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Bath Repair for Earnley homes

Chip and crack repairs to enamel, acrylic and cast iron baths at your home in Earnley, with a one-year guarantee on every repair.

  • Repairs from £95
  • Scuffs and scratches in the surface
  • A kit repair that didn’t last
Surface Doctor technician refinishing the outside of a roll-top bath

Bath repair in Earnley

Why repair rather than replace?

When the bath is otherwise sound, repairing beats replacing. It costs less, takes less time and causes far less upheaval, and you keep the bath you chose. Where the entire surface is tired, we may suggest re-enamelling instead. Our bath repair starts from £95. What it costs depends on how much damage there is and what kind, what it’s made of and how many items we do on one visit. We give a fixed quote from your photos, so you know the cost before booking.

What you get with us

  • Generally one visit, start to finish
  • Accredited with CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor
  • Everything repaired in place
  • Repair technicians who travel to you, UK-wide

Take a look at our full price list or bath cost comparison.

Bath repair in Earnley, done in place

Whatever the damage, the aim is the same: a smooth, solid repair that blends in. Proper preparation, careful filling and shaping, then colour and gloss matching so it sits flush with the rest of the bath. Common call-outs are for snagging damage from a refit and an old repair that has yellowed or come loose, in pressed steel enamel, acrylic and cast iron enamel.

We stand behind the work with a one-year guarantee, so you are not left on your own once we have gone.

Where
Earnley (PO20)
County
West Sussex
Cover
One year on every repair
Price
From £95. Fixed and free, based on photos
Telephone
0345 017 0787
Last updated
23 October 2026
Before and after: a chipped, rust-stained bath around the plughole

DIY repairs versus a professional job

DIY kits are sold for most surfaces, and they can make a small mark look better. The trouble is colour and preparation: kits come in a few standard shades, and without proper cleaning and keying the filler frequently lifts.

Kits are cheap and easy to find, but the repairs we redo most frequently are DIY ones that have discoloured or lifted. Doing it properly first is usually the cheaper route.

Do you need bath repair in Earnley?

Glass and heavy bottles cause more chips than anything else, closely followed by shower heads. Taps and wastes cause problems too: water collects there, so chips nearby rust quickly.

Typical reasons for a call-out include:

  • Rust by the waste and overflow
  • A hole punched through by something heavy
  • Scratches you can feel with a fingernail
  • A failed DIY repair that’s discoloured or lifting

What to look for in a quote

  • How long it needs to cure
  • Whether the price is fixed and includes VAT
  • The length of the guarantee and what it covers
  • How changes to the job are handled

Choosing a repair company

Different materials, different repairs

Cast iron

A cast iron bath is heavy enough that most people never want to move it. Only the enamel surface wears or chips, and that is the part we put right.

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.

Earnley: your questions answered

How do I book?

Photos of the damage, a photo of the entire bath and your postcode. After that, we just agree a date.

Are you accredited?

Yes, including CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor. See our accreditations page for the full list.

Is the work guaranteed?

Yes, for a year. If there is a problem with the work in that time, we come back and put it right.

I tried a repair kit. Can you fix it?

Regularly. We strip it out, deal with any rust and repair it again.

Do you charge for travel?

There is no separate call-out charge. Your fixed price includes everything.

What happens if you find more damage?

It’s rare, but if it happens we talk to you first. You decide whether to go ahead.

How soon can you come?

Your quote comes with available dates. Tell us if you need it done quickly.

Is it messy?

No. The work area is masked and covered, and we leave the room clean.

How the visit works

We turn up at the time we agreed with you, introduces themselves and checks the damage against your pictures first. Dust sheets and masking tape go down before we open a single tin. Most visits take a few hours, and we leave the room as we found it.

  1. Dust sheets and masking go down around the bath.
  2. The damaged area is cleaned, keyed and degreased, and any rust is treated.
  3. We fill it, let it set, then sand it flush.
  4. We match both the colour and the shine.
  5. We clear up and give you the curing time, normally until the day after.

How to prepare

  • Tell us about any previous repairs or coatings
  • Avoid using the area for a few hours before we arrive
  • Open a window if you can

Get a quote

We price from photos so you do not have to wait in for a survey. Use the quote form, or ring 0345 017 0787 to talk it through, and we will come back with a fixed figure.

Get a fixed price

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For landlords and businesses

Landlords, letting agents and housing providers in Earnley use us as well as householders. Repairing between tenancies keeps void periods short, and it costs much less than replacing.

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.

Prices and what affects them

Repairs from £95. We give every job a fixed price from photos. This is what makes a difference:

  • The material and finish
  • Whether old repairs or coatings need taking off
  • How many items we do on one visit
  • How many areas need work

Compared with replacing, a repair is normally a fraction of the price, because nothing has to be taken out, refitted or made good. Your fixed quote shows exactly what’s included.

Quotes from your photos

Good pictures mean an accurate price. Here’s what we find most useful:

  • A clear, close picture of the problem area
  • Natural light rather than flash
  • Where you are, by postcode
  • One picture of the entire bath

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.

How to care for the repair

After the repair has cured, a few habits help it last:

  • Protect the bath with a towel when doing jobs nearby
  • Give the bath a quick rinse after use
  • Keep metal cans and razors off the surface
  • Fix dripping taps early to stop staining and limescale

Give the repair the full curing time we recommend before running a bath. From then on, mild cleaning is all it needs.

A small chip is a quick job. Leave them and they collect dirt, stain and, on metal baths, rust, so it’s worth getting them done early.

Where we work around Earnley

Earnley is about 3 miles north-west of Selsey, in West Sussex. Whether you are in the middle of Earnley or on the outskirts, the service is the same: fixed prices, tidy work and a one-year guarantee. Earnley is one of 371 towns and villages in West Sussex we cover. Our nearest city page is London, about 60 miles away.

Jobs in PO20 are booked in the same way as anywhere else. Jobs here include addresses on Earnley Manor Close, Bookers Lane and Drove Lane. Nearby, we also work in East Wittering (1 mile west), Almodington (1 mile north-east), Somerley (1 mile north), Shipton Green (2 miles north) and Birdham (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Bognor Regis (7 miles east), Chichester (6 miles north-east), Selsey (3 miles south-east), Littlehampton (14 miles east), Emsworth (7 miles north-west) and Rustington (15 miles east).

What’s near Earnley

Our customers here include homes close to East Wittering Community Primary School and Earnley Church and the streets around them. A little further out are Selsey Lifeboat Museum (3.9 miles south-east). Open spaces near Earnley include Pilsey Island.

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