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Furniture repair & grout sealing

Furniture & Surface Repair

Repair for chips, scratches and damage on tile, sintered stone, natural stone, joinery and aluminium.

Furniture & Surface Repair

Service scope

Furniture & Surface Repair

Spot-repair finishes — colour-matched and surface-specific — so a chipped corner doesn't mean a full replacement.

What's included

  • Tile chip and crack repair
  • Sintered stone (porcelain slab) repair
  • Natural stone repair & re-polishing
  • Timber / laminate furniture touch-up
  • Aluminium frame scratch & dent repair
  • Colour and gloss matching

Materials we use

  • Two-part epoxy + colour pigment
  • Surface-specific fillers
  • UV-cured topcoats
  • Touch-up lacquers

Best suited for

  • Handover-stage defects discovered on inspection
  • Insurance and warranty claim repairs
  • Existing-home spot repairs without replacing the whole element

In depth

How this service works on site

Damage to a finished surface doesn't always need a full replacement. A 5mm chip on a $3,000 sintered stone benchtop can usually be filled, colour-matched and polished back to invisibility in 2–3 hours — versus a 6-week replacement plus removal, plumbing rework and tiling repair.

Each surface has its own technique: tile and sintered stone use two-part epoxy with custom pigment mixing for veining and base colour. Natural stone gets filler plus mechanical re-polishing to match adjacent gloss level. Timber and laminate furniture use UV-cured topcoats over colour fills. Aluminium gets dent pulling, surface filling and matched powder-coat touch-up.

We don't post prices — pricing varies too much by damage type, surface, location and accessibility. Send photos with a ruler in frame and we'll quote within 1 business day. Most repairs come back in the $150–$600 range; insurance and warranty work goes through claim paperwork.

Our process

From drawings to handover

  1. 01

    Photo assessment

    Send 2–3 photos: wide shot showing the damage in context, close-up with a ruler, and the surrounding surface for colour reference. We quote from photos.

  2. 02

    Material match

    For colour-critical repairs we send a sample swatch first. Once approved, we mix to that swatch on site — not 'roughly matched' from memory.

  3. 03

    On-site repair

    Most repairs done in a single visit, 1–3 hours per spot. Furniture and joinery can often be done in place; some benchtop repairs need cure time before second-coat polish.

  4. 04

    Polish & finish match

    Final step is matching gloss level to the surrounding surface — matte, satin or polished. This is where most cheap repairs fail; a perfectly-matched colour with the wrong gloss is obvious.

  5. 05

    Sign-off check

    Walked through with the homeowner or builder, viewed from typical angles (3m, 1m, close-up). Adjusted if anything reads as a repair from normal viewing distance.

Why Dun

What sets this service apart

Photo-based quoting

We don't charge a callout fee to look at a chip. Send photos, get a quote, decide if it's worth doing.

Surface-specific technique, not universal

Tile, sintered stone, natural stone, timber and aluminium each have a different repair process. Not one-product-fits-all.

Gloss matched to the surface

Most repair work fails on gloss, not colour. We match the finish level — matte, satin, semi-gloss, polished — to the rest of the surface.

In-place repair where possible

Furniture, joinery and benchtops can usually be repaired without removal. Saves coordination and reinstall cost.

FAQ

Common questions about this service

How big a chip or crack can you actually repair?

Up to roughly 30mm chip on tile/stone, longer hairline cracks on sintered stone (50mm+), most scratches on timber. Beyond that we'll be honest about whether repair makes sense vs replacement — we'd rather say no than do a repair that's visible.

Will the repair last?

Yes, for normal use. Epoxy and UV-cure repairs are mechanically stronger than the original surface. The visual match is what ages over time — pigment match holds 5+ years before any drift, longer indoors.

Can you match unusual finishes — bookmatched stone, antique mirror, weathered timber?

Bookmatched stone: usually yes, send extra photos of the veining context. Antique mirror: limited — we can resilver small areas. Weathered timber: yes, with the caveat that 'weathered' is the natural state we're working with.

Do you do insurance and warranty work?

Yes — we quote on insurance/warranty letterhead, document the damage in writing and photos, and invoice the insurer or builder directly if requested.

Got drawings? We'll quote your protection plan.

Send your plans and construction schedule. We'll come back within 1 business day with a customised quote.

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