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Wood Floor Repair in Sonning Common

Scratch, dent, chip and burn repairs to wood and laminate floors at your home in Sonning Common, with a one-year guarantee on every repair.

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

Need wood floor repair in Sonning Common?

Wood floor repair in Sonning Common without replacing anything

We repair damaged boards in place, matched to the colour and grain. Water-swollen laminate needs replacing, and we’ll be honest about that. We regularly repair laminate flooring, wood-effect vinyl (ask us) and engineered wood, and the jobs we see most are chipped board edges and dents from dropped items.

Peace of mind is built in: each job carries a one-year guarantee, and we will explain exactly what it covers when we quote. Use felt pads under furniture and wipe spills right away.

Surface Doctor technician carrying out a floor repair in a kitchen
Location
Sonning Common (RG4, RG9)
County
Reading
Guarantee
A year, on every repair
Price
From £95. Free, fixed price from pictures
Call
0345 017 0787
Updated
23 October 2026

Sonning Common: your questions answered

Do I need to move furniture?

Just around the damaged area.

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

Prices start from £95. Because every job differs, we price from pictures. You will get a fixed figure before booking.

Do you cover the entire of Reading?

The entire UK, including all of Reading. Send your postcode with your photos and we will offer you dates.

Is my repair covered?

All our work carries our one-year guarantee. We will explain what it covers when we quote.

Can scratched laminate be fixed?

Yes. Scratches and chips are filled and matched to the pattern.

What happens after I send photos?

You will get a fixed quote back. There’s no obligation to book.

Do I have to be there?

We need someone to let us in. After that, you can carry on with your day.

Can you quote from pictures?

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

What we can’t put right

In fairness, there are a few things a repair will not fix:

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

Send us pictures and we will tell you honestly.

What we work on

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

Signs you need wood floor repair in Sonning Common

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

People generally call us after spotting one of these:

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

Comparing quotes

  • How soon you can use it again
  • What protection goes down before work starts
  • What happens if they find more damage
  • Is the price fixed, and does it include VAT?

10 questions to ask before booking

DIY kit or professional repair?

If you do try a kit, read the instructions carefully, and give it the full curing time. If it fails, we can still put it right.

A kit can be fine for a tiny mark out of sight. For anything you look at every day, anything that has rusted, cracked or holed, or anything on a coloured surface, it’s worth having it done properly.

Prices and what affects them

Prices start from £95. We price every job individually, from your pictures. What matters most is:

  • What kind of damage it is
  • Where the damage is and how we get to it
  • The colour and finish to match
  • Doing more than one item at once

A repair is priced on what needs doing, not where you live. You’ll see the full price before you book.

Send photos for a quote

Before you send photos, these tips help us give you a firm price:

  • Daylight if possible, and no flash reflection
  • The material, if you know it
  • The postcode, so we can plan the visit
  • A close-up of the damage, in focus

There’s no need for us to visit first. Photos are enough for us to price nearly every job: we need a close-up, a wider picture and your postcode, and we will come back to you with a fixed figure.

The process

There’s not much you need to do on the day. Show us the job, point us to the room, and we will take it from there. The job generally runs to a few hours, tidy-up included.

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

Preparing for the visit

  • Let the surface dry out before the visit
  • Let us know about parking or access
  • Clear toiletries, mats and anything else from around the area

Ask for a price

Ring 0345 017 0787, or send us photos through the quote form. With a clear picture of the damage and one of the whole floor, we can price the job the same day in most cases.

Get a free quote

Advice

Sonning Common and nearby

Sonning Common is about 3 miles north of Caversham, in Reading. We travel to homes and businesses in Sonning Common and nearby villages, so nothing has to leave your home. Our technicians cover 34 places across Reading. Our nearest city page is London, about 38 miles away.

Every address in RG4 and RG9 is covered, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether you live on Wood Lane, Green Lane and Woodbury Close or anywhere nearby, we can come to you. If you’re just outside Sonning Common, we cover Peppard Hill (1 mile north-west), Rotherfield Peppard (1 mile north), Kidmore End (1 mile south-west), Kingwood Common (1 mile north-west) and Shepherd's Green (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Caversham (3 miles south), Norcot (4 miles south-west), West Reading (4 miles south), Tilehurst Within (5 miles south-west), Shinfield (8 miles south) and Arborfield Garrison (10 miles south). Sonning Common is one of the larger places we cover in Reading.

Around Sonning Common

Typical jobs here are in homes near Sonning Common Primary School, The Church of Christ the King and Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge, among other places. Also close by are Hare & Hounds pub (under half a mile north) and The Warwick School (0.5 miles south-west). For rail, the closest station is Henley-On-Thames station, about 3.7 miles east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Frazer Nash Archives (3.8 miles east) and Battle Hospital (4.1 miles south). For a walk, there is Sonning Hill and Warburg Nature Reserve.

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Repairing versus replacing in Sonning Common

Swapping a damaged board can mean lifting the floor back to it, finding a board that matches and laying it all again. A repair leaves the floor down. Repairs from £95, with every job priced individually. 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.

Why book with us

  • Normally one visit, start to finish
  • CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor accredited
  • Nothing taken out or refitted
  • Straight answers about what a repair can do

Take a look at our prices page.

For landlords and businesses

Housing associations and facilities teams use us for planned and reactive repairs in Reading and across the UK. A repair avoids taking out and refitting, which is easier on the people living there.

If you manage property in Sonning Common, we’ll quote for several properties at once. Send photos for each one and we will price them together.

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