Shetland Islands · Scotland
Sink Repair in Mail
Chip, crack and resurfacing work on bathroom sinks and basins in Mail, carried out at your home and guaranteed for a year.
- Repairs from £95
- Chips from dropped toiletries
- A crazed, tired basin
Sink repair in Mail, done in place
If the whole basin is crazed or worn, we can resurface it in place, for a fresh, even finish. Whether it’s crazing in the glaze and damage to a basin in a vanity unit, we can normally put it right, whatever the material.
Whatever the size of the job, you get the same one-year guarantee in Mail and across the Shetland Islands.
- Location
- Mail (ZE2)
- Area hub
- Shetland Islands
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Price
- From £95. Free and fixed, from your pictures
- Phone
- 0345 017 0787
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Repair or replace in Mail?
A new basin may mean new taps, a new waste and new tiling, and if it’s part of a suite, it may not match. A repair avoids all of that. Prices start from £95. Instead of hourly rates, we price the whole job up front. Damage, material and access decide it.
Why us?
- Free fixed quotes from pictures
- Work done at your home or business
- Dust sheets down, tidy finish
- Colour mixed on the day to match
Read our full price list.
Looking after it afterwards
How the surface is treated afterwards matters:
- Use a heat mat for hair tools
- Have new chips repaired quickly
- Don’t overtighten taps
- Steer clear of harsh chemicals
Use gentle cleaners and avoid dropping heavy bottles or appliances into the basin.
Chips near the waste or taps can let water in and stain. Early repair keeps it a small job.
Common problems we fix in Mail
Most chips come from something dropped into the bowl, along with damage during fitting.
It’s worth getting a quote if you see:
- Cracks around the tap holes or waste
- A crazed, tired basin
- An antique basin with chips
- Chips on the rim or front edge
What to look for in a quote
- When it can be used again
- Whether the price covers travel
- How long the guarantee is and what it covers
- How changes to the job are handled
Should I try a DIY kit first?
You can buy a DIY kit for most repairs, and they can make a small mark look better. The trouble is colour and preparation: they come in a handful of shades, and if the surface is not prepared the repair will not last.
It’s natural to want to try a repair yourself. The trouble is that kit repairs frequently look fine at first and then fail, and then the old filler has to be removed first.
Other services in Mail
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, with colour mixed on site.
Vitreous china
Most basins are vitreous china with a hard, glossy glaze. The gloss is what makes a repair blend in, so we polish the repair to suit.
Common questions in Mail
Do you do work for letting agents?
Yes, often. We can quote for several properties together and work between tenancies.
Can you repair a chipped basin?
Yes, very often. We shape and polish it to match the glaze.
Is there a call-out fee?
No. Our quotes include travel, with the same prices everywhere we work.
Is there a guarantee?
Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee. Ask us what it covers when you get your quote.
How much does sink repair cost in Mail?
Prices start from £95. We give a fixed price based on pictures of the damage. Send a close-up and a photo of the entire item with your ZE2 postcode.
Can you quote from photos?
Nearly always. We only ask to see it in person if the pictures can’t show what we need.
I’m a tenant. Can you help?
We’re happy to deal with the tenant, landlord or agent. Get your landlord’s agreement first.
Is it OK to have pets in the house?
We ask you to keep children and pets out of the room while we work. Everywhere else in the home is fine.
Where we work around Mail
Mail is about 9 miles south of Lerwick, in the Shetland Islands. Clients in Mail get the same service as everywhere else we cover: a fixed quote from photos, then a visit to do the work. We cover 63 places across the Shetland Islands.
Jobs in ZE2 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Other places close to Mail include Bremirehoull (1 mile north), Cunningsburgh (1 mile north), Aithsetter (2 miles north-east), Sandwick (2 miles south) and Hoswick (3 miles south). Further out, we also cover Lerwick (9 miles north), Sound (8 miles north) and Scalloway (7 miles north). If you’re somewhere remote, call first so we can plan the visit.
Local landmarks in Mail
Typical jobs here are in homes near Mail Church and the streets around them. The countryside around Mail includes Loch of Fladdabister.
How we price sink repair
Repairs from £95. We charge the same across the UK, including Mail. What changes the price is:
- How easy the damage is to reach
- Doing more than one item at once
- How hard the colour is to match
- How much damage there is
No two jobs are quite the same, so we price each one individually. The size and type of damage, the material and access all play a part, and doing several things on one visit costs less than separate visits.
How to get a fixed price
Before you send pictures, these tips help us give you a firm price:
- One sharp close-up of the damage
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
- A coin beside the damage so we can judge size
- A wider photo showing the entire basin
Most customers in Mail get their price from pictures. Tell us what happened and where you are, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote and the earliest dates we have.
What we do, step by step
We turn up at the time we agreed with you and checks the damage against your photos first. Dust sheets and masking tape go down before any work starts. The work itself takes a morning or an afternoon, and we leave the room as we found it.
- 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.
- We match the colour by hand.
- The repair is polished to the basin’s gloss and left to cure.
Before we arrive
- Have somewhere for us to park nearby if possible
- Let us know which floor the room is on
- Clear the area around the damage
Get a quote
There is no need for us to visit first. Photos are enough for us to price nearly every job: send a close-up, a wider shot and your postcode, and we will come back to you with a fixed figure.
Related advice
When we’d advise against a repair
We will not take on work that won’t last, so these are the limits:
- Plumbing leaks
- Through cracks that let water out
- A basin coming away from the wall (that needs refixing)
Send us pictures and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Materials we repair
- Ceramic & vitreous china basins
- Enamelled basins
- Vanity unit basins
- Antique & period basins
- Belfast and butler sinks
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
