Dorset · England

Tile Repair for Trent homes

Chip, crack and drill-hole repairs to floor and wall tiles for homes and businesses in Trent and across Dorset. Send photos for a free, fixed quote.

  • Repairs from £95
  • Drill holes from removed fittings
  • Discontinued tiles you cannot replace
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Trusted tile repair in Trent

Tile repair in Trent without replacing anything

A loose or rocking tile may need relaying first, and we’ll tell you. The tile stays where it is, so you don’t need to find a spare. We regularly repair floor and wall tiles, porcelain tiles and ceramic tiles, and people most frequently call us about damaged tile edges and chips from dropped pans and tools.

A one-year guarantee comes with the work, just as it does everywhere we cover. Avoid dropping heavy items on repaired floor tiles, and clean with a pH-neutral cleaner.

Speckled stone tiles with chips repaired to match the pattern
Where
Trent (DT9)
Region
Dorset
Warranty
A year, on every repair
Quotes
From £95. Fixed and free, based on pictures
Telephone
0345 017 0787
Updated
23 October 2026

Your questions about tile repair in Trent

Can you repair several things at once?

Yes, and it’s frequently cheaper. Send pictures of everything together and you’ll get one combined price.

Do the materials smell?

There can be some smell while we work. It clears as the materials cure.

What happens next?

We come back with a fixed price, normally with dates to choose from. You’re under no obligation.

What happens if you find more damage?

We stop, show you and agree any change before carrying on. Nothing extra is done without your say-so.

Will you leave a mess?

Very little mess: we sheet and mask everything nearby, and we leave the room clean.

Can you fill holes left by old fittings?

Yes. We fill drill holes from removed fittings.

How do I get a price for tile repair in Trent?

Prices start from £95. The exact price depends on the damage, so we quote from pictures. You know the full cost before anything is booked.

Do you do work for letting agents?

We do, regularly. We can quote for several properties together and work between tenancies.

Landlords, agents and businesses in Trent

Hospitality businesses cannot afford rooms out of action for long, so most of our work is done in a single visit. We can work around your bookings.

Housing associations and facilities teams use us for planned and reactive repairs. A repair avoids taking out and refitting, which matters when someone is living in the home.

Common problems we fix in Trent

Dropped pans and tools chip floor tiles, and wall tiles get drilled for fittings that are later removed. Movement underneath can also crack tiles.

The things customers typically mention when they call include:

  • Damaged tile edges
  • Drill holes from removed fittings
  • Discontinued tiles you can’t replace
  • Chips from dropped pans and tools

Questions to ask before booking

  • What happens if the damage is worse than the photos show
  • Who will actually do the work
  • Whether cleaning and preparation are in the price
  • If travel is included in the price

Choosing a repair company

What a repair cannot fix

Not everything can be repaired, and we’ll tell you before we start. Repairs will not solve:

  • Loose or hollow tiles that need relaying
  • Cracks caused by a moving floor, until the floor is fixed
  • Whole walls of failing grout

If in doubt, send photos and we’ll say what we think before you book.

Materials we work on in Trent

  • Floor and wall tiles
  • Ceramic tiles
  • Porcelain tiles
  • Marble
  • Natural stone & granite

Can I fix it myself?

Kits are cheap and easy to find, but many of the jobs we do start with putting right a DIY repair. Getting it right first time is generally cheaper.

For a hairline mark somewhere you will never see, a kit may be enough. 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.

Should you replace it?

Replacing a tile means breaking it out, finding a match and risking the tiles around it. Repairing it keeps the original tile. Repairs from £95, with every job priced individually. We do not add extras on the day. The price we quote from your pictures is the price you pay, and if the damage turns out to be different, we discuss it before starting.

What you get with us

  • Fixed prices from your photos
  • Colour mixed on the day to match
  • CHAS and Constructionline accredited
  • One-year guarantee on every repair

See our pricing.

The process

Arrival times are agreed in advance. Once we’re there, the work takes a morning or an afternoon. We leave the room clean and ready to use once it has cured.

  1. We start by cleaning the tile and clearing loose fragments.
  2. The chip, crack or hole is filled.
  3. We level and shape the repair to the tile surface.
  4. We recreate the colour and pattern by hand.
  5. We seal the repair to suit the finish of the tile.

Before we arrive

  • Clear toiletries, mats and anything else from around the area
  • Avoid using the area for a few hours before we arrive
  • Keep a parking space free if you can

Getting a price

Send us a picture of the damage and one of the whole item, and tell us you are in Trent, and we’ll reply with a fixed price.

Send pictures for a quote

Advice

Prices and what affects them

Repairs from £95. We do not charge extra for travel to Trent. The price comes down to:

  • The size and number of damaged areas
  • How easy the damage is to reach
  • What kind of damage it is
  • How hard the colour is to match

Instead of hourly rates, we price the whole job up front. Damage, material and access decide it, and combining items on one visit brings it down.

Quotes from your pictures

Photographing the damage takes a minute. Try to send:

  • Something in shot to show the size
  • The postcode, so we can plan the visit
  • A clear, close picture of the problem area
  • Any earlier repairs or coatings

No survey visit is needed: we price from pictures. Use the quote form, or ring 0345 017 0787 to talk it through, and we’ll come back with a fixed figure.

Where we work around Trent

Trent is about 3 miles east of Yeovil, in Dorset. Clients in Trent get the same service as everywhere else we cover: a fixed quote from pictures, then a visit to do the work. Trent is one of 462 places in Dorset we cover.

We cover every part of DT9 and the streets around it. That includes homes on Down Lane, Abels Lane and Rigg Lane and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Trent: Nether Compton (1 mile south), Adber (1 mile north), Over Compton (1 mile south-west), Sandford Orcas (2 miles north-east) and Rimpton (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Gillingham (14 miles east), Sherborne (3 miles south-east), Peacemarsh (14 miles north-east), Sturminster Newton (12 miles east), Beaminster (13 miles south-west) and Milborne Port (5 miles east).

Around Trent

Our clients here include homes close to The Griffin's Head pub, Trent Young's CofE Primary School and Bucklers Mead Community School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Yeovil Pen Mill station, about 2.1 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Sherborne Old Castle (3.4 miles east) and Sherborne Steam & Waterwheel Centre (3.2 miles east). Not far away are Babylon Hill.

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