Moving house is one of the most physically demanding things a home does — and surfaces often pay the price. Heavy furniture dragged across floors, appliances catching worktop edges, removal men catching baths with boxes — the moving process leaves behind a remarkable range of surface damage. If you’ve just moved in and discovered chips, scratches or cracks, professional surface repair can sort most of them in a single visit before you settle in properly.
Common Moving-Related Surface Damage
- Worktop chips and edge damage — from appliances or furniture being slid or lifted across the surface
- Bath chips — from removal boxes or tools placed in the bath for storage during the move
- Tile chips — from furniture legs or removal equipment catching wall or floor tiles
- Floor scratch damage — furniture legs leaving deep scratches in hardwood or tile floors
- Sink chips — from items placed or dropped during unpacking
Snagging Damage in New Build Properties
New build properties present a particular type of moving-in surface damage — damage that occurred during the fit-out or was present but overlooked during the snagging inspection. Kitchen worktops, bathroom tiles and baths can arrive with chips that were hidden during the show-home viewing or not spotted in the rushed snagging process. If damage is present at completion, you have recourse through your developer’s snagging and defects period.
Getting Surface Damage Repaired Quickly
Most surface damage discovered during or after a move can be addressed quickly. Our technicians can typically visit within a few days of your call, work through all identified damage in a single visit, and leave you settled in to a home that looks exactly as it should — without months of living around chipped surfaces waiting for tradesmen to become available.
Protecting Surfaces Before the Removal Company Arrives
If you’re planning a move and want to prevent surface damage in the first place: pad furniture legs before dragging, use cardboard or moving blankets in baths used for storage, cover kitchen worktops when moving appliances across them, and brief your removal company on particularly valuable surfaces such as marble or quartz worktops.
