Medway · England
Bath re-enamelling & resurfacing in Darland, Medway
Bath re-enamelling in and around Darland: photo quotes, tidy work and a year’s guarantee.
- Resurfacing from £350
- Thin, worn enamel in places
- An outdated colour you’d like to change
About our bath re-enamelling in Darland
Cast iron and steel baths are ideal for re-enamelling, and acrylic baths can be resurfaced too. The result is a smooth, even, glossy finish. Common call-outs are for a dull, rough surface that won’t come clean and staining under the taps and around the waste, on basins & shower trays, pressed steel baths and acrylic baths.
You get a one-year guarantee, the same in Darland as everywhere else we work.
- Where
- Darland (ME7)
- County
- Medway
- Cover
- One year on every repair
- Quotes
- From £350. Free and fixed, from your pictures
- Call
- 0345 017 0787
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Prices and what affects them
Resurfacing from £350. We price every job individually. What matters most is:
- How easy the damage is to reach
- Doing more than one item at once
- The size and number of damaged areas
- The colour and finish 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. Send photos and you will get a fixed figure.
How to get a fixed price
Almost every job we do is priced from pictures. This is what we need:
- A close-up of the damage, in focus
- Natural light rather than flash
- A picture taken from further back
- The material, if you know it
For most jobs, photos are all we need to give you a price. Add a line about what happened and your postcode, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote and the earliest dates we have.
About Darland
Darland is about 1 mile south-west of Gillingham, in Medway. Wherever you are in the ME7 postcode area, we carry out the work at your property. Darland is one of 68 towns and villages in Medway we cover. We work right across the region, from Darland to London (30 miles away).
Jobs in ME7 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include Brickmakers Way, Banksview Drive and Pear Tree Lane. Close by, we cover Hale (1 mile north-west), Capstone (1 mile south), Luton (1 mile north-west), Hempstead (1 mile south-east) and Gillingham (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Rochester (3 miles north-west), Strood (4 miles north-west), Hoo St Werburgh (4 miles north), Rochester Riverside (3 miles north-west), Peters Village (4 miles west) and Frindsbury (3 miles north-west).
Around Darland
Our customers here include homes close to The Robert Napier School, Chatham Grammar School for Girls and Christ Church. Nearby too are Chatham Free Library (1.6 miles north-west), The Star pub (0.7 miles north), Kingfisher Community Primary School (0.8 miles south-west) and Darland Banks (within half a mile east). Darland’s nearest station is Gillingham (Kent) station, roughly 1.7 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Six Poor Travellers House (3 miles north-west) and Rochester Castle (3.1 miles north-west). The countryside around Darland includes Burham Down and Blue Bell Hill.
Common questions in Darland
Can you quote from pictures?
In nearly every case. If pictures don’t show enough, we’ll ask for another angle.
How much does bath re-enamelling cost in Darland?
Resurfacing from £350. Because every job differs, we price from photos. You will get a fixed figure before booking.
How long is the bath unusable?
Usually a day, then it’s ready to use the following day. Deeply pitted baths may need a second day.
What areas do you cover?
Across the UK, so Darland is covered. Prices do not change with location.
Someone resurfaced my bath and it’s peeling. Can you help?
In most cases. We strip the failing coating and resurface it properly. Tell us about it when you ask for a quote.
Is my repair covered?
All our work carries a one-year guarantee. We will explain what it covers when we quote.
Are you accredited?
Yes, including CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor. The full list is on our accreditations page.
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.
DIY kit or professional repair?
The difference between a kit and a professional repair is mostly in the preparation and colour. We prepare the area properly, mix the colour on site and polish the finish to match, then guarantee it for a year.
A DIY attempt is not a disaster. We remove the old filler and start again, so it won’t stop us repairing it. Just mention it when you send pictures, as it can add time.
How to look after the repair
Nothing complicated is needed:
- Wipe the bath dry after use in hard water areas
- Keep toiletries on a shelf rather than in the bath
- Clean with a soft cloth and mild detergent
- Do not leave a chip unrepaired
Treat the new finish gently at first: give it the full curing time, then clean it gently. From then on, avoid abrasives and suction mats.
Do not try to scrub a worn bath back to shine. It removes more of the surface.
Also in Darland
Should you replace it?
Getting a cast iron bath out is hard work: it’s very heavy, may need breaking up, and the replacement can be costly. Re-enamelling avoids all of it. Prices start from £350. No two jobs are quite the same, so we price each one individually. What’s damaged, how badly and how easy it is to reach all play a part, and combining jobs on one visit brings the cost down.
Why Darland customers choose us
- Fixed prices from your photos
- We come to you, anywhere in the UK
- Colours mixed by hand to suit your surface
- CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor accredited
Take a look at our full price list or guide to resurfacing and replacement costs.
Common problems we fix in Darland
A dull surface stains and holds dirt, and scrubbing it wears it down further. At that stage, resurfacing is the fix.
Most people get in touch when they notice one of these:
- Stains that will not shift
- Worn patches where water runs and sits
- Lots of chips and rust spots
- A bath that stays dull however much you clean it
What your quote should include
- If travel is included in the price
- How to look after the finish
- How soon you can use it again
- What happens if they find more damage
What your bath is made of matters
Pressed steel
Steel baths and trays have a thin metal body under the enamel. Once a chip exposes it, rust follows quickly, so we treat and seal the metal before filling.
Roll-top and period baths
We can resurface a roll-top inside and out, and the outside can be refinished too.
Work for landlords and builders
Landlords, letting agents and housing providers in Darland use us as well as homeowners. Repairing between tenancies keeps void periods short, and it generally costs far less than a refit.
Rental properties take more wear, and replacing items every time a tenant leaves is expensive. Repairing between tenants keeps the property presentable for less.
What happens on the day
On the day itself, there is little for you to do. Let us in and show us the room, and we will take it from there. Most visits take a full day, tidy-up included.
- We sheet, mask and ventilate the room.
- We remove the old silicone and deep clean the bath.
- Chips, rust and pitting are repaired.
- The surface is keyed and primed for the new finish.
- Several coats of finish are sprayed on, then it cures until the day after.
Before we arrive
- Clear toiletries, mats and anything else from around the area
- Point us to the nearest place to park
- Mention if the room is upstairs or in a flat
Getting a price
There is no need for us to visit first. Nearly every job can be priced from photos: we need a close-up, a wider picture and your postcode, and we will come back to you with a fixed figure.
Related advice
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
