Edinburgh · Scotland
Toilet & ceramic chip repair in Warriston, Edinburgh
Chip and break repairs to toilets, cisterns and other ceramics at your home in Warriston, with a one-year guarantee on every repair.
- Repairs from £95
- Damage from dropped items
- Marks on the outside of the pan
What we do, step by step
It’s a tidy, low-fuss visit. We agree the arrival time in advance, cover and mask the work area, then carry out the work, which normally takes one to two hours. If we find something your pictures didn’t show, we will explain it before carrying on.
- We start by cleaning and drying the damage.
- Next we rebuild the missing piece to its original shape.
- We sand it flush.
- The glaze is colour matched and finished.
- Finally we polish it into the surrounding glaze.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention if the room is upstairs or in a flat
- Tell us about parking, stairs or access
- Clear the area around the damage
Get a quote
For most jobs, photos 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.
Advice
About our toilet chip repair in Warriston
We rebuild the damaged area and match it 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. If you are dealing with damage from dropped items and pieces knocked off during fitting, we can generally put it right, whatever the material.
Your repair is guaranteed for a year, as with every job we do. Take care with heavy items and clean the outside of the pan gently.
- Location
- Warriston (EH14)
- Region
- Edinburgh
- Warranty
- One year on every repair
- Price
- From £95. Fixed and free, based on photos
- Phone
- 0345 017 0787
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
More services for Warriston
Repair or replace in Warriston?
Replacing a toilet needs a plumber and sometimes new flooring around the pan, and a matching cistern may no longer be made. A repair keeps the toilet you have. Our toilet chip repair starts from £95. Rather than charging by the hour, we fix the price before we start. Damage, material and access decide it, and doing several items at once reduces it.
Why choose Surface Doctor in Warriston
- We leave the room as we found it
- Most jobs done in one visit
- One price list for the entire UK
- CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor accredited
See our full price list.
Common problems we fix in Warriston
Toilets and cisterns generally get chipped during fitting, or from a dropped lid or bottle. Cistern lids are a common casualty.
Customers usually contact us about:
- Chips on the cistern lid
- Chips on the pan or rim
- Pieces knocked off during fitting
- Damage from dropped items
Questions to ask before booking
- How the colour is matched
- What aftercare is recommended
- Whether the price covers travel
- What preparation is included
DIY repairs versus a professional job
Kits are cheap and easy to find, but the repairs we redo most frequently are DIY ones that have discoloured or lifted. Getting it right first time is generally cheaper.
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, then guarantee it for a year.
Prices and what affects them
Repairs from £95. We give every job a fixed price from pictures. This is what makes a difference:
- Whether we combine several jobs
- How many areas need work
- How hard the colour is to match
- Previous DIY repairs that have to come out
A few things move the price: access, material, the extent of the damage and whether we can do several items together. Photos let us give you a fixed figure.
Send photos for a quote
A couple of clear pictures is all it takes. Try to include:
- Daylight if possible, and no flash reflection
- A coin or ruler next to the damage for scale
- Where you are, by postcode
- A clear, close picture of the problem area
No survey visit is needed: we price from photos. Send them through the quote form, or call 0345 017 0787 if you’d rather talk it through, and we’ll come back with a fixed figure.
FAQs for Warriston
Do you come to Warriston?
Yes. We work across the UK and travel to Warriston and the rest of Edinburgh. Send us photos for a fixed quote, or call 0345 017 0787.
Can you do more than one item on the same visit?
Yes. Doing several items on one visit usually costs less than separate visits. Send photos of everything you’d like done.
What happens next?
We look at the photos and reply with a fixed price and some dates. If anything’s unclear, we’ll ask for another photo.
Is my repair covered?
Every repair comes with our one-year guarantee. Ask us what it covers when you get your quote.
Will there be a smell?
It depends on the job, but frequently a little. Open windows and an extractor fan help.
Can you quote from photos?
Yes, almost always. A close-up and a wider photo are enough to give a fixed price.
How soon can you come?
Your quote comes with available dates. Tell us if you need it done quickly.
Is a repair better than a new one?
Generally, yes. A repair skips the removal, fitting and redecorating. We will be honest if it’s not worth it.
Landlords, agents and businesses in Warriston
Landlords, letting agents and housing providers in Warriston use us as well as householders. Repairing between tenancies keeps void periods short, and it costs much less than replacing.
If you manage property in Warriston, we can repair and quote for several addresses together. Just send pictures for each address and we’ll price them together.
Where we work around Warriston
Warriston is about 6 miles south-west of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. We work in every kind of home, from flats and terraces to detached houses and new builds, plus businesses and rented homes. Warriston is one of 175 towns and villages in Edinburgh we cover. You can also see our page for Edinburgh, about 6 miles away.
Every address in EH14 is covered. If you are just outside Warriston, we cover Riccarton (1 mile north-east), Hermiston (1 mile north-east), Ratho (2 miles north-west), Gogar (2 miles north) and Ingliston (3 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Edinburgh (6 miles north-east), Leith (8 miles north-east), Bonnington (8 miles north-east), Greenside (7 miles north-east), Broughton (7 miles north-east) and Bellevue (7 miles north-east).
What’s near Warriston
Locally, our jobs take us to homes close to Currie High School, St Mary's Episcopal Church and Malleny Park, among other places. The nearest railway station is Curriehill station, roughly 0.9 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Bavelaw Castle (3.8 miles south) and ICE Scotland Museum (0.7 miles north-east). For a walk, there is Warklaw Hill.
When we’d advise against a repair
Not everything can be repaired, and we’ll tell you before we start. Repairs won’t solve:
- 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 photos and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on
- Toilet pans
- Pedestals
- Vitreous china
- Porcelain
- Cisterns & lids
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
