Essex · England
Bath Re-enamelling for Stisted homes
Bath re-enamelling in and around Stisted: a fixed quote from photos, a tidy visit and a one-year guarantee.
- Resurfacing from £350
- Staining under the taps and around the waste
- An outdated colour you’d like to change
About our bath re-enamelling in Stisted
We re-enamel a lot of period and roll-top baths, which would be difficult and expensive to replace. Doing them in place keeps an original feature. We’re often asked to fix a period or roll-top bath worth keeping and a coating lifting around the plughole, in acrylic baths, cast iron baths and Victorian roll-tops.
We stand behind the work with a one-year guarantee, so you are not left on your own once we’ve gone.
- Area
- Stisted (CM77)
- Area hub
- Essex
- Guarantee
- A year, on every repair
- Price
- From £350. Fixed and free, based on photos
- Telephone
- 0345 017 0787
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Keeping it looking good
So the finish stays in good condition:
- Wash away dyes and oils after use
- Don’t leave a chip unrepaired
- A dripping tap should be fixed promptly
- Leave the bath for the full curing time before using it
Give the finish its full curing time before using the bath. Then, gentle cleaning with a soft cloth is enough.
Leave a peeling coating alone. Moisture gets underneath and makes it worse, so have it stripped and resurfaced.
DIY repairs versus a professional job
For a hairline mark somewhere you’ll 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, it’s worth having it done properly.
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.
Prices and what affects them
Resurfacing from £350. Quotes are free and the price is fixed. What we look at:
- Whether we combine several jobs
- The type of damage
- Unusual colours or finishes
- Any earlier repairs that need removing first
Most people are surprised how affordable a repair is, especially compared with replacing and refitting. Send pictures and we’ll give you the exact figure.
How to get a fixed quote
Two or three clear photos are usually enough. It helps if you send:
- Details of any past repairs
- The material, if you know it
- One picture of the entire bath
- Good light, ideally daylight, without flash glare
Pricing is simple: snap the damage close up and then the whole item, send them over with your postcode, and you’ll get a fixed price back. Quotes are free and no obligation.
Your questions about bath re-enamelling in Stisted
How do I book?
Photos of the damage, a photo of the entire bath and your postcode. After that, we just agree a date.
Can you price it without visiting?
In nearly every case. If photos do not show enough, we’ll ask for another angle.
How quickly can you book me in?
We’ll give you dates with your quote. If it’s urgent, say so and we will do what we can.
Will it make a mess?
Dust sheets and masking go down before we start, and tidy up before we leave.
What if the damage is worse than the pictures show?
The price is fixed for what the pictures show. Anything extra is discussed before we begin.
What areas do you cover?
All of Essex, and the rest of the UK. Travel is included in the price.
Do the materials smell?
A little, depending on the job. Open windows and an extractor fan help.
How long will the bath be out of use?
One day for most baths, ready the next day. We give you timings with the quote.
When we would advise against a repair
Some problems need a builder, plumber or fitter rather than us:
- A bath split right through the body
- Damage hidden under a previous coating, until it’s stripped back
- Holes rusted through the metal
Send us pictures and we will tell you honestly.
Materials we repair
- Cast iron baths
- Victorian roll-tops
- Pressed steel baths
- Acrylic baths
- Basins & shower trays
What we’re called out for in Stisted
Enamel does not fail overnight. Years of cleaning, hard water and hot baths wear the gloss away, starting where water runs and sits.
It’s worth getting a quote if you see:
- Lots of chips and rust spots
- Stains that will not shift
- A bath in a colour that no longer suits
- A dull, rough surface that won’t come clean
Comparing quotes
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- How the colour is matched
- When it can be used again
- Aftercare advice
Where we work around Stisted
Stisted is about 2 miles east of Braintree, in Essex. We visit homes and businesses in Stisted, so there is no workshop to go to. We cover all 644 towns and villages across Essex, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is London, about 41 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here: CM77. From The Street, Back Lane and Sarcel or a nearby road, we can come to you. We also travel to Pattiswick (1 mile east), Bradwell (1 mile south), Perry Green (2 miles south), Lanham Green (2 miles south) and Cressing (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Colchester (12 miles east), Chelmsford (12 miles south-west), Maldon (12 miles south), Witham (6 miles south), Camulodunum (11 miles east) and Halstead (3 miles north).
Landmarks near Stisted
Typical jobs here are in homes near Parish Church of All Saints, Stisted Church of England Primary Academy and Onley Arms and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Braintree Freeport station, roughly 2.6 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include St Michael's Hospital (3.3 miles west) and Tudor House Museum (Braintree) (2.5 miles west). For a walk, there’s Belcher's and Broadfield Woods.
For landlords and businesses
We regularly work with letting and managing agents. Send the address, photos and access details.
We regularly price jobs from inventory or check-out photos. You can have a price before you arrange access, and we liaise with tenants about access if you’d like us to.
Why repair rather than replace?
Replacing a cast iron bath is a big job: it’s very heavy, may need breaking up, and the replacement can be costly. Re-enamelling avoids all of it. Prices start from £350. 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 play a part, and combining jobs on one visit brings the cost down.
Why choose Surface Doctor in Stisted
- One price list for the entire UK
- Nothing taken out or refitted
- We leave the room as we found it
- A fixed quote before you book
Take a look at our full price list and resurfacing vs replacement cost guide.
Places near Stisted
What else we do in Stisted
How it works
From the moment we arrive, the aim is to do the job without disturbing the rest of your home. Surfaces nearby are masked off, the job takes the best part of a day, and we finish by cleaning up and talking you through the result.
- The room is masked, protected and ventilated.
- We clean and degrease the bath and repair any chips or rust.
- The surface is prepared and a bonding primer applied.
- We spray on the new enamel finish in several coats.
- We leave it to cure, and it’s usually ready the next day.
How to prepare
- Move bottles, mats and clutter away from the area
- Let us know if it has been repaired before
- Ensure the area is dry
How to get a price
For most jobs, pictures are all we need to give you a price. Add a line about what happened and your postcode, and we will reply with a fixed quote and the earliest dates we have.
Advice
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
