Edinburgh · Scotland
Toilet & ceramic chip repair in Torphin, Edinburgh
We travel to Torphin for chip and break repairs to toilets, cisterns and other ceramics. Nothing is taken out, with a one-year guarantee.
- Repairs from £95
- Pieces knocked off during fitting
- Damage from dropped items
Toilet chip repair in Torphin, done in place
Chips are rebuilt and colour-matched to the glaze, so you do not need a plumber or a new toilet. A crack that leaks cannot be fixed with a cosmetic repair, and we’ll say so if we find one. Typical jobs include chips on the cistern lid and damage from dropped items, on vitreous china, pedestals and cisterns & lids.
A one-year guarantee comes with the work, just as it does everywhere we cover. Avoid dropping heavy items and clean the outside of the pan gently.
- Area
- Torphin (EH13, EH14)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- One year on every repair
- Quotes
- From £95. Free, fixed price from pictures
- Telephone
- 0345 017 0787
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Repair or replace: which is better?
A new toilet means a plumber and possibly new flooring, and the matching cistern may be discontinued. Repairing the chip leaves it in place. Our toilet chip repair starts from £95. A repair generally costs much less than people expect, particularly next to the cost of replacement. Photos let us give you the exact figure.
What you get with us
- CHAS and Constructionline accredited
- Straight answers about what a repair can do
- Everything repaired in place
- Every repair guaranteed for a year
Take a look at our pricing.
What affects the price in Torphin
Prices start from £95. We do not charge extra for travel to Torphin. The price depends on:
- How hard the colour is to match
- Where the damage is and how we get to it
- What kind of damage it is
- Previous DIY repairs that have to come out
Every job is a little different, so each one is priced on its own. The size and type of damage, the material and access all make a difference, and doing several things on one visit costs less than separate visits.
Getting a price from pictures
The better the pictures, the more accurate the price. Here’s what we find most useful:
- The material, if you know it
- A coin beside the damage so we can judge size
- Your postcode, so we can check dates
- A picture taken from further back
Most clients in Torphin get their price from photos. Tell us what happened and where you are, and we will send back a fixed quote and some dates.
How it works
There is not much you need to do on the day. Let us in and show us the room, and we’ll take it from there. Most visits take an hour or two, tidy-up included.
- We clean and dry the damaged area.
- Missing material is filled and rebuilt to the original shape.
- We sand it flush.
- The glaze is colour matched and finished.
- Finally we polish it into the surrounding glaze.
Before we arrive
- Avoid using the area for a few hours before we arrive
- Let us know if it has been repaired before
- Tell us if there are stairs or a lift
Getting a price
There’s no need for us to visit first. Nearly every job can be priced from photos: send a close-up, a wider shot and your postcode, and we will come back to you with a fixed figure.
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Torphin and the surrounding area
Torphin is about 4 miles south-west of Merchiston, in Edinburgh. Jobs in Torphin are booked in like any other job: a fixed quote from your photos, then a visit to do the work. Torphin is one of 175 places in Edinburgh where we work.
We cover every part of the EH13 and EH14 postcode area and the streets around it. From Torduff Road, Torphin Road and Woodhall Road or a nearby road, we can come to you. We also cover the places around Torphin: Bonaly (1 mile east), Swanston (2 miles east), Milton Bridge (4 miles south-east), Silverburn (5 miles south) and Penicuik (5 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Edinburgh (4 miles north-east), Leith (7 miles north-east), Bonnington (6 miles north-east), Greenside (5 miles north-east), Broughton (5 miles north-east) and Bellevue (5 miles north-east).
What’s near Torphin
Locally, our jobs take us to homes close to Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh and Wester Hailes Education Centre and the streets around them. Torphin’s nearest station is Wester Hailes station, roughly 1.2 miles north of the centre. Further afield, we also cover the area around War Poets Collection (1.8 miles north) and Craiglockhart Hydropathic (2 miles north-east). Open spaces near Torphin include Torphin Hill and The New Leaf Co-op.
Landlord and trade work in Torphin
For developers and builders, we fix damage before handover, so there’s no need to replace a damaged item at the last minute. Several plots can be done in one visit.
Hotels, guest houses and holiday lets can’t afford rooms out of action for long, so we keep visits short and tidy. We will fit around changeovers where we can.
Honest limits
Before booking, it’s worth knowing 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)
Send us pictures and we will tell you honestly.
Materials we repair
- Toilet pans
- Vitreous china
- Porcelain
- Pedestals
- Cisterns & lids
Common problems we fix in Torphin
Most toilet chips happen while the bathroom is being fitted, or when something heavy is dropped. Cistern lids get chipped surprisingly often.
The most common problems we’re called about are:
- Chips on the cistern lid
- Pieces knocked off during fitting
- Marks on the outside of the pan
- Chips on the pan or rim
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether they match the colour on site
- Aftercare advice
- How long the guarantee is and what it covers
- If travel is included in the price
Your questions about toilet chip repair in Torphin
How do I get a price for toilet chip repair in Torphin?
Repairs from £95. The exact price depends on the damage, so we quote from photos. You know the full cost before anything is booked.
Does someone need to be in?
Someone needs to let us in and show us the job. After that, you can carry on with your day.
Can you repair several things at once?
Of course, and it normally saves money. Just add the extra items to your pictures and we’ll quote them together.
What information do you need?
Use the quote form or ring 0345 017 0787, and we will do the rest.
Can landlords book you?
Yes. We carry out repairs for householders, landlords, letting agents, builders and businesses in Torphin.
Can you fix a cracked toilet that leaks?
No. That needs a new toilet. We fix chips and broken pieces.
Can a chipped toilet be fixed?
Yes. We repair chips on pans, rims, cisterns and lids.
Do you hold any accreditations?
We hold CHAS, Constructionline, SafeContractor, SMAS Worksafe and Builder’s Profile accreditations.
DIY kit or professional repair?
You can buy a DIY kit for most repairs, and they can make a small mark look better. Where they fall down is colour and preparation: they come in a handful of shades, and if the surface isn’t prepared the repair will not last.
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.
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