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Bath re-enamelling & resurfacing in Kentish Town, Greater London
Full bath re-enamelling and resurfacing in Kentish Town, carried out at your home and guaranteed for a year.
- Resurfacing from £350
- A period or roll-top bath worth keeping
- A coating lifting around the plughole
About our bath re-enamelling in Kentish Town
Most baths are re-enamelled in a day. Nothing is disconnected or removed. We work on pressed steel baths, basins & shower trays and cast iron baths, and the jobs we see most are worn patches where water runs and sits and an original cast iron bath that needs restoring.
Every job is backed for twelve months, and the guarantee is the same wherever you live. If something goes wrong with the work, we come back.
- Where
- Kentish Town (NW5, NW1, NW3)
- County
- Greater London
- Guarantee
- One year on every repair
- Quotes
- From £350. Free, fixed price from pictures
- Telephone
- 0345 017 0787
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Why repair rather than replace?
For a sound bath, resurfacing costs far less than replacement, when you count removal, plumbing, tiling and decorating. It’s much quicker too. Prices start from £350. Set against the cost of replacement, repairing normally costs far less, because nothing has to be taken out, refitted or made good. Your fixed quote shows exactly what’s included.
Why choose Surface Doctor in Kentish Town
- Same prices wherever you are
- Everything repaired in place
- A fixed quote before booking
- We leave the room as we found it
Read our full price list and guide to resurfacing and replacement costs.
When we would advise against a repair
Some jobs aren’t right for a repair, for example:
- Holes rusted through the metal
- Plumbing leaks, which need a plumber
- A bath split right through the body
Not sure? Send photos and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on
- Basins & shower trays
- Cast iron baths
- Pressed steel baths
- Acrylic baths
- Victorian roll-tops
The process
We begin by going over the job with you, so there are no surprises. Then the area is sheeted and masked and the work begins. It normally takes most of the day, and we will tell you if anything changes.
- First we look the bath over and confirm the finish.
- Everything around the bath is masked and covered.
- We degrease the bath, fix any damage and key the surface.
- We apply the primer and then the finish coats.
- The masking comes off, we tidy up and tell you when it can be used.
How to prepare
- Make sure the area is dry
- Tell us about parking, stairs or access
- Let us know which floor the room is on
Ask for a price
Call 0345 017 0787 or use the quote form. With a clear picture of the damage and one of the entire bath, we can give you a fixed quote.
Advice
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When to call us in Kentish Town
Enamel wears gradually. Years of cleaning, hard water and hot baths wear the gloss away, starting where water runs and sits.
Common reasons people in Kentish Town contact us include:
- An original cast iron bath that needs restoring
- Wear marks under the taps
- Several chips and rust patches
- Brown or grey marks that do not clean off
What to look for in a quote
- Whether cleaning and preparation are in the price
- Whether a trained technician does the job
- How the colour is matched
- Aftercare advice
DIY repairs versus a professional job
If you do try a kit, read the instructions carefully and work on a clean, dry surface, and do not use it until it has fully cured. If it fails, we can still put it right.
It’s natural to want to try a repair yourself. The trouble is that kit repairs often look fine at first and then fail, and then the old filler has to be removed first.
How we price bath re-enamelling
Prices start from £350. You will know the full cost before you book. We look at:
- What the surface is made of
- How much damage there is
- Previous DIY repairs that have to come out
- Whether it’s a chip, crack, burn or wear
Instead of hourly rates, we price the whole job up front. It depends on the damage, the material and access, and doing several items at once reduces it.
Getting a price from photos
You can take the pictures on your phone. Just make sure we can see:
- What it’s made of, if you know
- A wider photo showing the whole bath
- Any earlier repairs or coatings
- Good light, ideally daylight, without flash glare
There is 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 reply with a fixed quote.
About Kentish Town
Kentish Town is about 2 miles east of Hampstead, in Greater London. Jobs in Kentish Town are booked in like any other job: a fixed quote from your pictures, and a technician at your door on the day. Our repair technicians cover all 764 towns and villages in Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages.
Our visits in NW5, NW1 and NW3 are booked in the same way as anywhere else. You will find streets such as Eton Road, Oval Road and Regal Lane, and we cover them all. Neighbouring places we cover include Chalk Farm (1 mile west), Camden Town (1 mile south-east), Gospel Oak (1 mile north), Primrose Hill (1 mile south-west) and Agar Town (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover London (4 miles south-east), Kensington (4 miles south-west), Shoreditch (3 miles south-east), Walthamstow (6 miles north-east), Hoxton (3 miles east) and Whitechapel (4 miles south-east).
Around Kentish Town
Our clients here include homes close to Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, Church of the Holy Trinity with St Barnabas and Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, among other places. Also close by are Haverstock School (within half a mile west), The Hawley Arms (within half a mile south), North Bridge House School (0.6 miles south) and Primrose Hill (0.7 miles south-west). There’s a railway station in Kentish Town itself: Kentish Town West station. Other landmarks nearby include Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead (1 mile north-west) and Isokon Gallery (0.9 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s The Long Water and Primrose Hill.
Questions from Kentish Town
What happens after I send pictures?
You’ll get a fixed quote back. You’re under no obligation.
How much does bath re-enamelling cost in Kentish Town?
Resurfacing from £350. We give a fixed quote based on pictures of the damage. Send a close-up of the damage and a wider photo with your NW5 postcode.
Is there a call-out fee?
There is no separate call-out charge. The fixed quote covers the visit and the work.
How soon can you come?
It depends on the time of year and where you are. Send pictures with your postcode and we’ll reply with the earliest dates.
Can you do the outside of a roll-top?
Yes. Inside and out if you’d like.
Will you leave a mess?
We protect the room with dust sheets and masking first, and we clean up when we have finished.
Do I need to be at home?
Yes. The technician needs access to the room for the visit, at a time we agree with you.
Does re-enamelling smell?
A little, during the work. Ventilation keeps it down, and it fades as the finish cures.
Different materials, different repairs
Acrylic
Acrylic feels warm and is light, but it needs firm support underneath. Repairs to cracks are reinforced from the back.
Pressed steel
Steel baths re-enamel well, once any rust has been treated. Rust around the waste is common on steel, so we pay close attention there.
How to care for the repair
Once the work has cured, treat it gently:
- Wipe the bath dry after use in hard water areas
- Rinse off hair dye, oils and bath bombs right away
- Store bottles off the bath
- Fix dripping taps quickly
A quick rinse and wipe after use helps, particularly where water is hard, to stop limescale building up.
Worn enamel only gets rougher with time, and rust spots spread under the surface. Acting earlier keeps the preparation simpler.
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