Essex · England
Bath Re-enamelling in Ingatestone
Bath re-enamelling in and around Ingatestone: a fixed quote from photos, a tidy visit and a one-year guarantee.
- Resurfacing from £350
- Stains that won’t shift
- Several chips and rust patches
Questions from Ingatestone
How quickly can you book me in?
Your quote comes with available dates. Tell us if you need it done quickly.
Does the bath have to be removed?
Not at all. We work on the bath in place, with the room masked and ventilated.
Do you cover the entire of Essex?
All of Essex, and the rest of the UK. Travel is included in the price.
Is repairing better than replacing?
Typically, when the rest is in good condition. A repair avoids removal and making good. We will tell you honestly if replacement makes more sense.
Can you repair several things at once?
Yes. Doing several items on one visit usually costs less than separate visits. Include pictures of each item.
Can you repair something that’s been repaired before?
Yes, we often do. It can add a little time, which we include in the quote.
Is there any odour?
Expect a mild smell while we’re working, which fades afterwards.
What if the damage is worse than the pictures show?
We stop, show you and agree any change before carrying on. You will not be charged for anything you haven’t agreed.
Bath re-enamelling in Ingatestone without replacing anything
Many of the baths we re-enamel are period roll-tops, which would be difficult and expensive to replace. Doing them in place keeps an original feature. We work on basins & shower trays, cast iron baths and Victorian roll-tops, and the jobs we see most are enamel that’s lost its shine and feels rough and thin, worn enamel in places.
Whatever the size of the job, it’s backed by a one-year guarantee in Ingatestone and across Essex.
- Area
- Ingatestone (CM4)
- Region
- Essex
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Price
- From £350. Free and fixed, from your pictures
- Call
- 0345 017 0787
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
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Honest limits
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Plumbing leaks, which need a plumber
- A poorly supported acrylic bath, until it’s firmed up
- Problems we cannot see until an old finish comes off
Not sure? Send photos and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Surfaces we repair
- Victorian roll-tops
- Acrylic baths
- Cast iron baths
- Basins & shower trays
- Pressed steel baths
What your bath is made of matters
Pressed steel
Steel baths re-enamel well, once any rust has been treated. Rust around the waste is common on steel, so we check it carefully.
Acrylic
Acrylic is light and warm to the touch, but it relies on good support. Cracks are strengthened from behind before the front is finished.
Prices and what affects them
Resurfacing from £350. There is no charge for travel to Ingatestone. The price depends on:
- Doing more than one item at once
- What the surface is made of
- How many areas need work
- Whether it’s a chip, crack, burn or wear
A few things move the price: access, material, the extent of the damage and whether we can do several items together. Send pictures and you’ll get a fixed figure.
Getting a price from pictures
When you take your pictures, these tips help us give you a firm price:
- Whether it’s been repaired or coated before
- Daylight if possible, and no flash reflection
- One picture of the whole bath
- What it’s made of, if you know
Email us a picture of the damage and one of the whole item, with your CM4 postcode, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
The process
It’s a tidy, low-fuss visit. We confirm the time with you beforehand, cover and mask the work area, and get on with the job, which normally takes the best part of a day. If we find something your pictures didn’t show, we will explain it before carrying on.
- We sheet, mask and ventilate the room.
- Old sealant is cut out and the bath is deep cleaned.
- We repair chips, rust spots and pitting.
- The surface is keyed and primed for the new finish.
- The new finish is sprayed on in several coats and left to cure.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know if it has been repaired before
- Keep a parking space free if you can
- Mention if the room is upstairs or in a flat
How to get a price
There’s no need for us to visit first. Photos are enough for us to price nearly every job: send a close-up, a wider shot and your postcode, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote.
Advice
DIY repairs versus a professional job
If you’re set on a kit, follow its instructions closely, ensure the area is clean and completely dry, and give it the full curing time. If it fails, we can still put it right.
If you’ve already tried a DIY fix, that is fine. We remove the old filler and start again, so it doesn’t stop a professional repair. It does add a little time, so tell us about it when you send photos.
What we are called out for in Ingatestone
Once enamel loses its gloss, it stains more easily, and cleaning harder only makes it worse. That’s the point where re-enamelling makes sense.
Typical reasons for a call-out include:
- Several chips and rust patches
- An original cast iron bath that needs restoring
- Stains that won’t shift
- A peeling or bubbling previous coating
Before booking anyone
- Who will actually do the work
- How your room will be protected
- The length of the guarantee and what it covers
- What preparation is included
Repair or replace: which is better?
If the bath is sound, re-enamelling is generally much cheaper than replacing it, when you count removal, plumbing, tiling and decorating. It’s much quicker too. Resurfacing from £350, with every job priced individually. Instead of hourly rates, we price the entire job up front. It depends on the damage, the material and access, and combining items on one visit brings it down.
What you get with us
- Fixed prices from your pictures
- One-year guarantee on every repair
- CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor accredited
- We leave the room as we found it
Take a look at our prices page or bath cost comparison.
For landlords and businesses
Hotels, guest houses and holiday lets need rooms back in use quickly, so most of our work is done in a single visit. We’ll fit around changeovers where we can.
Rented homes see more wear and tear, and replacing things at every changeover adds up. A repair between tenancies is a cheaper way to keep the property in good order.
About Ingatestone
Ingatestone is about 3 miles north-west of Billericay, in Essex. Our technicians come to customers in Ingatestone and nearby villages, so there is no workshop to go to. Our technicians cover 644 places in Essex, from the larger towns to small villages. We work right across the region, from Ingatestone to London (24 miles away).
Here we cover the CM4 postcode area. Whether you live on Market Place, High Street and The Furlongs or anywhere nearby, a technician can come to you. Ingatestone sits on or near the B1002, which makes travel easy. Nearby, we also work in Fryerning (1 mile north), Mill Green (1 mile north), Green Street (1 mile west), Buttsbury (1 mile south) and Beggar Hill (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Chelmsford (7 miles north-east), Basildon (8 miles south-east), Harlow (13 miles north-west), Brentwood (4 miles south-west), Maldon (14 miles east) and Canvey Island (13 miles south-east).
Around Ingatestone
In Ingatestone, that means homes near Church of St Edmund and St Mary, The Bell Inn and Ingatestone Infant School, among other places. There is a railway station in Ingatestone itself: Ingatestone station. Other landmarks nearby include Mayflower Community Hospital (3.5 miles south). Not far away are Norsey Wood.
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