Kent · England
Bath chip & crack repair in Borden, Kent
Bath repair in and around Borden: a fixed quote from pictures, a tidy visit and a one-year guarantee.
- Repairs from £95
- Rusty patches near the plughole
- Chips on the rim or sides
Bath repair at your home in Borden
It pays to repair bath damage while it’s small. On steel and cast iron, exposed metal starts to rust, and on acrylic, a crack keeps spreading while the bath flexes. A repair stops both. We’re frequently asked to fix rust by the waste and overflow and a kit repair that didn’t last, in whirlpool & spa baths, roll-top & freestanding and acrylic.
You’re covered for a year from the day of the repair. If anything is not right, ring us and we will sort it.
- Area
- Borden (ME9)
- Area hub
- Kent
- Cover
- One year on every repair
- Price
- From £95. Free, fixed price from pictures
- Telephone
- 0345 017 0787
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Should I try a DIY kit first?
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.
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.
Repairs by material
Composite and resin
Composite baths are dense and solid, and frequently freestanding. Chips and scratches are filled and matched, in much the same way.
Cast iron
Cast iron baths are so heavy that repairing in place makes obvious sense. The enamel is the part that wears or chips, and that’s the part we put right.
How to care for the repair
Good habits make a big difference to how long a repair lasts:
- Keep metal cans and razors off the surface
- Fix dripping taps early to stop staining and limescale
- Cover the bath during DIY or decorating
- If an acrylic bath flexes, have its feet adjusted
Treat the repaired area like the rest of the bath: warm water, washing-up liquid and a soft cloth. Keep scouring pads and gritty cleaners away from it.
Avoid standing in a cracked acrylic bath until it’s fixed. Each time it flexes, the crack grows, and water can get through to the floor below.
Repair or replace: which is better?
Swapping a damaged bath for a new one normally involves a plumber, lifting out the old bath, making good the tiles and panel and getting rid of the old bath. Repairing it deals only with the damage in a single visit. Prices start from £95. A repair normally costs much less than people expect, especially compared with replacing and refitting. Send pictures and we’ll give you the exact figure.
Why Borden customers choose us
- One visit for most repairs
- Nothing taken out or refitted
- One price list for the whole UK
- CHAS and Constructionline accredited
Read our full price list and bath cost comparison.
About Borden
Borden is about 1 mile south-west of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Jobs in Borden are booked in like any other job: a fixed quote from your pictures, and a technician at your door on the day. We work in all 922 towns and villages across Kent. You can also see our page for London, about 36 miles away.
We cover every part of the ME9 postcode area and the streets around it. Local streets include The Street, Mountview and Homestead View, and we cover them all. Neighbouring places we cover include Heart's Delight (1 mile south-east), Tunstall (1 mile south-east), Sittingbourne (1 mile north-east), Highsted (2 miles south-east) and Rodmersham Green (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (9 miles south-west), Ashford (15 miles south-east), Whitstable (14 miles east), Faversham (8 miles east), Minster (7 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (14 miles west).
Landmarks near Borden
Locally, our jobs take us to homes close to Borden Church of England Primary School, Church of St Peter and St Paul and Cromers Wood. For rail, the closest station is Sittingbourne station, roughly 1.4 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Bayford Court (1.7 miles north-east) and Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District (1.6 miles north-east).
Prices and what affects them
Prices start from £95. We charge the same across the UK, including Borden. What changes the price is:
- The material
- Previous DIY repairs that have to come out
- How many items we do on one visit
- What kind of damage it is
A repair is priced on what needs doing, not your postcode. The full price is agreed before you book, with nothing added on the day.
Getting a price from photos
Photographing the damage takes a minute. Please include:
- One picture of the entire bath
- The material, if you know it
- A coin beside the damage so we can judge size
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
For most jobs, photos 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.
What we’re called out for in Borden
Heavy toiletries are the biggest single cause of chips, with dropped shower heads close behind. Taps and wastes cause problems too: water collects there, so chips nearby rust quickly.
These are the problems we are asked about most:
- Holes from dropped items
- Damage beneath the taps
- Chips along the edge of the bath
- Rust spots around the plughole
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the colour is mixed to match
- The length of the guarantee and what it covers
- Who will actually do the work
- What protection goes down before work starts
How the visit works
It’s a tidy, low-fuss visit. We agree the arrival time in advance, protect the area, then carry out the work, which normally takes a few hours. If we find something your photos didn’t show, we will explain it before carrying on.
- We protect the bath and the floor around it.
- We clean, key and degrease the damage.
- Filler goes in and is sanded flush once it has set.
- Colour and gloss are matched to the surrounding surface.
- We tidy up and tell you when the bath can be used, usually the following day.
Before we arrive
- Move bottles, mats and clutter away from the area
- Mention any earlier repairs or resurfacing
- Open a window if you can
Ask for a price
To get a price, send two or three pictures through our quote form or call us. We will tell you honestly if a repair is the right fix.
Related advice
Borden questions
Do you work in Borden?
Yes, we do. We send a technician to Borden for every job, and the price is the same as everywhere else.
Will it make a mess?
Very little mess: we sheet and mask everything nearby, and we take our waste away with us.
Do I have to be there?
Someone needs to let us in and show us the job. After that, you can carry on with your day.
Can tenants book a repair?
Yes, but check with your landlord or agent first. Many landlords are happy for a repair to be arranged.
Will the price change on the day?
The price is fixed for what the photos show. Anything extra is discussed before we begin.
Are there extra charges for Borden?
Travel is included in the price, with the same prices everywhere we work.
How long does the repair take to cure?
Generally within a day, depending on the repair.
Can you quote from pictures?
Nearly always. If photos do not show enough, we will ask for another angle.
Honest limits
It helps to know what we cannot do too:
- Cracks in acrylic we can’t reach from underneath
- Leaks from the waste or overflow fittings (a plumber’s job)
- Metal that has corroded all the way through
Not sure? Send pictures and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Surfaces we repair
- Roll-top & freestanding
- Acrylic
- Cast iron enamel
- Whirlpool & spa baths
- Pressed steel enamel
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