Orkney Islands · Scotland
Toilet & ceramic chip repair in Tankerness, Orkney Islands
Toilet chip repair in and around Tankerness: photo quotes, tidy work and a year’s guarantee.
- Repairs from £95
- Chips on the cistern lid
- Chips on the pan or rim
Toilet chip repair in Tankerness without replacing anything
A crack that leaks cannot be fixed with a cosmetic repair, and we will tell you if that’s what we find. We rebuild the damaged area and match it to the glaze, so the toilet stays in place. Typical jobs include damage from dropped items and marks on the outside of the pan, across cisterns & lids, porcelain and toilet pans.
Whatever the size of the job, it’s backed by a one-year guarantee in Tankerness and across the Orkney Islands. Take care with heavy items and use non-abrasive cleaners on the outside of the pan and cistern.
- Area
- Tankerness (KW17)
- County
- Orkney Islands
- Cover
- One year on every repair
- Price
- From £95. Free, fixed quote from pictures
- Telephone
- 0345 017 0787
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Should you replace it?
A new toilet needs a plumber and possibly new flooring, and the matching cistern may be discontinued. A repair leaves it in place. Our toilet chip repair starts from £95. Rather than charging by the hour, we price the entire job up front. Damage, material and access decide it, and doing several items at once reduces it.
Why book with us
- No need to remove anything
- Work done at your home or business
- Typically one visit, start to finish
- CHAS and Constructionline accredited
See our pricing.
Prices and what affects them
Prices start from £95. There’s no area surcharge for Tankerness. What changes the price is:
- Whether we combine several jobs
- Previous DIY repairs that have to come out
- The size and number of damaged areas
- What the surface is made of
What it costs depends on the type and amount of damage, the material and how many jobs we combine into one visit. We give a fixed quote from your photos, so you know the cost before you book.
Getting a price from photos
When you take your photos, a few simple things make all the difference:
- A photo taken from further back
- Details of any past repairs
- Your postcode, so we can check dates
- A coin or ruler next to the damage for scale
You don’t need a survey visit. Photos are enough for us to price nearly every job: we need a close-up, a wider picture and your postcode, and we’ll reply with a fixed price.
When to call us in Tankerness
Most toilet chips happen while the bathroom is being fitted, or from a dropped lid or bottle. Cistern lids get chipped surprisingly frequently.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Marks on the outside of the pan
- Damage from dropped items
- Chips on the cistern lid
- Pieces knocked off during fitting
Questions to ask before you book
- How soon you can use it again
- How long the guarantee is and what it covers
- If travel is included in the price
- Who will actually do the work
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, including clearing up.
- We start by cleaning and drying the damage.
- We fill and rebuild missing material to the original shape.
- We sand it flush.
- The glaze is colour-matched and finished.
- We polish the repair to blend it in.
Before we arrive
- Avoid using the area for a few hours before we arrive
- Have a window or extractor fan available
- Have somewhere for us to park nearby if possible
How to get a price
Getting a quote takes a couple of minutes: take one close-up and one wider shot of the toilet, include your postcode and send them over. What comes back is a fixed price, not a guess.
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FAQs for Tankerness
Is it messy?
Dust sheets and masking go down before we start, and we clean up when we’ve finished.
I rent my home. Can I book you?
Yes, but check with your landlord or agent first. Many landlords are happy for a repair to be arranged before the end of a tenancy.
Do you charge for travel?
We do not add a call-out fee. Your fixed price includes everything.
How much does toilet chip repair cost in Tankerness?
Prices start from £95. Every job gets a fixed price based on pictures of the damage. Send a close-up and a picture of the whole item with your KW17 postcode.
How soon can you come?
It depends on the time of year and where you are. Send pictures with your postcode and we’ll reply with the earliest dates.
Do you cover the whole of the Orkney Islands?
Across the UK, so Tankerness is covered. Prices don’t change with location.
What do you need from me?
Some photos, your postcode and how to reach you. On the day, access to the room.
Can you redo someone else’s repair?
Generally, yes. Tell us what was done before.
Tankerness and nearby
Tankerness is about 4 miles east of Kirkwall, in the Orkney Islands. We work in every kind of home, from flats and terraces to detached houses and new builds, plus businesses and rented homes. We cover 51 places in the Orkney Islands, from the larger towns to small villages.
Jobs in KW17 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Neighbouring places we cover include Toab (1 mile south), Upper Sanday (3 miles south), Kirkwall (4 miles west), St Mary's (5 miles south-west) and Balfour (6 miles north-west). If you’re somewhere remote, call first so we can plan the visit.
What’s near Tankerness
We visit homes around St Andrew's Burial-Ground, among other places. Nearby you’ll also find Balfour Hospital (4.7 miles west) and Bishop's Palace (4.5 miles west). Open spaces near Tankerness include Mull Head Nature Reserve and Loch of Tankerness.
Should I try a DIY kit first?
If you’ve already tried a DIY fix, that is fine. We take the old repair out and do it properly, so it won’t stop us repairing it. It does add a little time, so tell us about it when you send pictures.
What a professional repair adds is preparation, colour matching and finishing. We clean and key the area properly, mix the colour to your surface and finish it to the same sheen, then guarantee it for a year.
For landlords and businesses
Rental properties take more wear, and replacing items every time a tenant leaves is expensive. Repairing between tenants keeps the property presentable for less.
If you manage property in Tankerness, we can repair and quote for several addresses together. Send pictures for each one and we will come back with a combined price.
What a repair can’t fix
A repair is not right for every job, including:
- 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.
Surfaces we repair
- Toilet pans
- Porcelain
- Vitreous china
- Cisterns & lids
- Pedestals
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