Bathroom Vanities & Cabinets in Selma, CA

Custom bathroom vanities in Selma most often replace the original builder unit in a post-war tract home. The housing built out along the Highway 99 corridor here through the 1950s and 1960s shares a common bathroom specification: a 30 or 36 inch vanity, a cultured marble integral top, and a hall bathroom shared by the whole household.

The standard Selma tract bathroom, and what to do with it

Cultured marble integral tops were the standard in this construction era and they age in a predictable way. The gel coat surface dulls, then it develops fine crazing, then it stains and cannot be brought back. Once the top has reached that stage there is no refinishing it economically, so the vanity replacement and the countertop replacement become one project rather than two. That is usually good news, because it means the new cabinet can be built to the actual alcove width instead of matching whatever dimension the old integral top dictated.

The other consistent feature of these bathrooms is the height. Builder vanities from this period were set at 30 to 32 inches, which was the standard then and is uncomfortably low for most adults now. Moving to a 34 to 36 inch comfort height is the single change most Selma homeowners notice immediately, and because the plumbing rough in is usually well below the counter it rarely requires any plumbing modification at all. We confirm that during the measure rather than assuming it.

How we build Selma bathroom vanities

Built to the measured alcove rather than to the dimension the old integral top imposed, at a comfort height of 34 to 36 inches where the existing rough in allows. Drawer boxes are notched around the plumbing, all six sides of every door are finished, and the toe kick is sealed. Given how mineralized water is across this part of Fresno County, we specify catalyzed finishes rather than standard latex enamel.