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Bath Re-enamelling for Stratford St Mary homes
Fixed-price bath re-enamelling in Stratford St Mary and the surrounding area, normally in one visit and guaranteed for a year.
- Resurfacing from £350
- Staining under the taps and around the waste
- An old resurfacing that’s failing
How the visit works
Here’s how a visit usually runs: we arrive on time, protect everything around the work area, do the job and tidy away. Plan for a full day. Before leaving, we tell you how long to leave it and how to look after it.
- The room is masked, protected and ventilated.
- We clean and degrease the bath and repair any chips or rust.
- We key the surface and put on a bonding primer.
- We spray several coats of new enamel finish.
- We leave it to cure, and it’s generally ready the following day.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear the area around the damage
- Let us know if it has been repaired before
- Point us to the nearest place to park
Getting a price
For most jobs, photos are all we need to give you a price. Tell us what happened and where you are, and we will send back a fixed quote and some dates.
Advice
Bath re-enamelling in Stratford St Mary, done in place
After re-enamelling, the bath has a smooth, glossy, new-looking surface, without any of the disruption of replacing it. It’s ideal if you like your bathroom but not the state of the bath. Common call-outs are for wear marks under the taps and an original cast iron bath that needs restoring, across Victorian roll-tops, acrylic baths and pressed steel baths.
You’re covered after we leave: our one-year guarantee applies to every job, and we explain what it covers before you book.
- Area
- Stratford St Mary (CO7)
- County
- Essex
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Quotes
- From £350. Free, fixed quote from pictures
- Phone
- 0345 017 0787
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Repair or replace: which is better?
A refit takes several trades and several days. Re-enamelling takes one technician and normally one day, and the bath can be used the day after. Resurfacing from £350, with every job priced individually. Every job is a little different, so we price each one individually. 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 us?
- Dust sheets down, tidy finish
- We come to you, anywhere in the UK
- Fixed prices from your pictures
- A year’s guarantee on all work
Take a look at our prices page or resurfacing vs replacement cost guide.
FAQs for Stratford St Mary
Do you do work for letting agents?
We do, regularly. We can quote for several properties together and work between tenancies.
Is it messy?
We protect the room with dust sheets and masking first, and tidy up before we leave.
I’m a tenant. Can you help?
Of course. Check with your landlord; we can send the quote to them too.
Does re-enamelling smell?
There is some smell while the coating is applied, which is why we ventilate the bathroom. It fades as the coating cures.
Can you repair something that is been repaired before?
Yes, regularly. Removing the old work can add time, and that is in the quote.
Do the materials smell?
There may be a mild smell during the work.
Are you a vetted contractor?
We are accredited with CHAS, Constructionline, SafeContractor, SMAS Worksafe and Builder’s Profile.
Can I get a quote without a visit?
Nearly always. If photos do not show enough, we’ll ask for another angle.
Looking after it afterwards
After the repair has cured, a few habits help it last:
- Store bottles off the bath
- Don’t let dyes or oils sit on the finish
- Get any chip repaired quickly
- Leave the bath for the full curing time before using it
Avoid hair dye, bath bombs and oils sitting on the surface, because they can mark the finish. Fix dripping taps quickly.
Do not try to scrub a worn bath back to shine. It just wears the enamel further.
What we cannot put right
Not everything can be repaired, and we’ll tell you before we start. We cannot fix:
- A bath split right through the body
- Damage hidden under a previous coating, until it’s stripped back
- Leaks from fittings rather than the bath
If in doubt, send pictures and we will say what we think.
Materials we work on in Stratford St Mary
- Pressed steel baths
- Cast iron baths
- Acrylic baths
- Basins & shower trays
- Victorian roll-tops
Prices and what affects them
Resurfacing from £350. There is no area surcharge for Stratford St Mary. What changes the price is:
- How hard the colour is to match
- The material
- How many areas need work
- Whether it’s a chip, crack, burn or wear
We don’t add extras on the day. What we quote from your pictures is what you pay, and if the damage turns out to be different, we discuss it before starting.
How to get a fixed price
Good pictures mean an accurate price. Here’s what helps:
- One sharp close-up of the damage
- Natural light rather than flash
- A coin or ruler next to the damage for scale
- Your postcode, so we can check dates
Upload pictures of the damage and one of the whole item, and tell us you are in Stratford St Mary, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Places near Stratford St Mary
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What we are called out for in Stratford St Mary
The gloss on enamel is thin, and abrasive cleaning slowly wears it away. After years of use, the surface becomes porous and stains easily.
If you can see any of these, send us a photo:
- A coloured bath you want in white
- A dull, rough surface that will not come clean
- Stains that won’t shift
- Thin, worn enamel in places
Before you book anyone
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- Whether the price covers travel
- Who will actually do the work
- What prep work is covered
Landlord and trade work in Stratford St Mary
Hospitality businesses cannot afford rooms out of action for long, so most of our work is done in a single visit. We will fit around changeovers where we can.
Housing associations and facilities teams use us for planned and reactive repairs in Essex and across the UK. A repair avoids taking out and refitting, which is easier on the people living there.
DIY repairs versus a professional job
If you do try a kit, read the instructions carefully, make sure the area is clean and completely dry, and give it the full curing time. If it fails, we can still put it right.
Kits are cheap and easy to find, but many of the jobs we do start with putting right a DIY repair. Doing it properly first is normally the cheaper route.
Our work in Stratford St Mary
Stratford St Mary is about 6 miles north-east of Colchester, in Essex. Wherever you are in the CO7 postcode area, we carry out the work at your property. Our technicians cover all 644 towns and villages across Essex, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for London, about 56 miles away.
We cover every part of the CO7 postcode area. Whether you live on The Street, Kenyon Close and Strickmere or anywhere nearby, a technician can come to you. Close by, we cover Higham (1 mile north-west), Dedham (1 mile south-east), Lamb Corner (2 miles south), Holton St Mary (2 miles north-east) and Hornestreet (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Colchester (6 miles south-west), Clacton-on-Sea (14 miles south-east), Harwich (13 miles east), Camulodunum (7 miles south-west), Halstead (15 miles west) and Greenstead (6 miles south).
What’s near Stratford St Mary
We visit homes around The Anchor pub, Stratford St Mary Primary School and East Bergholt High School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Manningtree station, about 3.3 miles south-east of the centre. A little further out are Severalls Hospital (5 miles south-west) and The Munnings Museum (1.7 miles south-east). Not far away are Cattawade Marshes.
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
