Highland · Scotland
Wood Floor Repair in Dores
Scratch, dent, chip and burn repairs to wood and laminate floors in Dores, carried out at your home and guaranteed for a year.
- Repairs from £95
- Dents from dropped items
- Burns
What we are called out for in Dores
Chair legs, pets and dropped items mark wood and laminate floors, and sliding appliances can gouge the boards.
Clients usually contact us about:
- Gouges from moving appliances
- Scratches from furniture and pets
- Chipped board edges
- Burns
Before you book anyone
- Whether a trained technician does the job
- Is the price fixed, and does it include VAT?
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- How long it needs to cure
Wood floor repair in Dores, done in place
We repair damaged boards in place, matched to the colour and grain. Laminate swollen by water can’t be repaired, and we will tell you if that’s the case. Whether it’s gouges from moving appliances and burns, we can typically put it right, whatever the material.
You’re covered after we leave: each job carries a one-year guarantee, and we explain what it covers before you book. Put felt pads on furniture legs and wipe spills right away.
- Where
- Dores (IV2)
- Region
- Highland
- Warranty
- A year, on every repair
- Price
- From £95. Fixed and free, based on photos
- Phone
- 0345 017 0787
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Dores and the surrounding area
Dores is about 7 miles south-west of Inverness, in Highland. We work in every kind of home, from flats and terraces to detached houses and new builds, plus businesses and rented homes. We cover 253 places in Highland.
Our repair technicians cover all of the IV2 postcode area and the streets around it. From Mill Croft and Torr Gardens or anywhere nearby, we can come to you. If you’re just outside Dores, we cover Torness (5 miles south), Farr (6 miles east), Slackbuie (6 miles north-east), Lochardil (6 miles north-east) and Leachkin (6 miles north). Further out, we also cover Inverness (7 miles north-east), Cradlehall (10 miles north-east), Merkinch (8 miles north-east), Dingwall (15 miles north), Hilton (7 miles north-east) and Crown (8 miles north-east). If you are somewhere remote, ring us first and we’ll plan the trip.
Around Dores
Our clients here include homes close to Dores Parish Church, among other places. Further afield, we also cover the area around Abriachan Museum (2.7 miles west) and Craig Dunain Hospital (5.8 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Loch Ashie.
What happens on the day
You don’t need to empty the room. Everything we use comes in the van with us, put protection down and start once you are happy with the plan. Most jobs take a morning or an afternoon, and you can get on with other things while we’re there.
- First the damaged area is cleaned.
- Next we fill the dents and chips.
- We level the repair to the board surface.
- We match the colour and grain by hand.
- The repair is finished to match the floor’s sheen.
How to prepare
- Move bottles, mats and clutter away from the area
- Have somewhere for us to park nearby if possible
- Let us know which floor the room is on
How to get a price
You don’t need a survey visit. Nearly every job can be priced from photos: send a close-up, a wider shot and your postcode, and we will reply with a fixed price.
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Work for landlords and builders
We regularly price jobs from inventory or check-out photos. That means we can quote before you even visit the property, and we can arrange access with the tenant directly if that helps.
Hotels, guest houses and holiday lets need rooms back in use quickly, so most of our work is done in a single visit. We will fit around changeovers where we can.
What else we do in Dores
Can I fix it myself?
The difference between a kit and a professional repair is mostly in the preparation and colour. We prepare the area properly, mix the colour on site and polish the finish to match, then guarantee it for a year.
You can buy a DIY kit for most repairs, and they can make a small mark look better. Where they fall down is colour and preparation: they come in a handful of shades, and if the surface isn’t prepared the repair won’t last.
What we can’t put right
A few problems are outside what a surface repair can do:
- Laminate swollen along the joints by water
- Boards that have lifted or warped
- Underfloor damage
Send us photos and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Materials we repair
- Laminate flooring
- Wood-effect vinyl (ask us)
- Solid wood
- Engineered wood
FAQs for Dores
Is it OK to have pets in the house?
On the day, the room should be kept clear of pets and children.
Do you come to Dores?
Yes, we do. We send a technician to Dores for every job, with no extra charge for travel.
Which areas do you work in?
Across the UK. Prices do not change with location.
Do you charge for travel?
Travel is included in the price, with the same prices everywhere we work.
When can you do it?
It depends on the time of year and where you are. We will offer you dates when we send your quote.
What happens after I send pictures?
You get a fixed quote and available dates. If we need another angle, we will ask.
Can you redo someone else’s repair?
Most of the time. Let us know what was used before.
How much does wood floor repair cost in Dores?
Prices start from £95. The exact price depends on the damage, so we quote from pictures. You know the full cost before anything is booked.
Should you replace it?
Replacing a board frequently means lifting boards to reach it, sourcing a matching board and relaying. Repairing it leaves the floor down. Our wood floor repair starts from £95. Every job is a little different, so we price each one individually. What’s damaged, how badly and how easy it is to reach all make a difference, and doing several things on one visit costs less than separate visits.
Why choose Surface Doctor in Dores
- We come to you, anywhere in the UK
- Same prices wherever you are
- One-year guarantee on every repair
- Straight answers about what a repair can do
Take a look at our prices page.
Prices and what affects them
Prices start from £95. You won’t pay by the hour. The price depends on:
- Access to the area
- How hard the colour is to match
- How much damage there is
- The material and finish
We charge the same wherever you are, so there’s no premium for Dores. What changes the price is the job itself: how much damage, what it’s made of and how many items.
Send photos for a quote
Almost every job we do is priced from pictures. This is what we need:
- A coin or ruler next to the damage for scale
- One picture of the entire floor
- Daylight if possible, and no flash reflection
- Any earlier repairs or coatings
Most clients in Dores get their price from pictures. Tell us what happened and where you are, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote and the earliest dates we have.
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
