Cambridgeshire · England
Bath chip & crack repair in Howes, Cambridgeshire
Bath repair in and around Howes: photo quotes, tidy work and a year’s guarantee.
- Repairs from £95
- Scratches you can feel with a fingernail
- Rust spots around the plughole
Bath repair in Howes, done in place
It pays to repair bath damage while it’s small. On steel and cast iron, exposed metal starts to rust, and on acrylic, a crack keeps spreading while the bath flexes. Repairing it stops the damage getting worse. Typical jobs include cracks in an acrylic bath and scuffs and scratches in the surface, on pressed steel enamel, roll-top & freestanding and whirlpool & spa baths.
You’re covered for a year from the day of the repair. Just call us if there’s a problem and we will sort it.
- Where
- Howes (CB3)
- Region
- Cambridgeshire
- Guarantee
- A year, on every repair
- Price
- From £95. Free and fixed, from your photos
- Phone
- 0345 017 0787
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Can I fix it myself?
You can buy a DIY kit for most repairs, and they can tidy up a tiny mark. The trouble is colour and preparation: kits come in a few standard shades, and without proper cleaning and keying the filler often lifts.
If you do try a kit, read the instructions carefully, and give it the full curing time. If it fails, we can still put it right.
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When we would advise against a repair
A repair isn’t always the answer, and we would rather say so up front. We can’t fix:
- A bath that moves underfoot, until its support is fixed
- Rust that has eaten right through a steel bath
- Acrylic cracks with no access behind them
Not sure? Send pictures and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Materials we work on in Howes
- Pressed steel enamel
- Roll-top & freestanding
- Acrylic
- Cast iron enamel
- Whirlpool & spa baths
Common questions in Howes
Can a cracked acrylic bath be fixed?
Normally, yes, as long as we can get to the back of the crack to support it. Check under the bath panel, or send us a photo.
Do you come to Howes?
Yes, we do. Repair technicians travel to Howes from across the region, and the price is the same as everywhere else.
Will the price change on the day?
The price is fixed for what the photos show. If there’s more, we’ll tell you before starting.
Will the repair last?
It should, as long as the bath is firm and the area was prepared well. It carries our one-year guarantee.
Do you repair coloured baths?
Yes, we match coloured baths too. We tint the finish to your bath on site.
How invisible is a bath repair?
On a bath in good condition, a colour-matched repair is very hard to spot. On older, dull enamel the repair can look glossier than the area around it.
Does someone need to be in?
Someone needs to let us in and show us the job. You do not need to watch us work.
What areas do you cover?
Everywhere in the UK, Howes included. There’s no extra charge for travel.
Repairing versus replacing in Howes
For damage in one or two places, a repair is the obvious choice. It costs far less than a new bath plus fitting, it takes one visit, and nothing else in the room changes. Repairs from £95, with every job priced individually. A repair generally costs much less than people expect, especially compared with replacing and refitting. Send photos and we’ll give you the exact figure.
Why Howes customers choose us
- Free fixed quotes from pictures
- Nothing taken out or refitted
- Colour-matched on site
- No extra charge for your area
Take a look at our prices page and bath cost comparison.
What we’re called out for in Howes
Glass and heavy bottles cause more chips than anything else, with dropped shower heads close behind. Taps and wastes cause problems too: water collects there, so chips nearby rust quickly.
It’s worth getting a quote if you see:
- Rusty patches near the plughole
- Cracks in an acrylic bath
- Scuffs and scratches in the surface
- An old repair that has yellowed or come loose
What to look for in a quote
- If travel is included in the price
- What happens if they find more damage
- Whether the price is fixed and includes VAT
- Aftercare advice
Keeping it looking good
Aftercare is simple, and it makes a real difference:
- Protect the bath with a towel when doing jobs nearby
- Fix dripping taps early to stop staining and limescale
- Get any new chip repaired before it rusts
- Don’t scrub with anything abrasive
Give the repair the full curing time we recommend before running a bath. From then on, mild cleaning is all it needs.
Until we visit, a strip of waterproof tape over the damage helps, so water can’t get in. Take it off before we arrive.
What your bath is made of matters
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 the part we put right.
Acrylic
An acrylic bath is a moulded sheet strengthened from below. They do not rust, but they can crack, scratch or be holed, and cracks need support from behind to stay fixed.
How it works
From the moment we arrive, the aim is to do the job without disturbing the rest of your home. Surfaces nearby are masked off, the work takes a morning or an afternoon, depending on what we find, and we finish by cleaning up and talking you through the result.
- We protect the bath and the floor around it.
- We clean, key and degrease the damage, and any rust is treated.
- Filler goes in and is sanded flush once it has set.
- Colour and gloss are matched to the surrounding surface.
- We tidy up and tell you when the bath can be used, typically the following day.
Getting ready for the visit
- Keep pets and children out of the room while we work
- Let us know about parking or access
- Mention any earlier repairs or resurfacing
Ask for a price
Pricing is simple: take a close-up of the damage and a picture from further back, send them to us with your postcode, and we’ll reply with a fixed price. Quotes are free and no obligation.
Related advice
For landlords and businesses
We work for landlords, letting agents and housing providers in Howes as well as homeowners. Repairing between tenancies keeps void periods short, and it costs much less than replacing.
For anyone letting property in or around Howes, we can repair and quote for several addresses together. Send pictures for each one and we’ll come back with a combined price.
Howes and nearby
Howes is about 2 miles west of King's Hedges, in Cambridgeshire. Customers in Howes get the same service as everywhere else we cover: a fixed price from your photos, and a technician at your door on the day. Our technicians cover all 371 towns and villages across Cambridgeshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our jobs stretch from Howes to London (51 miles away).
We work across CB3 and the streets around it. That includes homes on Burlton Road, Whitehouse Lane and Shrewsbury Road and the roads around them. Main roads around Howes include the A1307, so getting to you is simple. Close by, we cover Eddington (1 mile south-west), Girton (1 mile north-west), Coton (2 miles south-west), Madingley (2 miles west) and Oakington (3 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover St Neots (15 miles west), Huntingdon (14 miles north-west), St Ives (10 miles north-west), Newmarket (13 miles east), Ely (14 miles north-east) and Royston (13 miles south).
Landmarks near Howes
Locally, our jobs take us to homes close to The Travellers Rest pub, Chesterton Community College and Castle Hill, among other places. Other local landmarks include Pepys Library (1.3 miles south-east), St Augustine's Church (0.7 miles east), St John's College School (1.1 miles south-east) and University of Cambridge Primary School (within half a mile south-west). For rail, the closest station is Cambridge station, roughly 2.7 miles south-east. Further afield, we also cover the area around The Lawrence Room (Girton's Museum Collection) (0.5 miles north-west) and Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital (2.6 miles south-east). The countryside around Howes includes Paradise Fen nature reserve.
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
