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Vanity & Storage

Handis vanity and storage updates is the bathroom-carpentry trade that closes the storage gap in a finished bathroom — from a $250 surface-mount medicine cabinet hung over an existing vanity to a $12,000 floor-to-ceiling custom linen built-in with painted shaker doors and adjustable interior shelving. The vanity that sits two inches too low for anyone in the household over five-foot-eight. The single-sink master bath where two people brush their teeth at the same sink every morning. The 1990s flat-front medicine cabinet that everyone in the house has stopped opening because the mirror is fogged from the inside. The narrow wall between the toilet and the tub that has held a stack of folded towels on the floor for eight years because nobody ever built shelves there. Five sub-services cover the real storage updates honestly — vanity replacement, double vanity upgrade, medicine cabinet install, bathroom shelving and storage, and linen cabinet built-in — with every in-wall plumbing supply, drain reroute, or new rough-in routed to a licensed Washington L&I plumber on a coordinated subcontract.

Vanity and storage hub image — Seattle master bathroom with a newly installed shaker-front double vanity in a soft white finish, quartz top with two undermount sinks, a pair of brushed-nickel sconces above two framed mirrors, and a tall floor-to-ceiling linen built-in to the right of the vanity with stained-oak interior shelves.

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Wide editorial photo of a Handis vanity and storage update in progress — installer scribing the end panel of a new shaker-front vanity to an out-of-square wall in a Seattle master bathroom, a quartz top staged on sawhorses in the hallway, the old vanity already demoed and stacked outside the door, a folded drop cloth on the floor.
Pricing

Vanity & Storage Pricing

Final pricing depends on cabinet width, top material, mirror and accessory choices, and whether any in-wall plumbing rerough is in scope. Each child page lists detailed pricing for that sub-service. Licensed-plumber and licensed-electrician fees pass through transparently with the line item named on the quote. Request a free estimate for an accurate quote.

Tell us the bathroom, the storage gap, and what you have in mind — we will quote the whole project, plumber coordination included.

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Why Seattle Homeowners Book Handis for Vanity & Storage
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Why Seattle Homeowners Book Handis for Vanity & Storage

Most vanity and storage projects we are asked to redo were installed without scribing the cabinet to the actual wall. A new vanity set against a wall that is a quarter-inch out of plumb sits with a visible gap at one end and reads as off the moment a homeowner walks back in. A medicine cabinet hung on a wall plug instead of into a stud loosens within a year and tilts forward. A linen built-in sized for the wall the cabinet guy measured but never confirmed shows a tapered shim line on one side because the corner of the bathroom is not actually 90 degrees. Bathroom walls are almost never plumb, almost never square, and almost never level — every cabinet, every shelf, every built-in has to be scribed to what the wall actually is, not what the floor plan says it should be. After enough vanity sets, every common failure mode has a fix in the truck.

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Tell us the bathroom (master, guest, hall, powder, rental), the storage update you want (single vanity swap, double vanity, medicine cabinet, shelving, linen built-in, or a combination), the rough cabinet or vanity width, and any known constraints — a small powder room, an out-of-square corner, an existing tile floor you want to preserve. We send a clear estimate with the licensed-plumber portion called out separately when applicable.

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What Our Customers Say

Recent vanity and storage update reviews from verified Seattle-area customers.

Master bath double vanity upgrade. Took our single-sink 36-inch vanity out, swapped in a 66-inch shaker-front double with two undermount sinks and a quartz top. The plumber sub came in for half a day to add the second drain and the second hot-and-cold; Handis did the rest. Two days total. No more racing for the sink at 7 a.m.

Patrick and Ellen H., Double Vanity Upgrade

Recessed medicine cabinet in our 1962 Bellevue split-level. Old surface-mount mirror was 18 inches deep into the room. The tech cut the drywall, framed the cabinet into the stud cavity, patched and feathered the drywall on every edge. After paint you cannot see the cut. Cabinet sits flush with the wall, the room reads bigger.

Theresa and Marcus B., Recessed Medicine Cabinet

Full-height linen built-in next to the vanity in our 1992 Issaquah guest bath. Custom paint-grade with shaker doors, adjustable shelves, and a hamper pull-out on the bottom. The corner of the bathroom was about 5 degrees out of square — they scribed the end panels and you cannot see a single shim line. Looks like the bathroom was built around the cabinet.

Rajiv and Sara P., Custom Linen Built-In

We just wanted to swap the builder vanity for something nicer. Handis took the old 30-inch cabinet out, set a 36-inch shaker-front with a quartz top, coordinated the plumber for the supply and drain reconnect (which had to move two inches to line up with the new sink). One and a half days, came in at the quoted number, looks like a different bathroom.

Helen and Doug F., Vanity Replacement

Floating shelves above the toilet plus a full storage tower in the dead corner between the vanity and the tub. Handis anchored everything into the studs, used rated toggles where the studs did not line up, and the finish carpentry on the tower matches the existing vanity exactly. Got every towel and every basket off the floor in a half day.

Justin and Brianna T., Bathroom Shelving + Storage Tower
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Handis vanity and storage updates — pricing, scope, what stays in-house, and what routes to a licensed Washington L&I plumber.

