Bath and North East Somerset · England
Sink & basin repair in Priston, Bath and North East Somerset
Sink repair across Priston and nearby, typically in one visit and guaranteed for a year.
- Repairs from £95
- A chipped basin edge
- Chips from dropped toiletries
Repair or replace: which is better?
Replacing a basin can mean a plumber, new taps and a new waste and repairs to the tiles or vanity unit. A repair leaves everything in place. For a rural home like those around Priston, a replacement means trades travelling out and waste being taken away, while a repair is a single visit.
Repairs from £95, with every job priced individually. The price reflects the work involved, not where you live. The full price is agreed before booking.
Why choose Surface Doctor in Priston
- No extra charge for your area
- A fixed quote before booking
- Honest advice, even when it means no job
- Most jobs done in one visit
See our Full price list.
About our sink repair in Priston
Whether it’s a chipped rim or a crack by the tap holes, basin damage is usually repaired in place. Nothing is unplumbed or taken off the wall. If you have chips around the rim and crazing in the glaze, we can help, on enamelled basins, Belfast and butler sinks and antique & period basins alike.
Somewhere like Priston, an older basin can be hard to match if replaced. A repair keeps everything matching.
Peace of mind is built in: each job carries a one-year guarantee, and we explain what it covers before you book.
- Location
- Priston (BA2)
- County
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Guarantee
- A year, on every repair
- Quote
- From £95. A fixed price from pictures
- Call
- 0345 017 0787
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Priston: your questions answered
I let a flat near Oldfield Park station. Can you help between tenants?
Of course: pictures and an address are all we need for a price.
Do you take on commercial work in Priston?
Yes, commercial work is part of what we do, and our accreditations include CHAS and Constructionline. Send photos and details of the building.
What do you need from me?
Some pictures, your postcode and how to reach you. On the day, access to the room.
What happens once I’ve sent pictures?
We check the damage, the material and your postcode, then reply with a quote and the next dates we have.
Do you cover the whole of Bath and North East Somerset?
All of Bath and North East Somerset, and the rest of the UK. There’s no extra charge for travel.
Do you come to Priston?
Yes. We work across the UK and come to Priston. Send pictures and we will quote, or call 0345 017 0787.
Is it safe with children and pets around?
Keep pets and children away from the work area on the day, mainly so nothing gets touched before it has cured.
Do the materials smell?
A little, depending on the job. Open windows and an extractor fan help, and it soon fades.
How it works
On the day itself, there’s little for you to do. Let us in and show us the room, and we will get on with it. The job generally runs to a few hours. In a village or hamlet like Priston, access can be the only tricky part. Once on site, the job is the same as anywhere.
- First, we check the basin is firm and dry.
- We degrease and key the damage.
- Filler is built up and sanded flush.
- Colour and gloss are matched.
- We clear away and tell you when it can be used.
Preparing for the visit
- Have somewhere for us to park nearby if possible
- Keep pets and children out of the room while we work
- Tell us about parking, stairs or access
Ask for a price
Getting a price is easy: snap the damage close up and then the whole item, send them over with your postcode, and you’ll get a fixed price back. There’s no charge for the quote and no obligation.
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What a repair cannot fix
Before booking, it’s worth knowing the limits:
- Leaking taps or wastes (a plumber’s job)
- Glaze crazing across the whole basin, where resurfacing is better
- A crack that leaks right through the basin
If in doubt, send pictures and we will say what we think before you book.
Materials we work on in Priston
- Belfast and butler sinks
- Enamelled basins
- Ceramic & vitreous china basins
- Antique & period basins
- Vanity unit basins
How we price sink repair
Repairs from £95. There’s no area surcharge for Priston. What changes the price is:
- The type of damage
- Any earlier repairs that need removing first
- The colour and finish to match
- How easy the damage is to reach
We don’t add extras on the day. What we quote from your pictures is what you pay, unless the damage turns out to be different, in which case we talk to you first.
Getting a price from pictures
The better the pictures, the more accurate the price. Here’s what we find most useful:
- Something in shot to show the size
- Any earlier repairs or coatings
- One sharp close-up of the damage
- Good light, ideally daylight, without flash glare
For a price in Priston, the easiest route is photos: one close up, one from further back, plus your postcode. We reply with a fixed quote and our next available dates.
Work for landlords and builders
We carry out planned and one-off repairs for housing associations and facilities teams. Repairing in place avoids the disruption of a replacement, which is easier on the people living there.
Landlords, letting agents and housing providers in Priston use us as well as householders. Repairing between tenancies keeps void periods short, and it generally costs far less than a refit.
Towns and villages near Priston
What else we do in Priston
Basins in Priston homes
If you manage a building such as Bath Community Academy, we repair toilets and washrooms as well as work in homes. If you live in one of the older homes near a church such as Church of St Luke and St Andrew, it may still have original basins or a period toilet, which are worth repairing rather than replacing.
Priston is about 4 miles south-west of Bath, in Bath and North East Somerset. Customers in Priston get the same service as everywhere else we cover: a fixed quote from photos, and a technician at your door on the day. Priston is one of 136 towns and villages in Bath and North East Somerset we cover.
We cover every part of the BA2 postcode area for sink repair and the streets around it. We cover homes on Priston Road and Priston Lane. Close by, we cover Nailwell (1 mile east), Longhouse (1 mile east), Withyditch (1 mile south-east), Dunkerton (1 mile south-east) and Tunley (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Bath (4 miles north-east), Keynsham (5 miles north-west), Bathwick (5 miles north-east), Walcot (5 miles north-east), Westmoreland (3 miles north-east) and Kingsmead (4 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Priston
Our clients here include homes close to Ring O'Bells pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Oldfield Park station, roughly 3.5 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Paulton Memorial Hospital (3.9 miles south-west) and Midford Castle (4 miles east). Not far away are Stephen's Vale Nature Reserve and Hunstrete Lake.
What your basin is made of matters
Vitreous china
Most basins are vitreous china with a hard, glossy glaze. The gloss is what makes a repair blend in, so we finish the repair to the same sheen.
Composite and resin
Cast mineral and resin basins are common in vanity units. Chips and scratches can be filled and matched, with colour mixed on site.
DIY kit or professional repair?
If you are set on a kit, follow its instructions closely and work on a clean, dry surface, and don’t use it until it has fully cured. If it doesn’t work out, we can still repair it properly.
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 normally cheaper.
When to call us in Priston
A basin sits at just the right height to be hit by everything, so chips are common. Overtightened fittings can crack ceramic too.
Most people contact us after spotting something like this:
- A crack near the taps
- Knocks from hair straighteners
- Damage to a basin in a vanity unit
- Crazing in the glaze
If you let a flat or house near Oldfield Park station (about 3.5 miles north-east), we repair basins between tenancies so it’s ready to let again quickly.
Before booking anyone
- Is the price fixed, and does it include VAT?
- Whether cleaning and preparation are in the price
- How the room is protected while they work
- What happens if the damage is worse than the photos show
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
