Edinburgh · Scotland
Bath chip & crack repair in Hillend, Edinburgh
Chip and crack repairs to enamel, acrylic and cast iron baths at your home in Hillend, with a one-year guarantee on every repair.
- Repairs from £95
- Holes from dropped items
- Chips caused by builders
For landlords and businesses
Rental properties take more wear, and replacing items every time a tenant leaves is expensive. A repair between tenancies is a cheaper way to keep the property in good order.
For developers and builders, we fix damage before handover, so there is no need to replace a damaged item at the last minute. Several plots can be done in one visit to keep costs down.
About our bath repair in Hillend
A damaged bath does not have to mean a new bathroom. We fill the damage, shape it to the curve of the bath and refinish it, with the colour mixed on site. Whether it’s chips under the taps and scratches you can feel with a fingernail, we can usually put it right.
The work is covered for a year after we finish. If anything isn’t right, ring us and we’ll sort it.
- Location
- Hillend (EH10)
- County
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- One year on every repair
- Quote
- From £95. Free, fixed price from pictures
- Phone
- 0345 017 0787
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
How to care for the repair
After the repair has cured, a few habits help it last:
- Store metal items away from the bath
- Rinse it down after each bath
- Put a towel in the bath if you are working above it
- Do not leave a fresh chip for long
Look after the repair the same way as the bath: a soft cloth and washing-up liquid is all it needs. Keep scouring pads and gritty cleaners away from it.
Stop using the bath if a crack lets water through. Leaks under a bath can damage floors and ceilings.
Different materials, different repairs
Acrylic
Acrylic baths are moulded sheet reinforced underneath. There’s no rust, but cracks, holes and scratches happen, and cracks need support from behind to stay fixed.
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 is what we repair.
Should I try a DIY kit first?
If you are set on a kit, follow its instructions closely, ensure the area is clean and completely dry, and do not use it until it has fully cured. If it fails, we can still put it right.
It’s natural to want to try a repair 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.
How the visit works
We turn up when we said we would, introduces themselves and looks over the damage before anything else. The floor and nearby surfaces are covered before any work starts. Most visits take a few hours, depending on the damage, and the room is left clean and tidy.
- We protect the bath and the floor around it.
- We clean, key and degrease the damage, and any rust is treated.
- We fill it, let it set, then sand it flush.
- We match both the colour and the shine.
- We tidy up and tell you when the bath can be used, typically the following day.
Preparing for the visit
- Keep children and pets away from the room on the day
- Clear the area around the damage
- Let us know which floor the room is on
Ask for a price
Ring 0345 017 0787, or send us photos through the quote form. With a clear picture of the damage and one of the entire bath, we can price the job.
Advice
Your questions about bath repair in Hillend
Can you fix rust around the plughole?
Yes, very often. The rust is cut back to clean metal and sealed before we fill and finish it.
Do you cover Hillend?
Yes, we do. Repair technicians travel to Hillend from across the region, and the price is the same as everywhere else.
Is repairing better than replacing?
In most cases, yes. A repair skips the removal, fitting and redecorating. We’ll be honest if it’s not worth it.
Do you charge for travel?
We do not add a call-out fee. The fixed price covers the visit and the work.
Can landlords book you?
We do, regularly. We can quote for several properties together and work between tenancies.
Will the repair last?
Done properly, a repair lasts for years, and ours come with a one-year guarantee. Gentle cleaning helps.
Can you repair several things at once?
Yes, and it’s often cheaper. Just add the extra items to your pictures and we will quote them together.
How much does bath repair cost in Hillend?
Repairs from £95. Every job gets a fixed quote from your pictures. Send a close-up of the damage and a wider photo with your EH10 postcode.
What bath repair costs
Prices start from £95. Each job gets its own fixed price. This is what makes a difference:
- How easy the damage is to reach
- How hard the colour is to match
- Whether we combine several jobs
- The material
A repair normally costs much less than people expect, especially compared with replacing and refitting. Photos let us give you the exact figure.
How to get a fixed price
You can take the pictures on your phone. Make sure they show:
- Natural light rather than flash
- A close-up of the damage, in focus
- Any earlier repairs or coatings
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
You don’t need a survey visit. Nearly every job can be priced from photos: send a close-up, a wider shot and your postcode, and we will come back to you with a fixed figure.
Also near Hillend
What else we do in Hillend
Repair or replace: which is better?
If the rest of the bath is in good condition, a repair is almost always the better choice. It’s quicker, cheaper and far less disruptive, and the bathroom stays as it is. If the entire surface is worn, re-enamelling may make more sense, and we will tell you. Repairs from £95, with every job priced individually. Our prices are the same across the UK, with no extra for Hillend. What changes the price is the job itself: the material, the amount of damage and how many items.
Why choose Surface Doctor in Hillend
- Nothing taken out or refitted
- Work done at your home or business
- CHAS and Constructionline accredited
- A fixed quote before you book
Take a look at our full price list or bath cost comparison.
When to call us in Hillend
Heavy toiletries are the biggest single cause of chips, closely followed by shower heads. Taps and wastes cause problems too: water sits around them, and any chip there soon rusts.
Customers normally contact us about:
- Scratches you can feel with a fingernail
- Rusty patches near the plughole
- Holes from dropped items
- Cracks in an acrylic bath
What your quote should include
- What preparation is included
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- How your room will be protected
- What aftercare is recommended
About Hillend
Hillend is about 2 miles south-west of Southhouse, in Edinburgh. Across the EH10 area, we carry out the work at your property. Hillend is one of 175 towns and villages in Edinburgh where we work.
We cover every part of the EH10 postcode area and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Pentland Road and Seafield Moor Road, all of which we cover. Nearby, we also work in Old Pentland (1 mile east), Bilston (1 mile south-east), Loanhead (2 miles east), Burdiehouse (2 miles north-east) and Roslin (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Edinburgh (4 miles north), Leith (7 miles north), Bonnington (6 miles north), Greenside (5 miles north), Broughton (5 miles north) and Bellevue (5 miles north).
Landmarks near Hillend
Typical jobs here are in homes near Gracemount High School and Fairmilehead Church and the streets around them. The closest station to Hillend is Slateford station, roughly 3.3 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (3.1 miles north-east) and Princess Margaret Rose Orthopaedic Hospital (0.9 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Duddingston Loch and Caerketton Hill.
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
