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Bath Re-enamelling in St Giles

Damaged bath in St Giles? We put it right where it is, mix the colour on the day and back it with a one-year guarantee.

  • Resurfacing from £350
  • Chips and rust in more than one place
  • A bath in a colour that no longer suits
Surface Doctor technician refinishing the outside of a roll-top bath

Trusted bath re-enamelling in St Giles

Bath re-enamelling at your home in St Giles

Cast iron, steel, acrylic, roll-top and period baths can all be resurfaced. Several coats of finish go on over a bonding primer, once the bath has been cleaned, repaired and prepared. We regularly repair cast iron baths, Victorian roll-tops and pressed steel baths, and common reasons people contact us are an old resurfacing that’s failing and thin, worn enamel in places.

The work is guaranteed for twelve months. If there’s a problem with the repair within the year, we return and sort it.

Area
St Giles (W1F, W1D, W1T)
County
Greater London
Guarantee
A year, on every repair
Price
From £350. Free, fixed quote from pictures
Phone
0345 017 0787
Last updated
23 October 2026
Roll-top bath being refinished by a Surface Doctor technician

What we do, step by step

Your technician turns up when we said we would, introduces themselves 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 the room is left clean and tidy.

  1. The room is masked, protected and ventilated.
  2. Next we degrease the bath and fix chips and rust spots.
  3. We key the surface and put on a bonding primer.
  4. Several coats of new finish are sprayed on.
  5. Once cured, normally by the following day, the bath is ready.

Getting ready for the visit

  • Keep a parking space free if you can
  • Mention if the room is upstairs or in a flat
  • Keep children and pets away from the room on the day

Get a quote

To get a price, send a couple of photos through our quote form or call us. We will tell you honestly whether it can be repaired.

Get a free quote

Related advice

What your bath is made of matters

Acrylic

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

Pressed steel

Pressed steel baths take a new finish well, as long as any rust is dealt with first. Steel frequently rusts by the plughole, so we pay close attention there.

Signs you need bath re-enamelling in St Giles

Once enamel loses its gloss, it stains more easily, and cleaning harder only makes it worse. At that stage, resurfacing is the fix.

The most common problems we’re called about are:

  • Chips and rust in more than one place
  • A roll-top that’s seen better days
  • Enamel that is lost its shine and feels rough
  • A coloured bath you want in white

Comparing quotes

  • Whether cleaning and preparation are in the price
  • Who turns up on the day
  • What aftercare is recommended
  • Whether there are any call-out or travel charges

Our hiring checklist

Landlords, agents and businesses in St Giles

Hotels, guest houses and holiday lets need rooms back in use quickly, so most of our work is done in a single visit. We can work around your bookings.

Rented homes see more wear and tear, and replacing items every time a tenant leaves is expensive. A repair between tenancies is a cheaper way to keep the property in good order.

DIY repairs versus a professional job

The difference between a kit and a professional repair is mostly in the preparation and colour. We prepare the area properly, mix the colour on site and polish the finish to match, then guarantee it for a year.

For a hairline mark somewhere you will never see, a kit may be enough. For anything you look at every day, anything that has rusted, cracked or holed, or anything on a coloured surface, a professional repair is worth it.

Covering St Giles

St Giles is about 1 mile east of City of Westminster, in Greater London. Wherever you are in the W1F postcode area, we come to you. We work in 764 places in Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages.

We cover every part of W1F, W1D and W1T and the streets around it. That includes homes on Duck Lane, Drury Lane and Bridle Lane. St Giles is on the A301 and A400, so it’s easy for us to reach. Other places close to St Giles include Seven Dials (1 mile south), West End (1 mile south-west), Soho (1 mile south-west), Covent Garden (1 mile south-east) and Chinatown (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Kensington (3 miles west), Walthamstow (7 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (13 miles west), Stockwell (3 miles south) and Orpington (13 miles south-east).

Near you in St Giles

Around St Giles, we work in homes near St Anne's Churchyard, The Crown pub and LSE Shaw Library, among other places. Also close by are St Josephs Catholic Primary School (less than half a mile north-east), Mercers' School (0.8 miles east), London Nautical School (1 mile south-east) and Soho Baptist Chapel (within half a mile west). There’s a railway station in St Giles itself: Tottenham Court Road station. A little further out are Museum of Comedy (within half a mile north-east) and Metropolitan Borough of Holborn (under half a mile north-east). The countryside around St Giles includes Barnsbury Wood and Ludgate Hill.

Map of St Giles © OpenStreetMap contributors

Questions from St Giles

Can you repair several things at once?

Yes, and it’s frequently cheaper. Send pictures of everything together and you’ll get one combined price.

I’m a tenant. Can you help?

We can work for tenants, landlords or agents. Get your landlord’s agreement first.

Will you leave a mess?

No. The work area is masked and covered, and we take our waste away with us.

Can you repair something that’s been repaired before?

Yes, we frequently do. It can add a little time, which we include in the quote.

What do you need from me?

Photos of the damage, a picture of the whole bath and your postcode. Then we’ll agree a date.

Can a failed resurfacing be redone?

In most cases. The old coating comes off before we resurface it. Tell us about it when you ask for a quote.

Do you charge for travel?

We don’t add a call-out fee. The fixed price covers the visit and the work.

What happens next?

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

How we price bath re-enamelling

Resurfacing from £350. Quotes are free and the price is fixed. What we look at:

  • What kind of damage it is
  • Whether old repairs or coatings need taking off
  • Where the damage is and how we get to it
  • How many areas need work

Every job is a little different, so each one is priced on its own. The size and type of damage, the material and access all make a difference, and doing several things on one visit costs less than separate visits.

Quotes from your photos

Before you send pictures, a few simple things make all the difference:

  • Daylight if possible, and no flash reflection
  • A coin or ruler next to the damage for scale
  • Where you are, by postcode
  • Any earlier repairs or coatings

Ring 0345 017 0787, or send us photos through the quote form. With a clear picture of the damage and one of the whole bath, we can give you a fixed quote without visiting.

When a repair isn’t the answer

It helps to know what we cannot do too:

  • Steel that has corroded right through
  • A poorly supported acrylic bath, until it’s firmed up
  • A bath split right through the body

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

Materials we repair

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

Aftercare tips

Simple care helps the repair last. Our advice:

  • Rinse off hair dye, oils and bath bombs straight away
  • Get any chip repaired quickly
  • Store bottles off the bath
  • Avoid suction-cup mats

Avoid hair dye, bath bombs and oils sitting on the surface, as they can stain. Fix dripping taps quickly.

Do not try to scrub a worn bath back to shine. It removes more of the surface and makes resurfacing more work.

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