Cambridgeshire · England
Sink & basin repair in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire
Chip, crack and resurfacing work on bathroom sinks and basins in Great Shelford, carried out at your home and guaranteed for a year.
- Repairs from £95
- Damage from dropped bottles or hair tools
- An antique basin with chips
Sink repair at your home in Great Shelford
A chip on a basin is hard to ignore. We fill, shape and polish the damage so it blends into the glaze. We’re frequently asked to fix damage from dropped bottles or hair tools and chips on the rim or front edge, across antique & period basins, ceramic & vitreous china basins and Belfast and butler sinks.
All of our repairs are guaranteed for twelve months in Great Shelford and everywhere else. If something goes wrong with the work, we come back.
- Where
- Great Shelford (CB22)
- Region
- Cambridgeshire
- Guarantee
- One year on every repair
- Quote
- From £95. Fixed and free, based on photos
- Phone
- 0345 017 0787
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
When a repair isn’t the answer
A few problems are outside what a surface repair can do:
- Crazing all over, which suits resurfacing
- A basin coming away from the wall (that needs refixing)
- A crack that leaks right through the basin
Not sure? Send photos and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on
- Enamelled basins
- Antique & period basins
- Belfast and butler sinks
- Ceramic & vitreous china basins
- Vanity unit basins
DIY kit or professional repair?
What a professional repair adds is preparation, colour matching and finishing. We clean and key the area properly, mix the colour to your surface and finish it to the same sheen, then guarantee it for a year.
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.
Repair or replace: which is better?
Matching a discontinued basin can be impossible, especially in a matching suite. A repair keeps your suite matching. Prices start from £95. The price reflects the work involved, not where you live. The full price is agreed before you book.
Why Great Shelford clients choose us
- Honest advice, even when it means no job
- One visit for most repairs
- A year’s guarantee on all work
- No need to remove anything
Take a look at our pricing.
Nearby places to Great Shelford
Also in Great Shelford
Great Shelford and the surrounding area
Great Shelford is about 4 miles south of Cambridge, in Cambridgeshire. Customers in Great Shelford get the same service as everywhere else we cover: a fixed price from your photos, then a visit to do the work. Great Shelford is one of 371 towns and villages in Cambridgeshire we cover. Our jobs stretch from Great Shelford to London (46 miles away).
Our visits in CB22 are booked in the same way as anywhere else. You’ll find streets such as High Street, Station Road and De Freville Road, and we cover them all. We also travel to Stapleford (1 mile south-east), Little Shelford (1 mile south-west), Great Kneighton (1 mile north-west), Hauxton (1 mile west) and Trumpington (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Cambridge (4 miles north), St Ives (15 miles north-west), Newmarket (13 miles north-east), Royston (10 miles south-west), Cambourne (10 miles north-west) and King's Hedges (5 miles north).
Around Great Shelford
We visit homes around Church of St Mary, Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology and Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School and the streets around them. Also close by are The Navigator pub (1 mile south-west) and Nine Wells (0.9 miles north). Great Shelford has its own railway station: Shelford station. Well-known places in the area include Royal Papworth Hospital (1.5 miles north) and Cambridge Castle (4.2 miles north). For a walk, there’s Beechwoods nature reserve and Little Trees Hill.
Questions from Great Shelford
What happens once I’ve sent pictures?
We review the pictures and send a fixed quote and the next dates we have.
How soon can you come?
We’ll give you dates with your quote. If it’s urgent, say so and we will do what we can.
Can I add another job to the visit?
Yes. Combining jobs on one visit brings the cost down. Include photos of each item.
Will you leave a mess?
No. The work area is masked and covered, and we take our waste away with us.
I’m a tenant. Can you help?
We’re happy to deal with the tenant, landlord or agent. Just ensure the landlord agrees.
Can a cracked sink be fixed?
Often. Send us photos and we’ll tell you.
Do the materials smell?
Some materials have a smell while they’re applied, which is why we ventilate. It clears as the materials cure.
Will the price change on the day?
It’s rare, but if it happens we talk to you first. You decide whether to go ahead.
Landlord and trade work in Great Shelford
If you manage property in Great Shelford, we can repair and quote for several addresses together. Just send photos for each address and we will come back with a combined price.
Hotels, guest houses and holiday lets need rooms back in use quickly, so most of our work is done in a single visit. We will fit around changeovers where we can.
When to call us in Great Shelford
Bathroom basins get knocked all the time: bottles, hair straighteners and razors chip the rim and front edge. Cracks tend to start near the tap holes and waste.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Crazing in the glaze
- Chips around the rim
- Damage from dropped bottles or hair tools
- An antique basin with chips
What your quote should include
- How soon you can use it again
- Who turns up on the day
- How changes to the job are handled
- The length of the guarantee and what it covers
How it works
Once we are through the door, the aim is to do the job without disturbing the rest of your home. We mask off everything nearby, the work takes a few hours, depending on what we find, and we finish by cleaning up and talking you through the result.
- The vanity, floor and taps are protected.
- The damage is cleaned and prepared.
- We fill it and shape it to the basin’s curve.
- The colour is matched by hand.
- The repair is polished to the basin’s gloss and left to cure.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about any previous repairs or coatings
- Avoid using the area for a few hours before we arrive
- Tell us if there are stairs or a lift
Get a quote
Most customers in Great Shelford get their price from photos. Add a line about what happened and your postcode, and we’ll send back a fixed quote and some dates.
Advice
Different materials, different repairs
Period and antique
Period basins often have marks and character worth keeping. We repair carefully around original features.
Vitreous china
Most basins are vitreous china with a hard, glossy glaze. Matching that shine is the key to a good repair, so we finish the repair to the same sheen.
What affects the price in Great Shelford
Prices start from £95. We charge the same across the UK, including Great Shelford. What changes the price is:
- How easy the damage is to reach
- How many items we do on one visit
- Any earlier repairs that need removing first
- The type of damage
We do not add extras on the day. What we quote from your pictures is what you pay, unless the damage turns out to be different, in which case we talk to you first.
Send pictures for a quote
Most quotes are done from photos alone. To help us price it:
- Any earlier repairs or coatings
- The material, if you know it
- Something in shot to show the size
- Good light, ideally daylight, without flash glare
Call 0345 017 0787 or use the quote form. With one close-up and one wider picture, we can price the job without visiting.
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
