Materials and finishes
Vanity worktop materials for bathrooms
Bathroom worktops face standing water, cosmetics and cleaning products rather than heat and knives. That changes the material ranking from a kitchen.
Worth checking on site
Timber needs a maintained oil or lacquer finish and careful detailing around the tap and basin cutouts.
Frequently asked
Is timber a bad idea in a bathroom?
Not if it is properly finished and maintained, but it is the highest-maintenance choice.
Can kitchen laminate be used?
It can, provided every cut edge is properly sealed.
Specification notes
- Solid surface and quartz cope well with standing
- water and can be formed with integrated or undermounted bowls.
- Timber needs a maintained oil or lacquer
- finish and careful detailing around the tap and basin cutouts.
Want this scoped properly before you commit?
We look at the room, check the services, and put the scope in writing so you can compare like with like.