Northamptonshire · England
Bath chip & crack repair in Gretton, Northamptonshire
Bath repair across Gretton and nearby, generally in one visit and guaranteed for a year.
- Repairs from £95
- Rust by the waste and overflow
- Hairline or through cracks in acrylic
What we do, step by step
Your technician turns up at the time we agreed with you and looks over the damage before anything else. Dust sheets and masking tape go down before we open a single tin. Most visits take two to three hours for most chips, and the room is left clean and tidy.
- We clean the area and remove any loose enamel or rust.
- We fill the damage and sand it flush with the surrounding surface.
- We tint the finish on the day to suit your bath’s shade of white or colour.
- Finish coats go on, then the repair is polished to blend in.
- The repair is left to cure, and most baths can be used the next day.
Preparing for the visit
- Keep children and pets away from the room on the day
- Tell us if there are stairs or a lift
- Let us know about parking or access
How to get a price
Call 0345 017 0787 or use the quote form. With a clear picture of the damage and one of the entire bath, we can give you a fixed quote the same day in most cases.
Advice
Bath repair at your home in Gretton
Whether your bath is steel, cast iron or acrylic, we can repair it. The method changes with the material: metal baths need any rust dealt with first, and acrylic cracks need support from behind. Whether it’s damage done while the bathroom was being fitted and deep scratches in acrylic, we can help.
Whatever the size of the job, it’s backed by a one-year guarantee.
- Location
- Gretton (NN17)
- County
- Northamptonshire
- Guarantee
- A year, on every repair
- Quote
- From £95. Fixed and free, based on pictures
- Call
- 0345 017 0787
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
For landlords and businesses
Letting agents often send us photos straight from the inventory. That means we can quote before you even visit the property, and we liaise with tenants about access if you’d like us to.
Builders, developers and site managers book us for snagging repairs, fixing chips and scratches before handover. We’re CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor accredited.
Why repair rather than replace?
Cast iron baths especially are worth keeping: getting one out, particularly from an upstairs bathroom, is a big job, and a like-for-like replacement can be expensive. Repairing it leaves it where it is. Repairs from £95, with every job priced individually. Rather than charging by the hour, we fix the price before we start. Damage, material and access decide it, and combining items on one visit brings it down.
Why book with us
- Rooms protected and left tidy
- Honest advice, even when it means no job
- Everything repaired in place
- Colours mixed by hand to suit your surface
Take a look at our pricing and bath cost comparison.
Gretton and the surrounding area
Gretton is about 4 miles north of Corby, in Northamptonshire. Anywhere in NN17, a technician comes to you. Gretton is one of 364 towns and villages in Northamptonshire where we work. You can also see our page for Birmingham, about 51 miles away.
We work across the NN17 postcode area and the streets around it. Streets in the area include High Street, Station Road and Orchard Lane, and we cover them all. If you are just outside Gretton, we cover Thorpe by Water (1 mile north), Harringworth (2 miles north-east), Seaton (3 miles north), Stoke Dry (3 miles north) and Laxton (3 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Corby (4 miles south), Kettering (10 miles south), Market Harborough (11 miles west), Desborough (9 miles south-west), Raunds (15 miles south-east) and Irthlingborough (15 miles south).
Landmarks near Gretton
Around Gretton, we work in homes near Gretton Primary School, Corby Business Academy and The Blue Bell pub, among other places. The closest station to Gretton is Corby station, roughly 3.4 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Rockingham Castle (2.7 miles south-west). Not far away are Great Merrible Wood and King's Hill.
Looking after it afterwards
Much of the damage we repair could have been avoided. These habits help:
- Check that an acrylic bath does not move when you stand in it
- Keep abrasive pads and gritty cleaners away from the bath
- Cover the bath during DIY or decorating
- Stick to mild cleaners and a soft cloth
Use gentle, non-abrasive cleaners and try not to drop heavy bottles on the repair. Get any new chip seen to quickly, before rust sets in.
A chip on a metal bath shouldn’t be left. Once water reaches the metal, rust begins, and a rust spot is a bigger repair than a clean chip.
Prices and what affects them
Prices start from £95. There is no charge for travel to Gretton. The price depends on:
- Doing more than one item at once
- Whether old repairs or coatings need taking off
- The size and number of damaged areas
- Where the damage is and how we get to it
Every job is a little different, so we price each one individually. The size and type of damage, the material and access all make a difference, and doing several things on one visit costs less than separate visits.
How to get a fixed price
Before you send pictures, a few simple things make all the difference:
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
- Daylight if possible, and no flash reflection
- Whether it’s been repaired or coated before
- A close-up of the damage, in focus
Email us pictures of the damage and a wider shot of the entire item, with your NN17 postcode, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Repairs by material
Composite and resin
Stone resin and composite baths are heavy and solid. Chips and scratches can be filled and colour-matched, just like other baths.
Cast iron
Cast iron baths are thick and very strong, with a fused enamel surface. Chips can rust if left, but the bath itself lasts for generations, so it’s always worth repairing.
Questions from Gretton
Will the repair last?
It should, as long as the bath is firm and the area was prepared well. It’s covered by our one-year guarantee.
Do I need to be at home?
Someone needs to let us in and show us the job. You don’t need to watch us work.
How much does bath repair cost in Gretton?
Prices start from £95. The exact price depends on the damage, so we quote from pictures. You know the full cost before anything is booked.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
Yes. We carry out repairs for homeowners, landlords, letting agents, builders and businesses in Gretton.
How do I book?
Just photos, your postcode and a contact number. On the day, access to the room.
Will the price change on the day?
Your quote covers the damage in the pictures. If there is more, we’ll tell you before starting.
Are you accredited?
We hold CHAS, Constructionline, SafeContractor, SMAS Worksafe and Builder’s Profile accreditations.
Is it messy?
Dust sheets and masking go down before we start, and we clean up when we’ve finished.
Places near Gretton
What else we do in Gretton
DIY repairs versus a professional job
A DIY attempt isn’t a disaster. We take the old repair out and do it properly, so it won’t stop us repairing it. Just mention it when you send photos, as it can add time.
We understand the appeal of fixing it yourself. The trouble is that kit repairs often look fine at first and then fail, and then the old filler has to be removed first.
Signs you need bath repair in Gretton
Nearly all the chips we see start with something being dropped: a shampoo bottle, a shower head, a tile or a tool during a refit. On enamelled baths, a chip that reaches the metal lets water in, and rust follows.
The most common problems we are called about are:
- Rust by the waste and overflow
- Hairline or through cracks in acrylic
- Scuffs and scratches in the surface
- Chips under the taps
What to look for in a quote
- How the colour is matched
- How to care for the finish
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- Whether a trained technician does the job
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
