Essex · England
Sink Repair for Long Green homes
Chip, crack and resurfacing work on bathroom sinks and basins for homes and businesses in Long Green and across Essex. Free, fixed quotes from your pictures.
- Repairs from £95
- Cracks around the tap holes or waste
- Chips on the rim or front edge
Sink repair in Long Green without replacing anything
From hairline cracks by the taps to chips on the rim, most basin damage can be repaired without removing anything. Nothing is unplumbed or taken off the wall. Whether it’s chips on the rim or front edge and an antique basin with chips, we can normally put it right, whatever the material.
Big or small, you get the same one-year guarantee.
- Area
- Long Green (CM77)
- County
- Essex
- Warranty
- One year on every repair
- Price
- From £95. Free and fixed, from your photos
- Telephone
- 0345 017 0787
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
When a repair is not the answer
To be straight with you, there are a few things a repair will not fix:
- Glaze crazing across the entire basin, where resurfacing is better
- A basin coming away from the wall (that needs refixing)
- Through cracks that let water out
Not sure? Send pictures and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Materials we repair
- Enamelled basins
- Vanity unit basins
- Belfast and butler sinks
- Ceramic & vitreous china basins
- Antique & period basins
Where we work around Long Green
Long Green is about 2 miles south-east of Braintree, in Essex. We visit customers in Long Green, so you do not need to take anything anywhere. We cover 644 places in Essex. Our nearest city page is London, about 39 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here: CM77. Whether you live on Pine Road, Fir Drive and Long Green or anywhere nearby, we can come to you. Neighbouring places we cover include Tye Green (1 mile south), Hawbush Green (1 mile south-east), Black Notley (1 mile south-west), The Green (1 mile south-west) and Braintree (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Colchester (13 miles east), Chelmsford (10 miles south-west), Maldon (10 miles south-east), Witham (5 miles south-east), Camulodunum (12 miles east) and Halstead (6 miles north).
What’s near Long Green
In Long Green, that means homes near Cressing Primary School, Bocking Blackwater and Fowlers Farm pub. Also close by are Alec Hunter Academy (0.8 miles north-west) and St Barnabas (0.5 miles south). The closest station to Long Green is Braintree Freeport station, roughly 0.8 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include William Julien Courtauld Hospital (2 miles west) and Tudor House Museum (Braintree) (2 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Belcher's and Broadfield Woods.
Long Green questions
Can a chip in a sink be fixed?
Yes. The chip is filled, matched and polished.
Is there a guarantee?
All our work carries a one-year guarantee. We’ll explain what it covers when we quote.
What information do you need?
Use the quote form or ring 0345 017 0787.
Do you hold any accreditations?
We hold CHAS, Constructionline, SafeContractor, SMAS Worksafe and Builder’s Profile accreditations.
Can a cracked sink be fixed?
Normally, if it isn’t leaking. If it leaks through, replacement is normally better.
Which areas do you work in?
All of Essex, and the rest of the UK. Travel is included in the price.
How soon can you come?
Your quote comes with available dates. If it’s urgent, say so and we will do what we can.
Do the materials smell?
A little, depending on the job. Ventilation keeps it to a minimum.
Should you replace it?
Matching a discontinued basin can be impossible, particularly if it matches the toilet and bath. Repairing it keeps the suite together. Our sink repair starts from £95. 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.
Why choose Surface Doctor in Long Green
- Rooms protected and left tidy
- Colour mixed on the day to match
- Repair technicians who travel to you, UK-wide
- Every repair guaranteed for a year
See our prices page.
How to care for the repair
After the repair has cured, a few habits help it last:
- Ask a plumber not to overtighten fittings
- Have new chips repaired quickly
- Use gentle cleaners
- Use a heat mat for hair tools
Don’t rest hot hair tools or heavy bottles on the rim, so it does not get chipped again.
Chips collect dirt and stain over time, so repairing them early keeps the job simple.
What we are called out for in Long Green
A basin sits at just the right height to be hit by everything, from glass bottles to hairdryers. Fittings that are overtightened can also crack the ceramic.
Look out for these signs:
- A period basin that needs restoring
- Cracks around the tap holes or waste
- A chipped vanity basin
- Chips on the rim or front edge
Before booking anyone
- Who will actually do the work
- How long the guarantee is and what it covers
- How the colour is matched
- Whether cleaning and preparation are in the price
What your basin is made of matters
Composite and resin
Many vanity units have resin or composite basins. Chips and scratches can be filled and matched, and the colour is mixed to suit.
Vitreous china
Ceramic basins have a hard, glassy glaze. Matching that shine is the key to a good repair, so we finish the repair to the same sheen.
DIY repairs versus a professional job
A kit can be fine for a tiny mark out of sight. 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.
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, and the work is guaranteed.
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How the visit works
There’s not much you need to do on the day. Show us the job, point us to the room, and we will take it from there. Most visits take a couple of hours for most chips, including clearing up.
- We start by cleaning the basin and assessing the damage.
- We fill the chip or crack and shape it to the original profile.
- We colour-match the finish to the glaze.
- We polish the repair to blend it in.
- Generally the basin is back in use the same day or the next.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about parking or access
- Let us know which floor the room is on
- Have a window or extractor fan available
How to get a price
Email us pictures of the damage and a wider shot of the entire item, with your CM77 postcode, and we will reply with a fixed price.
Advice
How we price sink repair
Repairs from £95. We price every job individually, from your pictures. The main factors are:
- Unusual colours or finishes
- Access to the area
- What kind of damage it is
- Whether we combine several jobs
The price depends on the type and amount of damage, what it’s made of and how many items we do on one visit. We give a fixed quote from your pictures, so there are no surprises on the day.
How to get a fixed price
Almost every job we do is priced from pictures. This is what we need:
- What it’s made of, if you know
- A coin or ruler next to the damage for scale
- Natural light rather than flash
- Where you are, by postcode
For a price in Long Green, photos are the quickest way: one close up, one from further back, plus your postcode. You’ll get a fixed quote with dates to choose from.
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
