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Bath chip & crack repair in Upper Ruxley, Greater London
Bath repair in and around Upper Ruxley: a fixed quote from photos, a tidy visit and a one-year guarantee.
- Repairs from £95
- A failed DIY repair that is discoloured or lifting
- Rusty patches near the plughole
Bath repair at your home in Upper Ruxley
We repair just the damaged spot and colour-match it to the bath, which costs far less than replacing a fitted bath and the tiles around it. Most baths can be used again the following day. We’re often asked to fix a kit repair that didn’t last and a chipped rim or side, across cast iron enamel, roll-top & freestanding and pressed steel enamel.
All of our repairs are guaranteed for twelve months. If something goes wrong with the work, we come back.
- Where
- Upper Ruxley (DA14)
- County
- Greater London
- Warranty
- 12 months on all our work
- Price
- From £95. Free, fixed quote from pictures
- Telephone
- 0345 017 0787
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Work for landlords and builders
Letting agents frequently send us photos straight from the inventory. That means we can quote before you even visit the property, and we liaise with tenants about access if you’d like us to.
For anyone letting property in or around Upper Ruxley, we can repair and quote for several addresses together. Send photos for each one and we’ll price them together.
DIY kit or professional repair?
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.
If you are set on a kit, follow its instructions closely, make sure the area is clean and completely dry, and don’t use it until it has fully cured. If it fails, we can still put it right.
What we’re called out for in Upper Ruxley
Glass and heavy bottles cause more chips than anything else, closely followed by shower heads. Fittings cause damage too: water collects there, so chips nearby rust quickly.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Rusty patches near the plughole
- Impact holes in acrylic
- Snagging damage from a refit
- Chips under the taps
What to look for in a quote
- How changes to the job are handled
- What protection goes down before work starts
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- How long it needs to cure
Keeping it looking good
Good habits make a big difference to how long a repair lasts. Here’s what we suggest:
- Don’t leave a fresh chip for long
- Get a dripping tap fixed promptly
- Give the bath a quick rinse after use
- Keep abrasive pads and gritty cleaners away from the bath
For the first few days, keep heavy bottles off the repaired spot. After that, clean it as you would the rest of the bath.
Rust spreads under enamel faster than most people expect. A chip the size of a fingernail can become a much larger patch if it’s left for months, so it pays to deal with it early.
Materials and what they mean for the repair
Pressed steel
Under the enamel of a steel bath is thin metal. Once a chip exposes it, rust follows quickly, so we treat and seal the metal before filling.
Acrylic
Acrylic is light and warm to the touch, but it relies on good support. Cracks are strengthened from behind before the front is finished.
What bath repair costs
Repairs from £95. There are no hourly rates or hidden extras. The price is based on:
- The size and number of damaged areas
- Previous DIY repairs that have to come out
- How hard the colour is to match
- Whether it’s a chip, crack, burn or wear
A repair is priced on what needs doing, not where you live. The full price is agreed before booking, with no extras added later.
Getting a price from photos
Phone photos are fine, there is no need for anything special. Just ensure we can see:
- Natural light rather than flash
- Whether it’s been repaired or coated before
- A coin beside the damage so we can judge size
- Where you are, by postcode
For most jobs, pictures are all we need to give you a price. Add a line about what happened and your postcode, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote and the earliest dates we have.
Also near Upper Ruxley
Also in Upper Ruxley
What a repair can’t fix
Honesty matters more than a booking, so here’s what a repair cannot fix:
- Acrylic cracks with no access behind them
- Wear across the entire surface, which needs re-enamelling
- Water coming from the waste or taps rather than the bath
Send us photos and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Materials we repair
- Whirlpool & spa baths
- Acrylic
- Cast iron enamel
- Pressed steel enamel
- Roll-top & freestanding
About Upper Ruxley
Upper Ruxley is about 2 miles south-east of Sidcup, in Greater London. We travel to customers in Upper Ruxley and the surrounding area, so you do not need to take anything anywhere. Upper Ruxley is one of 764 places in Greater London where we work. You can also see our page for London, about 12 miles away.
Our visits in DA14 are booked in the same way as anywhere else. Streets in the area include Maidstone Road and Old Maidstone Road, and we cover them all. Other places close to Upper Ruxley include Ruxley (1 mile north-west), Hockenden (1 mile south-east), Stonehill Green (1 mile east), Foots Cray (1 mile west) and North Cray (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include London (12 miles north-west), City of Westminster (15 miles north-west), Marylebone (14 miles north-west), St Pancras (14 miles north-west), Shoreditch (12 miles north-west) and Walthamstow (14 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Upper Ruxley
In Upper Ruxley, that means homes near Hope Community School, Kemnal Technology College and Foots Cray Meadows, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Swanley station, about 1.7 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Queen Mary's Hospital (1.8 miles west) and Eynsford Castle (4.2 miles south-east). The countryside around Upper Ruxley includes The Warren and Summer Hill.
How the visit works
We begin by going over the job with you, so there are no surprises. Next, we cover and mask everything nearby and we start. You can expect it to take a morning or an afternoon.
- First, we check the damage against your pictures and agree the plan.
- Loose enamel, rust and dirt are removed so the repair can bond.
- The damage is filled in layers and shaped to the curve of 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.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about parking or access
- Have a window or extractor fan available
- Let us know if it has been repaired before
Ask for a price
Getting a price is easy: take a close-up of the damage and a picture from further back, send them to us with your postcode, and we’ll reply with a fixed price. There’s no charge for the quote and no obligation.
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FAQs for Upper Ruxley
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.
What happens next?
You will get a fixed quote back, plus dates. You’re under no obligation.
How invisible is a bath repair?
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.
Can landlords book you?
Yes, often. We can quote for several properties together and work between tenancies.
Can you repair a crack in an acrylic bath?
Most of the time. The back of the crack is strengthened before the front is filled and refinished, so we need access under the bath.
Can tenants book a repair?
We’re happy to deal with the tenant, landlord or agent. Get your landlord’s agreement first.
Is my repair covered?
Yes, for a year. If anything goes wrong with the repair within the year, we return to fix it.
Do you work in Upper Ruxley?
Yes, we do. Repair technicians travel to Upper Ruxley from across the region, with no extra charge for travel.
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