Essex · England

Wood Floor Repair for Mistley homes

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

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

Book wood floor repair in Mistley

Common problems we fix in Mistley

Furniture, pets and dropped items mark wood and laminate floors, and moving appliances can gouge them.

Most people contact us after spotting something like this:

  • Gouges from moving appliances
  • Scratches from furniture and pets
  • Burns
  • Chipped board edges

Comparing quotes

  • What the guarantee covers, and for how long
  • Who turns up on the day
  • How the colour is matched
  • What happens if the damage is worse than the photos show

How to compare quotes

How we handle wood floor repair in Mistley

Boards are repaired where they lie, with the colour and grain matched by hand. Laminate swollen by water cannot be repaired, and we’ll be honest about that. Our repair technicians work on laminate flooring, solid wood and engineered wood, and the jobs we see most are burns and scratches from furniture and pets.

Every job is backed for twelve months in Mistley and everywhere else. If something goes wrong with the work, we come back. Put felt pads on furniture legs and wipe up spills promptly.

Technician kneeling to repair a kitchen floor
Area
Mistley (CO11)
Area hub
Essex
Cover
A year, on every repair
Quote
From £95. Fixed and free, based on photos
Call
0345 017 0787
Page updated
23 October 2026

Landlord and trade work in Mistley

Letting agents frequently send us photos straight from the inventory. You can have a price before you arrange access, and we can arrange access with the tenant directly if that helps.

We also carry out snagging repairs for builders and developers, putting right damage done during fitting. We hold CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor accreditations.

Where we work around Mistley

Mistley is about 7 miles west of Harwich, in Essex. We visit homes and businesses in Mistley and nearby villages, so nothing has to leave your home. Mistley is one of 644 towns and villages in Essex where we work. You can also see our page for London, about 59 miles away.

Our visits in CO11 are booked in the same way as anywhere else. Whether you live on High Street, Harwich Road and Stourview Avenue or a nearby road, a technician can come to you. Other places close to Mistley include Manningtree (1 mile west), Lawford (2 miles west), Cattawade (2 miles north-west), Horsleycross Street (2 miles south) and Brantham (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Colchester (9 miles south-west), Clacton-on-Sea (10 miles south), Harwich (7 miles east), Camulodunum (10 miles south-west), Greenstead (7 miles south-west) and Wivenhoe (8 miles south-west).

What’s near Mistley

In Mistley, that means homes near Site of Old St Mary's Church, Manningtree High School and Mistley Norman Church of England Primary School. Mistley has its own railway station: Mistley station. The countryside around Mistley includes Alton Water and Cattawade Marshes.

Map of Mistley © OpenStreetMap contributors

The process

Visits start with a quick look at the job together. After that, protection goes down around the work area and the work begins. You can expect it to take a morning or an afternoon, and we’ll tell you if anything changes.

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

Before we arrive

  • Move bottles, mats and clutter away from the area
  • Mention any earlier repairs or resurfacing
  • Open a window if you can

Get a quote

You don’t need a survey visit. Photos are enough for us to price nearly every job: we need a close-up, a wider picture and your postcode, and we will reply with a fixed quote.

Get a fixed quote

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Honest limits

Not everything can be repaired, and we would rather say so up front. Repairs will not solve:

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

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

Surfaces we repair

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

Prices and what affects them

Repairs from £95. You’ll know the full cost before booking. We look at:

  • Whether we combine several jobs
  • How much damage there is
  • The material and finish
  • The colour and finish to match

Our prices are the same across the UK, with no extra for Mistley. What changes the price is the job itself: how much damage, what it’s made of and how many items.

Quotes from your photos

We price nearly every job from pictures. This is what we need:

  • Where you are, by postcode
  • A coin beside the damage so we can judge size
  • A close-up of the damage, in focus
  • What it’s made of, if you know

We price from photos so you don’t have to wait in for a survey. Send them through the quote form, or call 0345 017 0787 if you’d rather talk it through, and we will come back with a fixed figure.

Repair or replace in Mistley?

Swapping a damaged board can mean lifting the floor back to it, sourcing a matching board and laying it all again. A repair leaves the floor down. Prices start 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 combining jobs on one visit brings the cost down.

Why Mistley clients choose us

  • Nothing taken out or refitted
  • We come to you, anywhere in the UK
  • Straight answers about what a repair can do
  • Fixed prices from your photos

Take a look at our full price list.

Should I try a DIY kit first?

It’s tempting to reach for a kit, but many of the jobs we do start with putting right a DIY repair. Doing it properly first is normally the cheaper route.

The difference between a kit and a professional repair is mostly in the preparation and colour. 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.

Mistley questions

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

Repairs from £95. Because every job differs, we price from photos. You will get a fixed figure before booking.

Is it safe with children and pets around?

Please keep children and pets out of the room during the visit. Everywhere else in the home is fine.

Does someone need to be in?

Yes. The technician needs access to the room for the visit, at a time we agree with you.

Can I get a quote without a visit?

Nearly always. We only ask to see it in person if the photos cannot show what we need.

Do you charge for travel?

Travel is included in the price, and we charge the same wherever you are.

Can you redo someone else’s repair?

Most of the time. Tell us what was done before and we’ll plan for it.

Will the price change on the day?

The price is fixed for what the pictures show. Anything extra is discussed before we begin.

Can scratched laminate be fixed?

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

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