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Bath re-enamelling & resurfacing in Southgate, Greater London

Full bath re-enamelling and resurfacing in Southgate, carried out at your home and guaranteed for a year.

  • Resurfacing from £350
  • A coloured bath you want in white
  • Lots of chips and rust spots
Surface Doctor technician refinishing the outside of a roll-top bath

Bath re-enamelling for Southgate homes

Bath re-enamelling in Southgate without replacing anything

After re-enamelling, the bath has a smooth, glossy, new-looking surface, without any of the disruption of replacing it. It suits anyone happy with the bathroom apart from the bath. If you are dealing with several chips and rust patches and a dull, rough surface that won’t come clean, we can help, whatever the material.

You’re covered after we leave: each job carries a one-year guarantee, and we will explain exactly what it covers when we quote.

Surface Doctor technician refinishing the outside of a roll-top bath
Area
Southgate (N14, N11, N21, N13)
Area hub
Greater London
Cover
12 months on all our work
Price
From £350. Free and fixed, from your photos
Telephone
0345 017 0787
Updated
23 October 2026

Should you replace it?

Replacing a cast iron bath is a big job: they’re heavy, frequently need breaking up, and a new one isn’t cheap. Re-enamelling avoids all of it. Prices start from £350. A few things move the price: the amount of damage, the material, access to the area, and how many jobs we do in one trip. Photos let us give you a fixed figure.

Why us?

  • Most jobs done in one visit
  • Honest advice, even when it means no job
  • CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor accredited
  • Every repair guaranteed for a year

Take a look at our pricing and bath cost comparison.

When we would advise against a repair

To be straight with you, there are a few things a repair won’t fix:

  • A bath that is rusted through
  • A metal bath with a through crack
  • An acrylic bath that flexes badly underfoot

If in doubt, send photos and we’ll say what we think before you book.

What we work on

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

The process

Your technician turns up when we said we would and checks the damage against your pictures first. 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. We check the bath and agree the finish with you.
  2. Everything around the bath is masked and covered.
  3. We degrease the bath, fix any damage and key the surface.
  4. We apply the primer and then the finish coats.
  5. We remove the masking, tidy up and give you the curing time.

Getting ready for the visit

  • Avoid using the area for a few hours before we arrive
  • Have a window or extractor fan available
  • Mention if the room is upstairs or in a flat

Ask for a price

Call 0345 017 0787 or use the quote form. With one close-up and one wider picture, we can give you a fixed quote.

Send pictures for a quote

Advice

Southgate: your questions answered

It’s been repaired before. Can you still fix it?

Generally, yes. Let us know what was used before and we’ll plan for it.

How long is the bath unusable?

One day for most baths, ready the following day. We’ll confirm timings when we quote.

Do you cover Southgate?

Yes, we do. Technicians travel to Southgate from across the region, with no extra charge for travel.

Does the bath have to be removed?

No. It’s re-enamelled where it stands, so the tiles and taps stay put.

What happens if you find more damage?

If we find something the pictures didn’t show, we explain it first. You decide whether to go ahead.

Is it OK to have pets in the house?

Yes, as long as they stay out of the room we are working in. We will let you know when it’s safe to use again.

Can you make a coloured bath white?

Yes. Coloured baths can be resurfaced in white, and we can do the rest of the suite as well.

How durable is a resurfaced bath?

Care for it and it lasts. Gentle cleaning, no suction mats.

Covering Southgate

Southgate is about 3 miles south-east of Barnet, in Greater London. From the centre of Southgate to the outlying streets, we offer exactly the same service: a fixed quote, a tidy visit and a guarantee. Southgate is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London we cover. Our nearest city page is London, about 9 miles away.

Our visits in N14, N11, N21 and N13 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include High Street, Station Road and Blagden's Close. Southgate sits on or near the A111 and A1004, so getting to you is simple. Close by, we cover Osidge (1 mile north-west), Brunswick Park (1 mile west), Arnos Grove (1 mile south), New Southgate (1 mile south) and Oakwood (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover London (9 miles south), City of Westminster (8 miles south), Marylebone (8 miles south), Kensington (9 miles south), St Pancras (7 miles south) and Shoreditch (7 miles south).

Near you in Southgate

Around Southgate, we work in homes near Salcombe School, Christ Church Southgate Parish Church and Grovelands Park, among other places. Nearby too are The New Crown pub (under half a mile north), Ashmole Academy (within half a mile north) and Ashmole Primary School (less than half a mile north-west). The nearest railway station is New Southgate station, about 1 mile south-west of the centre. Further afield, we also cover the area around Municipal Borough of Southgate (1.3 miles south-east) and Grand Arcade (2.1 miles south-west). The countryside around Southgate includes Highgate Hill and Barfield Allotments Nature Park.

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Work for landlords and builders

We carry out planned and one-off repairs for housing associations and facilities teams. Repairing in place avoids the disruption of a replacement, which is easier on the people living there.

Rental properties take more wear, and replacing things at every changeover adds up. A repair between tenancies is a cheaper way to keep the property in good order.

Repairs by material

Cast iron

A cast iron bath is heavy enough that most people never want to move it. Only the enamel surface wears or chips, and that is what we repair.

Acrylic

Acrylic baths can be resurfaced too, with a coating system suited to acrylic. The bath needs to be firm and well supported.

Signs you need bath re-enamelling in Southgate

By the time a bath is a few decades old, it may have a mix of issues: dull areas, chips, rust and staining. Re-enamelling deals with all of them in one go.

Send us a photo if you notice any of these:

  • A bath in a colour that no longer suits
  • Brown or grey marks that don’t clean off
  • Enamel that’s lost its shine and feels rough
  • An original cast iron bath that needs restoring

Before you book anyone

  • What preparation is included
  • Who will actually do the work
  • The length of the guarantee and what it covers
  • Whether the price covers travel

How to compare quotes

What affects the price in Southgate

Resurfacing from £350. Prices are worked out job by job. What matters most is:

  • How much damage there is
  • Access to the area
  • How many items we do on one visit
  • The material and finish

We do not add extras on the day. The price we quote from your pictures is the price you pay, unless the damage turns out to be different, in which case we talk to you first.

How to get a fixed price

It only takes a minute to photograph the damage. Please include:

  • The material, if you know it
  • Details of any past repairs
  • Where you are, by postcode
  • A close-up of the damage, in focus

There’s no need for us to visit first. Nearly every job can be priced from photos: send a close-up, a wider shot and your postcode, and we’ll come back to you with a fixed figure.

Can I fix it myself?

What a professional repair adds is preparation, colour matching and finishing. We clean and key the area properly, mix the colour to your surface and finish it to the same sheen, and the work is guaranteed.

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. Just mention it when you send photos, as it can add time.

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