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Toilet & ceramic chip repair in Colinton, Edinburgh
Toilet chip repair in and around Colinton: a fixed quote from photos, a tidy visit and a one-year guarantee.
- Repairs from £95
- Chips on the cistern lid
- Chips on the pan or rim
Questions from Colinton
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
Yes. We carry out repairs for homeowners, landlords, letting agents, builders and businesses in Colinton.
Can tenants book a repair?
Yes, but check with your landlord or agent first. Landlords are frequently glad to have it sorted.
Is there a guarantee?
Yes, for a year. If anything goes wrong with the repair within the year, we return to fix it.
What happens after I send photos?
We check the damage, the material and your postcode, then reply with a quote and the next dates we have.
Do I have to be there?
Someone needs to let us in and show us the job. After that, you can carry on with your day.
Is it OK to have pets in the house?
We ask you to keep children and pets out of the room while we work and until it has cured. The rest of the house is unaffected.
Is repairing better than replacing?
Generally, yes. Replacement brings removal, refitting and making good, which a repair avoids. We’ll be honest if it’s not worth it.
How much does toilet chip repair cost in Colinton?
Prices start from £95. Every job gets a fixed price from your photos. Send a close-up of the damage and a wider photo and your postcode.
Toilet chip repair in Colinton, done in place
A crack that leaks can’t be fixed with a cosmetic repair, and we’ll say so if we find one. We rebuild the damaged area and match it to the glaze, so the toilet stays in place. We work on porcelain, vitreous china and toilet pans, and the jobs we see most are chips on the pan or rim and marks on the outside of the pan.
We stand behind the work with a one-year guarantee, so you are covered after the visit. Avoid dropping heavy items and clean the outside of the pan gently.
- Area
- Colinton (EH13, EH14)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Warranty
- 12 months on all our work
- Quotes
- From £95. Free and fixed, from your pictures
- Telephone
- 0345 017 0787
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Work for landlords and builders
Rental properties take more wear, and replacing things at every changeover adds up. Repairing between tenants keeps the property presentable for less.
Housing associations and facilities teams use us for planned and reactive repairs in Edinburgh and across the UK. Repairing in place avoids the disruption of a replacement, which matters when someone is living in the home.
Repair or replace in Colinton?
A new toilet needs a plumber and sometimes new flooring around the pan, and the matching cistern may be discontinued. Repairing the chip keeps the toilet you have. Prices start from £95. Compared with replacing, repairing usually costs far less, because nothing has to be taken out, refitted or made good. The quote lists exactly what you are paying for.
Why us?
- Most jobs done in one visit
- A year’s guarantee on all work
- Fixed prices from your photos
- CHAS and Constructionline accredited
Take a look at our full price list.
Colinton and nearby
Colinton is about 3 miles south-west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. We agree a date that works for you, and you’ll know when to expect us, so you’re not left waiting in all day. We cover 175 places in Edinburgh, from the larger towns to small villages.
Here we cover the EH13 and EH14 postcode area. Whether you live on Bridge Road, Elliot Road and Grant Avenue or anywhere nearby, a technician can come to you. Nearby, we also work in Redford (1 mile east), Firrhill (1 mile north-east), Kingsknowe (1 mile north-west), Colinton Mains (1 mile east) and Clovenstone (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Edinburgh (3 miles north-east), Leith (6 miles north-east), Bonnington (5 miles north-east), Greenside (4 miles north-east), Broughton (4 miles north-east) and Bellevue (4 miles north-east).
Around Colinton
Around Colinton, we work in homes near Colinton Parish Church, Saughton Park and Cross Keys Tavern and the streets around them. You’ll also find Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming (within half a mile north) and Firrhill High School (0.7 miles north-east). Colinton’s nearest station is Kingsknowe station, roughly 0.9 miles north-west. Nearby you’ll also find War Poets Collection (1.8 miles north-west) and The Gyle Shopping Centre (3.3 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Duddingston Loch and Craiglockhart Hill.
What we’re called out for in Colinton
Toilets and cisterns usually get chipped during fitting, or when something heavy is dropped. Cistern lids are a common casualty.
Keep an eye out for these signs:
- Pieces knocked off during fitting
- Chips on the cistern lid
- Damage from dropped items
- Chips on the pan or rim
Before you book anyone
- If travel is included in the price
- Whether they match the colour on site
- What prep work is covered
- How to look after the finish
What happens on the day
You do not need to empty the room. We bring everything we need with us, lay protective sheets and get going once we have agreed what we’re doing. Most jobs take one to two hours, and you are welcome to carry on with your day while we work.
- We start by cleaning and drying the damage.
- Next we rebuild the missing piece to its original shape.
- It’s sanded flush.
- We colour-match and finish the glaze.
- Finally we polish it into the surrounding glaze.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know if it has been repaired before
- Clear the area around the damage
- Tell us about parking, stairs or access
Getting a price
Upload photos of the damage and a wider shot of the entire item, with your EH13 postcode, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Related advice
Honest limits
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- A crack that leaks water
- A crack through the bowl or trap
- A loose pan or leaking seal (that’s a plumbing job)
If in doubt, send photos and we will say what we think.
Materials we repair
- Vitreous china
- Toilet pans
- Porcelain
- Pedestals
- Cisterns & lids
DIY kit or professional repair?
It’s tempting to reach for a kit, but the repairs we redo most frequently are DIY ones that have discoloured or lifted. Getting it right first time is generally cheaper.
If you do try a kit, read the instructions carefully, and give it the full curing time. If it fails, we can still put it right.
Prices and what affects them
Prices start from £95. Every quote is fixed and free. What we take into account:
- The size and number of damaged areas
- How many items we do on one visit
- Whether old repairs or coatings need taking off
- What kind of damage it is
Our prices are the same across the UK, so there’s no premium for Colinton. What changes the price is the job itself: how much damage, what it’s made of and how many items.
Send pictures for a quote
It only takes a minute to photograph the damage, and it saves a visit. Try to send:
- A wider photo showing the whole toilet
- Daylight if possible, and no flash reflection
- A coin or ruler next to the damage for scale
- Any earlier repairs or coatings
The quickest way to a price is to send a couple of pictures through our quote form or ring us. We will tell you honestly whether it can be repaired.
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