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Bath Repair for Old St Mellons homes
Bath repair across Old St Mellons and nearby, normally in one visit and guaranteed for a year.
- Repairs from £95
- Chips along the edge of the bath
- A failed DIY repair that is discoloured or lifting
Bath repair in Old St Mellons without replacing anything
Bath repair is our most common job. Chips on the rim, rust around the waste and cracks in acrylic are all fixed without removing the bath, usually in a single visit. We work on whirlpool & spa baths, cast iron enamel and pressed steel enamel, and the jobs we see most are holes from dropped items and snagging damage from a refit.
All of our repairs are guaranteed for twelve months, and the guarantee is the same wherever you live. If something goes wrong with the work, we come back.
- Area
- Old St Mellons (CF3, CF23)
- Area hub
- Cardiff
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Quote
- From £95. Free and fixed, from your pictures
- Phone
- 0345 017 0787
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
What bath repair costs
Prices start from £95. Quotes are free and the price is fixed. What we look at:
- What kind of damage it is
- Whether we combine several jobs
- What the surface is made of
- How much damage there is
A few things move the price: the amount of damage, the material, access to the area, and how many jobs we do in one trip. Send photos and you’ll get a fixed figure.
How to get a fixed price
You can take the photos on your phone, there is no need for anything special. Just make sure we can see:
- Something in shot to show the size
- Daylight if possible, and no flash reflection
- Any earlier repairs or coatings
- Your postcode, so we can check dates
Most customers in Old St Mellons get their price from pictures. Add a line about what happened and your postcode, and we’ll send back a fixed quote and some dates.
What your bath is made of matters
Pressed steel
Steel baths and trays have a thin metal body under the enamel. Once a chip exposes it, rust follows quickly, so we treat and seal the metal before filling.
Acrylic
Acrylic feels warm and is light, but it relies on good support. Cracks are strengthened from behind before the front is finished.
Nearby places to Old St Mellons
What else we do in Old St Mellons
Common problems we fix in Old St Mellons
Many chips happen while the bathroom is being fitted. Tools, tiles and fittings get dropped into the bath, and the damage is not always spotted until later. We repair snagging damage like this regularly.
Typical reasons for a call-out include:
- Damage done while the bathroom was being fitted
- Scuffs and scratches in the surface
- Rusty patches near the plughole
- Holes from dropped items
What your quote should include
- How the room is protected while they work
- Aftercare advice
- Is the price fixed, and does it include VAT?
- Whether there are any call-out or travel charges
Common questions in Old St Mellons
Do you cover the whole of Cardiff?
Across the UK. Our prices are the same everywhere.
I rent my home. Can I book you?
We’re happy to deal with the tenant, landlord or agent. Just ensure the landlord agrees.
Is a holed acrylic bath repairable?
In most cases. Photos of the hole and the underside help us check.
Will the price change on the day?
If we find something the photos didn’t show, we explain it first. You decide whether to go ahead.
Can you repair a chip on a coloured bath?
Yes, we match coloured baths too. The colour is tinted by hand on the day.
What about rust by the waste?
Yes, it’s one of the most common repairs we do. The rust is cut back to clean metal and sealed before we fill and finish it.
It’s been repaired before. Can you still fix it?
Normally, yes. We remove the old repair before doing a new one.
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.
Our work in Old St Mellons
Old St Mellons is about 4 miles north-east of Cardiff, in Cardiff. Wherever you are in the CF3 postcode area, we come to you. We work in all 91 towns and villages in Cardiff.
Here we cover the CF3 and CF23 postcode area. Jobs here include addresses on Mill Lane, Began Road and Church Road and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover include Llanedeyrn Village (1 mile west), St Mellons (1 mile south-east), Began (1 mile north), Llanrumney (1 mile south-west) and Pentwyn (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cover Cardiff (4 miles south-west), Ely (7 miles south-west), Castle (4 miles south-west), Adamsdown (4 miles south-west), Roath (4 miles south-west) and Splott (4 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Old St Mellons
We visit homes around Bishop Childs C.I.W. Primary School, St Mellon's Church and Rumney High School. You will also find St Edeyrn's Church (0.5 miles west) and The Unicorn pub (0.5 miles west). The nearest railway station is Llanishen station, roughly 2.9 miles west. A little further out are University Dental Hospital on Cardiff University (3.9 miles south-west) and Regimental Museum of 1st The Queens Dragoon Guards (3.9 miles south-west). For a walk, there is Roath Park Lake and The Mount.
Landlord and trade work in Old St Mellons
Builders use us to fix snagging damage before handover. Several plots can be done in one visit.
We regularly price jobs from inventory or check-out photos. You can have a price before you arrange access, and we liaise with tenants about access if you’d like us to.
Honest limits
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Metal that has corroded all the way through
- Flexing caused by a failed cradle or loose feet
- Acrylic cracks with no access behind them
Not sure? Send pictures and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Surfaces we repair
- Acrylic
- Pressed steel enamel
- Roll-top & freestanding
- Cast iron enamel
- Whirlpool & spa baths
How the visit works
A typical visit goes like this: we arrive at the agreed slot, sheet and mask the area around the job, do the job and clear up. Plan for two to three hours for most chips from start to finish. Before leaving, we tell you how long to leave it and how to look after it.
- We clean the area and remove any loose enamel or rust.
- The chip or crack is filled, then sanded level with the bath.
- We mix the colour on the day to match your bath’s exact shade.
- We apply the finish coats and polish the repair so it blends in.
- Once it has cured, generally by the following day, the bath is ready to use.
How to prepare
- Tell us about any previous repairs or coatings
- Point us to the nearest place to park
- Tell us about parking, stairs or access
Getting a price
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 price.
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Should you replace it?
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 you keep the bath you chose. Where the whole surface is tired, we may suggest re-enamelling instead. Repairs from £95, with every job priced individually. Most people are surprised how affordable a repair is, especially compared with replacing and refitting. Send pictures and we will give you the exact figure.
Why us?
- CHAS and Constructionline accredited
- We leave the room as we found it
- Straight answers about what a repair can do
- We come to you, anywhere in the UK
Take a look at our prices page and resurfacing vs replacement cost guide.
Keeping it looking good
Nothing complicated is needed, just a few sensible habits:
- Make sure an acrylic bath is firm underfoot
- Get a dripping tap fixed promptly
- Do not scrub with anything abrasive
- Clean with warm water and a mild detergent
Give the repair the full curing time we recommend before running a bath. After that, gentle cleaning keeps it looking good.
If an acrylic bath has a crack, stop showering in it until it’s repaired. Every use opens the crack a little more, and water can get through to the floor below.
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