How much does a vanity or storage update cost?
A surface-mount medicine cabinet swap starts at $250 and runs to about $700 for a recessed cabinet with drywall patch. A stock-cabinet linen install starts at $900 and a fully custom linen built-in runs to $2,800. A single-sink vanity replacement starts at $900 plus the licensed plumber's separate invoice on the supply and drain reconnect. A bathroom shelving build starts at $2,500 for a multi-shelf install and runs to $12,000 for a floor-to-ceiling custom storage build with painted shaker faces. A double vanity upgrade starts at $2,500 plus the licensed plumber's invoice on the second-sink rough-in. You get a written estimate before any work begins, with the licensed-plumber portion called out separately when applicable.
Does Handis do the plumbing on a vanity swap, or do you sub it out?
Handis runs the carpentry — demo of the old vanity, set of the new cabinet, scribe to the wall, plumb and level, countertop and sink install, mirror and medicine cabinet hang, and re-caulk. The in-wall plumbing — supply line reconnect, drain reconnect, off-set drain reroute if the new sink does not align with the old rough-in, and second-sink rough-in on a double vanity — routes to a licensed Washington L&I plumber as a coordinated subcontract. We name the sub on the quote, schedule their site visit, and stand behind the project as a whole. The plumber carries their own L&I trade warranty on their scope.
Why does the plumber have to come for a vanity swap?
Washington state requires licensed plumbing work on any change to in-wall supply or drain lines. A vanity swap that keeps the existing supply and drain rough-in exactly in place (same width vanity, same sink position, same shut-off valves) sometimes finishes with a simple supply line and trap reconnect that fits in handyman scope. But most vanity replacements move the sink at least a little — a new 36-inch cabinet swapped for an old 30-inch puts the sink center in a slightly different spot, the supply lines may need to flex out or be re-routed, and the drain trap angle changes. We are honest on the booking call about whether your specific swap needs the plumber or finishes in pure handyman scope, and we name the licensed-trade portion on the quote.
My bathroom corner is out of square — will the new vanity sit flush?
Yes. Almost no bathroom walls are actually square, plumb, or level — most are off by 1/4 to 1/2 inch across a typical vanity run, and corners that look 90 degrees are often 3 to 8 degrees out. We scribe every cabinet end panel to the actual wall using a compass-scribe transfer and a belt sander before any cabinet is screwed into place, then shim the toe-kick to level. The vanity sits flush against the wall the entire run with no visible gap. Caulk-fill on a tapered gap is the cheap shortcut that reads as off in six months; scribing is the right answer and it is what every vanity we install gets.
How long does a vanity or storage update take?
Surface-mount medicine cabinet swap is 1 to 2 hours. Recessed medicine cabinet with drywall patch is a one-day install. Linen cabinet install is one to two days. Single-sink vanity replacement is one to two days including the plumber's half-day on the supply and drain reconnect. Double vanity upgrade is two to three days including the plumber's full day on the second-sink rough-in. Custom shelving build runs three to five days depending on scope and finish. A full storage tower with painted shaker faces is a five to seven day project including paint cure time. The schedule on the quote includes the plumber and electrician sub days so you see the whole calendar up front.
Can I keep using the bathroom during the work?
For a single-bathroom house we sequence the work so the toilet is functional at the end of each day where the scope allows — vanity swaps and medicine cabinet installs usually qualify; double vanity upgrades and full storage builds with active plumbing usually do not. For multi-bathroom houses the project bath stays sealed off with a plastic zip wall at the doorway. We will tell you on the call which days the room is fully offline so you can plan around it.
What if there is water damage when you take the old vanity out?
We stop and tell you before doing anything beyond what the original quote covers. Soft subfloor under a leaking supply valve, water-stained drywall behind the vanity from years of slow drips, rotted bottom plate at a corroded shut-off, or substrate damage from a previously fixed leak crosses into carpentry and substrate-rebuild scope and changes the quote. You see the photos, you see the revised number, you sign off, then we proceed. The licensed-plumber scope changes the same way if the plumber finds a corroded supply nipple inside the wall — you see their revised number before we close the wall back up.
Do you supply the vanity or do I pick it?
You pick the vanity, top, sink, and mirrors — the look is yours to own. We can recommend brand and product lines if you have not specified (Wyndham Collection, Cardiff Bath, Stufurhome, Avanity, Foremost, Kraus on the cabinet side; Carrara Marble, Calacatta Quartz, Daltile, MSI on the top side) and we can stage the order to land at our shop before the install date so the cabinet is acclimated and the top is templated. If you want a fully custom shaker-front vanity built to size for an out-of-square room or an unusual width, that routes to a custom-cabinetry order with a 4 to 6 week lead time. We talk through both options on the booking call.
Do you cover homes outside Seattle proper?
Yes. Most of the Puget Sound region is in service area for vanity and storage updates — north Seattle and Shoreline through Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Issaquah, Sammamish, Mercer Island, Renton, Tukwila, Burien, and south to Federal Way and Auburn. Custom built-ins and full storage builds on the I-90 corridor (North Bend, Snoqualmie) and Hood Canal homes are covered with a travel premium added to the project price; we name it on the quote before you sign. Outside that radius we will tell you on the call if the math works.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes. Handis carries general liability and workers' compensation, and every technician has cleared a background screening before the first job. The one-year project warranty covers our scope — cabinet and shelving install, countertop set, scribe and plumb work, mirror and medicine cabinet hang, finish carpentry, and re-caulk. If a cabinet door sags out of square, a shelf bracket loosens, a mirror hanger comes loose, a scribed end panel pulls away from the wall, or a re-caulked joint fails within the year, we come back and fix it at no extra charge. The licensed-sub portion (plumbing and electrical) carries its own Washington L&I-trade warranty, also named on the quote so you know who to call for what.

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