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Bath chip & crack repair in Drakewalls, Cornwall
Our technicians come to Drakewalls for chip and crack repairs to enamel, acrylic and cast iron baths. Everything is done in place, and the work is guaranteed.
- Repairs from £95
- A cracked acrylic bath
- Deep scratches in acrylic
How we handle bath repair in Drakewalls
You don’t need a new bath because of a chip. We fill the damage, shape it to the curve of the bath and refinish it, mixing the colour on the day so the repair is hard to spot. If you are dealing with a hole punched through by something heavy and chips caused by builders, we can normally put it right, on whirlpool & spa baths, roll-top & freestanding and pressed steel enamel alike.
Big or small, you get the same one-year guarantee in Drakewalls and across Cornwall.
- Area
- Drakewalls (PL18)
- County
- Cornwall
- Cover
- One year on every repair
- Quotes
- From £95. Free and fixed, from your photos
- Telephone
- 0345 017 0787
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Our work in Drakewalls
Drakewalls is about 4 miles south-west of Tavistock, in Cornwall. Wherever you are in the PL18 postcode area, we come to you. Drakewalls is one of 644 places in Cornwall where we work.
We cover every part of PL18. That includes homes on Heron Road, Station Road and Cemetery Road and the roads around them. If you’re just outside Drakewalls, we cover Albaston (1 mile south), Higher Dimson (1 mile north), St Ann's Chapel (1 mile west), Dimson (1 mile north) and Gunnislake (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Stonehouse (10 miles south), Saltash (7 miles south), Liskeard (11 miles west), Launceston (10 miles north-west), Addington (11 miles west) and Looe (15 miles south-west).
Around Drakewalls
Our clients here include homes close to Delaware Primary Academy, Church of St Ann and The Rifle Volunteer pub and the streets around them. Drakewalls has its own railway station: Gunnislake station. Other landmarks nearby include Tavistock Hospital (3.8 miles north-east) and Kithill Castle (2.8 miles west). The countryside around Drakewalls includes Hingston Down.
Honest limits
Some problems need a builder, plumber or fitter rather than us:
- A steel bath rusted through
- Cracks in acrylic we can’t reach from underneath
- A whole bath that’s dull or worn, where a full re-enamel is the better fix
Send us photos and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Materials we repair
- Whirlpool & spa baths
- Roll-top & freestanding
- Cast iron enamel
- Pressed steel enamel
- Acrylic
Your questions about bath repair in Drakewalls
How long before I can use the bath?
Normally by the following day, though it depends on what we’ve done.
What happens if you find more damage?
The price is fixed for what the pictures show. If there’s more, we will tell you before starting.
Do you cover the entire of Cornwall?
All of Cornwall, and the rest of the UK. Travel is included in the price.
Are you accredited?
Yes. Our accreditations include CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor. See our accreditations page for the full list.
Is it OK to have pets in the house?
We ask you to keep children and pets out of the room while we work. Everywhere else in the home is fine.
Is a bath repair durable?
Done properly, a repair lasts for years, and it’s guaranteed for a year. Gentle cleaning helps it last.
Can you do more than one item on the same visit?
Yes, and it’s frequently cheaper. Just add the extra items to your photos and you’ll get one combined price.
Can you repair a chip on a coloured bath?
Yes. We mix the colour on the day to match, including older coloured suites.
How the visit works
On the day itself, there’s little for you to do. Let us in and show us the room, and we will get on with it. The job generally runs to a few hours, depending on the damage, tidy-up included.
- We clean the area and remove any loose enamel or rust.
- The chip or crack is filled, then sanded level with the bath.
- We mix the colour on the day to match your bath’s exact shade.
- Finish coats go on, then the repair is polished to blend in.
- Once it has cured, generally by the day after, the bath is ready to use.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any parking restrictions or tricky access
- Let us know if it has been repaired before
- Point us to the nearest place to park
Ask for a price
For most jobs, pictures are all we need to give you a price. Tell us what happened and where you are, and we will reply with a fixed quote and the earliest dates we have.
Advice
How we price bath repair
Repairs from £95. Each job gets its own fixed quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Whether it’s a chip, crack, burn or wear
- Previous DIY repairs that have to come out
- Where the damage is and how we get to it
- Whether we combine several jobs
Rather than charging by the hour, we fix the price before we start. It depends on the damage, the material and access, and doing several items at once reduces it.
Getting a price from pictures
Photographing the damage takes a minute. Try to send:
- Natural light rather than flash
- One sharp close-up of the damage
- A wider photo showing the entire bath
- Where you are, by postcode
If you are in Drakewalls and want a price, the easiest route is photos: a close-up, a wider shot and your postcode. We reply with a fixed quote and our next available dates.
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What your bath is made of matters
Pressed steel
Steel baths and trays have a thin metal body under the enamel. Once a chip exposes it, rust follows quickly, so we treat and seal the metal before filling.
Composite and resin
Composite baths are dense and solid. Chips and scratches can be filled and colour matched, in much the same way.
Common problems we fix in Drakewalls
Glass and heavy bottles cause more chips than anything else, closely followed by shower heads. Taps and wastes cause problems too: water sits around them, and any chip there soon rusts.
Typical reasons for a call-out include:
- Cracks in an acrylic bath
- Rust by the waste and overflow
- A kit repair that didn’t last
- Chips along the edge of the bath
What your quote should include
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- Whether the colour is mixed to match
- Whether the price covers travel
- What happens if they find more damage
Should you replace it?
Cast iron baths especially are worth keeping: they’re very heavy to remove, especially upstairs, and replacing like for like isn’t cheap. Repairing it leaves it where it is. Our bath repair starts from £95. The price depends on how much damage there is and what kind, the material and how many jobs we combine into one visit. We give a fixed price from your photos, so you know the cost before booking.
What you get with us
- Typically one visit, start to finish
- CHAS and Constructionline accredited
- Free fixed quotes from pictures
- One-year guarantee on every repair
See our prices page and guide to resurfacing and replacement costs.
Landlord and trade work in Drakewalls
We regularly price jobs from inventory or check-out photos. That means we can quote before you even visit the property, and we liaise with tenants about access if you’d like us to.
We work for landlords, letting agents and housing providers in Drakewalls as well as householders. Repairing between tenancies keeps void periods short, and it costs much less than replacing.
Keeping it looking good
A little care keeps the finish looking good. Our advice:
- Rinse it down after each bath
- A dripping tap stains enamel, so fix it early
- Don’t leave razors or cans standing in the bath
- If an acrylic bath flexes, have its feet adjusted
Use gentle, non-abrasive cleaners and avoid dropping heavy items on the repaired area. Get any new chip seen to quickly, before rust sets in.
If an acrylic bath has a crack, stop showering in it until it’s repaired. Each time it flexes, the crack grows, and it can start to leak underneath.
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
