Kent · England

Bath re-enamelling & resurfacing in Leybourne, Kent

Problem with your bath in Leybourne? We repair it in place, mix the colour on the day and back it with a one-year guarantee.

  • Resurfacing from £350
  • Wear marks under the taps
  • Enamel that’s lost its shine and feels rough
Surface Doctor technician refinishing the outside of a roll-top bath

Bath re-enamelling near Leybourne

Leybourne questions

Do the materials smell?

Expect a mild smell while we are working, which fades afterwards.

How quickly can you book me in?

Your quote comes with available dates. Tell us if you need it done quickly.

Can you fix a peeling bath coating?

Yes. Removing the old finish takes extra time, which we include in the price.

What happens after I send photos?

We look at the pictures and reply with a fixed quote and some dates. If anything’s unclear, we’ll ask for another photo.

Can you redo someone else’s repair?

Most of the time. Let us know what was used before.

How durable is a resurfaced bath?

A well-prepared finish lasts a long time if it’s looked after. Gentle cleaning, no suction mats.

What does bath re-enamelling cost?

Resurfacing from £350. The exact price depends on the damage, so we quote from photos. You know the full cost before anything is booked.

Do I have to be there?

Yes. We need access to the room while we work, at a time we agree with you.

Bath re-enamelling in Leybourne without replacing anything

Re-enamelling gives a worn bath a new glossy surface without taking anything out. It suits baths that are dull, stained, rough or chipped all over. We’re frequently asked to fix brown or grey marks that don’t clean off and a peeling or bubbling previous coating, in basins & shower trays, pressed steel baths and Victorian roll-tops.

We stand behind the work with a one-year guarantee.

Stained basin resurfaced to clean white (before and after)
Location
Leybourne (ME19, ME20)
Area hub
Kent
Warranty
A year, on every repair
Price
From £350. Free and fixed, from your pictures
Phone
0345 017 0787
Page updated
23 October 2026

How to care for the repair

After the repair has cured, a few habits help it last:

  • Repair dripping taps early
  • Get any chip repaired quickly
  • Dry the bath after use to stop limescale
  • Do not use the bath until it has fully cured

Dry the bath after use if possible, especially in hard water areas, and rinse off any bath products.

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

Repair or replace in Leybourne?

If the bath is sound, re-enamelling is normally much cheaper than replacing it, once you add removal, plumbing, tiling and decorating to the price of a new bath. It’s also far quicker. Resurfacing from £350, with every job priced individually. Most people are surprised how affordable a repair is, especially compared with replacing and refitting. Photos let us give you the exact figure.

What you get with us

  • Free fixed quotes from pictures
  • Accredited with CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor
  • No need to remove anything
  • Technicians who travel to you, UK-wide

Read our full price list or resurfacing vs replacement cost guide.

What we do, step by step

Your technician turns up at the time we agreed with you and looks over the damage before anything else. Dust sheets and masking tape go down before any work starts. Most visits take the best part of a day, and we leave the room as we found it.

  1. First we look the bath over and confirm the finish.
  2. Everything around the bath is masked and covered.
  3. The bath is degreased, repaired and keyed.
  4. Primer and finish coats are applied.
  5. The masking comes off, we tidy up and tell you when it can be used.

Before we arrive

  • Avoid using the area for a few hours before we arrive
  • Let us know if it has been repaired before
  • Keep a parking space free if you can

How to get a price

No survey visit is needed: we price from pictures. Send them through the quote form, or call 0345 017 0787 if you’d rather talk it through, and you’ll get a fixed figure back.

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Materials and what they mean for the repair

Acrylic

Acrylic feels warm and is light, but it relies on good support. Repairs to cracks are reinforced from the back.

Roll-top and period baths

We can resurface a roll-top inside and out, and the outside can be refinished too.

Landlord and trade work in Leybourne

We regularly work with letting and managing agents. Send the address, pictures and access details and we’ll arrange it.

Housing associations and facilities teams use us for planned and reactive repairs. Repairing in place avoids the disruption of a replacement, which matters when someone is living in the home.

Can I fix it myself?

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.

A kit can be fine for a tiny mark out of sight. For damage in plain view, cracks, holes or rust, or coloured finishes, it’s worth having it done properly.

Covering Leybourne

Leybourne is about 5 miles north-west of Maidstone, in Kent. We agree a date that works for you, and we’ll give you an arrival time in advance, so you are not left waiting in all day. We work in 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for London, about 26 miles away.

Every address in ME19 and ME20 is within our area. Jobs here include addresses on London Road, Oxley Shaw Lane and Redbank and the roads around them. Other places close to Leybourne include Larkfield (1 mile east), Lunsford (1 mile north-east), New Hythe (1 mile north-east), Birling (1 mile north-west) and Snodland (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (5 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles east), Dartford (13 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (10 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles south-west) and Gravesend (9 miles north).

Local landmarks in Leybourne

Around Leybourne, we work in homes near Lunsford Primary School, Church of St Peter and St Paul and Leybourne Lakes Country Park, among other places. You’ll also find The Malling School (0.8 miles south), The Monks Head pub (0.7 miles east) and The Malling School (0.8 miles south). The closest station to Leybourne is West Malling station, about 0.7 miles south-west. Further afield, we also cover the area around Leybourne Castle (under half a mile north-west) and Coldrum Long Barrow (2.7 miles north-west). Open spaces near Leybourne include Burham Down and Blue Bell Hill.

Map of Leybourne © OpenStreetMap contributors

What a repair can’t fix

To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:

  • A metal bath with a through crack
  • Leaking taps or wastes (a plumber’s job)
  • Steel that has corroded right through

Send us photos and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.

Materials we work on in Leybourne

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

What affects the price in Leybourne

Prices start from £350. There’s no charge for travel to Leybourne. The price depends on:

  • Whether old repairs or coatings need taking off
  • How much damage there is
  • How easy the damage is to reach
  • Doing more than one item at once

Compared with replacing, a repair is typically a fraction of the price, because nothing has to be taken out, refitted or made good. The quote lists exactly what you are paying for.

How to get a fixed price

It only takes a minute to photograph the damage, and it saves a visit. Please include:

  • Any earlier repairs or coatings
  • One sharp close-up of the damage
  • Daylight if possible, and no flash reflection
  • A coin beside the damage so we can judge size

Upload photos of the damage and a wider shot of the entire item, and tell us you are in Leybourne, and we will reply with a fixed quote.

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