Tameside · England
Sink & basin repair in Gee Cross, Tameside
Chip, crack and resurfacing work on bathroom sinks and basins at your home in Gee Cross, with a one-year guarantee on every repair.
- Repairs from £95
- A crack near the taps
- An original basin worth saving
Keeping it looking good
It’s all simple stuff, just a few sensible habits:
- Repair chips before they stain
- Do not overtighten taps
- Use mild cleaners only
- Use a heat mat for hair tools
Keep hair straighteners and heavy bottles away from the basin edge, to avoid new chips.
A chip near the waste or taps can let water into the body of the basin. Early repair keeps it a small job.
Sink repair in Gee Cross, done in place
Period basins are worth keeping, and we work around makers’ marks wherever possible. Replacing them with something similar can be difficult. We are often asked to fix knocks from hair straighteners and chips around the rim, across antique & period basins, vanity unit basins and Belfast and butler sinks.
All our work comes with our one-year guarantee, wherever you are in Tameside.
- Area
- Gee Cross (SK14)
- Area hub
- Tameside
- Guarantee
- One year on every repair
- Quote
- From £95. Free, fixed price from pictures
- Call
- 0345 017 0787
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
DIY kit or professional repair?
DIY kits are sold for most surfaces, and they can tidy up a tiny mark. The trouble is colour and preparation: they come in a handful of shades, and if the surface is not prepared the repair won’t last.
What a professional repair adds is preparation, colour matching and finishing. We prepare the area properly, mix the colour on site and polish the finish to match, then guarantee it for a year.
When a repair is not the answer
We will always be straight with you, so here’s what a repair will not do:
- Leaks from the fittings
- A loose basin, until it’s refixed
- Widespread crazing
Send us photos and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Materials we repair
- Vanity unit basins
- Belfast and butler sinks
- Enamelled basins
- Ceramic & vitreous china basins
- Antique & period basins
For landlords and businesses
We also carry out snagging repairs for builders and developers, putting right damage done during fitting. We are CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor accredited.
Letting agents frequently send us pictures straight from the inventory. You can have a price before you arrange access, and we liaise with tenants about access if you’d like us to.
The process
You don’t need to empty the room. We bring everything we need with us, lay protective sheets and get going once we have agreed what we’re doing. It generally takes a morning or an afternoon, and you are welcome to carry on with your day while we work.
- First the basin is cleaned and the damage checked.
- We fill the chip or crack and shape it to the original profile.
- The finish is matched to the glaze.
- We polish the repair to blend it in.
- You can normally use the basin later that day or the next.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know if it has been repaired before
- Point us to the nearest place to park
- Let the surface dry out before the visit
Getting a price
If you are in Gee Cross and want a price, 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.
Advice
Repairs by material
Composite and resin
Cast mineral and resin basins are common in vanity units. Chips and scratches can be filled and matched, with colour mixed on site.
Period and antique
Older basins may have crazing, chips and makers’ marks. We repair them sympathetically.
Repair or replace: which is better?
Swapping a basin often brings new taps, a new waste and tiling work, and if it’s part of a suite, it may not match. A repair avoids all of that. Prices start from £95. Rather than charging by the hour, we price the entire job up front. Damage, material and access decide it, and combining items on one visit brings it down.
Why choose Surface Doctor in Gee Cross
- Same prices wherever you are
- Work done at your home or business
- A year’s guarantee on all work
- Most jobs done in one visit
Read our pricing.
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Prices and what affects them
Repairs from £95. We price every job individually. What matters most is:
- Where the damage is and how we get to it
- What kind of damage it is
- Whether old repairs or coatings need taking off
- The size and number of damaged areas
A few things move the price: access, material, the extent of the damage and whether we can do several items together. Photos let us give you a fixed figure.
Getting a price from pictures
Photographing the damage takes a minute, and it saves a visit. Please include:
- A wider photo showing the whole basin
- Details of any past repairs
- Good light, ideally daylight, without flash glare
- Where you are, by postcode
For most jobs, photos are all we need to give you a price. Add a line about what happened and your postcode, and we will send back a fixed quote and some dates.
Gee Cross questions
What does sink repair cost?
Repairs from £95. We give a fixed quote from your pictures. Send a close-up and a picture of the whole item with your SK14 postcode.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes: twelve months. If there is a problem with the work in that time, we come back and put it right.
Do you cover Gee Cross?
We do. Repair technicians travel to Gee Cross from across the region, and the price is the same as everywhere else.
Can you price it without visiting?
Yes, almost always. A close-up and a wider photo are enough to give a fixed price.
Can a chip in a sink be fixed?
Yes, it’s one of our most common jobs. The repair is shaped and polished to blend in.
Do you charge for travel?
There is no separate call-out charge. The fixed price covers the visit and the work.
Can you keep the maker’s mark?
Yes. Period basins are worth keeping, and we repair them sympathetically.
Is a crack in a basin repairable?
Surface cracks can normally be repaired. If it leaks through, replacement is normally better.
Gee Cross and the surrounding area
Gee Cross is about 1 mile south of Hyde, in Tameside. We work in every kind of home, old or new, large or small, as well as offices, shops and holiday lets. We cover 32 places across Tameside. You can also see our page for Manchester, about 7 miles away.
Our visits in SK14 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. From Joel Lane, York Road and Hilda Road or anywhere nearby, we can come to you. You’ll find Gee Cross on the A560, which makes it straightforward to reach. We also travel to Backbower (1 mile south), Hyde (1 mile north), Woodley (1 mile south-west), Hattersley (2 miles north-east) and Compstall (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashton-under-Lyne (4 miles north), Stalybridge (4 miles north), Droylsden (5 miles north-west), Dukinfield (3 miles north), Audenshaw (3 miles north-west) and Hurst (4 miles north).
Landmarks near Gee Cross
In Gee Cross, that means homes near Gee Cross Holy Trinity CofE (VC) Primary School, Holy Trinity Church and Hyde Park, among other places. Also close by are The Queen Adelaide pub (under half a mile west) and Alder Community High School (less than half a mile north-east). Gee Cross’s nearest station is Godley station, roughly 1.1 miles north-east. A little further out are Clarendon Square Shopping Centre (1 mile north-west) and Portland Basin Museum (3.4 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Eastwood Nature Reserve and Werneth Low.
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Hyde Werneth (less than half a mile south-east)
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