Edinburgh · Scotland
Wood & laminate floor repair in Redford, Edinburgh
Scratch, dent, chip and burn repairs to wood and laminate floors at your home in Redford, with a one-year guarantee on every repair.
- Repairs from £95
- Gouges from moving appliances
- Burns
Landlord and trade work in Redford
Hospitality businesses need rooms back in use quickly, so most of our work is done in a single visit. We can work around your bookings.
We regularly price jobs from inventory or check-out photos. You can have a price before you arrange access, and we can arrange access with the tenant directly if that helps.
Wood floor repair in Redford, done in place
Laminate swollen by water cannot be repaired, and we’ll tell you if that is the case. We repair damaged boards in place, with the colour and grain matched by hand. Typical jobs include chipped board edges and gouges from moving appliances, on laminate flooring, wood-effect vinyl (ask us) and engineered wood.
A one-year guarantee comes with the work, just as it does everywhere we cover. Use felt pads under furniture and wipe up spills promptly.
- Where
- Redford (EH13, EH14, EH10)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Warranty
- A year, on every repair
- Price
- From £95. Fixed and free, based on pictures
- Phone
- 0345 017 0787
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Towns and villages near Redford
What else we do in Redford
Covering Redford
Redford is about 2 miles south-west of Merchiston, in Edinburgh. We visit homes and businesses in Redford and the surrounding area, so you do not need to take anything anywhere. We work in 175 places in Edinburgh.
Every address in EH13, EH14 and EH10 is within our area, from the main roads to the quietest streets. From Redford Road, Patie's Road and Thorburn Road or a nearby road, a technician can come to you. You’ll find Redford on the A720, so it’s easy for us to reach. Other places close to Redford include Colinton (1 mile west), Colinton Mains (1 mile east), Firrhill (1 mile north-east), Oxgangs (1 mile east) and Greenbank (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cover Edinburgh (3 miles north-east), Leith (6 miles north-east), Bonnington (5 miles north-east), Greenside (4 miles north-east), Broughton (4 miles north-east) and Bellevue (4 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Redford
Locally, our jobs take us to homes close to Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming, Firrhill High School and St Johns Colinton Mains Church. The nearest railway station is Kingsknowe station, roughly 1.2 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Craiglockhart Hydropathic (0.7 miles north) and War Poets Collection (2.2 miles north-west). Not far away are Craiglockhart Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
What wood floor repair costs
Repairs from £95. There’s no area surcharge for Redford. The price reflects:
- The material
- Whether we combine several jobs
- How much damage there is
- What kind of damage it is
There are no surprise extras on the day. What we quote from your pictures is what you pay, and if the damage turns out to be different, we discuss it before starting.
Send pictures for a quote
A couple of clear pictures is all it takes. Try to include:
- Your postcode, so we can check dates
- Daylight if possible, and no flash reflection
- One picture of the entire floor
- Something in shot to show the size
For a price in Redford, 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.
Your questions about wood floor repair in Redford
Will the price change on the day?
It’s rare, but if it happens we talk to you first. You decide whether to go ahead.
Do you cover Redford?
We do. We send a technician to Redford for every job, and the price is the same as everywhere else.
Do you do work for letting agents?
We do, regularly. We can quote for several properties together and work between tenancies.
It’s been repaired before. Can you still fix it?
Generally, yes. Tell us what was done before.
Is my repair covered?
Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee. We’ll explain what it covers when we quote.
Can you do more than one item on the same visit?
Yes. Combining jobs on one visit brings the cost down. Send pictures of everything you’d like done.
Does someone need to be in?
Yes. The technician needs access to the room for the visit, at a time we agree with you.
Is it worth repairing rather than replacing?
Usually, if the item is otherwise sound. A repair avoids removal and making good. If replacing would be better, we’ll say so.
Repairing versus replacing in Redford
Swapping a damaged board frequently means lifting boards to reach it, sourcing a matching board and relaying. A repair leaves the floor down. Prices start from £95. Set against the cost of replacement, repairing typically costs far less, because there’s no removal, plumbing or making good. The quote lists exactly what you are paying for.
What you get with us
- Honest advice, even when it means no job
- One visit for most repairs
- Work done at your home or business
- One price list for the entire UK
See our pricing.
Signs you need wood floor repair in Redford
Chair legs, pets and dropped items scratch and dent wood and laminate, and sliding appliances can gouge the boards.
Typical reasons for a call-out include:
- Burns
- Chipped board edges
- Gouges from moving appliances
- Scratches from furniture and pets
Before you book anyone
- How long the guarantee is and what it covers
- How your room will be protected
- Whether cleaning and preparation are in the price
- How long it needs to cure
DIY repairs versus a professional job
If you do try a kit, read the instructions carefully and work on a clean, dry surface, and give it the full curing time. If it fails, we can still put it right.
DIY kits are sold for most surfaces, and they can make a small mark look better. Where they fall down is colour and preparation: kits come in a few standard shades, and without proper cleaning and keying the filler often lifts.
What a repair cannot fix
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
If in doubt, send pictures and we will say what we think before booking.
Materials we work on in Redford
- Solid wood
- Wood-effect vinyl (ask us)
- Laminate flooring
- Engineered wood
What we do, step by step
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 few hours, depending on what we find, and we finish by cleaning up and talking you through the result.
- We start by cleaning the damage.
- Next we fill the dents and chips.
- The repair is levelled to the board.
- We recreate the colour and grain by hand.
- Finally we match the sheen of the floor.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention if the room is upstairs or in a flat
- Mention any earlier repairs or resurfacing
- Ensure the room can be ventilated
Get a quote
For most jobs, photos are all we need to give you a price. Tell us what happened and where you are, and we will reply with a fixed quote and the earliest dates we have.
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