Brighton and Hove · England
Sink & basin repair in Rottingdean, Brighton and Hove
Chip, crack and resurfacing work on bathroom sinks and basins at your home in Rottingdean, with a one-year guarantee on every repair.
- Repairs from £95
- A crack near the taps
- A crazed, tired basin
When we’d advise against a repair
It helps to know what we can’t do:
- Crazing all over, which suits resurfacing
- A loose basin, until it’s refixed
- Through cracks that let water out
Send us photos and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we work on
- Vanity unit basins
- Belfast and butler sinks
- Ceramic & vitreous china basins
- Enamelled basins
- Antique & period basins
Sink repair in Rottingdean, done in place
Period basins are worth keeping, and we work around makers’ marks wherever possible. Replacing them with something similar can be difficult. Typical jobs include chips from dropped toiletries and an original basin worth saving, in antique & period basins, enamelled basins and ceramic & vitreous china basins.
We guarantee the work for a year. If there’s a problem with the repair within the year, we return and sort it.
- Location
- Rottingdean (BN2)
- County
- Brighton and Hove
- Guarantee
- One year on every repair
- Quotes
- From £95. Free, fixed quote from pictures
- Call
- 0345 017 0787
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Repairs by material
Period and antique
Period basins frequently have marks and character worth keeping. We repair them sympathetically and leave the character intact.
Composite and resin
Many vanity units have resin or composite basins. They repair well, and the colour is mixed to suit.
Why repair rather than replace?
A new basin may mean new taps, a new waste and new tiling, and it may not match the rest of the suite. Repairing it avoids those problems. Our sink repair starts from £95. A few things move the price: the amount of damage, the material, access to the area, and how many jobs we do in one trip. Photos let us give you a fixed figure.
Why choose Surface Doctor in Rottingdean
- Colour mixed on the day to match
- We leave the room as we found it
- A year’s guarantee on all work
- Generally one visit, start to finish
Read our full price list.
What we are called out for in Rottingdean
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.
Send us a photo if you notice any of these:
- A chipped vanity basin
- A crazed, tired basin
- Chips around the rim
- Cracks around the tap holes or waste
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the price covers travel
- Who will actually do the work
- What happens if the damage is worse than the photos show
- What aftercare is recommended
FAQs for Rottingdean
Is the work guaranteed?
All our work carries a one-year guarantee. Ask us what it covers when you get your quote.
Are you accredited?
We hold CHAS, Constructionline, SafeContractor, SMAS Worksafe and Builder’s Profile accreditations.
Do I have to be there?
We need someone to let us in. After that, you can carry on with your day.
Can you repair a chipped basin?
Yes. We fill the chip, colour-match it and polish it to the basin’s gloss.
Do you cover the entire of Brighton and Hove?
All of Brighton and Hove, and the rest of the UK. There is no extra charge for travel.
Is it worth repairing rather than replacing?
In most cases, yes. Replacement brings removal, refitting and making good, which a repair avoids. If it isn’t worth repairing, we’ll tell you.
Will the price change on the day?
If we find something the pictures didn’t show, we explain it first. The price only changes if you agree.
Will you leave a mess?
Very little mess: we sheet and mask everything nearby, and we leave the room clean.
Prices and what affects them
Repairs from £95. We do not charge extra for travel to Rottingdean. The price depends on:
- How many areas need work
- The type of damage
- The material and finish
- Where the damage is and how we get to it
Set against the cost of replacement, repairing typically costs far less, because nothing has to be taken out, refitted or made good. Your fixed quote shows exactly what’s included.
Getting a price from pictures
Good pictures mean an accurate price. Here’s what we find most useful:
- What it’s made of, if you know
- Daylight if possible, and no flash reflection
- A wider photo showing the entire basin
- A coin or ruler next to the damage for scale
For most jobs, photos are all we need to give you a price. Tell us what happened and where you are, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote and the earliest dates we have.
Looking after it afterwards
It’s all simple stuff, just a few sensible habits:
- Have new chips repaired quickly
- Clean with a soft cloth and mild detergent
- Use mild cleaners only
- Store toiletries on a shelf
Go gently for the first few days, then stick to mild cleaners. Keep heavy bottles and hot hair tools off the rim.
Chips near the waste or taps can let water in and stain. Repairing it early keeps the job small.
Can I fix it myself?
It’s natural to want to try a repair yourself. The risk is that a kit repair hides the damage for a while, then fails, and then the old filler has to be removed first.
What a professional repair adds is preparation, colour matching and finishing. We clean and key the area properly, mix the colour to your surface and finish it to the same sheen, then guarantee it for a year.
How it works
We agree an arrival time beforehand, so you are not left guessing. On site, it takes a couple of hours for most chips in most cases. We leave the room clean.
- The vanity, floor and taps are protected.
- The damage is cleaned and prepared.
- We fill it and shape it to the basin’s curve.
- We match the colour by hand.
- We polish it to match the shine and leave it to cure.
Before we arrive
- Let us know if it has been repaired before
- Open a window if you can
- Move bottles, mats and clutter away from the area
How to get a price
A quote takes minutes to ask for: take one close-up and one wider shot of the basin, add your postcode and send them over. What comes back is a fixed quote, not a guess.
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Our work in Rottingdean
Rottingdean is about 3 miles west of Telscombe, in Brighton and Hove. We travel to customers in Rottingdean, so nothing has to leave your home. Rottingdean is one of 30 towns and villages in Brighton and Hove where we work. We work right across the region, from Rottingdean to London (about 47 miles away).
We cover every part of BN2 and the streets around it. Local streets include Longhill Road, New Barn Road and Court Ord Road, all of which we cover. If you are just outside Rottingdean, we cover Ovingdean (1 mile west), Roedean (1 mile west), Saltdean (1 mile south-east), East Saltdean (2 miles south-east) and Telscombe (3 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Brighton (3 miles north-west), Brighton and Hove (6 miles west), Hove (5 miles west), Carlton Hill (3 miles west), Hanover (3 miles west) and West Hill (4 miles west).
Around Rottingdean
Around Rottingdean, we work in homes near Longhill High School, Our Lady of Lourdes RC School and Duck Inn. You will also find Ovingdean Hall School (0.5 miles north-west), Beacon Hill (0.5 miles south) and St Wulfran's Church (0.5 miles west). Rottingdean’s nearest station is Moulsecoomb station, roughly 3.2 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Churchill Square (3.6 miles west) and French Convalescent Home (1.9 miles west). Not far away are Beacon Hill Local Nature Reserve and Newmarket Hill.
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