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Bath Re-enamelling in East Budleigh

Bath re-enamelling for East Budleigh, without a refit. Send us photos for a fixed price, then we come to you.

  • Resurfacing from £350
  • A bath in a colour that no longer suits
  • Chips and rust in more than one place
Surface Doctor technician refinishing the outside of a roll-top bath

Book bath re-enamelling in East Budleigh

DIY kit or professional repair?

A DIY attempt is not a disaster. We take the old repair out and do it properly, so it won’t stop us repairing it. Just mention it when you send photos, as it can add time.

It’s natural to want to try a repair yourself. The risk is that a kit repair hides the damage for a while, then fails, and the old filler has to come out before a proper repair.

Bath re-enamelling at your home in East Budleigh

We resurface cast iron, steel and acrylic baths, including roll-tops and period baths. The finish is sprayed on in several coats over a bonding primer, once the bath has been cleaned, repaired and prepared. We regularly repair basins & shower trays, acrylic baths and pressed steel baths, and the jobs we see most are wear marks under the taps and a period or roll-top bath worth keeping.

Your repair is guaranteed for a year, as with every job we do.

Where
East Budleigh (EX9)
Region
Devon
Guarantee
12 months on all our work
Quotes
From £350. Free, fixed price from pictures
Call
0345 017 0787
Page updated
23 October 2026
Surface Doctor technician refinishing the outside of a roll-top bath

Questions from East Budleigh

Someone resurfaced my bath and it’s peeling. Can you help?

Yes. Stripping the old coating adds time, so it’s reflected in the quote.

Which areas do you work in?

We cover the whole UK, including East Budleigh and the rest of Devon. Send your postcode with your pictures and we’ll confirm dates.

Can you repair several things at once?

Of course, and it typically saves money. Send pictures of everything together and we’ll quote them together.

Is my repair covered?

All our work carries our one-year guarantee. We will explain what it covers when we quote.

Do the materials smell?

There can be some smell while we work, which is why we ventilate. It fades as everything cures.

Do you need to take the bath out?

Not at all. Everything is done in your bathroom, with the room masked and ventilated.

Is it OK to have pets in the house?

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

Do I have to be there?

Yes. The technician needs access to the room for the visit, at a time we agree with you.

Landlords, agents and businesses in East Budleigh

For developers and builders, we fix damage before handover, so there is no need to replace a damaged item at the last minute. We can visit several plots in one trip.

We work for landlords, letting agents and housing providers in East Budleigh as well as householders. A repair between tenants keeps the property empty for less time, and it costs much less than replacing.

What we do, step by step

The work is clean and fairly quiet, so you can carry on at home. We protect the area first, then the work takes a full day. At the end we talk you through the curing time and the aftercare.

  1. The bathroom is protected and ventilation set up.
  2. Old sealant is cut out and the bath is deep cleaned.
  3. We repair chips, rust spots and pitting.
  4. We key the bath and apply a bonding primer.
  5. The new finish is sprayed on in several coats and left to cure.

Getting ready for the visit

  • Keep children and pets away from the room on the day
  • Let us know which floor the room is on
  • Point us to the nearest place to park

Getting a price

For most jobs, pictures are all we need to give you a price. Add a line about what happened and your postcode, and we will reply with a fixed quote and the earliest dates we have.

Send pictures for a quote

Related advice

When to call us in East Budleigh

Hard water speeds up the wear, and abrasive cleaners do the most damage.

Clients generally contact us about:

  • Brown or grey marks that don’t clean off
  • An old resurfacing that is failing
  • Lots of chips and rust spots
  • A bath in a colour that no longer suits

What to look for in a quote

  • Who turns up on the day
  • Whether cleaning and preparation are in the price
  • How long the guarantee is and what it covers
  • What protection goes down before work starts

How to compare quotes

Prices and what affects them

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

  • The size and number of damaged areas
  • Any earlier repairs that need removing first
  • What kind of damage it is
  • Access to the area

Instead of hourly rates, we price the entire job up front. Damage, material and access decide it, and combining items on one visit brings it down.

Send photos for a quote

You can typically get a fixed price without us visiting. To help us price it:

  • One sharp close-up of the damage
  • A photo taken from further back
  • What it’s made of, if you know
  • The postcode, so we can plan the visit

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

Keeping it looking good

Most damage we see is avoidable. These habits help:

  • Rinse off hair dye, oils and bath bombs straight away
  • Have chips seen to early
  • Wipe the bath dry after use in hard water areas
  • Never use suction bath mats

Avoid hair dye, bath bombs and oils sitting on the surface, as they can stain. Fix dripping taps quickly.

The longer worn enamel is left, the rougher it gets, and any rust spreads underneath. Resurfacing sooner means less repair work first.

Repairs by material

Roll-top and period baths

We can resurface a roll-top inside and out, with the outside refinished as well.

Pressed steel

Pressed steel baths take a new finish well, as long as any rust is dealt with first. Steel frequently rusts by the plughole, so we pay close attention there.

When a repair is not the answer

To be straight with you, there are a few things a repair will not fix:

  • A cast iron or steel bath that’s cracked right through
  • Problems we cannot see until an old finish comes off
  • Leaking taps or wastes (a plumber’s job)

Send us photos and we will tell you honestly.

What we work on

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

East Budleigh and nearby

East Budleigh is about 4 miles north-east of Exmouth, in Devon. Whether you’re in the middle of East Budleigh or on the outskirts, the service is the same: a fixed quote, a tidy visit and a guarantee. Our repair technicians cover all 586 towns and villages across Devon, from the larger towns to small villages.

Every address in EX9 is within our area. From High Street, Middletown Lane and Russell Drive or a nearby road, a technician can come to you. We also travel to Yettington (1 mile north-west), Kersbrook (1 mile south), Budleigh Salterton (2 miles south), Knowle (2 miles south-west) and Colaton Raleigh (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Exeter (10 miles north-west), Exmouth (4 miles south-west), Newton Abbot (15 miles south-west), Teignmouth (11 miles south-west), Sidmouth (4 miles north-east) and Honiton (11 miles north-east).

What’s near East Budleigh

We visit homes around Church of All Saints, Rolle Arms and Drake's Church of England Primary School. The closest station to East Budleigh is Exmouth station, about 4.8 miles south-west of the centre. Further afield, we also cover the area around Bicton Park Countryside Museum (1.2 miles north) and Budleigh Salterton Health and Wellbeing Hub (1.6 miles south). Open spaces near East Budleigh include Aylesbeare Common RSPB reserve and High Peak.

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