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Worktop Repair in St Ruan
Chip, burn and scratch repairs to kitchen and bathroom worktops in St Ruan, carried out at your home and guaranteed for a year.
- Repairs from £95
- Scratches and knife marks
- Snagging damage in a new kitchen
Worktop repair in St Ruan without replacing anything
Worktops are expensive to replace and hard to match, especially in an L-shaped or long kitchen. A repair leaves the kitchen untouched. Typical jobs include knife marks and a damaged sink edge, in solid surface (such as Corian), solid wood and laminate.
All our work comes with our one-year guarantee, wherever you are in Cornwall.
- Where
- St Ruan (TR12)
- Area hub
- Cornwall
- Cover
- One year on every repair
- Price
- From £95. Fixed and free, based on pictures
- Call
- 0345 017 0787
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Repairs by material
Solid surface
Solid surface tops are the same material all the way through, so scratches and burns can frequently be sanded out and refinished.
Quartz
Quartz worktops are mostly stone set in resin. We fill and polish chipped edges.
Prices and what affects them
Repairs from £95. Prices are worked out job by job. The main factors are:
- The size and number of damaged areas
- The material
- How many items we do on one visit
- Where the damage is and how we get to it
Set against the cost of replacement, a repair is typically a fraction of the price, because there is no removal, plumbing or making good. The quote lists exactly what you’re paying for.
Getting a price from photos
It only takes a minute to photograph the damage, and it saves a visit. Please include:
- A coin beside the damage so we can judge size
- Details of any past repairs
- The material, if you know it
- One sharp close-up of the damage
Most customers in St Ruan get their price from pictures. Tell us what happened and where you are, and we will reply with a fixed quote and the earliest dates we have.
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When to call us in St Ruan
Around the sink, water gets into joints on laminate and wood, which can cause swelling.
People typically call us when they notice something like this:
- Chipped corners
- Dents and gouges
- Snagging damage in a new kitchen
- Cuts and scratches in the surface
Questions to ask before you book
- How the colour is matched
- How changes to the job are handled
- How the room is protected while they work
- How soon you can use it again
St Ruan questions
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes, for a year. If anything goes wrong with the repair within the year, we return to fix it.
Is a repair better than a new one?
Generally, yes. A repair skips the removal, fitting and redecorating. We’ll be honest if it’s not worth it.
What if the damage is worse than the photos show?
If we find something the photos didn’t show, we explain it first. The price only changes if you agree.
Do I have to be there?
Someone needs to let us in and show us the job. You do not need to watch us work.
Can you match the pattern on my worktop?
Yes, the pattern is built up by hand so it blends in.
Can you do more than one item on the same visit?
Yes. Doing several items on one visit usually costs less than separate visits. Include pictures of each item.
Can you quote from photos?
Yes, almost always. A close-up and a wider photo are enough to give a fixed price.
Do you repair quartz?
Yes. Chips on edges and around the sink are very common repairs, filled and polished to match.
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits make a big difference to how long a repair lasts. Here’s what we suggest:
- Avoid harsh chemicals on stone and quartz
- Re-oil timber worktops
- Use a chopping board
- Keep joints and edges dry
Use chopping boards and trivets, wipe spills right away, and keep wooden tops oiled.
Daily use can make burns and chips worse particularly around the sink. An earlier repair is a smaller repair.
Repair or replace in St Ruan?
Replacing a worktop means removing the old one, cutting and fitting a new one and reconnecting the sink and hob, and matching the rest of the kitchen can be hard. Repairing the damage leaves the worktop in place. Prices start from £95. Every job is a little different, so we price each one individually. What’s damaged, how badly and how easy it is to reach all play a part, and doing several things on one visit costs less than separate visits.
Why choose Surface Doctor in St Ruan
- Colours mixed by hand to suit your surface
- One visit for most repairs
- Honest advice, even when it means no job
- A year’s guarantee on all work
See our prices page.
Landlords, agents and businesses in St Ruan
Hospitality businesses cannot afford rooms out of action for long, so most of our work is done in a single visit. We can work around your bookings.
For anyone letting property in or around St Ruan, we’ll quote for several properties at once. Send pictures for each one and we’ll come back with a combined price.
What a repair cannot fix
We’d rather lose a job than do one that won’t last, so these are the limits:
- Severe heat marks in quartz
- Through cracks in stone that is moving
- Water-swollen laminate
If in doubt, send photos and we will say what we think.
Materials we work on in St Ruan
- Laminate
- Quartz
- Solid surface (such as Corian)
- Solid wood
- Granite & marble
The process
Arrival times are agreed in advance. Once we are there, the work takes a few hours in most cases. We leave the room clean and you will know when it can be used.
- We protect the rest of the kitchen.
- The damage is cleaned and any loose material removed.
- It’s filled and levelled with the surface.
- We recreate the colour and pattern by hand.
- The repair is sealed and polished to match.
Before we arrive
- Keep a parking space free if you can
- Plan for the room to be out of bounds to pets and children
- Avoid using the area for a few hours before we arrive
Getting a price
Getting a price is easy: take a close-up of the damage and a picture from further back, send them over with your postcode, and you will get a fixed quote back. Quotes are free and no obligation.
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Covering St Ruan
St Ruan is about 9 miles south-east of Helston, in Cornwall. Our work suits any type of property, old or new, large or small, as well as offices, shops and holiday lets. We work in 644 places across Cornwall.
Postcode districts we cover here: TR12. Whether you live on Long Moor and Chapel Terrace or a nearby road, we can come to you. We also cover the places around St Ruan: Ruan Minor (1 mile north-east), Cadgwith (1 mile south-east), Poltesco (1 mile north-east), Landewednack (2 miles south) and Church Cove (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover Falmouth (12 miles north-east), Helston (9 miles north-west), Penryn (13 miles north), Gyllyngvase (12 miles north-east), Porthleven (9 miles north-west) and Kernick (12 miles north).
What’s near St Ruan
Around St Ruan, we work in homes near Church of St Rumon, Cadgwith Cove Inn and Grade-Ruan CofE School. Nearby you’ll also find Grade (0.7 miles north-east) and Lizard Lighthouse Heritage Centre (2.3 miles south). For a walk, there’s Goonhilly Downs.
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
