Southampton · England
Bath Re-enamelling for Portswood homes
Local bath re-enamelling for Portswood: a fixed quote from photos, a tidy visit and a one-year guarantee.
- Resurfacing from £350
- An old resurfacing that’s failing
- Lots of chips and rust spots
Why repair rather than replace?
A new bath means a plumber, lifting out the old bath, re-tiling or making good the walls and days without a bathroom. Re-enamelling gives the bath a new finish without moving it. Resurfacing from £350, with every job priced individually. It helps to know what pushes a price up or down: access, material, the extent of the damage and whether we can do several items together. Photos let us give you a fixed figure.
What you get with us
- CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor accredited
- Colour mixed on the day to match
- We will tell you if it’s not worth repairing
- We come to you, anywhere in the UK
See our pricing and resurfacing vs replacement cost guide.
Bath re-enamelling in Portswood without replacing anything
After cleaning, repairing and priming, we spray on the new finish. Most of the work, and most of the durability, is in the preparation, so we don’t cut corners on it. Whether it’s a coloured bath you want in white and a bath that stays dull however much you clean it, we can help, on cast iron baths, basins & shower trays and pressed steel baths alike.
All of our repairs are guaranteed for twelve months in Portswood and everywhere else. If something goes wrong with the work, we come back.
- Area
- Portswood (SO17, SO14, SO18)
- Region
- Southampton
- Guarantee
- One year on every repair
- Quotes
- From £350. Free and fixed, from your photos
- Phone
- 0345 017 0787
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
For landlords and businesses
Housing associations and facilities teams use us for planned and reactive repairs. A repair avoids taking out and refitting, which matters when someone is living in the home.
For anyone letting property in or around Portswood, we will quote for several properties at once. Just send photos for each address and we will price them together.
Prices and what affects them
Resurfacing from £350. You won’t pay by the hour. The price depends on:
- Access to the area
- Whether we combine several jobs
- Previous DIY repairs that have to come out
- Whether it’s a chip, crack, burn or wear
The price depends on the type and amount of damage, what it’s made of and how many items we do on one visit. You get a fixed price from your pictures, so you know the cost before booking.
Send pictures for a quote
A couple of clear pictures is all it takes. It helps if you send:
- Your postcode, so we can check dates
- Natural light rather than flash
- A photo taken from further back
- One sharp close-up of the damage
Email us pictures of the damage and a wider shot of the entire item, with your SO17 postcode, and we will reply with a fixed quote.
How it works
Visits start with a quick look at the job together. Then the area is sheeted and masked and we start. Allow the best part of a day, and we’ll tell you if anything changes.
- We sheet, mask and ventilate the room.
- Old sealant is cut out and the bath is deep cleaned.
- Chips, rust and pitting are repaired.
- The surface is keyed and primed for the new finish.
- The new finish is sprayed on in several coats and left to cure until the day after.
Preparing for the visit
- Let the surface dry out before the visit
- Keep children and pets away from the room on the day
- Let us know which floor the room is on
Getting a price
Pricing is simple: snap the damage close up and then the entire item, send them to us with your postcode, and we will reply with a fixed quote. There’s no charge for the quote and no obligation.
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What we can’t put right
Honesty matters more than a booking, so here’s what a repair can’t fix:
- Plumbing leaks, which need a plumber
- Steel that has corroded right through
- Damage hidden under a previous coating, until it’s stripped back
Not sure? Send pictures and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Materials we work on in Portswood
- Pressed steel baths
- Cast iron baths
- Acrylic baths
- Basins & shower trays
- Victorian roll-tops
Covering Portswood
Portswood is about 1 mile north of Southampton, in Southampton. We agree a date that works for you, and you’ll know when to expect us, so you are not left waiting in all day. We work in 40 places in Southampton. Our nearest city page is London, about 69 miles away.
All of SO17, SO14 and SO18 is within our area. That includes homes on Ivy Road, Alma Road and Lawn Road and the roads around them. Being close to the A335 and A3035, Portswood is simple for us to get to. We also cover the places around Portswood: St Denys (1 mile south-east), Southampton (1 mile south), Inner Avenue (1 mile south-west), Bitterne Manor (1 mile south-east) and Bitterne Park (1 mile east). We also work in nearby towns such as Thornhill (3 miles south-east), Maybush (3 miles west), Eling (4 miles west), Rownhams (3 miles north-west), Millbrook (3 miles west) and Weston (3 miles south).
Around Portswood
Our customers here include homes close to St Denys Primary School, St Anne's Catholic School and St Mary's Independent School. Nearby too are South Western Arms (under half a mile south-east), Highfield Church (within half a mile north) and Southampton Common (0.8 miles west). There’s a railway station in Portswood itself: St Denys station. A little further out are Marlands Shopping Centre (1.5 miles south) and Royal South Hants Hospital (0.9 miles south). For a walk, there is Netley Common.
Questions from Portswood
Does someone need to be in?
We need someone to let us in. You don’t need to watch us work.
Do you work in Portswood?
Yes. We cover the whole UK and travel to Portswood. Send pictures and we will quote, or call 0345 017 0787.
Can you make a coloured bath white?
Yes. Coloured baths can be resurfaced in white, and the basin and toilet can be done too.
Is my repair covered?
All our work carries our one-year guarantee. We will explain what it covers when we quote.
Will you leave a mess?
Dust sheets and masking go down before we start, and we clean up when we have finished.
Will there be a smell?
There can be some smell while we work. It clears as the materials cure.
Can you repair several things at once?
Yes. Combining jobs on one visit brings the cost down. Send pictures of everything you’d like done.
Is a repair better than a new one?
Generally, yes. Replacement brings removal, refitting and making good, which a repair avoids. If it isn’t worth repairing, we’ll tell you.
Signs you need bath re-enamelling in Portswood
Previous coatings can fail too, lifting by the plughole or blistering. Failing coatings are stripped back before we resurface.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- A coating lifting around the plughole
- An original cast iron bath that needs restoring
- An outdated colour you’d like to change
- Stains that won’t shift
Before you book anyone
- How soon you can use it again
- Whether a trained technician does the job
- How your room will be protected
- What prep work is covered
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What your bath is made of matters
Roll-top and period baths
We can resurface a roll-top inside and out, with the outside refinished as well.
Pressed steel
Under the enamel of a steel bath is thin metal. Exposed steel rusts quickly, so the metal is treated and sealed before the repair.
Keeping it looking good
How the surface is treated afterwards matters:
- Respect the curing time we give you
- Repair dripping taps early
- Do not leave a chip unrepaired
- Keep toiletries on a shelf rather than in the bath
Use mild, non-abrasive cleaners, avoid suction bath mats, and do not leave bottles or razors standing on the surface.
If a previous coating is starting to peel, do not pick at it. Moisture gets underneath and makes it worse, so it’s better to have it stripped and redone.
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