South Lanarkshire · Scotland
Sink & basin repair in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire
Chip, crack and resurfacing work on bathroom sinks and basins for homeowners, landlords and businesses in Blantyre. Free, fixed quotes from your photos.
- Repairs from £95
- Damage from dropped bottles or hair tools
- An original basin worth saving
Blantyre: your questions answered
Can you redo someone else’s repair?
Generally, yes. Let us know what was used before and we’ll plan for it.
Can a cracked sink be fixed?
Normally, if it isn’t leaking. A crack that leaks right through generally means a new basin.
Can you repair a chipped basin?
Yes, very frequently. The repair is shaped and polished to blend in.
Is there any odour?
Some materials have a smell while they’re applied. It fades as everything cures.
Is there a guarantee?
Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee. We will explain what it covers when we quote.
What happens after I send photos?
You’ll get a fixed quote back, plus dates. There is no obligation to book.
Do you do work for letting agents?
We do, regularly. We quote for multiple addresses and fit around tenancy changeovers.
Do you work in Blantyre?
Yes, we do. We send a technician to Blantyre for every job, and the price is the same as everywhere else.
Sink repair in Blantyre without replacing anything
Antique and period basins are worth repairing, and we work around makers’ marks wherever possible. A like-for-like replacement can be hard to find. Whether it’s knocks from hair straighteners and an original basin worth saving, we can typically put it right, whatever the material.
We guarantee the work for a year. If there is a problem with the repair within the year, we return and sort it.
- Location
- Blantyre (G72)
- County
- South Lanarkshire
- Cover
- A year, on every repair
- Price
- From £95. Fixed and free, based on pictures
- Telephone
- 0345 017 0787
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
What we can’t put right
Before booking, it’s worth knowing the limits:
- A crack that leaks right through the basin
- A loose basin, until it’s refixed
- Plumbing leaks
If in doubt, send pictures and we will say what we think.
What we work on
- Antique & period basins
- Enamelled basins
- Belfast and butler sinks
- Ceramic & vitreous china basins
- Vanity unit basins
DIY repairs versus a professional job
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 generally the cheaper route.
A DIY attempt is not a disaster. We take the old repair out and do it properly, so it doesn’t stop a professional repair. It does add a little time, so tell us about it when you send photos.
Looking after it afterwards
After the repair has cured, a few habits help it last:
- Use a heat mat for hair tools
- Get chips repaired early
- Avoid strong bleach and descalers
- Keep heavy bottles off the rim
Clean with mild, non-abrasive cleaners and take care with heavy bottles and hair tools.
An unrepaired chip soon stains, so the sooner it’s repaired, the better.
Where we work around Blantyre
Blantyre is about 2 miles north-west of Hamilton, in South Lanarkshire. Customers in Blantyre get the same service as everywhere else we cover: a fixed quote from photos, and a technician at your door on the day. We cover all 139 towns and villages in South Lanarkshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our jobs stretch from Blantyre to Glasgow (about 8 miles away).
Our repair technicians cover all of G72 and the streets around it. That includes homes on Main Street, Station Road and Tennyson Gardens. Main roads around Blantyre include the A725 and B758, so getting to you is simple. We also travel to Auchinraith (1 mile south-east), Burnbank (1 mile south-east), Hillhouse (1 mile south), High Earnock (2 miles south) and Hamilton West (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include East Kilbride (4 miles south-west), Cambuslang (3 miles north-west), Uddingston (3 miles north), Larkhall (6 miles south-east), Carluke (11 miles east) and Rutherglen (5 miles north-west). Blantyre is among the bigger towns we cover in South Lanarkshire.
Near you in Blantyre
Typical jobs here are in homes near Blantyre, High Blantyre Primary and Marion Gilchrist Memorial Garden and the streets around them. Blantyre’s nearest station is Blantyre station, about 0.6 miles north-east of the centre. Further afield, we also cover the area around David Livingstone Centre (1 mile north-east) and New Cross Shopping Centre (2.8 miles south-east). The countryside around Blantyre includes Cathkin Braes and Strathclyde Loch.
Repairing versus replacing in Blantyre
A new basin often means a plumber, new taps and a new waste and repairs to the tiles or vanity unit. A repair keeps the basin you have. Our sink repair starts from £95. Compared with replacing, a repair is usually a fraction of the price, because there’s no removal, plumbing or making good. The quote lists exactly what you are paying for.
Why choose Surface Doctor in Blantyre
- Accredited with CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor
- We’ll tell you if it’s not worth repairing
- Work done at your home or business
- Everything repaired in place
Read our pricing.
For landlords and businesses
We carry out planned and one-off repairs for housing associations and facilities teams. Repairing in place avoids the disruption of a replacement, which is easier on the people living there.
Landlords, letting agents and housing providers in Blantyre use us as well as householders. A repair between tenants keeps the property empty for less time, and it costs much less than replacing.
Materials and what they mean for the repair
Vitreous china
Vitreous china is fired ceramic with a glassy glaze. Repairs are polished to match that glaze.
Period and antique
Older basins may have crazing, chips and makers’ marks. We repair them sympathetically and leave the character intact.
What we do, step by step
We agree an arrival time beforehand, so you are not left guessing. Once we’re there, the work takes a few hours in most cases. We leave the room clean.
- First the basin is cleaned and the damage checked.
- The chip or crack is filled and shaped to match the basin.
- The finish is matched to the glaze.
- We polish the repair to blend it in.
- You can usually use the basin later that day or the next.
How to prepare
- Tell us if there are stairs or a lift
- Keep a parking space free if you can
- Open a window if you can
Getting a price
You don’t need a survey visit. Photos are enough for us to price nearly every job: we need a close-up, a wider picture and your postcode, and we’ll come back to you with a fixed figure.
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What sink repair costs
Repairs from £95. We don’t charge extra for travel to Blantyre. The price depends on:
- What the surface is made of
- The colour and finish to match
- How many areas need work
- Previous DIY repairs that have to come out
There are no surprise extras on the day. The price we quote from your photos is the price you pay, unless the damage turns out to be different, in which case we talk to you first.
Send photos for a quote
Phone pictures are fine. Make sure they show:
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
- Whether it’s been repaired or coated before
- Something in shot to show the size
- A picture taken from further back
A quote takes minutes to ask for: take one close-up and one wider shot of the basin, include your postcode and send them to us. You will get a fixed quote, not an estimate.
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