Greater Manchester · England
Bath chip & crack repair in Openshaw, Greater Manchester
Bath repair across Openshaw and nearby, generally in one visit.
- Repairs from £95
- Rusty patches near the plughole
- Scratches you can feel with a fingernail
Repair or replace in Openshaw?
Swapping a damaged bath for a new one typically means a plumber, removing the old bath, making good the tiles and panel and disposing of the old one. Repairing it deals only with the damage in a single visit. Repairs from £95, with every job priced individually. Set against the cost of replacement, a repair is usually a fraction of the price, because there is no removal, plumbing or making good. Your fixed quote shows exactly what’s included.
What you get with us
- Colours mixed by hand to suit your surface
- CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor accredited
- Every repair guaranteed for a year
- Straight answers about what a repair can do
Read our prices page or bath cost comparison.
About our bath repair in Openshaw
Small damage on a bath is worth repairing early. On steel and cast iron, exposed metal starts to rust, and on acrylic, a crack keeps spreading while the bath flexes. A repair stops both. Our repair technicians work on pressed steel enamel, cast iron enamel and roll-top & freestanding, and people most frequently call us about impact holes in acrylic and scuffs and scratches in the surface.
All our work is covered by our one-year guarantee.
- Where
- Openshaw (M18, M11, M43)
- Area hub
- Greater Manchester
- Cover
- 12 months on all our work
- Quotes
- From £95. Fixed and free, based on photos
- Phone
- 0345 017 0787
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Materials and what they mean for the repair
Composite and resin
Stone resin and composite baths are heavy and solid, and frequently freestanding. Chips and scratches can be filled and colour matched, in much the same way.
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, which makes it well worth repairing.
Our work in Openshaw
Openshaw is about 2 miles east of Manchester, in Greater Manchester. Book a date that suits you, and we’ll give you an arrival time in advance, so you are not left waiting in all day. We cover 72 places across Greater Manchester.
Our technicians cover all of M18, M11 and M43. You’ll find streets such as Old Lane, Cross Lane and Ogden Lane, all of which we cover. Neighbouring places we cover include Gorton (1 mile south-west), Belle Vue (1 mile south-west), Fairfield (1 mile east), Clayton (1 mile north) and Bradford (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Wythenshawe (7 miles south-west), Northern Quarter (3 miles west), Old Trafford (4 miles west), Chinatown (3 miles west), Ancoats (3 miles west) and Broughton (4 miles north-west). Openshaw is among the bigger towns we cover in Greater Manchester.
Around Openshaw
Our clients here include homes close to Varna Community Primary School, Wright Robinson College and The Vulcan pub. Also close by are Debdale Park (0.8 miles south-east) and Church of St James (within half a mile south). There is a railway station in Openshaw itself: Gorton station. Further afield, we also cover the area around Manchester Royal Infirmary (2.4 miles west) and Manchester Precinct Centre (2.7 miles west). The countryside around Openshaw includes Boating lake and Unicorn Grocery.
- Local facilities include Droylsden West (1.3 miles north-east)
Honest limits
A few problems are outside what a surface repair can do:
- Flexing caused by a failed cradle or loose feet
- Wear across the whole surface, which needs re-enamelling
- Leaks from the waste or overflow fittings (a plumber’s job)
Not sure? Send pictures and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on
- Roll-top & freestanding
- Cast iron enamel
- Pressed steel enamel
- Acrylic
- Whirlpool & spa baths
Questions from Openshaw
Do you charge for travel?
No. Our quotes include travel, and we charge the same wherever you are.
Can you repair a chip on a coloured bath?
Yes, we match coloured baths too. We tint the finish to your bath on site.
How long before I can use the bath?
Normally within a day, though it depends on what we’ve done.
What if the damage is worse than the pictures show?
The price is fixed for what the pictures show. Anything extra is discussed before we begin.
Will there be a smell?
It depends on the job, but often a little. Open windows and an extractor fan help, and it soon fades.
Can you fix rust around the plughole?
Yes, very frequently. We take it back to sound metal, seal it, fill it and match the colour.
Can I add another job to the visit?
Yes. Combining jobs on one visit brings the cost down. Include photos of each item.
Can I get a quote without a visit?
In nearly every case. If pictures don’t show enough, we will ask for another angle.
Do you need bath repair in Openshaw?
Rust generally starts where water sits, by the plughole, beneath dripping taps or in an unrepaired chip. Water on bare metal causes rust that creeps under the surrounding enamel.
Contact us if you’ve noticed:
- Scuffs and scratches in the surface
- Damage beneath the taps
- Chips along the edge of the bath
- Chips caused by builders
Before booking anyone
- Aftercare advice
- Whether the price is fixed and includes VAT
- Whether cleaning and preparation are in the price
- How the colour is matched
How to care for the repair
Once the work has cured, treat it gently:
- Get a dripping tap fixed promptly
- Keep abrasive pads and gritty cleaners away from the bath
- Keep metal cans and razors off the surface
- Stick to mild cleaners and a soft cloth
Give the repair the full curing time we recommend before using the bath. From then on, mild cleaning is all it needs.
Do not leave a chip on a steel or cast iron bath. Once water reaches the metal, rust begins, turning a quick repair into a bigger one.
What bath repair costs
Prices start from £95. We price every job individually, from your pictures. The main factors are:
- Whether it’s a chip, crack, burn or wear
- Access to the area
- What the surface is made of
- How much damage there is
A repair normally costs much less than people expect, particularly next to the cost of replacement. Send pictures and we’ll give you the exact figure.
Getting a price from pictures
Phone photos are fine, there’s no need for anything special. Make sure they show:
- What it’s made of, if you know
- Something in shot to show the size
- A wider photo showing the whole bath
- Daylight if possible, and no flash reflection
We price from pictures so you do not have to wait in for a survey. Use the quote form, or ring 0345 017 0787 to talk it through, and you’ll get a fixed figure back.
Also in Openshaw
What happens on the day
From the moment we arrive, we keep the work contained to the one room. Surfaces nearby are masked off, the work takes a few hours, 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.
- 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, usually the day after.
Before we arrive
- Let us know if it has been repaired before
- Tell us if there are stairs or a lift
- Keep a parking space free if you can
Ask for a price
To get a price, send two or three pictures through our quote form or ring us. We will say immediately whether it can be repaired.
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Should I try a DIY kit first?
It’s natural to want to try a repair yourself. The risk is that a kit repair hides the damage for a while, then fails, and the old filler has to come out before a proper repair.
It’s tempting to reach for a kit, but many of the jobs we do start with putting right a DIY repair. Getting it right first time is normally cheaper.
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
