Gateshead · England

Bath Re-enamelling for Coalburns homes

Problem with your bath in Coalburns? We put it right where it is, mix the colour on the day and guarantee the work for a year.

Resurfacing from £350
A roll-top that is seen better days
A bath that stays dull however much you clean it

Surface Doctor technician refinishing the outside of a roll-top bath

Book bath re-enamelling in Coalburns

Call 0345 017 0787

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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 usually cheaper.

A kit can be fine for a tiny mark out of sight. For anything you look at every day, anything that has rusted, cracked or holed, or anything on a coloured surface, a professional repair is worth it.

Bath re-enamelling at your home in Coalburns

Re-enamelling works especially well on cast iron and steel, and we can resurface acrylic baths as well. You end up with a smooth, glossy surface. Our technicians work on pressed steel baths, acrylic baths and cast iron baths, and common reasons people get in touch are staining under the taps and around the waste and a bath that stays dull however much you clean it.

All our work comes with a one-year guarantee, wherever you are in Gateshead.

Where: Coalburns (NE40)
County: Gateshead
Guarantee: One year on every repair
Price: From £350. Free and fixed, from your pictures
Telephone: 0345 017 0787
Page updated: 23 October 2026

Roll-top bath being refinished by a Surface Doctor technician

When to call us in Coalburns

Previous coatings can fail too, peeling around the waste or bubbling. We strip what’s failing and start again.

These are the problems we’re asked about most:

A dull, rough surface that will not come clean
Thin, worn enamel in places
A coloured bath you want in white
Brown or grey marks that do not clean off

Before booking anyone

Whether the colour is mixed to match
How changes to the job are handled
Who turns up on the day
How soon you can use it again

10 questions to ask before you book

The process

You don’t need to empty the room. Everything we use comes in the van with us, lay protective sheets and get going once we’ve agreed what we are doing. Most jobs take most of the day, and you are welcome to carry on with your day while we work.

The bathroom is protected and ventilation set up.
Old sealant is cut out and the bath is deep cleaned.
Chips, rust and pitting are repaired.
We key the bath and apply a bonding primer.
Several coats of finish are sprayed on, then it cures.

Preparing for the visit

Avoid using the area for a few hours before we arrive
Have somewhere for us to park nearby if possible
Tell us about any previous repairs or coatings

Getting a price

We price from pictures so you don’t have to wait in for a survey. Send them through the quote form, or call 0345 017 0787 if you’d rather talk it through, and you’ll get a fixed figure back.

Send pictures for a quote

Related advice

Prices and what affects them

Resurfacing from £350. Prices are worked out job by job, from your photos. The main factors are:

The material
Unusual colours or finishes
Whether old repairs or coatings need taking off
How many items we do on one visit

Instead of hourly rates, we price the whole job up front. It depends on the damage, the material and access, and combining items on one visit brings it down.

Quotes from your photos

When you take your photos, a few simple things make all the difference:

Good light, ideally daylight, without flash glare
A coin or ruler next to the damage for scale
One sharp close-up of the damage
Any details about the material

Pricing is simple: take a close-up of the damage and a photo from further back, send them to us with your postcode, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote. Quotes are free and no obligation.

Aftercare tips

Nothing complicated is needed:

Do not use the bath until it has fully cured
Store bottles off the bath
Have chips seen to early
Dry the bath after use to stop limescale

Dry the bath after use if possible, especially in hard water areas, and rinse off any bath products.

Rust spots on a worn bath get worse with time, and each one adds to the preparation. Resurfacing before they spread keeps it simpler.

Covering Coalburns

Coalburns is about 3 miles west of Blaydon, in Gateshead. Anywhere in NE40, a technician comes to you. Coalburns is one of 49 towns and villages in Gateshead where we work. You can also see our page for Newcastle upon Tyne, about 7 miles away.

Here we cover the NE40 postcode area. We also travel to Chopwell (2 miles south), Prudhoe (2 miles north-west), Hagg Bank (2 miles north-west), Wylam (2 miles north) and Blackhall Mill (3 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Gateshead (8 miles east), Blaydon (3 miles east), Dunston (6 miles east), Whickham (5 miles east), Ryton (3 miles north-east) and Winlaton (3 miles east).

Landmarks near Coalburns

Typical jobs here are in homes near Greenside Primary School and Hookergate School. Coalburns’s nearest station is Wylam station, about 2.2 miles north of the centre. Nearby you will also find Prudhoe Castle (2.7 miles north-west) and Prudhoe Urban District (2.2 miles north-west). The countryside around Coalburns includes Addison and Hedgefield Woods and Currock Hill.

Map of Coalburns © OpenStreetMap contributors

Your questions about bath re-enamelling in Coalburns

What if the damage is worse than the pictures show?

If we find something the pictures didn’t show, we explain it first. The price only changes if you agree.

Will the new finish last?

That depends on preparation and how the bath is treated. With good preparation and gentle cleaning it lasts a long time, and it’s guaranteed for a year.

Is it worth repairing rather than replacing?

Normally, if the item is otherwise sound. A repair avoids removal and making good. We’ll tell you honestly if replacement makes more sense.

Do I need to be at home?

Yes. The technician needs access to the room for the visit, at a time that suits you.

Is it OK to have pets in the house?

Keep pets and children away from the work area on the day.

Do you do work for letting agents?

Yes. We work for landlords, agents, builders and businesses as well as householders across Gateshead.

Does the bath have to be removed?

No. It’s re-enamelled where it stands, so the tiles and taps stay put.

Will you leave a mess?

We protect the room with dust sheets and masking first, and tidy up before we leave.

Landlord and trade work in Coalburns

For anyone letting property in or around Coalburns, we’ll quote for several properties at once. Send photos for each one and we will come back with a combined price.

We regularly price jobs from inventory or check-out pictures. You can have a price before you arrange access, and we can arrange access with the tenant directly if that helps.

Repairing versus replacing in Coalburns

A replacement often means several trades over several days. Re-enamelling is one technician, usually one day. Resurfacing from £350, with every job priced individually. A repair usually costs much less than people expect, especially compared with replacing and refitting. Send pictures and we will give you the exact figure.