For many years, granite has been the number one choice for our customers choosing to remodel their bathrooms. It's an especially popular choice for floating vanities, being as granite gives the room a modern feel and a sleek look.
Pros of Granite Bathroom Countertops
A granite slab is extremely strong and durable, ranking a 6 on the Mohs scale, which rates material hardness on a scale from 1 to 10. This makes it an excellent choice for the daily wear experienced by vanity countertops.
Countertop Compatibility
Whether you have a granite, marble, or soapstone countertop, a drop-in sink will go in without any hiccups. Undermount sinks, on the other hand, work well with all countertop materials except custom tile and laminate tops.
Floating Bath Vanity Hold:
Factors such as mounting method, wall structure, and installation quality affect a floating bathroom vanity's weight-bearing capabilities. On average, a floating bath vanity can typically hold between 100 to 300 pounds of weight.
Because they are raised above the floor, floating vanities make bathrooms look larger and help lighten the space, making them a great option for smaller baths and powder rooms. Light is able to bounce off the floor below, which makes the space feel more expansive.
Unless you have a pedestal sink that doesn't rest against the wall, you do need a backsplash for your bathroom vanity. The reason is practical: a bathroom backsplash protects the wall behind the sink from rot, mold and mildew. Beyond that, a backsplash can provide a lot of design appeal.
It makes your bathroom look bigger.
Floating the vanity means the flooring can extend all the way to the wall, which instantly makes a bathroom appear more spacious. And a wall-hung vanity creates more usable space for stashing pieces like a wastebasket or a scale. A little foot room under the sink goes a long way.
Floating Vanity Storage
To boost its storage capabilities, consider installing a shelf directly underneath the vanity to hold extra towels and baskets for smaller items. Or simply place large baskets on the floor below the vanity to quickly add storage.
The typical comfort height for the positioning of a floating bathroom vanity unit can be anything between 25-30 inches from the floor, or 635 to 760mm. Usually, vanities positioned on the lower side of this scale will feature a vessel sink, which will generally add on five or six inches atop.
More floor space makes a small bathroom appear larger, and an effective way to achieve this is by installing illusion-inducing fixtures like a floating vanity or a pedestal sink. A floating vanity doesn't sit on the ground; it attaches to the wall (so it seems to float in space).
Stainless Steel Sinks for Granite Countertops
Stainless steel is incredibly popular for sinks because it: Looks great with granite. Resists chipping and cracking. Gives a modern look to the kitchen even in a farmhouse style.
You must be thinking about installing granite in your home, but aren't sure whether also budget for plywood, right? Well, you need plywood if your granite slab is less than 3cm thick. You should note that you will still need support in certain situations, even if your countertops are more than 3cm thick.
Silgranit® or Granite Composite Sinks
They are scratch, stain, and heat-resistant, as well as a breeze to clean. Additionally, this is the perfect choice of sink to pair with granite or quartz countertops.
# Absolute Black Granite
Black has always remained one of the favorite colors when it comes to the granite used in the bathroom or kitchen areas. It has been best in adding the bathroom or the kitchen with the contemporary impact of the variation taste.
The industry standards typically hover around 1 and 1/4 inch (or 3 centimeters) for granite and marble kitchen island countertops and 3/4 inch (or 2 centimeters) for bathroom granite and marble vanity tops.
Freestanding bathroom vanity units can be fit to a floating floor. This type of bathroom vanity unit will need to be fixed to the flooring first, however a laminate will be unable to float beneath a bathroom cabinet or vanity model.
Comfort Height: In recent years, taller, comfort height vanities have grown in popularity. Comfort height bathroom vanities measure to be about 36 inches in height, compared to the standard 30-inch or 32-inch.
The standard height for a vanity is between 850 – 900mm. If your new vanity has a vessel bowl sitting on top of it, then your height should be 950mm to the top of the bowl. Decide exactly where you want your vanity to sit on the wall. Mark the height of your new vanity onto the wall it's being installed on.
We recommend that any floating vanity application is mounted directly into a structural wall. The structural material, often wooden studs, used must provide sufficient “bite” for mounting fasteners in order to ensure full optimization of your mount system's carry capacity.
According to Angi and HomeAdvisor, vanity installation costs range from $300 to $3,800, with many homeowners spending about $1,500. For those who don't have the budget to cover a full bathroom remodel cost, replacing a bathroom vanity is an easy way to change the look and improve storage space.
Granite is heat-resistant and more scratch-resistant than marble but also tends to be more expensive. Marble is a softer stone than granite so it needs more maintenance in order to stay looking great over time - especially if used in high-traffic areas like bathrooms or kitchen counters.
Laminate is one of the most cost-effective bathroom vanity material types. These countertops are made from layers of plastic attached to a particle board. The good news is that laminate is notably effective at resisting stains, heat, chips, and cracks.