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Sink Repair in St Giles
Problem with your basin in St Giles? We repair it in place, match it on site and back it with a one-year guarantee.
- Repairs from £95
- Cracks around the tap holes or waste
- Chips on a built-in basin
Sink repair in St Giles, done in place
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. Whether it’s an antique basin with chips and fine cracks across the glaze, we can help, on vanity unit basins, Belfast and butler sinks and antique & period basins alike.
The work is covered for a year after we finish. If anything isn’t right, ring us and we’ll sort it.
- Where
- St Giles (W1F, W1D, W1T)
- Region
- Greater London
- Guarantee
- A year, on every repair
- Quote
- From £95. Free and fixed, from your pictures
- Phone
- 0345 017 0787
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
What we’re called out for in St Giles
Dropped glass bottles and heavy toiletries are the usual cause of chips, and some happen during bathroom refits.
Keep an eye out for these signs:
- A period basin that needs restoring
- Damage to a basin in a vanity unit
- A crack near the taps
- Chips on the rim or front edge
What your quote should include
- Whether cleaning and preparation are in the price
- How changes to the job are handled
- How soon you can use it again
- How the colour is matched
What we do, step by step
On the day itself, there’s little for you to do. Show us the job, point us to the room, and we will get on with it. Most visits take a few hours, tidy-up included.
- First the basin is cleaned and the damage checked.
- We fill the chip or crack and shape it to the original profile.
- We mix the colour to suit the glaze.
- The repair is polished so it blends in.
- You can normally use the basin later that day or the next.
How to prepare
- Let the surface dry out before the visit
- Tell us about any previous repairs or coatings
- Have somewhere for us to park nearby if possible
Getting a price
You do not need a survey visit. Photos are enough for us to price nearly every job: send a close-up, a wider shot and your postcode, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote.
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What sink repair costs
Prices start from £95. You will not pay by the hour. The price is based on:
- How hard the colour is to match
- How much damage there is
- The type of damage
- Doing more than one item at once
Set against the cost of replacement, a repair is usually a fraction of the price, because nothing has to be taken out, refitted or made good. Your fixed quote shows exactly what’s included.
Getting a price from pictures
Before you send pictures, a few simple things make all the difference:
- Natural light rather than flash
- One sharp close-up of the damage
- The material, if you know it
- A coin beside the damage so we can judge size
A quote takes minutes to ask for: photograph the damage, then the whole basin, add your postcode and send them over. What comes back is a fixed price, not a guess.
What your basin is made of matters
Composite and resin
Cast mineral and resin basins are common in vanity units. They repair well, 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 finish the repair to the same sheen.
Common questions in St Giles
Can tenants book a repair?
Yes. Check with your landlord; we can send the quote to them too.
Are there extra charges for St Giles?
There is no separate call-out charge. Your fixed quote includes everything.
Do I need to be at home?
Someone needs to let us in and show us the job. You do not need to watch us work.
When can you do it?
It depends on the time of year and where you are. Send photos with your postcode and we’ll reply with the earliest dates.
Is a chipped basin repairable?
Yes, very frequently. The repair is shaped and polished to blend in.
Is it messy?
Dust sheets and masking go down before we start, and we clean up when we have finished.
Is repairing better than replacing?
Generally, yes. A repair skips the removal, fitting and redecorating. We will be honest if it’s not worth it.
Do you come to St Giles?
We do. We send a technician to St Giles for every job, with no extra charge for travel.
Work for landlords and builders
We carry out planned and one-off repairs for housing associations and facilities teams. A repair avoids taking out and refitting, which matters when someone is living in the home.
Builders, developers and site managers book us for snagging repairs, putting right damage done during fitting so nothing needs replacing. We are CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor accredited.
Places near St Giles
What else we do in St Giles
Covering St Giles
St Giles is about 1 mile east of City of Westminster, in Greater London. Book a date that suits you, and you’ll know when to expect us, so you’re not left waiting in all day. We work in all 764 towns and villages in Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages.
Jobs in W1F, W1D and W1T work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Jobs here include addresses on Duck Lane, Drury Lane and Bridle Lane and the roads around them. Being close to the A301 and A400, St Giles is easy for our repair technicians to reach. If you’re just outside St Giles, we cover Seven Dials (1 mile south), West End (1 mile south-west), Soho (1 mile south-west), Covent Garden (1 mile south-east) and Chinatown (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Kensington (3 miles west), Walthamstow (7 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (13 miles west), Stockwell (3 miles south) and Orpington (13 miles south-east).
Landmarks near St Giles
We visit homes around St Anne's Churchyard, The Crown pub and LSE Shaw Library, among other places. Also close by are St Josephs Catholic Primary School (under half a mile north-east), Mercers' School (0.8 miles east), London Nautical School (1 mile south-east) and Soho Baptist Chapel (under half a mile west). There’s a railway station in St Giles itself: Tottenham Court Road station. Well-known places in the area include Museum of Comedy (less than half a mile north-east) and Metropolitan Borough of Holborn (within half a mile north-east). The countryside around St Giles includes Barnsbury Wood and Ludgate Hill.
Repairing versus replacing in St Giles
Matching a discontinued basin can be impossible, especially in a matching suite. A repair keeps your suite matching. Prices start from £95. Every job is a little different, 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.
Why St Giles clients choose us
- A year’s guarantee on all work
- Dust sheets down, tidy finish
- Accredited with CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor
- Same prices wherever you are
See our full price list.
What a repair can’t fix
Some jobs aren’t right for a repair, including:
- Through cracks that let water out
- A basin coming away from the wall (that needs refixing)
- Leaking taps or wastes (a plumber’s job)
Send us photos and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Materials we repair
- Vanity unit basins
- Ceramic & vitreous china basins
- Antique & period basins
- Enamelled basins
- Belfast and butler sinks
Should I try a DIY kit first?
A DIY attempt isn’t a disaster. We remove the old filler and start again, so it won’t stop us repairing it. It does add a little time, so tell us about it when you send photos.
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.
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
