Essex · England
Toilet & ceramic chip repair in Hare Street, Essex
Damaged toilet in Hare Street? We repair it in place, mix the colour on the day and guarantee the work for a year.
- Repairs from £95
- Pieces knocked off during fitting
- Chips on the pan or rim
Our work in Hare Street
Hare Street is about 5 miles north-west of Brentwood, in Essex. Wherever you are in the CM5 postcode area, we come to you. Hare Street is one of 644 towns and villages in Essex we cover. Our nearest city page is London, about 18 miles away.
All of CM5 is covered. Neighbouring places we cover include Little End (1 mile north-east), Stanford Rivers (1 mile north), Clatterford End (1 mile north-west), Marden Ash (2 miles north-east) and Navestock Heath (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Chelmsford (12 miles east), Basildon (13 miles south-east), Harlow (8 miles north-west), Brentwood (5 miles south-east), Billericay (9 miles east) and Loughton (7 miles west).
Near you in Hare Street
Our customers here include homes close to The Woodman Public House and Church of St Margaret of Antioch. Nearby you will also find St. Margaret's Hospital (4.6 miles north-west). For a walk, there is Gernon Bushes.
About our toilet chip repair in Hare Street
Chips are rebuilt and colour-matched to the glaze, so the toilet stays in place. Leaking cracks need the toilet replacing, and we will say so if we find one. Whether it’s pieces knocked off during fitting and damage from dropped items, we can generally put it right, on cisterns & lids, vitreous china and pedestals alike.
You get a one-year guarantee, the same in Hare Street as everywhere else we work. Avoid dropping heavy items and use non-abrasive cleaners on the outside of the pan and cistern.
- Area
- Hare Street (CM5)
- Area hub
- Essex
- Warranty
- A year, on every repair
- Price
- From £95. Fixed and free, based on photos
- Phone
- 0345 017 0787
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
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Hare Street questions
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
Yes, frequently. We quote for multiple addresses and fit around tenancy changeovers.
Are you accredited?
Yes, including CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor. See our accreditations page for the full list.
Which areas do you work in?
All of Essex, and the rest of the UK. Travel is included in the price.
Can a chipped toilet be fixed?
Yes. We repair chips on pans, rims, cisterns and lids.
Do you charge for travel?
Travel is included in the price, with the same prices everywhere we work.
What happens if you find more damage?
We will show you and explain before doing anything extra. You won’t be charged for anything you haven’t agreed.
Do the materials smell?
It depends on the job, but frequently a little. Ventilation keeps it to a minimum, and it soon fades.
Can I get a quote without a visit?
In nearly every case. If photos don’t show enough, we will ask for another angle.
DIY kit or professional repair?
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.
What a professional repair adds is preparation, colour matching and finishing. We prepare the area properly, mix the colour on site and polish the finish to match, and the work is guaranteed.
Common problems we fix in Hare Street
Toilets and cisterns typically get chipped during fitting, or from a dropped lid or bottle. Cistern lids get chipped surprisingly often.
These are the problems we are asked about most:
- Chips on the pan or rim
- Pieces knocked off during fitting
- Damage from dropped items
- Chips on the cistern lid
What to look for in a quote
- When it can be used again
- What happens if they find more damage
- What preparation is included
- Whether they match the colour on site
When we’d advise against a repair
We would rather lose a job than do one 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 pictures and we will give you a straight answer.
Materials we repair
- Cisterns & lids
- Porcelain
- Toilet pans
- Vitreous china
- Pedestals
For landlords and businesses
Letting agents often send us pictures 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.
Housing associations and facilities teams use us for planned and reactive repairs. Repairing in place avoids the disruption of a replacement, which is easier on the people living there.
Repair or replace in Hare Street?
A new toilet needs a plumber and sometimes new flooring around the pan, and the matching cistern may be discontinued. A repair leaves it in place. Repairs from £95, with every job priced individually. No two jobs are quite the same, so we price each one individually. What’s damaged, how badly and how easy it is to reach all make a difference, and combining jobs on one visit brings the cost down.
Why choose Surface Doctor in Hare Street
- Everything repaired in place
- We leave the room as we found it
- Work done at your home or business
- We’ll tell you if it’s not worth repairing
See our prices page.
The process
Nothing needs to be moved out of the room beforehand. Everything we use comes in the van with us, put protection down and start once you’re happy with the plan. Most jobs take one to two hours, and you’re welcome to carry on with your day while we work.
- We clean and dry the damaged area.
- Next we rebuild the missing piece to its original shape.
- We sand it flush.
- We match the colour to the glaze.
- We polish the repair to blend it in.
Before we arrive
- Clear the area around the damage
- Mention any parking restrictions or tricky access
- Mention if the room is upstairs or in a flat
Ask for a price
We price from pictures so you don’t have to wait in for a survey. Send them through the quote form, or call 0345 017 0787 if you’d rather talk it through, and you’ll get a fixed figure back.
Advice
What affects the price in Hare Street
Repairs from £95. You won’t pay by the hour. The price is based on:
- Access to the area
- Doing more than one item at once
- Unusual colours or finishes
- The material
Set against the cost of replacement, a repair is normally a fraction of the price, because nothing has to be taken out, refitted or made good. Your fixed quote shows exactly what’s included.
Send photos for a quote
Two or three clear pictures are usually enough. It helps if you send:
- Natural light rather than flash
- A coin or ruler next to the damage for scale
- A close-up of the damage, in focus
- Details of any past repairs
For most jobs, pictures are all we need to give you a price. Add a line about what happened and your postcode, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote and the earliest dates we have.
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
