Edinburgh · Scotland
Sink & basin repair in Greenside, Edinburgh
Chip, crack and resurfacing work on bathroom sinks and basins at your home in Greenside, with a one-year guarantee on every repair.
- Repairs from £95
- A chipped vanity basin
- An antique basin with chips
What we are called out for in Greenside
Glaze crazing comes with age and temperature changes, and harsh cleaners can make it worse.
These are the problems we’re asked about most:
- Chips around the rim
- An antique basin with chips
- Knocks from hair straighteners
- A chipped vanity basin
Before booking anyone
- How the colour is matched
- Whether a trained technician does the job
- How long it needs to cure
- Whether the price is fixed and includes VAT
Sink repair in Greenside, done in place
From cloakroom basins to period pieces, in ceramic, composite and enamel. There is no plumbing to disconnect. If you are dealing with chips around the rim and an original basin worth saving, we can help, on enamelled basins, antique & period basins and vanity unit basins alike.
You are covered for a year from the day of the repair. If anything isn’t right, ring us and we will sort it.
- Area
- Greenside (EH7, EH1, EH3)
- County
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- One year on every repair
- Quotes
- From £95. Free, fixed price from pictures
- Telephone
- 0345 017 0787
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Common questions in Greenside
Do you do work for letting agents?
Yes. We work for landlords, agents, builders and businesses as well as homeowners across Edinburgh.
Can you repair an antique basin?
Yes. We repair around makers’ marks where we can. Mention it when you ask for a quote.
What areas do you cover?
We work UK-wide, and that includes Greenside. Our prices are the same everywhere.
Will you leave a mess?
Dust sheets and masking go down before we start, and we clean up when we have finished.
What happens if you find more damage?
The price is fixed for what the photos show. Anything extra is discussed before we begin.
Are you accredited?
Yes, including CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor. See our accreditations page for the full list.
How much does sink repair cost in Greenside?
Prices start from £95. The exact price depends on the damage, so we quote from photos. You’ll get a fixed figure before booking.
Is it worth repairing rather than replacing?
Normally, if the item is otherwise sound. Repairing avoids the cost and disruption of replacing. We’ll tell you honestly if replacement makes more sense.
Repairs by material
Period and antique
Older basins may have crazing, chips and makers’ marks. We repair them sympathetically.
Vitreous china
Most basins are vitreous china with a hard, glossy glaze. Matching that shine is the key to a good repair, so we polish the repair to suit.
Also in Greenside
How we price sink repair
Prices start from £95. There’s no charge for travel to Greenside. The price comes down to:
- The material
- How hard the colour is to match
- Whether old repairs or coatings need taking off
- Whether we combine several jobs
Set against the cost of replacement, a repair is normally a fraction of the price, because there’s no removal, plumbing or making good. The quote lists exactly what you are paying for.
How to get a fixed quote
Most quotes are done from photos alone. To help us price it:
- A close-up of the damage, in focus
- Your postcode, so we can check dates
- What it’s made of, if you know
- A photo taken from further back
For most jobs, pictures are all we need to give you a price. Tell us what happened and where you are, and we will send back a fixed quote and some dates.
How to care for the repair
It’s all simple stuff:
- Have new chips repaired quickly
- Keep heavy bottles off the rim
- Do not overtighten taps
- Use a heat mat for hair tools
Do not rest hot hair tools or heavy bottles on the rim, to avoid new chips.
An unrepaired chip soon stains, so the sooner it’s repaired, the better.
Greenside and the surrounding area
Greenside is about 1 mile north-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Customers in Greenside get the same service as everywhere else we cover: a fixed price from your pictures, then a visit to do the work. We cover 175 places in Edinburgh.
Postcode districts we cover here: EH7, EH1 and EH3. That includes homes on York Lane, Meuse Lane and High Street. Greenside is on the A900, so it’s easy for us to reach. Nearby, we also work in Broughton (1 mile north-west), Gayfield (1 mile north), Bellevue (1 mile north-west), Canongate (1 mile south-east) and Holyrood (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Queensferry (8 miles west), South Portobello (3 miles east), Southhouse (4 miles south), Gilmerton (4 miles south-east), Muirhouse (3 miles west) and Slateford (3 miles south-west). As one of the bigger places in Edinburgh, Greenside sees plenty of our work.
Near you in Greenside
Locally, our jobs take us to homes close to Lady Glenorchy's Free Church, St Cuthbert's Church and McDonald Road Library, among other places. Other local landmarks include London Street Primary School (less than half a mile north-west), Mannafields Christian School (0.6 miles north-east), King George V Park (0.5 miles north-west) and Old Royal High School (within half a mile south-east). Greenside has its own railway station: Edinburgh Waverley station. A little further out are St. James Centre (less than half a mile south-west) and Victorian Pharmacy Museum (within half a mile west). Not far away are The New Leaf Co-op and Dunsapie Loch.
- Pubs nearby include The Playfair pub (under half a mile south-west)
For landlords and businesses
Landlords, letting agents and housing providers in Greenside use us as well as householders. Repairing between tenancies keeps void periods short, and it costs much less than replacing.
Letting agents frequently send us pictures straight from the inventory. That means we can quote before you even visit the property, and we can arrange access with the tenant directly if that helps.
Repair or replace: which is better?
Basins are frequently built into vanity units or tiled in, so replacing one disturbs more than you’d expect. Repairing it keeps everything as it is. Repairs from £95, with every job priced individually. What it costs depends on the type and amount of damage, what it’s made of and how many jobs we combine into one visit. We give a fixed quote from your pictures, so you know the cost before you book.
Why choose Surface Doctor in Greenside
- Honest advice, even when it means no job
- One visit for most repairs
- CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor accredited
- Everything repaired in place
Take a look at our prices page.
How it works
Once we’re through the door, we keep the work contained to the one room. Surfaces nearby are masked off, the work takes a morning or an afternoon, and we finish by cleaning up and talking you through the result.
- The vanity, floor and taps are protected.
- We clean and prepare the chip or crack.
- It’s filled and shaped to the basin.
- We match the colour by hand.
- The repair is polished to the basin’s gloss and left to cure.
Before we arrive
- Keep a parking space free if you can
- Let the surface dry out before the visit
- Clear toiletries, mats and anything else from around the area
How to get a price
Getting a price is easy: take a close-up of the damage and a photo from further back, send them to us with your postcode, and you’ll get a fixed quote back. There is no charge for the quote and no obligation.
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DIY kit or professional repair?
Kits are cheap and easy to find, but the repairs we redo most often are DIY ones that have discoloured or lifted. Getting it right first time is typically cheaper.
We understand the appeal of fixing it 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.
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
