Cornwall · England
Wood Floor Repair for Porthtowan homes
Scratch, dent, chip and burn repairs to wood and laminate floors for homes and businesses in Porthtowan and across Cornwall. Send photos for a free, fixed quote.
- Repairs from £95
- Burns
- Dents from dropped items
Landlords, agents and businesses in Porthtowan
Rented homes see more wear and tear, and replacing items every time a tenant leaves is expensive. A repair between tenancies is a cheaper way to keep the property in good order.
We carry out planned and one-off repairs for housing associations and facilities teams. A repair avoids taking out and refitting, which is easier on the people living there.
About our wood floor repair in Porthtowan
Boards are repaired where they lie, with the colour and grain matched by hand. Laminate swollen by water cannot be repaired, and we will tell you if that’s the case. If you are dealing with gouges from moving appliances and dents from dropped items, we can usually put it right.
Your repair is guaranteed for a year, as with every job we do. Put felt pads on furniture legs and wipe up spills promptly.
- Where
- Porthtowan (TR4)
- Region
- Cornwall
- Guarantee
- A year, on every repair
- Price
- From £95. Free, fixed price from pictures
- Call
- 0345 017 0787
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Repairing versus replacing in Porthtowan
Replacing a board often 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. Compared with replacing, repairing generally costs far less, because nothing has to be taken out, refitted or made good. The quote lists exactly what you’re paying for.
Why choose Surface Doctor in Porthtowan
- Every repair guaranteed for a year
- No need to remove anything
- Honest advice, even when it means no job
- CHAS and Constructionline accredited
See our pricing.
Questions from Porthtowan
Can tenants book a repair?
We are happy to deal with the tenant, landlord or agent. Get your landlord’s agreement first.
Is it messy?
Dust sheets and masking go down before we start, and tidy up before we leave.
Which areas do you work in?
We work UK-wide. Prices do not change with location.
How do I get a price for wood floor repair in Porthtowan?
Repairs from £95. The exact price depends on the damage, so we quote from pictures. You know the full cost before anything is booked.
Are there extra charges for Porthtowan?
There is no separate call-out charge. Your fixed quote includes everything.
What happens after I send photos?
We look at the pictures and reply with a fixed price and some dates. If anything’s unclear, we’ll ask for another photo.
Do I have to be there?
Someone needs to let us in and show us the job. You don’t need to watch us work.
Can you repair a scratched laminate floor?
Yes. We fill and colour-match scratches and chips.
Common problems we fix in Porthtowan
Furniture, pets and dropped items scratch and dent wood and laminate, and moving appliances can gouge them.
The most common problems we are called about are:
- Chipped board edges
- Scratches from furniture and pets
- Burns
- Gouges from moving appliances
What your quote should include
- Aftercare advice
- Whether the price covers travel
- Whether they match the colour on site
- Who turns up on the day
When we’d advise against a repair
A repair is not always the answer, and we would rather say so up front. We can’t fix:
- Laminate swollen along the joints by water
- Boards that have lifted or warped
- Underfloor damage
Not sure? Send pictures and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Materials we work on in Porthtowan
- Solid wood
- Engineered wood
- Laminate flooring
- Wood-effect vinyl (ask us)
Porthtowan and the surrounding area
Porthtowan is about 4 miles north of Redruth, in Cornwall. Clients in Porthtowan get the same service as everywhere else we cover: a fixed quote from photos, and a technician at your door on the day. Our technicians cover 644 places across Cornwall.
Every address in TR4 is within our area, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include Sandy Road, Goyne's Field and Beach Road, and we cover them all. Other places close to Porthtowan include Mount Hawke (1 mile east), Bridge (2 miles south-west), Wheal Rose (2 miles south-east), North Country (3 miles south) and Radnor (3 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Truro (8 miles east), Newquay (12 miles north-east), Falmouth (12 miles south-east), Camborne (6 miles south-west), Redruth (4 miles south) and Helston (13 miles south).
Landmarks near Porthtowan
We visit homes around Victory Inn. Porthtowan’s nearest station is Redruth station, roughly 3.7 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Reggie Morses Farm Museum (1.3 miles south) and Carn Brea Castle (4.4 miles south). Green spaces nearby include St Agnes Beacon.
How the visit works
From the moment we arrive, the aim is to do the job without disturbing the rest of your home. Surfaces nearby are masked off, the job takes a morning or an afternoon, depending on what we find, and we finish by cleaning up and talking you through the result.
- We start by cleaning the damage.
- Dents, chips and gouges are filled.
- The repair is levelled to the board.
- The colour and grain are recreated by hand.
- Finally we match the sheen of the floor.
How to prepare
- Tell us about parking, stairs or access
- Let the surface dry out before the visit
- Let us know which floor the room is on
Getting a price
No survey visit is needed: we price from photos. Send them through the quote form, or call 0345 017 0787 if you’d rather talk it through, and we’ll come back with a fixed figure.
Related advice
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What else we do in Porthtowan
Should I try a DIY kit first?
It’s tempting to reach for a kit, but the repairs we redo most frequently are DIY ones that have discoloured or lifted. Getting it right first time is usually cheaper.
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.
What affects the price in Porthtowan
Repairs from £95. We give every job a fixed quote from pictures. This is what makes a difference:
- The type of damage
- Doing more than one item at once
- How much damage there is
- What the surface is made of
Rather than charging by the hour, we price the whole job up front. Damage, material and access decide it, and combining items on one visit brings it down.
Quotes from your photos
When you take your photos, a few simple things make all the difference:
- What it’s made of, if you know
- A photo taken from further back
- Daylight if possible, and no flash reflection
- Where you are, by postcode
Getting a quote takes a couple of minutes: photograph the damage, then the entire floor, include your postcode and send them to us. What comes back is a fixed price, not a guess.
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
