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Toilet & ceramic chip repair in Foundry, Cornwall

Chip and break repairs to toilets, cisterns and other ceramics in Foundry, carried out at your home and guaranteed for a year.

  • Repairs from £95
  • Pieces knocked off during fitting
  • Marks on the outside of the pan
Surface Doctor technician refinishing the outside of a roll-top bath

Trusted toilet chip repair in Foundry

For landlords and businesses

We work for landlords, letting agents and housing providers in Foundry as well as homeowners. Repairing between tenancies keeps void periods short, and it typically costs far less than a refit.

Letting agents often send us photos straight from the inventory. You can have a price before you arrange access, and we liaise with tenants about access if you’d like us to.

About our toilet chip repair in Foundry

Chips are rebuilt and colour-matched to the glaze, so you don’t need a plumber or a new toilet. Leaking cracks need the toilet replacing, and we’ll say so if we find one. Our technicians work on pedestals, porcelain and cisterns & lids, and the jobs we see most are chips on the cistern lid and chips on the pan or rim.

Big or small, you get the same one-year guarantee in Foundry and across Cornwall. Avoid dropping heavy items and use non-abrasive cleaners on the outside of the pan and cistern.

Area
Foundry (TR27, TR26)
County
Cornwall
Cover
One year on every repair
Quotes
From £95. Free, fixed price from pictures
Call
0345 017 0787
Updated
23 October 2026
Before and after: a damaged toilet pan restored by Surface Doctor

What affects the price in Foundry

Repairs from £95. There are no hourly rates or hidden extras. The price depends on:

  • How much damage there is
  • Any earlier repairs that need removing first
  • What kind of damage it is
  • Access to the area

Instead of hourly rates, we price the whole job up front. Damage, material and access decide it, and doing several items at once reduces it.

How to get a fixed quote

Photographing the damage takes a minute. Please include:

  • One sharp close-up of the damage
  • A photo taken from further back
  • Something in shot to show the size
  • Natural light rather than flash

Pricing is simple: snap the damage close up and then the whole item, send them to us with your postcode, and you’ll get a fixed price back. There is no charge for the quote and no obligation.

DIY kit or professional repair?

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 the old filler has to come out before a proper repair.

If you’ve already tried a DIY fix, that is fine. We remove the old filler and start again, so it doesn’t stop a professional repair. It does add a little time, so tell us about it when you send photos.

What happens on the day

There is not much you need to do on the day. Let us in and show us the room, and we’ll get on with it. Most visits take one to two hours, tidy-up included.

  1. First the damaged area is cleaned and dried.
  2. Next we rebuild the missing piece to its original shape.
  3. We sand it flush.
  4. The glaze is colour matched and finished.
  5. The repair is polished so it blends in.

Before we arrive

  • Keep a parking space free if you can
  • Tell us about parking, stairs or access
  • Move bottles, mats and clutter away from the area

Get a quote

For most jobs, pictures 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.

Get a fixed quote

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When we’d advise against a repair

We will not take on work that won’t last, so these are the limits:

  • A crack that leaks water
  • A crack through the bowl or trap
  • A loose pan or leaking seal (that’s a plumbing job)

Not sure? Send photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.

What we work on

  • Porcelain
  • Toilet pans
  • Pedestals
  • Cisterns & lids
  • Vitreous china

Why repair rather than replace?

A new toilet means a plumber and sometimes new flooring around the pan, and a matching cistern may no longer be made. Repairing the chip keeps the toilet you have. Our toilet chip repair starts from £95. A repair generally costs much less than people expect, especially compared with replacing and refitting. Send pictures and we’ll give you the exact figure.

What you get with us

  • Dust sheets down, tidy finish
  • Same prices wherever you are
  • Every repair guaranteed for a year
  • We come to you, anywhere in the UK

Read our full price list.

Our work in Foundry

Foundry is about 6 miles west of Camborne, in Cornwall. We visit clients in Foundry and the surrounding area, so you don’t need to take anything anywhere. Foundry is one of 644 places in Cornwall where we work.

Jobs in TR27 and TR26 are booked in the same way as anywhere else. You’ll find streets such as Sea Lane, Penpol Road and Foundry Lane, all of which we cover. Other places close to Foundry include Hayle (1 mile north-east), Phillack (1 mile north-east), Lelant (1 mile west), St Erth (1 mile south) and Rose-an-Grouse (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Falmouth (15 miles east), Camborne (6 miles east), Redruth (9 miles east), Penzance (7 miles south-west), Helston (9 miles south-east) and St Ives (3 miles north-west).

Near you in Foundry

Locally, our jobs take us to homes close to Penpol School, The Bird In Hand pub and Hayle Recreation Ground. Nearby too are St Elwyn's Church (under half a mile north) and Hayle Academy (within half a mile east). There is a railway station in Foundry itself: Hayle station. Well-known places in the area include St Michael's Hospital (within half a mile south-west) and Hayle Heritage Centre (under half a mile south-west). For a walk, there’s Marazion Marsh RSPB Reserve and Trink Hill.

Map of Foundry © OpenStreetMap contributors

Common problems we fix in Foundry

Most toilet chips happen while the bathroom is being fitted, or from a dropped lid or bottle. Cistern lids get chipped surprisingly frequently.

Customers generally contact us about:

  • Chips on the pan or rim
  • Chips on the cistern lid
  • Marks on the outside of the pan
  • Pieces knocked off during fitting

Questions to ask before you book

  • What aftercare is recommended
  • Whether a trained technician does the job
  • How changes to the job are handled
  • Whether cleaning and preparation are in the price

How to compare quotes

Foundry: your questions answered

What happens next?

We check the damage, the material and your postcode, then reply with a quote and the next dates we have.

How quickly can you book me in?

Your quote comes with available dates. If it’s urgent, say so and we will do what we can.

Is there a call-out fee?

Travel is included in the price, with the same prices everywhere we work.

It’s been repaired before. Can you still fix it?

Yes, we frequently do. It can add a little time, which we include in the quote.

Are you a vetted contractor?

Yes. Our accreditations include CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor. See our accreditations page for the full list.

What happens if you find more damage?

It’s rare, but if it happens we talk to you first. The price only changes if you agree.

Do you work for landlords and businesses?

Yes. We carry out repairs for householders, landlords, letting agents, builders and businesses across Cornwall.

Do you come to Foundry?

Yes. We work across the UK and come to Foundry. Send pictures and we will quote, or call 0345 017 0787.

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