North Lanarkshire · Scotland

Bath chip & crack repair in Ravenscraig, North Lanarkshire

Chip and crack repairs to enamel, acrylic and cast iron baths in Ravenscraig, carried out at your home and guaranteed for a year.

  • Repairs from £95
  • A failed DIY repair that is discoloured or lifting
  • Hairline or through cracks in acrylic
Surface Doctor technician refinishing the outside of a roll-top bath

Bath repair near Ravenscraig

Bath repair in Ravenscraig without replacing anything

Bath repair is our most common job. A chip by the taps, a crack in the base and a rust spot by the plughole are all repaired in place, normally in one visit. If you are dealing with chips under the taps and a hole punched through by something heavy, we can usually put it right.

All our work is covered by a one-year guarantee, wherever you are in North Lanarkshire.

Before and after: a chipped, rust-stained bath around the plughole
Area
Ravenscraig (ML1)
Area hub
North Lanarkshire
Guarantee
12 months on all our work
Quote
From £95. Free, fixed quote from pictures
Call
0345 017 0787
Updated
23 October 2026

Keeping it looking good

Nothing complicated is needed:

  • Avoid scourers, wire wool and gritty cream cleaners
  • Put a towel in the bath if you’re working above it
  • A dripping tap stains enamel, so fix it early
  • Rinse the bath after use, especially in hard water areas

Look after the repair the same way as the bath: a soft cloth and washing-up liquid is all it needs. Avoid scourers and gritty cream cleaners.

Until we visit, a strip of waterproof tape over the damage helps, to keep water out. Remove it before the repair.

For landlords and businesses

For developers and builders, we fix damage before handover, saving last-minute replacements. We can visit several plots in one trip to keep costs down.

Hospitality businesses need rooms back in use quickly, so we keep visits short and tidy. We can work around your bookings.

Covering Ravenscraig

Ravenscraig is about 1 mile south-east of Motherwell, in North Lanarkshire. We visit homes and businesses in Ravenscraig and the surrounding area, so there’s no workshop to go to. Our technicians cover 89 places in North Lanarkshire. Our jobs stretch from Ravenscraig to Glasgow (about 13 miles away).

Every address in ML1 is within our area. Whether you live on New Craig Road, Robberhall Road and Prospecthill Road or anywhere nearby, we can come to you. We also travel to Motherwell (1 mile north-west), Airbles (1 mile south-west), Muirhouse (1 mile south), Netherton (2 miles south-east) and Wishaw (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Cumbernauld (11 miles north), Coatbridge (5 miles north-west), Airdrie (5 miles north), Bellshill (3 miles north-west), Kilsyth (13 miles north) and Burnfoot (6 miles north).

What’s near Ravenscraig

In Ravenscraig, that means homes near Duchess of Hamilton Park, The Raven's Cliff pub and Our Lady's High School, among other places. Ravenscraig’s nearest station is Shieldmuir station, roughly 1.1 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include University Hospital Wishaw (1.6 miles south-east) and Dalzell House (1.4 miles south). Not far away are Strathclyde Loch and Baron's Haugh RSPB Reserve.

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When we’d advise against a repair

Honesty matters more than a booking, so here’s what a repair won’t do:

  • Acrylic cracks with no access behind them
  • A bath worn all over, where resurfacing makes more sense
  • Metal that has corroded all the way through

If in doubt, send photos and we will say what we think.

Surfaces we repair

  • Whirlpool & spa baths
  • Acrylic
  • Cast iron enamel
  • Roll-top & freestanding
  • Pressed steel enamel

The process

Once we’re through the door, we keep the work contained to the one room. We mask off everything nearby, the job takes a morning or an afternoon, and we finish with a tidy-up and a look at the finished work together.

  1. First, the area is cleaned and any loose enamel or rust is removed.
  2. The chip or crack is filled, then sanded level with the bath.
  3. We mix the colour on the day to match your bath’s exact shade.
  4. We apply the finish coats and polish the repair so it blends in.
  5. The repair is left to cure, and most baths can be used the following day.

Preparing for the visit

  • Have a window or extractor fan available
  • Let us know which floor the room is on
  • Let the surface dry out before the visit

How to get a price

Send us a picture of the damage and one of the whole item, and tell us you are in Ravenscraig, and we will come back with a fixed quote.

Get a free quote

Related advice

DIY kit or professional repair?

DIY kits are sold for most surfaces, 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.

A kit can be fine for a tiny mark out of sight. For anything you look at every day, anything that has rusted, cracked or holed, or anything on a coloured surface, a professional repair is worth it.

How we price bath repair

Repairs from £95. Quotes are free and the price is fixed. What we look at:

  • Whether we combine several jobs
  • Whether old repairs or coatings need taking off
  • The colour and finish to match
  • The type of damage

We charge the same wherever you are, with no extra for Ravenscraig. The job itself decides the price: how much damage, what it’s made of and how many items.

How to get a fixed price

Before you send pictures, a few simple things make all the difference:

  • Your postcode, so we can check dates
  • One sharp close-up of the damage
  • Natural light rather than flash
  • What it’s made of, if you know

For most jobs, pictures are all we need to give you a price. Tell us what happened and where you are, and we will send back a fixed quote and some dates.

Different materials, different repairs

Acrylic

An acrylic bath is a moulded sheet strengthened from below. They don’t rust, but they can crack, scratch or be holed, and a crack only stays repaired if it’s supported underneath.

Composite and resin

Composite baths are dense and solid, and often freestanding. Chips and scratches can be filled and colour matched, in much the same way.

Ravenscraig: your questions answered

Can landlords book you?

Yes, frequently. We can quote for several properties together and work between tenancies.

Will it make a mess?

Very little mess: we sheet and mask everything nearby, and we leave the room clean.

How do I get a price for bath repair in Ravenscraig?

Repairs from £95. Because every job differs, we price from pictures. You know the full cost before anything is booked.

Is there a call-out fee?

No. Our quotes include travel, and we charge the same wherever you are.

Can you repair a failed DIY repair?

Yes, we do this often. The old material comes out, any rust is treated, then we repair it properly.

Is a holed acrylic bath repairable?

Normally. Send us a photo of the hole and one from under the bath if you can.

Does someone need to be in?

We need someone to let us in. You don’t need to watch us work.

Can you repair a crack in an acrylic bath?

Most of the time. We reinforce the crack from behind, then fill and refinish the front, so we need access under the bath.

What we are called out for in Ravenscraig

Heavy toiletries are the biggest single cause of chips. Taps and wastes cause problems too: water sits around them, and any chip there soon rusts.

Keep an eye out for these signs:

  • Rust by the waste and overflow
  • A chip where the taps sit
  • Hairline or through cracks in acrylic
  • Deep scratches in acrylic

What your quote should include

  • What protection goes down before work starts
  • The length of the guarantee and what it covers
  • How long it needs to cure
  • How the colour is matched

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