Scottish Borders · Scotland

Wood Floor Repair in Midlem

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

  • Repairs from £95
  • Dents from dropped items
  • Gouges from moving appliances
Surface Doctor technician repairing a wooden kitchen worktop

Wood floor repair in Midlem

Signs you need wood floor repair in Midlem

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

Get in touch if you’ve noticed:

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

What to look for in a quote

  • How changes to the job are handled
  • How the room is protected while they work
  • When it can be used again
  • Aftercare advice

Our hiring checklist

Wood floor repair at your home in Midlem

Laminate swollen by water can’t be repaired, and we will be honest about that. Boards are repaired where they lie, with the colour and grain matched by hand. We are frequently asked to fix chipped board edges and gouges from moving appliances, across solid wood, wood-effect vinyl (ask us) and laminate flooring.

Every job is backed for twelve months. If something goes wrong with the work, we come back. Use felt pads under furniture and wipe up spills promptly.

Location
Midlem (TD7)
County
Scottish Borders
Warranty
12 months on all our work
Quote
From £95. Fixed and free, based on photos
Call
0345 017 0787
Page updated
23 October 2026
Floor repair in progress in a customer’s kitchen

How we price wood floor repair

Prices start from £95. Each job gets its own fixed price. This is what makes a difference:

  • What the surface is made of
  • How many areas need work
  • Access to the area
  • Previous DIY repairs that have to come out

Most people are surprised how affordable a repair is, particularly next to the cost of replacement. Photos let us give you the exact figure.

Quotes from your photos

A couple of clear pictures is all it takes. Try to include:

  • Whether it’s been repaired or coated before
  • Natural light rather than flash
  • A photo taken from further back
  • A close-up of the damage, in focus

For a price in Midlem, the easiest route is pictures: a close-up, a wider shot and your postcode. We reply with a fixed quote and our next available dates.

Repair or replace in Midlem?

Swapping a damaged board can mean lifting the floor back to it, finding a board that matches and relaying. A repair leaves the floor down. Prices start from £95. Instead of hourly rates, we price the entire job up front. It depends on the damage, the material and access, and doing several items at once reduces it.

Why book with us

  • Fixed prices from your pictures
  • Straight answers about what a repair can do
  • Most jobs done in one visit
  • Colours mixed by hand to suit your surface

Take a look at our pricing.

What we cannot put right

A repair isn’t always the answer, and we will tell you before we start. We can’t fix:

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

If in doubt, send pictures and we’ll say what we think before you book.

Materials we repair

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

Our work in Midlem

Midlem is about 6 miles south of Galashiels, in the Scottish Borders. Book a date that suits you, and we will give you an arrival time in advance, so there is no waiting around. Midlem is one of 89 places in the Scottish Borders we cover. Our nearest city page is Edinburgh, about 33 miles away.

All of TD7 is within our area. Being close to the B6453, Midlem is easy for our repair technicians to reach. If you are just outside Midlem, we cover Lilliesleaf (2 miles south), Bowden (3 miles north-east), Belses (3 miles south-east), Selkirk (4 miles west) and Newtown St Boswells (4 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Galashiels (6 miles north), Hawick (8 miles south), Kelso (13 miles east), Jedburgh (9 miles south-east), Wilton (8 miles south) and Innerleithen (13 miles north-west).

Local landmarks in Midlem

Our clients here include homes close to Midlem. Midlem’s nearest station is Tweedbank station, about 4.7 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Dingleton Hospital (3.7 miles north) and Castle Holydean (1.9 miles north). Open spaces near Midlem include Eildon Wester Hill and Hare and Dunhog Mosses.

Map of Midlem © OpenStreetMap contributors

What happens on the day

Here’s how a visit generally runs: we arrive on time, sheet and mask the area around the job, do the job and clear up. Allow a few hours. Before leaving, we tell you how long to leave it and what to avoid for the first few days.

  1. We clean the damaged area.
  2. We fill dents, chips and gouges.
  3. We level the repair to the board surface.
  4. The colour and grain are recreated by hand.
  5. Finally we match the sheen of the floor.

Before we arrive

  • Avoid using the area for a few hours before we arrive
  • Have somewhere for us to park nearby if possible
  • Mention if the room is upstairs or in a flat

Ask for a price

You do not need a survey visit. Nearly every job can be priced from photos: we need a close-up, a wider picture and your postcode, and we will reply with a fixed quote.

Send photos for a quote

Advice

DIY kit or professional repair?

DIY kits are sold for most surfaces, and they can make a small mark look better. The trouble is colour and preparation: they come in a handful of shades, and if the surface is not prepared the repair will not last.

It’s natural to want to try a repair yourself. The risk is that a kit repair hides the damage for a while, then fails, and the old filler has to come out before a proper repair.

Midlem questions

Will there be a smell?

A little, depending on the job. Ventilation keeps it to a minimum, and it soon fades.

How do I get a price for wood floor repair in Midlem?

Repairs from £95. We give a fixed quote based on pictures of the damage. Send a close-up and a picture of the whole item with your TD7 postcode.

Can tenants book a repair?

We can work for tenants, landlords or agents. Get your landlord’s agreement first.

What if the damage is worse than the photos show?

The price is fixed for what the photos show. If there is more, we will tell you before starting.

Can you price it without visiting?

In nearly every case. If pictures don’t show enough, we’ll ask for another angle.

Do you work for landlords and businesses?

Yes, frequently. We quote for multiple addresses and fit around tenancy changeovers.

Do you cover Midlem?

Yes, we do. Technicians travel to Midlem from across the region, and the price is the same as everywhere else.

How soon can you come?

We will give you dates with your quote. If it’s urgent, say so and we’ll do what we can.

Work for landlords and builders

Builders use us to fix snagging damage before handover, saving last-minute replacements. Several plots can be done in one visit.

If you manage property in Midlem, we can repair and quote for several addresses together. Just send pictures for each address and we will come back with a combined price.

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