Orkney Islands · Scotland
Sink & basin repair in St Mary's, Orkney Islands
Local sink repair for St Mary's: a fixed quote from pictures, a tidy visit and a one-year guarantee.
- Repairs from £95
- Chips from dropped toiletries
- A chipped vanity basin
How we handle sink repair in St Mary's
Whether it’s a chipped rim or a crack by the tap holes, most basin damage can be repaired without removing anything. Nothing is unplumbed or taken off the wall. We regularly repair enamelled basins, ceramic & vitreous china basins and Belfast and butler sinks, and the jobs we see most are cracks around the tap holes or waste and a chipped vanity basin.
All our work is covered by our one-year guarantee.
- Where
- St Mary's (KW17)
- County
- Orkney Islands
- Guarantee
- A year, on every repair
- Quotes
- From £95. Free and fixed, from your pictures
- Call
- 0345 017 0787
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
What happens on the day
We turn up when we said we would, introduces themselves and checks the damage against your photos first. Dust sheets and masking tape go down before any work starts. The work itself takes a couple of hours for most chips, and we leave the room as we found it.
- First, we check the basin is firm and dry.
- We degrease and key the damage.
- We build up the filler and sand it flush.
- Colour and gloss are matched.
- We tidy up and give you the curing time.
How to prepare
- Ensure the area is dry
- Tell us if there are stairs or a lift
- Ensure the room can be ventilated
Ask for a price
The quickest way to a price is to send two or three photos using our quote form or ring us. We will tell you honestly whether it can be repaired.
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What affects the price in St Mary's
Repairs from £95. There’s no charge for travel to St Mary's. The price depends on:
- How easy the damage is to reach
- Unusual colours or finishes
- The material
- Previous DIY repairs that have to come out
There are no surprise extras on the day. The price we quote from your photos is the price you pay, and if the damage turns out to be different, we discuss it before starting.
Send pictures for a quote
When you take your pictures, these tips help us give you a firm price:
- A coin beside the damage so we can judge size
- A close-up of the damage, in focus
- Daylight if possible, and no flash reflection
- One picture of the whole basin
A quote takes minutes to ask for: take one close-up and one wider shot of the basin, include your postcode and send them to us. What comes back is a fixed quote, not a guess.
What your basin is made of matters
Vitreous china
Ceramic basins have a fired, glassy surface. We polish repairs to match the glaze.
Period and antique
Period basins frequently have marks and character worth keeping. We repair carefully around original features.
Where we work around St Mary's
St Mary's is about 6 miles south of Kirkwall, in the Orkney Islands. We work in every kind of home, old or new, large or small, as well as offices, shops and holiday lets. St Mary's is one of 51 towns and villages in the Orkney Islands where we work.
Postcode districts we cover here: KW17. Streets in the area include Station Square, St Mary's Road and Storehouse Place. Other places close to St Mary's include Upper Sanday (3 miles east), Burray Village (4 miles south), Toab (4 miles north-east), Grimness (5 miles south) and St Margaret's Hope (5 miles south). As one of the bigger places in the Orkney Islands, St Mary's is somewhere we visit frequently. For island and remote addresses, call first so we can plan the visit.
Around St Mary's
We visit homes around Mass Howe and the streets around them. Nearby you’ll also find Balfour Hospital (5.8 miles north) and Graemeshall Museum (0.5 miles north-east). The countryside around St Mary's includes Gaitnip Hill and Loch of Ayre.
Towns and villages near St Mary's
Also in St Mary's
Repair or replace: which is better?
A new basin can mean a plumber, new taps and a new waste and making good the tiling. A repair leaves everything in place. Repairs from £95, with every job priced individually. What it costs depends on the type and amount of damage, what it’s made of and how many jobs we combine into one visit. We give a fixed price from your photos, so you know the cost before booking.
Why choose Surface Doctor in St Mary's
- Honest advice, even when it means no job
- Colour mixed on the day to match
- Work done at your home or business
- Everything repaired in place
See our prices page.
Common questions in St Mary's
What information do you need?
A close-up, a wider photo and your postcode. Then we will agree a date.
Can you repair an antique basin?
Yes. Period basins are worth keeping, and we repair them sympathetically.
How do I get a price for sink repair in St Mary's?
Prices start from £95. The exact price depends on the damage, so we quote from photos. You will get a fixed figure before you book.
What happens after I send pictures?
We review the photos and send a fixed quote with dates.
Do you do work for letting agents?
Yes, frequently. We quote for multiple addresses and fit around tenancy changeovers.
Can you repair something that’s been repaired before?
Yes, we frequently do. Removing the old work can add time, and that is in the quote.
Do I have to be there?
Someone needs to let us in and show us the job. You do not need to watch us work.
Do you cover St Mary's?
Yes, we do. Repair technicians travel to St Mary's from across the region, and the price is the same as everywhere else.
Should I try a DIY kit first?
Kits are cheap and easy to find, but many of the jobs we do start with putting right a DIY repair. Doing it properly first is generally the cheaper route.
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, it’s worth having it done properly.
Landlord and trade work in St Mary's
For developers and builders, we fix damage before handover, saving last-minute replacements. Several plots can be done in one visit.
Letting agents often send us photos straight from the inventory. You can have a price before you arrange access, and we can arrange access with the tenant directly if that helps.
Common problems we fix in St Mary's
Fittings tightened too hard strain the basin, and cracks can start at the tap holes.
Most people get in touch after spotting something like this:
- Chips from dropped toiletries
- Cracks starting at the waste
- An antique basin with chips
- A chipped basin edge
Before you book anyone
- Aftercare advice
- Whether the price is fixed and includes VAT
- What preparation is included
- Whether a trained technician does the job
What a repair can’t fix
Some jobs are not right for a repair, including:
- A basin that moves on its brackets
- Leaks from the fittings
- Widespread crazing
If in doubt, send photos and we’ll say what we think.
Materials we work on in St Mary's
- Enamelled basins
- Belfast and butler sinks
- Vanity unit basins
- Ceramic & vitreous china basins
- Antique & period basins
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
