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Bath chip & crack repair in Down St Mary, Devon
Chip and crack repairs to enamel, acrylic and cast iron baths for homes and businesses in Down St Mary and across Devon. Send pictures for a fixed quote.
- Repairs from £95
- Chips on the rim or sides
- A hole punched through by something heavy
Should you replace it?
Replacing a fitted bath usually means a plumber, removing the old bath, re-tiling and a new panel and getting rid of the old bath. Repairing it fixes just the damaged area in one visit. In an older home in a village like Down St Mary, replacing a bath can be harder than it sounds: original pieces may not match modern sizes, and access can be awkward. Repairing avoids those problems.
Prices start from £95. We don’t add extras on the day. The price we quote from your pictures is the price you pay, unless the damage turns out to be different, in which case we talk to you first.
Why book with us
- Fixed quotes from pictures
- Technicians who travel to you, UK-wide
- Dust sheets down, tidy finish
- Straight answers about what a repair can do
Read our Prices page And Resurfacing vs replacement cost guide.
About our bath repair in Down St Mary
We see every kind of bath damage: dropped-bottle chips, plughole rust, acrylic cracks and impact holes. Each is repaired in place. We are frequently asked to fix holes from dropped items and chips caused by builders, on cast iron enamel, acrylic and pressed steel enamel.
Somewhere as small as Down St Mary, you’ll find cottages, farmhouses and converted buildings. Some have heavy cast iron baths or tight bathrooms, and getting a bath out along a lane or up narrow stairs is hard work. Bath repair in place avoids all of that.
You are covered for a year from the day of the repair. If anything is not right, ring us and we’ll sort it.
- Area
- Down St Mary (EX17)
- Area hub
- Devon
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Price
- From £95. Fixed, based on photos
- Phone
- 0345 017 0787
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Should I try a DIY kit first?
If you’re set on a kit, follow its instructions closely and work on a clean, dry surface, and give it the full curing time. If it doesn’t work out, we can still repair it properly.
It’s natural to want to try a repair yourself. The risk is that a kit repair hides the damage for a while, then fails, and then the old filler has to be removed first.
What happens on the day
On the day itself, there’s little for you to do. Let us in and show us the room, and we’ll get on with it. The job generally runs to a few hours, depending on the damage. Somewhere like Down St Mary needs a little journey planning: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. We bring everything needed for the bath repair, so there is no second trip.
- First, the area is cleaned and any loose enamel or rust is removed.
- Next we fill the damage and sand it smooth and level.
- We tint the finish on the day to suit your bath’s shade of white or colour.
- We apply the finish coats and polish the repair so it blends in.
- Once it has cured, normally by the day after, the bath is ready to use.
Before we arrive
- Clear toiletries, mats and anything else from around the area
- Let us know about parking or access
- Point us to the nearest place to park
How to get a price
Call 0345 017 0787 or use the quote form. With one close-up and one wider picture, we can give you a fixed quote.
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Bath repair around Down St Mary
If you let a flat or house near Morchard Road station (about 0.6 miles north-east), we repair baths between tenancies so it’s ready to let again quickly.
Down St Mary is about 14 miles north-west of Exeter, in Devon. Jobs in Down St Mary are booked in like any other job: a fixed quote from your pictures, and a technician at your door on the day. Down St Mary is one of 586 places in Devon where we work.
Postcode districts we cover here for bath repair: EX17. Whether your bath is in a home on Union Hill, Yeo Road and Barn Hill or a nearby road, we can come to you. We also cover the places around Down St Mary: Morchard Road (1 mile north-east), Weeke (2 miles north-east), Copplestone (2 miles south-east), Oldborough (2 miles north-east) and Morchard Bishop (3 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Exeter (14 miles south-east), Tiverton (14 miles north-east), Okehampton (11 miles south-west), St Thomas (13 miles south-east), Larkbeare (14 miles south-east) and Polsloe (14 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Down St Mary
We visit homes around Devonshire Dumpling pub. Down St Mary’s nearest station is Morchard Road station, roughly 0.6 miles north-east of the centre. Further afield, we also cover the area around Millsome Castle (4.8 miles west) and Crediton Hospital (5.4 miles south-east).
What affects the price in Down St Mary
Repairs from £95. Prices are worked out job by job. What matters most is:
- Access to the area
- How much damage there is
- How hard the colour is to match
- Previous DIY repairs that have to come out
Most people are surprised how affordable a repair is, especially compared with replacing and refitting. Photos let us give you the exact figure.
Getting a price from pictures
We price nearly every job from photos. This is what we need:
- Something in shot to show the size
- Any earlier repairs or coatings
- A wider photo showing the whole bath
- What it’s made of, if you know
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.
Towns and villages near Down St Mary
What else we do in Down St Mary
Aftercare tips
Nothing complicated is needed, just a few sensible habits:
- Don’t scrub with anything abrasive
- Do not leave a fresh chip for long
- Put a towel in the bath if you are working above it
- Store metal items away from the bath
Give the repair the full curing time we recommend before using the bath. From then on, mild cleaning is all it needs.
Tape over a fresh chip or crack until it’s repaired, so water cannot get in. Remove it before the repair.
Do you need bath repair in Down St Mary?
Dropped items cause the majority of chips, and a lot happen during bathroom refits. Cracks in acrylic have a different cause: poor support underneath, so the bath flexes when it’s full.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Rust spots around the plughole
- Chips caused by builders
- Scuffs and scratches in the surface
- Chips along the edge of the bath
If you live in one of the older homes near a church such as Church of St Mary the Virgin, it may still have its original cast iron bath, which is well worth repairing or re-enamelling rather than replacing.
What your quote should include
- Is the price fixed, and does it include VAT?
- What happens if the damage is worse than the photos show
- What preparation is included
- Who will actually do the work
Materials and what they mean for the repair
Pressed steel
Steel baths and trays have a thin metal body under the enamel. Exposed steel rusts quickly, so we treat and seal the metal before filling.
Acrylic
Acrylic baths are moulded sheet reinforced underneath. There’s no rust, but cracks, holes and scratches happen, and a crack only stays repaired if it’s supported underneath.
Questions from Down St Mary
Can you repair baths in a rental near Morchard Road station?
Yes, landlords and agents book us regularly, and a repair between tenants is usually quicker than replacing.
My house in Down St Mary is a period property. Is the original worth keeping?
In most cases: period pieces can be hard to match if replaced. Send photos and we’ll advise.
Can you match an avocado or pink bath?
Yes. The colour is mixed on site to suit your bath, including older coloured suites.
Can I get a quote without a visit?
In nearly every case. We only ask to see it in person if the photos can’t show what we need.
What information do you need?
Photos of the damage, a picture of the whole bath and your postcode. After that, we just agree a date.
Do I need to be at home?
Yes. We need access to the room while we work, at a time we agree with you.
How invisible is a bath repair?
We aim for a repair you cannot easily find. How well it disappears depends on the condition of the rest of the bath.
How quickly can you book me in?
We’ll give you dates with your quote. Tell us if you need it done quickly.
Work for landlords and builders
Hotels, guest houses and holiday lets need rooms back in use quickly, so most of our work is done in a single visit. We’ll fit around changeovers where we can.
We regularly work with letting and managing agents. Send the address, photos and access details and we will arrange it.
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