Coventry · England

Sink Repair in Holbrooks

Chip, crack and resurfacing work on bathroom sinks and basins in Holbrooks, carried out at your home and guaranteed for a year.

  • Repairs from £95
  • Chips on a built-in basin
  • Knocks from hair straighteners
Surface Doctor technician refinishing the outside of a roll-top bath

Sink repair near Holbrooks

Sink repair in Holbrooks without replacing anything

Antique and period basins are worth repairing, and we repair around makers’ marks where we can. A like-for-like replacement can be hard to find. Our repair technicians work on enamelled basins, vanity unit basins and ceramic & vitreous china basins, and people most often call us about chips from dropped toiletries and chips on a built-in basin.

A one-year guarantee comes with the work, just as it does everywhere we cover.

Location
Holbrooks (CV6, CV7)
Area hub
Coventry
Warranty
One year on every repair
Price
From £95. Free, fixed price from pictures
Telephone
0345 017 0787
Page updated
23 October 2026
Ceramic basin shown before and after repair

What affects the price in Holbrooks

Repairs from £95. There’s no charge for travel to Holbrooks. The price depends on:

  • The material
  • Whether old repairs or coatings need taking off
  • Doing more than one item at once
  • How hard the colour is to match

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.

Quotes from your photos

We price nearly every job from pictures. This is what we need:

  • Good light, ideally daylight, without flash glare
  • What it’s made of, if you know
  • A coin beside the damage so we can judge size
  • One sharp close-up of the damage

Email us a photo of the damage and one of the entire item, and tell us you’re in Holbrooks, and we will reply with a fixed quote.

Aftercare tips

Looking after the surface is easy:

  • Ask a plumber not to overtighten fittings
  • Get chips repaired early
  • Don’t rest hot hair tools on the basin
  • Use mild cleaners only

A quick wipe after use helps, and avoid strong bleach or descalers.

A chip near the waste or taps can let water into the body of the basin and stain. Early repair keeps it a small job.

Questions from Holbrooks

Can tenants book a repair?

We can work for tenants, landlords or agents. Get your landlord’s agreement first.

What happens if you find more damage?

We’ll show you and explain before doing anything extra. You won’t be charged for anything you haven’t agreed.

Do you do work for letting agents?

We do, regularly. We can quote for several properties together and work between tenancies.

Is my repair covered?

Every repair comes with our one-year guarantee. We will explain what it covers when we quote.

Can you do more than one item on the same visit?

Yes. Doing several items on one visit generally costs less than separate visits. Send photos of everything you’d like done.

What areas do you cover?

We work UK-wide. Our prices are the same everywhere.

Can you repair a chipped basin?

Yes, very frequently. The repair is shaped and polished to blend in.

Will it make a mess?

Very little mess: we sheet and mask everything nearby, and we leave the room clean.

What we can’t put right

Before booking, it’s worth knowing the limits:

  • A crack that leaks right through the basin
  • Plumbing leaks
  • Glaze crazing across the entire basin, where resurfacing is better

If in doubt, send photos and we’ll say what we think before you book.

Materials we repair

  • Vanity unit basins
  • Ceramic & vitreous china basins
  • Belfast and butler sinks
  • Enamelled basins
  • Antique & period basins

Repairs by material

Composite and resin

Many vanity units have resin or composite basins. Chips and scratches can be filled and matched, with colour mixed on site.

Period and antique

Period basins frequently have marks and character worth keeping. We repair carefully around original features and leave the character intact.

Our work in Holbrooks

Holbrooks is about 2 miles north of Coventry, in Coventry. We travel to customers in Holbrooks and nearby villages, so there is no workshop to go to. Holbrooks is one of 88 towns and villages in Coventry where we work. Our nearest city page is Birmingham, about 16 miles away.

Our technicians cover all of CV6 and CV7 and the streets around it. You’ll find streets such as Hen Lane, Moxon Road and Nunts Lane, all of which we cover. Neighbouring places we cover include Whitmore Park (1 mile west), Neal's Green (1 mile north), Keresley (1 mile south-west), Ash Green (1 mile north) and Daimler Green (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Ernesford Grange (4 miles south-east), Cheylesmore (3 miles south), Earlsdon (3 miles south), Binley (4 miles south-east), Spon End (3 miles south) and Potters Green (3 miles east).

Around Holbrooks

In Holbrooks, that means homes near The Pilot Public House, President Kennedy School Academy and Parkgate Primary School. Other local landmarks include Exhall Grange School (0.9 miles north) and St Luke's Church (less than half a mile west). The nearest railway station is Coventry Arena station, about 0.7 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Arena Park Shopping Centre (0.7 miles east) and Coventry Transport Museum (2.2 miles south).

Map of Holbrooks © OpenStreetMap contributors

How it works

Your technician turns up at the time we agreed with you, introduces themselves and looks over the damage before anything else. Dust sheets and masking tape go down before we open a single tin. Most visits take a few hours, and we leave the room as we found it.

  1. First, we check the basin is firm and dry.
  2. We degrease and key the damage.
  3. Filler is built up and sanded flush.
  4. We match the colour and the gloss.
  5. We clear away and tell you when it can be used.

Getting ready for the visit

  • Keep a parking space free if you can
  • Move bottles, mats and clutter away from the area
  • Mention any parking restrictions or tricky access

Ask for a price

Getting a quote takes a couple of minutes: photograph the damage, then the whole basin, include your postcode and send them to us. You will get a fixed quote, not an estimate.

Send photos for a quote

Related advice

Should I try a DIY kit first?

For a hairline mark somewhere you’ll never see, a kit may be enough. For anything you look at every day, anything that has rusted, cracked or holed, or anything on a coloured surface, a professional repair is worth it.

A DIY attempt isn’t a disaster. We remove the old filler and start again, so it won’t stop us repairing it. Just mention it when you send photos, as it can add time.

Landlord and trade work in Holbrooks

We regularly price jobs from inventory or check-out pictures. You can have a price before you arrange access, and we liaise with tenants about access if you’d like us to.

For developers and builders, we fix damage before handover. Several plots can be done in one visit to keep costs down.

What we are called out for in Holbrooks

Basins take knocks every day: bottles, hair straighteners and razors chip the rim and front edge. Cracks tend to start near the tap holes and waste.

The most common problems we’re called about are:

  • Chips from dropped toiletries
  • An original basin worth saving
  • A crazed, tired basin
  • Chips on the rim or front edge

Before you book anyone

  • Whether there are any call-out or travel charges
  • Whether a trained technician does the job
  • What the guarantee covers, and for how long
  • Whether the colour is mixed to match

Choosing a repair company

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