Medway · England
Bath Re-enamelling for Cooling Street homes
Local bath re-enamelling for Cooling Street: a fixed quote from pictures, a tidy visit and a one-year guarantee.
- Resurfacing from £350
- A period or roll-top bath worth keeping
- Lots of chips and rust spots
How to care for the repair
How the surface is treated afterwards matters. Here’s what we suggest:
- Respect the curing time we give you
- Never use suction bath mats
- Use washing-up liquid and a soft cloth
- Get any chip repaired quickly
A quick rinse and wipe after use helps, especially in hard water areas, to stop limescale building up.
Rust spots on a worn bath get worse with time, and each one adds to the preparation. Resurfacing before they spread keeps it simpler.
Bath re-enamelling at your home in Cooling Street
When a bath is structurally fine but worn out on the surface, resurfacing is normally the best value. There’s no removal, plumbing or tiling involved. Our technicians work on basins & shower trays, pressed steel baths and Victorian roll-tops, and people most often call us about worn patches where water runs and sits and a coloured bath you want in white.
All of our repairs are guaranteed for twelve months, and the guarantee is the same wherever you live. We return to put right any problem with the work.
- Area
- Cooling Street (ME3)
- Area hub
- Medway
- Warranty
- 12 months on all our work
- Quotes
- From £350. Fixed and free, based on pictures
- Call
- 0345 017 0787
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
How we price bath re-enamelling
Prices start from £350. You will know the full cost before you book. We look at:
- How many areas need work
- Access to the area
- Any earlier repairs that need removing first
- How hard the colour is to match
It helps to know what pushes a price up or down: the amount of damage, the material, access to the area, and how many jobs we do in one trip. Photos let us give you a fixed figure.
How to get a fixed quote
Most quotes are done from photos alone. To help us price it:
- Your postcode, so we can check dates
- One sharp close-up of the damage
- A picture taken from further back
- What it’s made of, if you know
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 we’ll reply with a fixed quote. There is no charge for the quote and you are under no obligation.
Should you replace it?
If the bath is sound, re-enamelling is normally much cheaper than replacing it, when you count removal, plumbing, tiling and decorating. It’s much quicker too. Our bath re-enamelling starts from £350. There are no surprise extras on the day. What we quote from your pictures is what you pay, and if the damage turns out to be different, we discuss it before starting.
Why choose Surface Doctor in Cooling Street
- Most jobs done in one visit
- CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor accredited
- Colour-matched on site
- No need to remove anything
Read our full price list and bath cost comparison.
DIY kit or professional repair?
If you’re set on a kit, follow its instructions closely and work on a clean, dry surface, and do not use it until it has fully cured. If it fails, we can still put it right.
DIY kits are sold for most surfaces, and they can make a small mark look better. The trouble is colour and preparation: they come in a handful of shades, and if the surface isn’t prepared the repair won’t last.
Do you need bath re-enamelling in Cooling Street?
Once enamel loses its gloss, it stains more easily, and scrubbing it wears it down further. At that stage, resurfacing is the fix.
You may need us if you’ve spotted any of these:
- A dull, rough surface that won’t come clean
- Chips and rust in more than one place
- An old resurfacing that’s failing
- A bath in a colour that no longer suits
What to look for in a quote
- How the colour is matched
- What prep work is covered
- Whether the price covers travel
- Who will actually do the work
When we’d advise against a repair
Not everything can be repaired, and we will tell you before we start. We cannot fix:
- An acrylic bath that flexes badly underfoot
- Damage hidden under a previous coating, until it’s stripped back
- Leaks from fittings rather than the bath
Not sure? Send pictures and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Materials we repair
- Pressed steel baths
- Basins & shower trays
- Cast iron baths
- Acrylic baths
- Victorian roll-tops
Cooling Street questions
Do you cover the entire of Medway?
We work UK-wide. Prices do not change with location.
Do you cover Cooling Street?
Yes. We work across the UK and travel to Cooling Street and the rest of Medway. Send us photos for a fixed quote, or call 0345 017 0787.
Is it safe with children and pets around?
Just keep them out of the work area. We’ll tell you when the room can be used again.
When can you do it?
We will give you dates with your quote. If it’s urgent, say so and we’ll do what we can.
How long is the bath unusable?
Usually one day, with the bath ready the following day. A badly pitted bath can need a second day.
Can you do the outside of a roll-top?
Yes. We can do the inside and outside if you’d like.
Can you make a coloured bath white?
Yes. We can resurface a coloured bath in white, and we can do the rest of the suite as well.
Will the price change on the day?
The price is fixed for what the photos show. If there is more, we will tell you before starting.
Also near Cooling Street
Also in Cooling Street
Our work in Cooling Street
Cooling Street is about 4 miles north of Rochester, in Medway. We travel to homes and businesses in Cooling Street and nearby villages, so nothing has to leave your home. We work in all 68 towns and villages across Medway. Our nearest city page is London, about 26 miles away.
All of ME3 is covered, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Close by, we cover Cooling (1 mile north-east), Chattenden (2 miles south-east), Wainscott (2 miles south), Lower Upnor (2 miles south) and High Halstow (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Gillingham (6 miles south-east), Chatham (6 miles south), Rochester (4 miles south), Rainham (7 miles south-east), Strood (4 miles south) and Luton (5 miles south).
Around Cooling Street
In Cooling Street, that means homes near Cliffe Woods Primary School, The Hundred of Hoo Academy and St James' Church, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Higham station, roughly 2.2 miles south-west. A little further out are Huguenot Museum (3.7 miles south) and French Hospital (3.8 miles south). Not far away are Gad's Hill and Rede Common.
What happens on the day
Arrival times are agreed in advance, so you know when to expect us. Once we are there, the work takes a full day. We leave the room clean.
- We check the bath and agree the finish with you.
- Everything around the bath is masked and covered.
- We degrease the bath, fix any damage and key the surface.
- We apply the primer and then the finish coats.
- We remove the masking, tidy up and give you the curing time.
Preparing for the visit
- Have a window or extractor fan available
- Tell us about any previous repairs or coatings
- Mention if the room is upstairs or in a flat
How to get a price
A quote takes minutes to ask for: take one close-up and one wider shot of the bath, include your postcode and send them over. What comes back is a fixed price, not a guess.
Advice
What your bath is made of matters
Cast iron
A cast iron bath is heavy enough that most people never want to move it. Only the enamel surface wears or chips, and that’s what we repair.
Acrylic
We resurface acrylic baths as well, with a coating system suited to acrylic. It must be solid and not flex underfoot.
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
