Northamptonshire · England

Wood & laminate floor repair in Islip, Northamptonshire

Scratch, dent, chip and burn repairs to wood and laminate floors in Islip, carried out at your home and guaranteed for a year.

  • Repairs from £95
  • Burns
  • Scratches from furniture and pets
Surface Doctor technician repairing a wooden kitchen worktop

Wood floor repair in Islip

Wood floor repair at your home in Islip

Boards are repaired where they lie, with the colour and grain matched by hand. Water-swollen laminate needs replacing, and we will tell you if that’s the case. Typical jobs include burns and chipped board edges, on solid wood, engineered wood and wood-effect vinyl (ask us).

The work is guaranteed for twelve months. If something is not right in that time, we come back and put it right. Put felt pads on furniture legs and wipe spills straight away.

Location
Islip (NN14)
Area hub
Northamptonshire
Guarantee
12 months on all our work
Quote
From £95. Fixed and free, based on pictures
Phone
0345 017 0787
Updated
23 October 2026
Surface Doctor technician carrying out a floor repair in a kitchen

DIY repairs versus a professional job

What a professional repair adds is preparation, colour matching and finishing. We clean and key the area properly, mix the colour to your surface and finish it to the same sheen, then guarantee it for a year.

If you’re set on a kit, follow its instructions closely, make sure the area is clean and completely dry, and do not use it until it has fully cured. If it does not work out, we can still repair it properly.

Covering Islip

Islip is about 7 miles east of Kettering, in Northamptonshire. Whether you’re in the middle of Islip or on the outskirts, we offer exactly the same service: a fixed price, a tidy visit and a guarantee. We cover 364 places in Northamptonshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Birmingham, about 57 miles away.

Here we cover the NN14 postcode area. Local streets include Rushmere Close, Drayton Close and Mill Road, all of which we cover. We also cover the places around Islip: Thrapston (1 mile south-east), Lowick (1 mile north-west), Denford (2 miles south), Woodford (2 miles south-west) and Aldwincle (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Corby (9 miles north-west), Kettering (7 miles west), Wellingborough (9 miles south-west), Rushden (8 miles south), Desborough (12 miles west) and Raunds (4 miles south).

Landmarks near Islip

Locally, our jobs take us to homes close to The Rose And Crown Public House, Church of St Nicholas and Thrapston Primary School and the streets around them. Well-known places in the area include Thrapston Chancery Lane (0.7 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Titchmarsh Nature Reserve.

Map of Islip © OpenStreetMap contributors

Questions from Islip

Can you redo someone else’s repair?

Generally, yes. We remove the old repair before doing a new one, so mention it when you send photos.

Which areas do you work in?

Everywhere in the UK, Islip included. There’s no extra charge for travel.

What if the damage is worse than the photos show?

We stop, show you and agree any change before carrying on. You will not be charged for anything you haven’t agreed.

Is repairing better than replacing?

Typically, when the rest is in good condition. Repairing avoids the cost and disruption of replacing. We will tell you honestly if replacement makes more sense.

Can scratched laminate be fixed?

Yes. We fill and colour-match scratches and chips.

Are there extra charges for Islip?

There’s no separate call-out charge. The fixed price covers the visit and the work.

Will it make a mess?

We protect the room with dust sheets and masking first, and tidy up before we leave.

Does the room need clearing?

Just around the damaged area.

Do you need wood floor repair in Islip?

Furniture, pets and dropped items scratch and dent wood and laminate, and sliding appliances can gouge the boards.

People typically call us when they notice something like this:

  • Chipped board edges
  • Dents from dropped items
  • Scratches from furniture and pets
  • Gouges from moving appliances

What to look for in a quote

  • How long it needs to cure
  • What happens if they find more damage
  • Whether the colour is mixed to match
  • Aftercare advice

Choosing a repair company

Landlords, agents and businesses in Islip

Rental properties take more wear, and replacing items every time a tenant leaves is expensive. Repairing between tenants keeps the property presentable for less.

For anyone letting property in or around Islip, we’ll quote for several properties at once. Just send photos for each address and we will come back with a combined price.

How the visit works

The work is clean and fairly quiet, so you can stay at home while we are there. Protection goes down first, then the job itself takes a few hours. Before we leave, we explain how soon it can be used and how to care for it.

  1. We start by cleaning the damage.
  2. Next we fill the dents and chips.
  3. We level the repair to the board surface.
  4. We match the colour and grain by hand.
  5. The repair is finished to match the floor’s sheen.

Getting ready for the visit

  • Keep children and pets away from the room on the day
  • Move bottles, mats and clutter away from the area
  • Mention any earlier repairs or resurfacing

Ask for a price

Send us a picture of the damage and one of the entire item, and tell us you are in Islip, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.

Send photos for a quote

Related advice

What we cannot put right

Honesty matters more than a booking, so here’s what a repair can’t fix:

  • Laminate swollen along the joints by water
  • Boards that have lifted or warped
  • Underfloor damage

Send us photos and we’ll tell you honestly.

What we work on

  • Engineered wood
  • Wood-effect vinyl (ask us)
  • Laminate flooring
  • Solid wood

Repair or replace in Islip?

Replacing a board can mean lifting the floor back to it, sourcing a matching board and laying it all again. A repair works with the boards in place. Our wood floor repair starts from £95. Instead of hourly rates, we fix the price before we start. Damage, material and access decide it.

What you get with us

  • Fixed prices from your pictures
  • We leave the room as we found it
  • One visit for most repairs
  • CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor accredited

See our prices page.

What affects the price in Islip

Repairs from £95. You will not pay by the hour. The price is based on:

  • The colour and finish to match
  • How much damage there is
  • Whether we combine several jobs
  • Where the damage is and how we get to it

No two jobs are quite the same, so we price each one individually. The size and type of damage, the material and access all play a part, and doing several things on one visit costs less than separate visits.

Getting a price from pictures

Good pictures mean an accurate price. Here’s what we find most useful:

  • The postcode, so we can plan the visit
  • One picture of the entire floor
  • What it’s made of, if you know
  • A coin beside the damage so we can judge size

For a price in Islip, the easiest route is photos: one close up, one from further back, plus your postcode. We reply with a fixed quote and our next available dates.

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