Leicestershire · England
Sink & basin repair in Hickling, Leicestershire
Sink repair in and around Hickling: photo quotes, tidy work and a year’s guarantee.
- Repairs from £95
- A period basin that needs restoring
- Cracks around the tap holes or waste
Sink repair at your home in Hickling
When a basin is worn or crazed all over, we can resurface it in place, for a fresh, even finish. Whether it’s a crack near the taps and fine cracks across the glaze, we can help.
The work is guaranteed for twelve months. If something is not right in that time, we come back and put it right.
- Where
- Hickling (LE14)
- Area hub
- Leicestershire
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Price
- From £95. Free, fixed price from pictures
- Phone
- 0345 017 0787
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
How we price sink repair
Prices start from £95. We price every job individually, from your photos. The main factors are:
- How many areas need work
- The type of damage
- Where the damage is and how we get to it
- Whether old repairs or coatings need taking off
Every job is a little different, so we price each one individually. What’s damaged, how badly and how easy it is to reach all play a part, and doing several things on one visit costs less than separate visits.
Quotes from your pictures
A couple of clear pictures is all it takes. Try to include:
- Good light, ideally daylight, without flash glare
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
- A coin or ruler next to the damage for scale
- Any earlier repairs or coatings
You do not need a survey visit. Nearly every job can be priced from photos: we need a close-up, a wider picture and your postcode, and we’ll come back to you with a fixed figure.
What your basin is made of matters
Composite and resin
Many vanity units have resin or composite basins. They repair well, and the colour is mixed to suit.
Vitreous china
Ceramic basins have a fired, glassy surface. Repairs are polished to match that glaze.
Aftercare tips
Nothing complicated is needed, just a few sensible habits:
- Keep straighteners away from the basin
- Store toiletries on a shelf
- Clean with a soft cloth and mild detergent
- Don’t overtighten taps
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, which can stain the repair area. Early repair keeps it a small job.
FAQs for Hickling
It’s been repaired before. Can you still fix it?
In most cases. We remove the old repair before doing a new one, so let us know about it.
Is there any odour?
There may be a mild smell during the work that clears as it cures.
Can you repair several things at once?
Yes. Doing several items on one visit normally costs less than separate visits. Send photos of everything you’d like done.
Do you disconnect the taps?
Not at all. The surrounding area is protected and we work in place.
Will it make a mess?
No. The work area is masked and covered, and we leave the room clean.
When can you do it?
That depends on our diary for your area. We will offer you dates when we send your quote.
Do you cover the whole of Leicestershire?
All of Leicestershire, and the rest of the UK. There’s no extra charge for travel.
I rent my home. Can I book you?
Yes, though it’s best to check with your landlord first. Landlords are frequently glad to have it sorted before the end of a tenancy.
How the visit works
We begin by going over the job with you, so you know exactly what we’re doing. Next, we cover and mask everything nearby and we start. It normally takes a morning or an afternoon.
- The vanity, floor and taps are protected.
- We clean and prepare the chip or crack.
- We fill it and shape it to the basin’s curve.
- The colour is matched by hand.
- We polish it to match the shine and leave it to cure.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about parking, stairs or access
- Mention any earlier repairs or resurfacing
- Let us know which floor the room is on
How to get a price
Most clients in Hickling get their price from photos. Tell us what happened and where you are, and we will send back a fixed quote and some dates.
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Landlord and trade work in Hickling
Housing associations and facilities teams use us for planned and reactive repairs in Leicestershire and across the UK. A repair avoids taking out and refitting, which matters when someone is living in the home.
We also carry out snagging repairs for builders and developers, putting right damage done during fitting so nothing needs replacing. We are CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor accredited.
Also near Hickling
Also in Hickling
Repair or replace: which is better?
Replacing a basin can mean a plumber, new taps or wastes and repairs to the tiles or vanity unit. A repair leaves everything in place. Prices start from £95. Our prices are the same across the UK, so there is no premium for Hickling. The job itself decides the price: the material, the amount of damage and how many items.
Why choose Surface Doctor in Hickling
- Accredited with CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor
- Everything repaired in place
- Most jobs done in one visit
- Dust sheets down, tidy finish
Read our full price list.
Signs you need sink repair in Hickling
A basin sits at just the right height to be hit by everything, from glass bottles to hairdryers. Overtightened fittings can crack ceramic too.
The things customers generally mention when they call include:
- A crack near the taps
- Fine cracks across the glaze
- Knocks from hair straighteners
- An antique basin with chips
What to look for in a quote
- Whether they match the colour on site
- When it can be used again
- A fixed quote, and whether VAT is included
- What prep work is covered
About Hickling
Hickling is about 7 miles north-west of Melton Mowbray, in Leicestershire. Clients in Hickling get the same service as everywhere else we cover: a fixed quote from pictures, then a visit to do the work. We cover 287 places in Leicestershire. We work right across the region, from Hickling to Birmingham (47 miles away).
Our visits in LE14 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. You will find streets such as Main Street, Marsh's Paddock and Bridgegate Lane. We also cover the places around Hickling: Kinoulton (1 mile north-west), Upper Broughton (2 miles south), Nether Broughton (2 miles south), Long Clawson (2 miles south-east) and Colston Bassett (3 miles north). Larger places within reach include Loughborough (12 miles south-west), Melton Mowbray (7 miles south-east), Shepshed (14 miles south-west), Syston (12 miles south), Shelthorpe (11 miles south-west) and Sileby (10 miles south-west).
Near you in Hickling
We visit homes around Plough Inn and St Luke's Church and the streets around them.
DIY kit or professional repair?
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.
If you do try a kit, read the instructions carefully and work on a clean, dry surface, and give it the full curing time. If it fails, we can still put it right.
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
