Essex · England
Bath Repair for Fingringhoe homes
Bath repair in and around Fingringhoe: photo quotes, tidy work and a year’s guarantee.
- Repairs from £95
- Chips under the taps
- Impact holes in acrylic
How to look after the repair
Good habits make a big difference to how long a repair lasts:
- Avoid scourers, wire wool and gritty cream cleaners
- Check that an acrylic bath doesn’t move when you stand in it
- Cover the bath during DIY or decorating
- Rinse it down after each bath
For the first few days, keep heavy bottles off the repaired spot. After that, clean it as you would the rest of the bath.
Do not leave a chip on a steel or cast iron bath. Water gets to the metal and rust starts, and a rust spot is a bigger repair than a clean chip.
Bath repair in Fingringhoe, done in place
Bath repair is our most common job. A chip by the taps, a crack in the base and a rust spot by the plughole are all fixed without removing the bath, generally in a single visit. Our repair technicians work on acrylic, whirlpool & spa baths and roll-top & freestanding, and common reasons people get in touch are chips on the rim or sides and damage done while the bathroom was being fitted.
All our work comes with our one-year guarantee.
- Where
- Fingringhoe (CO5)
- County
- Essex
- Guarantee
- One year on every repair
- Quotes
- From £95. Free, fixed quote from pictures
- Call
- 0345 017 0787
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Common questions in Fingringhoe
I tried a repair kit. Can you fix it?
Regularly. We strip it out, deal with any rust and repair it again.
Is it worth repairing rather than replacing?
In most cases, yes. Replacement brings removal, refitting and making good, which a repair avoids. If it isn’t worth repairing, we’ll tell you.
Is it messy?
No. The work area is masked and covered, and we take our waste away with us.
Can pets and children be at home?
We ask you to keep children and pets out of the room while we work and until it has cured. The rest of the house is unaffected.
Is a cracked acrylic bath repairable?
Most of the time. We reinforce the crack from behind, then fill and refinish the front, so access behind the panel is important.
Do you charge for travel?
Travel is included in the price, and we charge the same wherever you are.
Will there be a smell?
A little, depending on the job. Open windows and an extractor fan help, and it soon fades.
Can you match an avocado or pink bath?
Yes, we match coloured baths too. We tint the finish to your bath on site.
What your bath is made of matters
Cast iron
Cast iron baths are thick and very strong, with a fused enamel surface. A chip down to the iron can rust, but the body of the bath lasts a very long time, which makes it well worth repairing.
Composite and resin
Composite baths are dense and solid. Chips and scratches are filled and matched, in much the same way.
Towns and villages near Fingringhoe
What else we do in Fingringhoe
Can I fix it myself?
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, then guarantee it for a year.
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.
What we do, step by step
The work is clean and fairly quiet, so you can carry on at home. Protection goes down first, then the work takes a few hours. At the end we talk you through the curing time and the aftercare.
- We clean the area and remove any loose enamel or rust.
- Next we fill the damage and sand it smooth and level.
- The colour is mixed on the spot to match your bath.
- Finish coats go on, then the repair is polished to blend in.
- We leave it to cure; you can typically use the bath the following day.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear toiletries, mats and anything else from around the area
- Avoid using the area for a few hours before we arrive
- Make sure the room can be ventilated
Ask for a price
We price from photos so you do not have to wait in for a survey. Send them through the quote form, or call 0345 017 0787 if you’d rather talk it through, and we will come back with a fixed figure.
Advice
Prices and what affects them
Repairs from £95. Quotes are free and the price is fixed. What we take into account:
- Whether it’s a chip, crack, burn or wear
- How many areas need work
- Access to the area
- The colour and finish to match
Every job is a little different, so we price each one individually. The size and type of damage, the material and access all play a part, and combining jobs on one visit brings the cost down.
Getting a price from pictures
You can usually get a fixed quote without us visiting. To make it quick:
- What it’s made of, if you know
- Where you are, by postcode
- Any earlier repairs or coatings
- A coin or ruler next to the damage for scale
There’s no need for us to visit first. Nearly every job can be priced from pictures: we need a close-up, a wider picture and your postcode, and we will reply with a fixed quote.
Fingringhoe and nearby
Fingringhoe is about 4 miles south-east of Colchester, in Essex. We agree a date that works for you, and you will know when to expect us, so you’re not left waiting in all day. Fingringhoe is one of 644 towns and villages in Essex where we work. You can also see our page for London, about 50 miles away.
Our visits in CO5 are booked in the same way as anywhere else. Jobs here include addresses on Church Road, Chapel Road and Dudley Road and the roads around them. Other places close to Fingringhoe include East Donyland (1 mile north-east), High Park Corner (1 mile east), Rowhedge (1 mile north), Abberton (1 mile south-west) and Wivenhoe Quay (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Colchester (4 miles north-west), Clacton-on-Sea (9 miles east), Maldon (14 miles south-west), Witham (13 miles west), Harwich (15 miles north-east) and Camulodunum (4 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Fingringhoe
Locally, our jobs take us to homes close to Donyland Lodge, Church of St Andrew and Colne Local Nature Reserve. Nearby too are Fingringhoe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (less than half a mile north-east), Whalebone Public House (less than half a mile north-east) and Thomas Lord Audley School and Language College (2.4 miles north-west). The closest station to Fingringhoe is Wivenhoe station, roughly 1.2 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Wivenhoe Chapel Museum (1.8 miles north-east) and Essex County Hospital (3.8 miles north-west). Not far away are Fingringhoe Wick.
For landlords and businesses
For developers and builders, we fix damage before handover, saving last-minute replacements. We can visit several plots in one trip.
Builders, developers and site managers book us for snagging repairs, fixing chips and scratches before handover so nothing needs replacing. We hold CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor accreditations.
Why repair rather than replace?
If the rest of the bath is in good condition, a repair is almost always the better choice. It costs less, takes less time and causes far less upheaval, and the bathroom stays as it is. Where the entire surface is tired, we may suggest re-enamelling instead. Prices start from £95. It helps to know what pushes a price up or down: access, material, the extent of the damage and whether we can do several items together. Send photos and you will get a fixed figure.
Why us?
- Every repair guaranteed for a year
- Everything repaired in place
- Same prices wherever you are
- Colour mixed on the day to match
Read our prices page or guide to resurfacing and replacement costs.
Honest limits
A repair is not always the answer, and we’ll tell you before we start. We cannot fix:
- A steel bath rusted through
- Cracks in parts of an acrylic bath we cannot get to from below
- A whole bath that is dull or worn, where a full re-enamel is the better fix
If in doubt, send pictures and we will say what we think before you book.
Materials we repair
- Acrylic
- Whirlpool & spa baths
- Cast iron enamel
- Pressed steel enamel
- Roll-top & freestanding
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
