Essex · England
Bath Re-enamelling for Shellow Bowells homes
Bath re-enamelling across Shellow Bowells and nearby, typically in one visit and guaranteed for a year.
- Resurfacing from £350
- A coloured bath you want in white
- A bath that stays dull however much you clean it
Bath re-enamelling at your home in Shellow Bowells
We don’t move the bath, so the taps, tiles and plumbing are not touched. It normally takes one visit, with the bath ready to use the following day. Whether it’s worn patches where water runs and sits and a coloured bath you want in white, we can typically put it right, whatever the material.
Whatever the size of the job, you get the same one-year guarantee in Shellow Bowells and across Essex.
- Area
- Shellow Bowells (CM5)
- Region
- Essex
- Cover
- One year on every repair
- Quotes
- From £350. Fixed and free, based on photos
- Call
- 0345 017 0787
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Keeping it looking good
It’s all simple stuff:
- Do not use the bath until it has fully cured
- Have chips seen to early
- Fix dripping taps quickly
- Store bottles off the bath
Rinse the bath and wipe it over after use, especially in hard water areas, to stop limescale building up.
Rust spots on a worn bath get worse with time and make the job bigger. Resurfacing before they spread keeps it simpler.
Repairs by material
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.
Pressed steel
Steel baths re-enamel well, once any rust has been treated. Steel often rusts by the plughole, so we pay close attention there.
Why repair rather than replace?
A refit takes several trades and several days. Re-enamelling takes one technician and usually one day, with the bath ready the day after. Prices start from £350. What it costs depends on the type and amount of damage, the material and how many items we do on one visit. We give a fixed quote from your pictures, so you know the cost before you book.
Why Shellow Bowells customers choose us
- CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor accredited
- A year’s guarantee on all work
- No extra charge for your area
- We come to you, anywhere in the UK
See our full price list or guide to resurfacing and replacement costs.
Shellow Bowells and the surrounding area
Shellow Bowells is about 7 miles west of Chelmsford, in Essex. Jobs in Shellow Bowells are booked in like any other job: a fixed quote from pictures, then a visit to do the work. Our technicians cover 644 places across Essex. Our jobs stretch from Shellow Bowells to London (about 25 miles away).
We work across CM5 and the streets around it. Other places close to Shellow Bowells include Willingale (1 mile west), Berners Roding (1 mile west), Radley Green (2 miles south), Chalk End (2 miles north-east) and Roxwell (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Chelmsford (7 miles east), Basildon (13 miles south-east), Braintree (14 miles north-east), Harlow (9 miles west), Brentwood (8 miles south) and Maldon (15 miles east).
Landmarks near Shellow Bowells
Around Shellow Bowells, we work in homes near Church of St Peter and St Paul and the streets around them. Well-known places in the area include Willingale Doe (0.7 miles west) and Chelmsford and Essex Hospital (5.7 miles east).
Towns and villages near Shellow Bowells
What else we do in Shellow Bowells
What we’re called out for in Shellow Bowells
Often the bath has just had decades of use. The body of the bath is typically perfectly sound.
Send us a photo if you notice any of these:
- A coating lifting around the plughole
- An original cast iron bath that needs restoring
- Stains that will not shift
- A coloured bath you want in white
What to look for in a quote
- What prep work is covered
- What happens if the damage is worse than the pictures show
- Whether the price covers travel
- How long the guarantee is and what it covers
Work for landlords and builders
We carry out planned and one-off repairs for housing associations and facilities teams in Essex and across the UK. Repairing in place avoids the disruption of a replacement, which is easier on the people living there.
We are used to working with agents and managing companies. Send the address, pictures and access details and we will arrange it.
How the visit works
We agree an arrival time beforehand, so you’re not left guessing. Once we are there, the work takes most of the day in most cases. We leave the room clean.
- The bathroom is protected and ventilation set up.
- We remove the old silicone and deep clean the bath.
- Chips, rust and pitting are repaired.
- We key the bath and apply a bonding primer.
- Several coats of finish are sprayed on, then it cures until the day after.
Getting ready for the visit
- Point us to the nearest place to park
- Let us know which floor the room is on
- Open a window if you can
How to get a price
Email us a picture of the damage and one of the whole item, with your CM5 postcode, and we will come back with a fixed quote.
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Questions from Shellow Bowells
Is the work guaranteed?
Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee. Ask us what it covers when you get your quote.
How do I book?
A close-up, a wider photo and your postcode. After that, we just agree a date.
Is it worth repairing rather than replacing?
Normally, if the item is otherwise sound. Repairing avoids the cost and disruption of replacing. If replacing would be better, we’ll say so.
Do you need to take the bath out?
No, it stays where it is. Everything is done in your bathroom, with the room protected and ventilated.
It’s been repaired before. Can you still fix it?
Normally, yes. We remove the old repair before doing a new one, so mention it when you send pictures.
What happens after I send photos?
We look at the photos and reply with a fixed price and some dates. If we need another angle, we’ll ask.
Are you accredited?
Yes, including CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor. See our accreditations page for the full list.
Can you fix a peeling bath coating?
In most cases. The old coating comes off before we resurface it. Tell us about it when you ask for a quote.
How we price bath re-enamelling
Prices start from £350. Every quote is fixed and free. What we take into account:
- Doing more than one item at once
- Access to the area
- Previous DIY repairs that have to come out
- The material
No two jobs are quite the same, so each one is priced on its own. What’s damaged, how badly and how easy it is to reach all make a difference, and combining jobs on one visit brings the cost down.
How to get a fixed price
Photographing the damage takes a minute. Try to send:
- A picture taken from further back
- A close-up of the damage, in focus
- Any details about the material
- Your postcode, so we can check dates
No survey visit is needed: we price from photos. Use the quote form, or ring 0345 017 0787 to talk it through, and we will come back with a fixed figure.
When we’d advise against a repair
We would rather lose a job than do one that won’t last, so here’s what a repair can’t put right:
- Leaking taps or wastes (a plumber’s job)
- Holes rusted through the metal
- Anything hidden under an old coating, until we remove it
If in doubt, send pictures and we will say what we think.
Materials we repair
- Acrylic baths
- Pressed steel baths
- Victorian roll-tops
- Cast iron baths
- Basins & shower trays
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
