Edinburgh · Scotland
Wood & laminate floor repair in South Portobello, Edinburgh
Scratch, dent, chip and burn repairs to wood and laminate floors in South Portobello, carried out at your home and guaranteed for a year.
- Repairs from £95
- Burns
- Scratches from furniture and pets
Repair or replace: which is better?
Replacing a board often means lifting boards to reach it, sourcing a matching board and laying it all again. A repair works with the boards in place. Our wood floor repair starts from £95. Our prices are the same across the UK, so there is no premium for South Portobello. The job itself decides the price: how much damage, what it’s made of and how many items.
Why choose Surface Doctor in South Portobello
- Colours mixed by hand to suit your surface
- One price list for the whole UK
- We leave the room as we found it
- One-year guarantee on every repair
See our pricing.
About our wood floor repair in South Portobello
Boards are repaired where they lie, matched to the colour and grain. Laminate swollen by water can’t be repaired, and we’ll be honest about that. We’re often asked to fix dents from dropped items and scratches from furniture and pets, on wood-effect vinyl (ask us), engineered wood and solid wood.
Every repair is covered by a one-year guarantee. Put felt pads on furniture legs and wipe spills straight away.
- Where
- South Portobello (EH15, EH8, EH7)
- County
- Edinburgh
- Warranty
- A year, on every repair
- Price
- From £95. Free, fixed quote from pictures
- Phone
- 0345 017 0787
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
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Common problems we fix in South Portobello
Furniture, pets and dropped items scratch and dent wood and laminate, and moving appliances can gouge them.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Gouges from moving appliances
- Chipped board edges
- Burns
- Scratches from furniture and pets
What to look for in a quote
- Whether cleaning and preparation are in the price
- How changes to the job are handled
- How long it needs to cure
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
Where we work around South Portobello
South Portobello is about 3 miles east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Across the EH15 area, we carry out the work at your property. South Portobello is one of 175 places in Edinburgh where we work.
Every address in EH15, EH8 and EH7 is covered, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include Hope Lane, Pipe Lane and Beach Lane, and we cover them all. If you are just outside South Portobello, we cover Magdalene (1 mile south), Mountcastle (1 mile west), Brunstane (1 mile east), Northfield (1 mile west) and Bingham (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns such as Edinburgh (3 miles west), Leith (3 miles north-west), Bonnington (3 miles north-west), Greenside (3 miles west), Broughton (3 miles west) and Bellevue (3 miles west).
What’s near South Portobello
Locally, our jobs take us to homes close to Abercorn Park, St John the Evangelist RC Church and 47 Figgate Lane pub and the streets around them. Other local landmarks include Portobello High School (within half a mile west) and Portobello Library (under half a mile north). The closest station to South Portobello is Brunstane station, about 0.8 miles south-east. Nearby you’ll also find Craigmillar Castle (1.8 miles south-west) and Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (2.3 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Whinny Hill and Duddingston Loch.
When we would advise against a repair
Some problems need a builder, plumber or fitter rather than us:
- Laminate swollen along the joints by water
- Boards that have lifted or warped
- Underfloor damage
If in doubt, send photos and we will say what we think before you book.
Surfaces we repair
- Solid wood
- Wood-effect vinyl (ask us)
- Laminate flooring
- Engineered wood
Prices and what affects them
Repairs from £95. We give every job a fixed quote from pictures. These are the things that affect it:
- Previous DIY repairs that have to come out
- How many items we do on one visit
- The material and finish
- What kind of damage it is
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
Two or three clear pictures are normally enough. Try to include:
- Good light, ideally daylight, without flash glare
- Where you are, by postcode
- A clear, close picture of the problem area
- Something in shot to show the size
Ring 0345 017 0787, or send us pictures through the quote form. With a clear picture of the damage and one of the entire floor, we can give you a fixed price the same day in most cases.
South Portobello: your questions answered
Will there be a smell?
There can be some smell while we work, so we ventilate the room. It clears as the materials cure.
Do I need to be at home?
Yes. The technician needs access to the room for the visit, at a time that suits you.
Can you redo someone else’s repair?
Yes, regularly. It can add a little time, which we include in the quote.
Can you price it without visiting?
Yes, almost always. A close-up and a wider photo are enough to give a fixed price.
What happens next?
You will get a fixed quote back, normally with dates to choose from. You are under no obligation.
What if the damage is worse than the pictures show?
We will show you and explain before doing anything extra. You will not be charged for anything you haven’t agreed.
Do I need to move furniture?
Only from the area we’re working on.
Is it messy?
We protect the room with dust sheets and masking first, and we clean up when we have finished.
DIY kit or professional repair?
A kit can be fine for a tiny mark out of sight. For damage in plain view, cracks, holes or rust, or coloured finishes, it’s worth having it done properly.
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 typically the cheaper route.
How it works
Your technician turns up when we said we would, introduces themselves and checks the damage against your photos first. The floor and nearby surfaces are covered before we open a single tin. Most visits take a morning or an afternoon, and we leave the room as we found it.
- We start by cleaning the damage.
- Next we fill the dents and chips.
- The repair is levelled to the board.
- We match the colour and grain by hand.
- Finally we match the sheen of the floor.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear toiletries, mats and anything else from around the area
- Have a window or extractor fan available
- Mention any earlier repairs or resurfacing
Ask for a price
No survey visit is needed: we price from photos. Use the quote form, or ring 0345 017 0787 to talk it through.
Related advice
Landlord and trade work in South Portobello
For anyone letting property in or around South Portobello, we will quote for several properties at once. Send photos for each one and we’ll price them together.
We also carry out snagging repairs for builders and developers, fixing chips and scratches before handover so nothing needs replacing. We hold CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor accreditations.
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
