Edinburgh · Scotland
Bath Re-enamelling in Howden Hall
Full bath re-enamelling and resurfacing for homeowners, landlords and businesses in Howden Hall. Free, fixed quotes from your pictures.
- Resurfacing from £350
- A roll-top that is seen better days
- Several chips and rust patches
Bath re-enamelling in Howden Hall without replacing anything
Re-enamelling is a one-day job for most baths, with the bath ready to use the following day. Nothing is disconnected or removed. If you are dealing with an original cast iron bath that needs restoring and chips and rust in more than one place, we can help, on Victorian roll-tops, cast iron baths and acrylic baths alike.
The work is guaranteed for twelve months. If there is a problem with the repair within the year, we return and sort it.
- Location
- Howden Hall (EH16, EH17)
- County
- Edinburgh
- Warranty
- 12 months on all our work
- Quote
- From £350. Fixed and free, based on photos
- Telephone
- 0345 017 0787
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
How to look after the repair
A little care keeps the finish looking good. Our advice:
- Do not use the bath until it has fully cured
- Fix dripping taps quickly
- Rinse off hair dye, oils and bath bombs right away
- Never use suction bath mats
Stick to mild, non-abrasive cleaners, do not use suction bath mats, and keep bottles and razors off the surface.
Avoid scrubbing a dull bath with abrasive cleaners. It just wears the enamel further.
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When to call us in Howden Hall
Enamel wears gradually. Years of cleaning, hard water and hot baths dull the surface, normally first under the taps and around the waste.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Stains that will not shift
- An outdated colour you’d like to change
- Wear marks under the taps
- An old resurfacing that’s failing
What to look for in a quote
- Whether there are any call-out or travel charges
- Who turns up on the day
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- Whether the price is fixed and includes VAT
How we price bath re-enamelling
Resurfacing from £350. There are no hourly rates or hidden extras. The price depends on:
- How hard the colour is to match
- Whether old repairs or coatings need taking off
- Doing more than one item at once
- The type of damage
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.
Quotes from your pictures
Good photos mean an accurate price. Here’s what we find most useful:
- A wider photo showing the whole bath
- A coin or ruler next to the damage for scale
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
- A clear, close picture of the problem area
Most customers in Howden Hall get their price from photos. Add a line about what happened and your postcode, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote and the earliest dates we have.
Questions from Howden Hall
Do you hold any accreditations?
Yes, including CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor. The full list is on our accreditations page.
Can you price it without visiting?
Nearly always. If photos do not show enough, we’ll ask for another angle.
Will the new finish last?
It depends on preparation, use and care. Properly prepared and looked after, it lasts well, and our work is guaranteed for a year.
Can you do more than one item on the same visit?
Yes. Doing several items on one visit normally costs less than separate visits. Send pictures of everything you’d like done.
Can you re-enamel a roll-top bath?
Yes, roll-tops are a big part of our work. We resurface the inside, and the outside can be refinished too.
Is my repair covered?
Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee. Ask us what it covers when you get your quote.
Will there be a smell?
There can be some smell while we work. It clears as the materials cure.
Someone resurfaced my bath and it’s peeling. Can you help?
Yes, we do this regularly. Removing the old finish takes extra time, which we include in the price.
Why repair rather than replace?
For a sound bath, resurfacing costs far less than replacement, once you add removal, plumbing, tiling and decorating to the price of a new bath. It’s also far quicker. Prices start from £350. Rather than charging by the hour, we fix the price before we start. It depends on the damage, the material and access, and doing several items at once reduces it.
What you get with us
- Work done at your home or business
- Accredited with CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor
- Every repair guaranteed for a year
- We leave the room as we found it
Take a look at our prices page or bath cost comparison.
What your bath is made of matters
Acrylic
Acrylic feels warm and is light, but it needs firm support underneath. Repairs to cracks are reinforced from the back.
Roll-top and period baths
Freestanding roll-tops can be done inside and out, and the outside can be refinished too.
How it works
It’s a tidy, low-fuss visit. We agree the arrival time in advance, cover and mask the work area, then carry out the work, which normally takes a full day. If anything looks different from your photos, we’ll talk to you before going ahead.
- We mask and protect the room and ventilate it.
- Next we degrease the bath and fix chips and rust spots.
- We prepare the surface and apply a bonding primer.
- We spray on the new enamel finish in several coats.
- The bath is left to cure and can normally be used the following day.
Getting ready for the visit
- Keep pets and children out of the room while we work
- Let the surface dry out before the visit
- Let us know if it has been repaired before
Getting a price
We price from pictures so you do not have to wait in for a survey. Use the quote form, or ring 0345 017 0787 to talk it through, and you will get a fixed figure back.
Advice
About Howden Hall
Howden Hall is about 3 miles south-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Across the EH16 area, a technician comes to you. Howden Hall is one of 175 places in Edinburgh where we work.
Here we cover the EH16 and EH17 postcode area. Jobs here include addresses on Soutra Road, Little Road and Mansion Lane and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover include Alnwickhill (1 mile north-west), Kaimes (1 mile south), Gracemount (1 mile east), Southhouse (1 mile south-east) and Mortonhall (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Edinburgh (3 miles north-west), Leith (5 miles north), Bonnington (5 miles north), Greenside (4 miles north), Broughton (4 miles north) and Bellevue (4 miles north).
Near you in Howden Hall
Typical jobs here are in homes near Gracemount High School, Drum Park and Liberton Parish Church and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Shawfair station, about 3.1 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include Natural History Collections (1.4 miles north) and Liberton Hospital (0.6 miles north-east). Open spaces near Howden Hall include The New Leaf Co-op and Duddingston Loch.
Can I fix it myself?
What a professional repair adds is preparation, colour matching and finishing. We prepare the area properly, mix the colour on site and polish the finish to match, then guarantee it for a year.
Kits are cheap and easy to find, but many of the jobs we do start with putting right a DIY repair. Doing it properly first is typically the cheaper route.
When we’d advise against a repair
Some problems need a builder, plumber or fitter rather than us:
- Leaking taps or wastes (a plumber’s job)
- A cast iron or steel bath that is cracked right through
- Holes rusted through the metal
Send us photos and we will tell you honestly.
What we work on
- Acrylic baths
- Victorian roll-tops
- Basins & shower trays
- Cast iron baths
- Pressed steel baths
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
