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Bath Re-enamelling for Copston Magna homes

Fixed-price bath re-enamelling in Copston Magna and the surrounding area, normally in one visit and guaranteed for a year.

  • Resurfacing from £350
  • A coating lifting around the plughole
  • Wear marks under the taps
Surface Doctor technician refinishing the outside of a roll-top bath

Need bath re-enamelling in Copston Magna?

Bath re-enamelling at your home in Copston Magna

After cleaning, repairing and priming, we spray on the new finish. The preparation is what makes it last, and we take our time over it. Whether it’s an outdated colour you’d like to change and wear marks under the taps, we can usually put it right, whatever the material.

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

Roll-top bath being refinished by a Surface Doctor technician
Location
Copston Magna (LE10)
County
Leicestershire
Warranty
A year, on every repair
Quote
From £350. Fixed and free, based on photos
Telephone
0345 017 0787
Last updated
23 October 2026

Your questions about bath re-enamelling in Copston Magna

How long will the bath be out of use?

Most baths are done in a day, ready the day after. We will confirm timings when we quote.

Will you leave a mess?

Very little mess: we sheet and mask everything nearby, and we leave the room clean.

How durable is a resurfaced bath?

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.

Do you do work for letting agents?

Yes, often. We can quote for several properties together and work between tenancies.

Will there be fumes?

A little, during the work. Ventilation keeps it down, and it fades as the finish cures.

Can pets and children be at home?

We ask you to keep children and pets out of the room while we work. The rest of the house is unaffected.

Is there any odour?

Some materials have a smell while they’re applied, which is why we ventilate. It clears as the materials cure.

I’m a tenant. Can you help?

Of course. Check with your landlord; we can send the quote to them too.

Aftercare tips

After the repair has cured, a few habits help it last:

  • Repair dripping taps early
  • Wipe the bath dry after use in hard water areas
  • Leave the bath for the full curing time before using it
  • Have chips seen to early

Avoid hair dye, bath bombs and oils sitting on the surface, because they can mark the finish. Fix dripping taps quickly.

The longer worn enamel is left, the rougher it gets, and rust spots spread under the surface. Acting earlier keeps the preparation simpler.

Materials and what they mean for the repair

Acrylic

We resurface acrylic baths as well, using a system that bonds to acrylic. The bath needs to be firm and well supported.

Cast iron

A cast iron bath is heavy enough that most people never want to move it. The enamel is the part that wears or chips, and that is the part we put right.

Common problems we fix in Copston Magna

Frequently the bath has just had decades of use. Underneath, a cast iron or steel bath is generally as strong as ever.

Most people contact us when they notice one of these:

  • Enamel that’s lost its shine and feels rough
  • Stains that won’t shift
  • An original cast iron bath that needs restoring
  • A coloured bath you want in white

Questions to ask before you book

  • Aftercare advice
  • If travel is included in the price
  • What the guarantee covers, and for how long
  • How your room will be protected

How to compare quotes

Why repair rather than replace?

Replacing a bath typically involves a plumber, a fitter and a tiler. Resurfacing is one technician, normally in a day, and the bath can be used the day after. Resurfacing from £350, with every job priced individually. Instead of hourly rates, we price the entire job up front. Damage, material and access decide it, and doing several items at once reduces it.

Why Copston Magna customers choose us

  • Free fixed quotes from pictures
  • Same prices wherever you are
  • Colours mixed by hand to suit your surface
  • Every repair guaranteed for a year

Take a look at our prices page and bath cost comparison.

Our work in Copston Magna

Copston Magna is about 4 miles south-east of Hinckley, in Leicestershire. We agree a date that works for you, and we will give you an arrival time in advance, so there’s no waiting around. Copston Magna is one of 287 places in Leicestershire where we work. Our nearest city page is Birmingham, about 24 miles away.

Every address in LE10 is within our area. If you’re just outside Copston Magna, we cover Wolvey Heath (1 mile west), Wolvey (2 miles west), Withybrook (3 miles south), Hopsford (3 miles south-west) and Monks Kirby (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Hinckley (4 miles north-west), Wigston (11 miles north-east), Lutterworth (6 miles south-east), Blaby (9 miles north-east), Broughton Astley (5 miles north-east) and Earl Shilton (6 miles north).

Local landmarks in Copston Magna

Typical jobs here are in homes near Church of St John, among other places. Copston Magna’s nearest station is Hinckley station, about 3.4 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Hinckley and District Museum (3.9 miles north-west). Not far away are Stoney Cove.

Map of Copston Magna © OpenStreetMap contributors

The process

It’s a tidy, low-fuss visit. We confirm the time with you beforehand, cover and mask the work area, then carry out the work, which generally takes a full day. If we find something your pictures didn’t show, we’ll explain it before carrying on.

  1. The room is masked, protected and ventilated.
  2. Next we degrease the bath and fix chips and rust spots.
  3. We key the surface and put on a bonding primer.
  4. We spray several coats of new enamel finish.
  5. Once cured, normally by the next day, the bath is ready.

Before we arrive

  • Let us know which floor the room is on
  • Clear the area around the damage
  • Have somewhere for us to park nearby if possible

Ask for a price

There’s no need for us to visit first. Photos are enough for us to price nearly every job: we need a close-up, a wider picture and your postcode, and we’ll come back to you with a fixed figure.

Get a fixed price

Advice

Should I try a DIY kit first?

If you’ve already tried a DIY fix, that is fine. We take the old repair out and do it properly, so it does not stop a professional repair. It does add a little time, so tell us about it when you send pictures.

It’s natural to want to try a repair yourself. The trouble is that kit repairs frequently look fine at first and then fail, and then the old filler has to be removed first.

What affects the price in Copston Magna

Resurfacing from £350. We price every job individually, from your photos. What matters most is:

  • How many items we do on one visit
  • Any earlier repairs that need removing first
  • Unusual colours or finishes
  • How easy the damage is to reach

We don’t add extras on the day. The price we quote from your pictures is the price you pay, and if the damage turns out to be different, we discuss it before starting.

Quotes from your photos

Almost every job we do is priced from pictures. This is what we need:

  • A clear, close picture of the problem area
  • Any details about the material
  • One picture of the entire bath
  • Whether it’s been repaired or coated before

For most jobs, photos are all we need to give you a price. Tell us what happened and where you are, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote and the earliest dates we have.

What we can’t put right

A repair is not always the answer, and we’ll tell you before we start. We cannot fix:

  • A metal bath with a through crack
  • Problems we cannot see until an old finish comes off
  • A poorly supported acrylic bath, until it’s firmed up

If in doubt, send photos and we’ll say what we think before booking.

Materials we repair

  • Basins & shower trays
  • Cast iron baths
  • Pressed steel baths
  • Acrylic baths
  • Victorian roll-tops
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