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Bath chip & crack repair in Upper Saxondale, Nottinghamshire

Our repair technicians come to Upper Saxondale for chip and crack repairs to enamel, acrylic and cast iron baths. Nothing is taken out, with a one-year guarantee.

  • Repairs from £95
  • Chips under the taps
  • Scratches you can feel with a fingernail
Surface Doctor technician refinishing the outside of a roll-top bath

Book bath repair in Upper Saxondale

Repair or replace: which is better?

People often assume a cracked or chipped bath has to come out. In most cases it does not: a proper repair gives it years more use, without the cost and upheaval of replacing it. Prices start from £95. Rather than charging by the hour, we fix the price before we start. Damage, material and access decide it.

Why us?

  • Free fixed quotes from pictures
  • Nothing taken out or refitted
  • No extra charge for your area
  • CHAS and Constructionline accredited

Take a look at our prices page or resurfacing vs replacement cost guide.

Bath repair at your home in Upper Saxondale

A typical bath repair is a few hours’ work, and you can typically bathe again the day after. You won’t need a plumber or tiler, because the bath does not move. Typical jobs include chips caused by builders and hairline or through cracks in acrylic, across pressed steel enamel, cast iron enamel and acrylic.

All our work comes with our one-year guarantee, wherever you are in Nottinghamshire.

Area
Upper Saxondale (NG12)
County
Nottinghamshire
Guarantee
12 months on all our work
Quote
From £95. Fixed and free, based on photos
Telephone
0345 017 0787
Last updated
23 October 2026
Broken acrylic bath corner, rebuilt and refinished (before and after)

How we price bath repair

Repairs from £95. We price every job individually, from your pictures. What matters most is:

  • Doing more than one item at once
  • The material
  • How much damage there is
  • Whether old repairs or coatings need taking off

A repair is priced on what needs doing, not where you live. You’ll see the full price before you book, with nothing added on the day.

Quotes from your photos

Phone pictures are fine. Make sure they show:

  • Good light, ideally daylight, without flash glare
  • Your postcode, so we can check dates
  • What it’s made of, if you know
  • A wider photo showing the whole bath

A quote takes minutes to ask for: take one close-up and one wider shot of the bath, include your postcode and send them over. What comes back is a fixed price, not a guess.

How to look after the repair

After the repair has cured, a few habits help it last:

  • Get a dripping tap fixed promptly
  • Don’t leave razors or cans standing in the bath
  • Do not leave a fresh chip for long
  • Use a soft cloth and washing-up liquid for everyday cleaning

Do not leave razors, cans or hair grips in the bath, because they can mark the enamel. And fix dripping taps promptly.

Tape over a fresh chip or crack until it’s repaired, so water can’t get in. Remove it before the repair.

Upper Saxondale and nearby

Upper Saxondale is about 4 miles south-east of Carlton, in Nottinghamshire. We travel to homes and businesses in Upper Saxondale, so there’s no workshop to go to. Our technicians cover 329 places across Nottinghamshire. We work right across the region, from Upper Saxondale to Birmingham (about 50 miles away).

Here we cover the NG12 postcode area. Jobs here include addresses on Buckingham Drive, Covent Gardens and Henson Lane. If you are just outside Upper Saxondale, we cover Harlequin (1 mile west), Radcliffe on Trent (1 mile west), Shelford (2 miles north), Stoke Bardolph (2 miles north-west) and Holme Pierrepont (3 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Beeston (10 miles west), Carlton (4 miles north-west), Hucknall (10 miles north-west), Newark-on-Trent (12 miles north-east), West Bridgford (6 miles west) and Netherfield (3 miles west).

What’s near Upper Saxondale

Locally, our jobs take us to homes close to South Nottinghamshire Academy, among other places. The nearest railway station is Radcliffe (Nottinghamshire) station, about 1.5 miles west. Nearby you’ll also find Shelford and Newton (2.2 miles north) and Radcliffe Asylum (less than half a mile south-west). The countryside around Upper Saxondale includes Colwick Woods.

Map of Upper Saxondale © OpenStreetMap contributors

How it works

The work is clean and fairly quiet, so you can carry on at home. We protect the area first, then the work takes two to three hours for most chips. Before we leave, we explain the curing time and the aftercare.

  1. Dust sheets and masking go down around the bath.
  2. The damaged area is cleaned, keyed and degreased, and any rust is treated.
  3. We fill it, let it set, then sand it flush.
  4. Colour and gloss are matched to the surrounding surface.
  5. We tidy up and tell you when the bath can be used, typically the day after.

Preparing for the visit

  • Tell us about any previous repairs or coatings
  • Move bottles, mats and clutter away from the area
  • Have a window or extractor fan available

Get a quote

No survey visit is needed: we price from photos. Use the quote form, or ring 0345 017 0787 to talk it through.

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Signs you need bath repair in Upper Saxondale

Many chips happen while the bathroom is being fitted. Tradespeople drop tools and tiles into the bath, and the damage is not always spotted until later. Snagging repairs like these are a regular job for us.

It’s worth getting a quote if you see:

  • A hole punched through by something heavy
  • Damage beneath the taps
  • A cracked acrylic bath
  • Snagging damage from a refit

Questions to ask before you book

  • What the guarantee covers, and for how long
  • If travel is included in the price
  • What happens if they find more damage
  • Who turns up on the day

Our hiring checklist

DIY kit or professional repair?

It’s natural to want to try a repair yourself. The trouble is that kit repairs often look fine at first and then fail, and the old filler has to come out before a proper repair.

You can buy a DIY kit for most repairs, and they can tidy up a tiny mark. Where they fall down is colour and preparation: kits come in a few standard shades, and without proper cleaning and keying the filler frequently lifts.

FAQs for Upper Saxondale

Do you cover Upper Saxondale?

We do. Technicians travel to Upper Saxondale from across the region, and the price is the same as everywhere else.

Can you repair a hole in a bath?

Typically. Send us a picture of the hole and one from under the bath if you can.

Will you leave a mess?

Dust sheets and masking go down before we start, and tidy up before we leave.

Can you match an avocado or pink bath?

Yes, coloured baths are no problem. The colour is tinted by hand on the day.

Is a bath repair permanent?

Yes, if it’s prepared properly and the bath is sound. It’s covered by our one-year guarantee.

Do you charge for travel?

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

What if the damage is worse than the pictures show?

We’ll show you and explain before doing anything extra. You will not be charged for anything you haven’t agreed.

Do I need to be at home?

Yes. The technician needs access to the room for the visit, at a time we agree with you.

Different materials, different repairs

Composite and resin

Stone resin and composite baths are heavy and solid, and frequently freestanding. Chips and scratches are filled and matched, in much the same way.

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.

Work for landlords and builders

We carry out planned and one-off repairs for housing associations and facilities teams in Nottinghamshire and across the UK. A repair avoids taking out and refitting, which matters when someone is living in the home.

Builders use us to fix snagging damage before handover, so there’s no need to replace a damaged item at the last minute. Several plots can be done in one visit to keep costs down.

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