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Bath Re-enamelling for St Paul's Cray homes
Full bath re-enamelling and resurfacing at your home in St Paul's Cray, with a one-year guarantee on every repair.
- Resurfacing from £350
- Lots of chips and rust spots
- Staining under the taps and around the waste
How to care for the repair
Much of the damage we repair could have been avoided. A few tips:
- Repair dripping taps early
- Have chips seen to early
- Do not let dyes or oils sit on the finish
- Never use suction bath mats
Treat the new finish gently at first: give it the full curing time, then clean it gently. From then on, avoid abrasives and suction mats.
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.
How we handle bath re-enamelling in St Paul's Cray
Many of the baths we re-enamel are period roll-tops, which would be difficult and expensive to replace. Doing them in place keeps an original feature. If you’re dealing with chips and rust in more than one place and a roll-top that’s seen better days, we can typically put it right, on cast iron baths, basins & shower trays and acrylic baths alike.
Every job is backed for twelve months in St Paul's Cray and everywhere else. We return to put right any problem with the work.
- Area
- St Paul's Cray (BR5, BR7)
- Region
- Greater London
- Guarantee
- One year on every repair
- Quotes
- From £350. Free, fixed quote from pictures
- Phone
- 0345 017 0787
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
The process
Arrival times are agreed in advance, so you know when to expect us. On site, it takes the best part of a 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.
- The new finish is sprayed on in several coats and left to cure.
How to prepare
- Keep pets and children out of the room while we work
- Clear toiletries, mats and anything else from around the area
- Tell us about any previous repairs or coatings
How to get a price
Most customers in St Paul's Cray get their price from pictures. Add a line about what happened and your postcode, and we will send back a fixed quote and some dates.
Advice
What a repair cannot fix
It helps to know what we cannot do:
- Leaks from fittings rather than the bath
- Problems we can’t see until an old finish comes off
- A metal bath with a through crack
If in doubt, send photos and we will say what we think.
Materials we work on in St Paul's Cray
- Basins & shower trays
- Victorian roll-tops
- Acrylic baths
- Cast iron baths
- Pressed steel baths
Prices and what affects them
Prices start from £350. A fixed quote means you know the cost before you book. We look at:
- Access to the area
- How many areas need work
- What kind of damage it is
- The material and finish
It helps to know what pushes a price up or down: 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.
Send pictures for a quote
Almost every job we do is priced from pictures. This is what to send:
- What it’s made of, if you know
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
- One picture of the whole bath
- One sharp close-up of the damage
A quote takes minutes to ask for: take one close-up and one wider shot of the bath, add your postcode and send them over. What comes back is a fixed price, not a guess.
Repair or replace in St Paul's Cray?
Replacement only makes sense in a few cases: a cracked-through bath, a change of size or shape, or a full refit. In most other cases, resurfacing is the better choice. Prices start from £350. Rather than charging by the hour, we price the whole job up front. It depends on the damage, the material and access.
Why choose Surface Doctor in St Paul's Cray
- One-year guarantee on every repair
- Fixed prices from your photos
- No extra charge for your area
- We leave the room as we found it
Read our pricing or bath cost comparison.
Landlords, agents and businesses in St Paul's Cray
We regularly price jobs from inventory or check-out pictures. That means we can quote before you even visit the property, and we liaise with tenants about access if you’d like us to.
If you manage property in St Paul's Cray, we’ll quote for several properties at once. Send pictures for each one and we’ll price them together.
FAQs for St Paul's Cray
Can tenants book a repair?
Yes, though it’s best to check with your landlord first. Landlords are often glad to have it sorted.
Can you resurface a pink bath in white?
Yes, white is the usual choice. Mention the colour you want when you send photos.
What do you need from me?
A close-up, a wider photo and your postcode. After that, we just agree a date.
How long will the bath be out of use?
Usually a day, then it’s ready to use the following day. Deeply pitted baths may need a second day.
Do you come to St Paul's Cray?
Yes. We cover the entire UK and come to St Paul's Cray. Send photos and we will quote, or call 0345 017 0787.
Can you redo someone else’s repair?
Yes, regularly. Removing the old work can add time, and that is in the quote.
Which areas do you work in?
Everywhere in the UK, St Paul's Cray included. There’s no extra charge for travel.
Do the materials smell?
It depends on the job, but frequently a little. Ventilation keeps it to a minimum, and it soon fades.
Also near St Paul's Cray
What else we do in St Paul's Cray
Signs you need bath re-enamelling in St Paul's Cray
Enamel doesn’t fail overnight. Abrasive cleaners, limescale and years of use wear the gloss away, typically first under the taps and around the waste.
Look out for any of the following:
- Stains that won’t shift
- An original cast iron bath that needs restoring
- Lots of chips and rust spots
- A peeling or bubbling previous coating
Questions to ask before booking
- Is the price fixed, and does it include VAT?
- How changes to the job are handled
- How the colour is matched
- Who will actually do the work
Repairs by material
Cast iron
Cast iron baths are so heavy that repairing in place makes obvious sense. Only the enamel surface wears or chips, and that is the part we put right.
Roll-top and period baths
Freestanding roll-tops can be done inside and out, with the outside refinished as well.
Covering St Paul's Cray
St Paul's Cray is about 1 mile north of Orpington, in Greater London. Clients in St Paul's Cray get the same service as everywhere else we cover: a fixed quote from photos, and a technician at your door on the day. Our repair technicians cover 764 places across Greater London. You can also see our page for London, about 11 miles away.
Jobs in BR5 and BR7 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. That includes homes on Main Road, Murray Road and Rushet Road and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover include St Mary Cray (1 mile south), Poverest (1 mile south), Derry Downs (1 mile south), Orpington (1 mile south) and Kevington (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as London (11 miles north-west), City of Westminster (14 miles north-west), Marylebone (14 miles north-west), Kensington (15 miles north-west), St Pancras (13 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (12 miles north-west).
Near you in St Paul's Cray
We visit homes around Chislehurst Common, Leesons Primary School and Walsingham School and the streets around them. Other local landmarks include Kemnal Technology College (0.9 miles north), St Barnabas (less than half a mile north-west) and The Blue Anchor Public House (0.5 miles south-east). St Paul's Cray has its own railway station: St Mary Cray station. Other landmarks nearby include Lullingstone Castle (4.8 miles south-east) and London Borough of Bromley Museum (1.5 miles south). Open spaces near St Paul's Cray include The Warren and Summer Hill.
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