Hampshire · England
Bath chip & crack repair in Ellingham, Hampshire
Bath repair in and around Ellingham: a fixed quote from photos, a tidy visit and a one-year guarantee.
- Repairs from £95
- A chip where the taps sit
- An old repair that has yellowed or come loose
Questions from Ellingham
Can you repair something that’s been repaired before?
In most cases. We remove the old repair before doing a new one, so mention it when you send photos.
What information do you need?
Just photos, your postcode and a contact number. On the day, access to the room.
Are there extra charges for Ellingham?
Travel is included in the price, and we charge the same wherever you are.
Do you cover Ellingham?
Yes, we do. Repair technicians travel to Ellingham from across the region, and the price is the same as everywhere else.
Can you repair several things at once?
Yes. Doing several items on one visit usually costs less than separate visits. Include photos of each item.
Is there a guarantee?
All our work carries a one-year guarantee. We will explain what it covers when we quote.
Can you redo an old repair?
Regularly. We strip it out, deal with any rust and repair it again.
What happens if you find more damage?
We will show you and explain before doing anything extra. You will not be charged for anything you haven’t agreed.
About our bath repair in Ellingham
We repair enamelled steel, cast iron and acrylic baths. The method changes with the material: metal baths need any rust dealt with first, and acrylic cracks need support from behind. We work on pressed steel enamel, cast iron enamel and acrylic, and the jobs we see most are chips caused by builders and scuffs and scratches in the surface.
Whatever the size of the job, it’s backed by a one-year guarantee.
- Where
- Ellingham (BH24)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Cover
- One year on every repair
- Price
- From £95. Free and fixed, from your pictures
- Call
- 0345 017 0787
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
What else we do in Ellingham
What happens on the day
On the day itself, there’s little for you to do. Show us the job, point us to the room, and we will get on with it. Most visits take two to three hours for most chips.
- We start by cleaning the damage and taking out loose enamel and rust.
- 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.
- We leave it to cure; you can usually use the bath the following day.
Before we arrive
- Ensure the area is dry
- Have a window or extractor fan available
- Move bottles, mats and clutter away from the area
Get a quote
For a price in Ellingham, photos are the quickest way: a close-up, a wider shot and your postcode. We reply with a fixed quote and our next available dates.
Related advice
Prices and what affects them
Repairs from £95. There are no hourly rates or hidden extras. The price is based on:
- Unusual colours or finishes
- Access to the area
- Any earlier repairs that need removing first
- The size and number of damaged areas
The price reflects the work involved, not your postcode. The full price is agreed before booking, with no extras added later.
Quotes from your pictures
Photographing the damage takes a minute, and it saves a visit. Please include:
- Natural light rather than flash
- Whether it’s been repaired or coated before
- A clear, close picture of the problem area
- One picture of the entire bath
There’s no need for us to visit first. Nearly every job can be priced from photos: we need a close-up, a wider picture and your postcode, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote.
Where we work around Ellingham
Ellingham is about 3 miles east of Verwood, in Hampshire. From the centre of Ellingham to the outlying streets, the service is the same: fixed prices, tidy work and a one-year guarantee. Our repair technicians cover 683 places in Hampshire.
Jobs in BH24 are booked in the same way as anywhere else. Nearby, we also work in Blashford (1 mile south-east), Ibsley (1 mile north-east), Rockford (1 mile east), Harbridge (1 mile north) and Mockbeggar (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cover Totton (13 miles east), Lymington (13 miles south-east), New Milton (10 miles south-east), Barton on Sea (11 miles south-east), Marchwood (15 miles east) and Ashley (10 miles south-east).
What’s near Ellingham
Typical jobs here are in homes near Ringwood School Academy, Church of St Mary and All Saints and The Old Beams Inn and the streets around them. Well-known places in the area include Fordingbridge Doll Museum (3.8 miles north) and St Leonard's Hospital (4.6 miles south-west). For a walk, there is Linbrook Lake and Blashford Lakes.
How to look after the repair
After the repair has cured, a few habits help it last:
- Ensure an acrylic bath is firm underfoot
- Fix dripping taps early to stop staining and limescale
- Keep abrasive pads and gritty cleaners away from the bath
- Get any new chip repaired before it rusts
Leave the repair to cure for as long as we say before using the bath. From then on, mild cleaning is all it needs.
A chip on a metal bath shouldn’t be left. Once water reaches the metal, rust begins, turning a quick repair into a bigger one.
DIY repairs versus a professional job
Kits are cheap and easy to find, but the repairs we redo most often are DIY ones that have discoloured or lifted. Doing it properly first is generally the cheaper route.
The difference between a kit and a professional repair is mostly in the preparation and colour. We clean and key the area properly, mix the colour to your surface and finish it to the same sheen, and the work is guaranteed.
Signs you need bath repair in Ellingham
Glass and heavy bottles cause more chips than anything else, with dropped shower heads close behind. Fittings cause damage too: water sits around them, and any chip there soon rusts.
Customers typically contact us about:
- Scuffs and scratches in the surface
- Hairline or through cracks in acrylic
- A hole punched through by something heavy
- Rusty patches near the plughole
What to look for in a quote
- How soon you can use it again
- Whether cleaning and preparation are in the price
- Is the price fixed, and does it include VAT?
- Whether they match the colour on site
Landlord and trade work in Ellingham
We carry out planned and one-off repairs for housing associations and facilities teams in Hampshire and across the UK. A repair avoids taking out and refitting, which matters when someone is living in the home.
Hotels, guest houses and holiday lets cannot afford rooms out of action for long, so we keep visits short and tidy. We’ll fit around changeovers where we can.
Materials and what they mean for the repair
Cast iron
A cast iron bath is heavy enough that most people never want to move it. The enamel is the part that wears or chips, and that’s the part we put right.
Pressed steel
Under the enamel of a steel bath is thin metal. Exposed steel rusts quickly, so the metal is treated and sealed before the repair.
Repair or replace in Ellingham?
A new bath brings a chain of other jobs: tiles along the rim generally crack when it comes out, a new panel is frequently needed, and a plumber has to disconnect and reconnect everything. Repairing the damage avoids all of that. Our bath repair starts from £95. The price depends on how much damage there is and what kind, what it’s made of and how many jobs we combine into one visit. We give a fixed quote from your photos, so you know the cost before you book.
Why choose Surface Doctor in Ellingham
- Straight answers about what a repair can do
- CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor accredited
- A year’s guarantee on all work
- One price list for the whole UK
See our pricing and resurfacing vs replacement cost guide.
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
