Midlothian · Scotland
Sink Repair for Arniston homes
Sink repair in Arniston without the cost of replacing. Send us photos for a fixed quote, then we come to you.
- Repairs from £95
- Damage from dropped bottles or hair tools
- Crazing in the glaze
Sink repair in Arniston without replacing anything
From cloakroom basins to period pieces, in ceramic, composite and enamel. Taps and wastes stay connected. We work on antique & period basins, ceramic & vitreous china basins and vanity unit basins, and people most frequently call us about an original basin worth saving and cracks around the tap holes or waste.
Every job is backed for twelve months, and the guarantee is the same wherever you live. If something goes wrong with the work, we come back.
- Area
- Arniston (EH23)
- Region
- Midlothian
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Quote
- From £95. Free and fixed, from your photos
- Call
- 0345 017 0787
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
FAQs for Arniston
Do you need to take the basin off the wall?
Not at all. The surrounding area is protected and we work in place.
What information do you need?
A close-up, a wider photo and your postcode. Then we’ll agree a date.
It’s been repaired before. Can you still fix it?
Yes, regularly. Removing the old work can add time, and that is in the quote.
When can you do it?
We’ll give you dates with your quote. If it’s urgent, say so and we will do what we can.
Can you repair a cracked basin?
Usually, if it isn’t leaking. If it leaks through, replacement is normally better.
Do you cover the entire of Midlothian?
Everywhere in the UK, Arniston included. There’s no extra charge for travel.
Will there be a smell?
There can be some smell while we work, which is why we ventilate. It fades as everything cures.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
Yes, frequently. We can quote for several properties together and work between tenancies.
The process
You do not need to empty the room beforehand. We bring everything we need with us, put protection down and get going once we’ve agreed what we are doing. Most jobs take a couple of hours for most chips, and you can get on with other things while we are there.
- We protect the area around the basin.
- The damage is cleaned and prepared.
- It’s filled and shaped to the basin.
- The colour is matched by hand.
- The repair is polished to the basin’s gloss and left to cure.
Preparing for the visit
- Open a window if you can
- Move bottles, mats and clutter away from the area
- Have somewhere for us to park nearby if possible
Getting a price
A quote takes minutes to ask for: take one close-up and one wider shot of the basin, add your postcode and send them over. What comes back is a fixed price, not a guess.
Related advice
Arniston and nearby
Arniston is about 4 miles south-east of Bonnyrigg, in Midlothian. Customers in Arniston get the same service as everywhere else we cover: a fixed quote from your photos, then a visit to do the work. Our technicians cover 33 places in Midlothian, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Edinburgh, about 10 miles away.
Every address in EH23 is within our area. From Bellsmains, Cadwell Path and Cadwell Walk or a nearby road, a technician can come to you. Other places close to Arniston include Birkenside (1 mile north), Gorebridge (1 mile north), North Middleton (1 mile south-east), Carrington (2 miles west) and Gowkshill (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Bonnyrigg (4 miles north-west), Dalkeith (4 miles north), Penicuik (7 miles west), Loanhead (5 miles north-west), Mayfield (3 miles north) and Shawfair (7 miles north).
Landmarks near Arniston
We visit homes around Hunterfield Road Church and the streets around them. The closest station to Arniston is Gorebridge station, roughly 0.7 miles north. Further afield, we also cover the area around Midlothian Community Hospital (3.8 miles north-west) and Catcune Castle (0.5 miles east). For a walk, there is Edgelaw Reservoir.
Repair or replace: which is better?
If the basin is cracked right through and leaking, replacement is generally the answer. For chips, surface cracks and crazing, a repair is typically best. Prices start from £95. The price depends on the type and amount of damage, the material and how many items we do on one visit. We give a fixed price from your photos, so you know the cost before you book.
Why us?
- Work done at your home or business
- Colour mixed on the day to match
- Every repair guaranteed for a year
- Accredited with CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor
Take a look at our prices page.
How we price sink repair
Repairs from £95. A fixed quote means you know the cost before booking. We take into account:
- The colour and finish to match
- The type of damage
- Where the damage is and how we get to it
- Doing more than one item at once
Our prices are the same across the UK, with no extra for Arniston. What changes the price is the job itself: how much damage, what it’s made of and how many items.
Send photos for a quote
Good pictures mean an accurate price. Here’s what we find most useful:
- One sharp close-up of the damage
- A picture taken from further back
- Whether it’s been repaired or coated before
- A coin beside the damage so we can judge size
Most customers in Arniston get their price from pictures. Add a line about what happened and your postcode, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote and the earliest dates we have.
Keeping it looking good
To keep it looking its best for years:
- Store toiletries on a shelf
- Do not overtighten taps
- Repair chips before they stain
- Use a heat mat for hair tools
Do not rest hot hair tools or heavy bottles on the rim, so it does not get chipped again.
Chips collect dirt and stain over time, so repairing them early keeps the job simple.
When to call us in Arniston
Basins are right where bottles and hair tools get dropped, from glass bottles to hairdryers. Fittings that are overtightened can also crack the ceramic.
People usually call us after spotting something like this:
- A period basin that needs restoring
- Knocks from hair straighteners
- Chips around the rim
- Fine cracks across the glaze
Before booking anyone
- Is the price fixed, and does it include VAT?
- Whether there are any call-out or travel charges
- How changes to the job are handled
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
Work for landlords and builders
Landlords, letting agents and housing providers in Arniston use us as well as householders. A repair between tenants keeps the property empty for less time, and it costs much less than replacing.
Letting agents often 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.
Should I try a DIY kit first?
Kits are cheap and easy to find, but many of the jobs we do start with putting right a DIY repair. Doing it properly first is usually the cheaper route.
It’s natural to want to try a repair yourself. The trouble is that kit repairs frequently look fine at first and then fail, and the old filler has to come out before a proper repair.
Other services in Arniston
When a repair isn’t the answer
A repair is not always the answer, and we’d rather say so up front. We can’t fix:
- A loose basin, until it’s refixed
- Glaze crazing across the entire basin, where resurfacing is better
- A basin cracked through and leaking
If in doubt, send pictures and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Materials we repair
- Belfast and butler sinks
- Enamelled basins
- Antique & period basins
- Ceramic & vitreous china basins
- Vanity unit basins
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
