South Gloucestershire · England
Bath chip & crack repair in Shortwood, South Gloucestershire
Bath repair for Shortwood, without a refit. Get a fixed quote from your photos, then we come to you.
- Repairs from £95
- Damage beneath the taps
- Rust by the waste and overflow
How we handle bath repair in Shortwood
Chips, cracks, rust spots and small holes can be repaired with the bath left exactly where it is. Nothing is unplumbed, your tiles stay as they are, and the finish is matched to the rest of the bath. Our repair technicians work on pressed steel enamel, cast iron enamel and roll-top & freestanding, and people most often call us about scuffs and scratches in the surface and chips caused by builders.
You are covered after we leave: our one-year guarantee applies to every job, and we explain what it covers before you book.
- Where
- Shortwood (BS16)
- Area hub
- South Gloucestershire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Quotes
- From £95. Free and fixed, from your pictures
- Phone
- 0345 017 0787
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
When to call us in Shortwood
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.
People usually call us when they notice one of these:
- Chips on the rim or sides
- A kit repair that didn’t last
- Cracks in an acrylic bath
- Chips under the taps
Questions to ask before booking
- How soon you can use it again
- Whether the price covers travel
- Who will actually do the work
- How the room is protected while they work
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About bath chip & crack repair
DIY kit or professional repair?
What a professional repair adds is preparation, colour matching and finishing. 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.
Kits are cheap and easy to find, but many of the jobs we do start with putting right a DIY repair. Doing it properly first is normally the cheaper route.
Repairing versus replacing in Shortwood
Swapping a damaged bath for a new one normally involves a plumber, removing the old bath, re-tiling and a new panel and disposing of the old one. A repair fixes just the damaged area in a single visit. Repairs from £95, with every job priced individually. Every job is a little different, so we price each one individually. The size and type of damage, the material and access all play a part, and combining jobs on one visit brings the cost down.
Why us?
- Repair technicians who travel to you, UK-wide
- No need to remove anything
- We leave the room as we found it
- Typically one visit, start to finish
Read our prices page or resurfacing vs replacement cost guide.
What happens on the day
You don’t need to empty the room. Everything we use comes in the van with us, put protection down and get going once we’ve agreed what we’re doing. Most jobs take a few hours, and you can get on with other things while we are there.
- We protect the bath and the floor around it.
- We clean, key and degrease the damage.
- Filler goes in and is sanded flush once it has set.
- We match both the colour and the shine.
- We clear up and give you the curing time, normally until the next day.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about parking, stairs or access
- Make sure the room can be ventilated
- Point us to the nearest place to park
How to get a price
For a price in Shortwood, the easiest route is pictures: a close-up, a wider shot and your postcode. We reply with a fixed quote and our next available dates.
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What your bath is made of matters
Composite and resin
Composite baths are dense and solid. Chips and scratches are filled and matched, in much the same way.
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 what we repair.
Shortwood questions
Do I have to be there?
Someone needs to let us in and show us the job. After that, you can carry on with your day.
When can you do it?
It depends on the time of year and where you are. Send photos with your postcode and we will reply with the earliest dates.
How do I get a price for bath repair in Shortwood?
Repairs from £95. The exact price depends on the damage, so we quote from photos. You will get a fixed figure before you book.
What do you need from me?
Use the quote form or ring 0345 017 0787, and we’ll do the rest.
Can pets and children be at home?
Please keep children and pets out of the room during the visit and until it has cured. The rest of the house is unaffected.
Can you repair a chip on a coloured bath?
Yes. The colour is mixed on site to suit your bath, including pastel and older colours.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
Yes. We work for landlords, agents, builders and businesses as well as homeowners in Shortwood.
Will the repair show?
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.
How to care for the repair
Much of the damage we repair could have been avoided. A few tips:
- Get a dripping tap fixed promptly
- Cover the bath during DIY or decorating
- Store metal items away from the bath
- Get any new chip repaired before it rusts
Care for the repair the same way as the bath: a soft cloth and washing-up liquid is all it needs. Keep scouring pads and gritty cleaners away from it.
Tape over a fresh chip or crack until it’s repaired, to keep water out. Take it off before we arrive.
How we price bath repair
Prices start from £95. There’s no area surcharge for Shortwood. What changes the price is:
- The material
- How easy the damage is to reach
- Unusual colours or finishes
- The size and number of damaged areas
A few things move the price: access, material, the extent of the damage and whether we can do several items together. Send pictures and you will get a fixed figure.
How to get a fixed quote
You can take the pictures on your phone. Just ensure we can see:
- One sharp close-up of the damage
- A coin beside the damage so we can judge size
- Daylight if possible, and no flash reflection
- Your postcode, so we can check dates
We price from pictures so you don’t have to wait in for a survey. Use the quote form, or ring 0345 017 0787 to talk it through.
Honest limits
We’d rather lose a job than do one that won’t last, so these are the limits:
- Wear across the whole surface, which needs re-enamelling
- Flexing caused by a failed cradle or loose feet
- Metal that has corroded all the way through
If in doubt, send photos and we will say what we think.
Materials we repair
- Acrylic
- Pressed steel enamel
- Whirlpool & spa baths
- Roll-top & freestanding
- Cast iron enamel
Where we work around Shortwood
Shortwood is about 1 mile south-east of Mangotsfield, in South Gloucestershire. We travel to customers in Shortwood and nearby villages, so nothing has to leave your home. Shortwood is one of 110 places in South Gloucestershire we cover. We work right across the region, from Shortwood to Birmingham (73 miles away).
Every address in BS16 is within our area, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include Main Road, Cattybrook Road and Bridge Road, all of which we cover. Close by, we cover Siston (1 mile south-east), Mangotsfield (1 mile north-west), Parkfield (1 mile north-east), Pucklechurch (2 miles east) and Warmley (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Yate (5 miles north-east), Fishponds (3 miles west), Bradley Stoke (5 miles north-west), Thornbury (9 miles north), Patchway (6 miles north-west) and Stoke Gifford (4 miles north-west).
Around Shortwood
Our clients here include homes close to Emersons Green Primary School, Church of St James and Mangotsfield School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Bristol Parkway station, about 3.9 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include Cossham Memorial Hospital (2.2 miles south-west) and Kingswood Heritage Museum (2.1 miles south). Not far away are Lodge Hill.
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