected a solid white quartz (I will be using the same white quartz for the top of the shower curb + pony wall + around the niche + niche shelf - matching carrara will be used on the back wall of the niche).

    I am finalizing the exact white quartz today + the size for the mitered front. My fabricator prices his work per sf of installed material (price includes fabrication + installation).

    Cost to add a thick mitered edge on a 82 7/8” vanity:

    - Extra charge for the mitered edge is $18 per linear foot = $125

    - The white quartz I think I am going to use is one of the higher $ ones - $90 sf (installed). If I do a 6” thick mitered edge = 3.45 sf of extra quartz = $311 for extra quartz

    Total extra cost for thick mitered edge = + $125 for mitered edge + $311 for extra quartz = $436 extra for the thick mitered countertop.

    The TOTAL cost for the countertop + 6” mitered edge + two sink cutouts + polished edges + mounting sinks = $1,923.81 before tax.

    If I use the other white quartz that I am considering, the total will drop down to $1,610 (before tax).

    The cost for each steel bracket (including install) is $45 each - I don’t really need these because the vanity can hold the weight - but I may still add them just because I am extra cautious. I will need them for the floating vanity for my powder room (there is no cabinet - it will be similar to your last photo - but will not have a gap on the mitered edge.

    This is how the floating marble sink will be constructed for my powder room. I haven’t decided on the exact material yet. I also do not need mitered sides because it will sit in an alcove - but if yours won’t, I wanted to show you how it will look:



    The total cost for a similar one as above - 43” wide + 21” deep with a 10” mitered front will be 6.27 sf for countertop + 2.98 sf (material for mitered front) + $53.64 for mitered edge + $175 sink cut out/polished edge/mounting one sink = $1,100 (before taxes) assuming (i) I use the same marble as above, and (ii) he doesn’t have a remnant that will work.

    However, if I find a remnant instead (in a marble/quartzite/granite that I like), the cost will be quite a bit less (he has a lot of remnants in his “grave yard“ that I think are very pretty) - the average price for those pieces is roughly around $691.14 (before taxes).

    Here is one that I was going to purchase off Etsy - was very reasonable ($2,500 or less) -



    I think the one above is made in Turkey (there are also some made in Italy on Etsy). Most are pretty reasonably priced - and many have great reviews.

    Here is a shot from behind:



    The metal brackets are used to hang this from the wall:



  • last year

    Also, my fabricator does great work - so, the prices aren’t lower than what’s been quoted above because I’m hiring someone who is a hack = lacks skills/expertise. His company has been in business fo MANY years.


    He’s also going to update some of my fireplaces (I need to do four). Two will be similar to the photos of ones he’s previously made:







    He made a faux marble quartz table for one of my friends:





    His miters are tight - they do not have gaps like the last photo posted by OP above:











    He also did a mitered edge around the sink here so the countertop would look more like a real marble slab:



    Hopefully, this will help you re: how to achieve the look that you’d like for your vanity top + provide you with some idea of pricing!

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