Tile chips and cracks are among the most common surface repair requests we receive. A single chipped tile in a bathroom or kitchen is repairable in about an hour — and the cost is a fraction of the disruption involved in replacing tiles.

Typical Tile Repair Prices

Single tile chip repair: £75–£150
A chip in a ceramic or porcelain tile — typically from a dropped object or impact — is filled with a colour-matched compound and polished to blend with the original glaze. Most single chip repairs take around an hour.
Crack repair: £85–£175
A crack needs to be addressed more carefully than a chip. The crack is stabilised, filled with flexible colour-matched compound and finished. The goal is both cosmetic repair and prevention of water ingress.
Drilled hole repair: £75–£125
Holes from removed fittings — towel rails, toilet roll holders, picture hooks — are a very common request. The hole is filled and the surrounding area matched to make the hole disappear.
Multiple chips (same visit): better value
Addressing several chips or cracks in the same visit is significantly more economical than individual call-outs. We typically charge for the first repair and add a reduced rate for subsequent repairs on the same visit.

Tile Repair vs Tile Replacement

Replacing a single damaged tile sounds straightforward but rarely is. The tile needs to be sourced — and if the bathroom was tiled several years ago, the exact tile may no longer be available. The replacement tile then needs to be fitted without disturbing adjacent tiles, and the grout colour matched.

The result of tile replacement is often more visible than the result of professional tile repair.

Professional repair costs £75–£150. Tile replacement — assuming the tile can be sourced — costs £100–£300 including labour, and carries a higher risk of visible mismatching.

What Types of Tiles Can Be Repaired?

Ceramic wall tiles — the most common and most straightforward
Porcelain floor and wall tiles — repairable with the right materials
Natural stone tiles (marble, travertine, slate) — repairable with material-specific compounds
Mosaic tiles — more challenging but repairable for individual broken pieces
Large-format tiles — chips on edges and surfaces repaired the same way as smaller tiles