Cornwall · England
Bath chip & crack repair in Porthtowan, Cornwall
Chip and crack repairs to enamel, acrylic and cast iron baths in Porthtowan, carried out at your home and guaranteed for a year.
- Repairs from £95
- An old repair that has yellowed or come loose
- Hairline or through cracks in acrylic
Porthtowan and nearby
Porthtowan is about 4 miles north of Redruth, in Cornwall. Wherever you are in the TR4 postcode area, we come to you. We cover 644 places across Cornwall.
Every address in TR4 is within our area. You’ll find streets such as Sandy Road, Goyne's Field and Beach Road. Neighbouring places we cover include Mount Hawke (1 mile east), Bridge (2 miles south-west), Wheal Rose (2 miles south-east), North Country (3 miles south) and Radnor (3 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Truro (8 miles east), Newquay (12 miles north-east), Falmouth (12 miles south-east), Camborne (6 miles south-west), Redruth (4 miles south) and Helston (13 miles south).
Landmarks near Porthtowan
We visit homes around Victory Inn and the streets around them. Porthtowan’s nearest station is Redruth station, roughly 3.7 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Reggie Morses Farm Museum (1.3 miles south) and Carn Brea Castle (4.4 miles south). Open spaces near Porthtowan include St Agnes Beacon.
Bath repair at your home in Porthtowan
Most of our bath repairs take a few hours, and you can generally bathe again the following day. You will not need a plumber or tiler, because nothing is disconnected. Whether it’s a cracked acrylic bath and a kit repair that didn’t last, we can help, on roll-top & freestanding, acrylic and pressed steel enamel alike.
You’re covered after we leave: each job carries a one-year guarantee, and we explain what it covers before booking.
- Where
- Porthtowan (TR4)
- County
- Cornwall
- Cover
- One year on every repair
- Quote
- From £95. Fixed and free, based on photos
- Phone
- 0345 017 0787
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
How to care for the repair
It’s all simple stuff:
- Get any new chip repaired before it rusts
- Avoid scourers, wire wool and gritty cream cleaners
- Check that an acrylic bath doesn’t move when you stand in it
- Use a soft cloth and washing-up liquid for everyday cleaning
Clean with mild, non-abrasive cleaners and try not to drop heavy bottles on the repair. Deal with new chips early, before rust can start.
Avoid standing in a cracked acrylic bath until it’s fixed. Each time it flexes, the crack grows, and water can get through to the floor below.
What a repair can’t fix
To be straight with you, there are a few things a repair won’t fix:
- Wear across the whole surface, which needs re-enamelling
- Cracks in acrylic we can’t reach from underneath
- A bath that flexes because its feet or cradle have failed (that needs fixing first)
Send us pictures and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we work on
- Pressed steel enamel
- Cast iron enamel
- Roll-top & freestanding
- Acrylic
- Whirlpool & spa baths
Questions from Porthtowan
What if the damage is worse than the pictures show?
It’s rare, but if it happens we talk to you first. You decide whether to go ahead.
Is the work guaranteed?
All our work carries a one-year guarantee. We’ll explain what it covers when we quote.
What does bath repair cost?
Prices start from £95. The exact price depends on the damage, so we quote from pictures. You will get a fixed figure before you book.
Are there extra charges for Porthtowan?
Travel is included in the price, with the same prices everywhere we work.
Can you do more than one item on the same visit?
Yes, and it’s often cheaper. Send pictures of everything together and you will get one combined price.
Can you price it without visiting?
Yes, almost always. A close-up and a wider photo are enough to give a fixed quote.
Can you repair a chip on a coloured bath?
Yes, we match coloured baths too. We tint the finish to your bath on site.
Is a holed acrylic bath repairable?
Usually, yes, if we can reach behind it. The hole is backed, filled and refinished to match.
What affects the price in Porthtowan
Repairs from £95. We don’t charge extra for travel to Porthtowan. The price comes down to:
- The colour and finish to match
- Whether we combine several jobs
- What kind of damage it is
- Access to the area
What it costs depends on the type and amount of damage, the material and how many jobs we combine into one visit. We give a fixed quote from your photos, so you know the cost before you book.
Quotes from your pictures
When you take your pictures, a few simple things make all the difference:
- A wider photo showing the entire bath
- Any earlier repairs or coatings
- Where you are, by postcode
- A coin or ruler next to the damage for scale
For a price in Porthtowan, pictures are the quickest way: a close-up, a wider shot and your postcode. We reply with a fixed quote and our next available dates.
For landlords and businesses
Hospitality businesses cannot afford rooms out of action for long, so most of our work is done in a single visit. We can work around your bookings.
We regularly price jobs from inventory or check-out photos. That means we can quote before you even visit the property, and we liaise with tenants about access if you’d like us to.
Nearby places to Porthtowan
What else we do in Porthtowan
What happens on the day
We begin by going over the job with you, so you know exactly what we are doing. After that, protection goes down around the work area and we start. You can expect it to take two to three hours for most chips, and we’ll tell you if anything changes.
- We start by looking at the damage and confirming the plan with you.
- Loose enamel, rust and dirt are removed so the repair can bond.
- We build up the filler in layers, shaping it to the bath.
- The colour is tinted by hand until it matches.
- The repair is polished to the same gloss as the bath and left to cure.
How to prepare
- Clear the area around the damage
- Make sure the room can be ventilated
- Keep children and pets away from the room on the day
Getting a price
Call 0345 017 0787 or use the quote form. With a clear picture of the damage and one of the whole bath, we can price the job.
Related advice
Can I fix it myself?
The difference between a kit and a professional repair is mostly in the preparation and colour. We clean and key the area properly, mix the colour to your surface and finish it to the same sheen, and the work is guaranteed.
A DIY attempt is not a disaster. We take the old repair out and do it properly, so it will not stop us repairing it. Just mention it when you send photos, as it can add time.
What your bath is made of matters
Acrylic
Acrylic baths are moulded sheet reinforced underneath. They don’t rust, but they can crack, scratch or be holed, and cracks need support from behind to stay fixed.
Cast iron
Cast iron is heavy and rigid, finished with fired enamel. A chip down to the iron can rust, but the body of the bath lasts a very long time, which makes it well worth repairing.
Do you need bath repair in Porthtowan?
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 steel and cast iron baths, any chip down to the metal will start to rust.
Look out for any of the following:
- A failed DIY repair that’s discoloured or lifting
- Scuffs and scratches in the surface
- Impact holes in acrylic
- Cracks in an acrylic bath
Before booking anyone
- What preparation is included
- Whether a trained technician does the job
- How soon you can use it again
- Whether the price covers travel
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
