Gloucestershire · England

Coloured suite to white in Arlington, Gloucestershire

Local coloured bath resurfacing for Arlington: a fixed quote from pictures, a tidy visit and a one-year guarantee.

  • Resurfacing from £350
  • A suite that does not match a new bathroom
  • Selling or letting a home with an old suite
Surface Doctor technician refinishing the outside of a roll-top bath

Trusted coloured bath resurfacing in Arlington

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, then guarantee it for a year.

A kit can be fine for a tiny mark out of sight. For damage in plain view, cracks, holes or rust, or coloured finishes, a professional repair is worth it.

Coloured bath resurfacing in Arlington without replacing anything

Most suites take one or two days. We resurface the bath, basin and tray in place, with no new plumbing or tiling. If you are dealing with faded or patchy colour and selling or letting a home with an old suite, we can help, whatever the material.

Every job is backed for twelve months. We return to put right any problem with the work. Treat it like any resurfaced bath: gentle cleaners, no suction mats.

Surface Doctor technician refinishing the outside of a roll-top bath
Location
Arlington (GL7)
County
Gloucestershire
Guarantee
A year, on every repair
Price
From £350. Free, fixed quote from pictures
Telephone
0345 017 0787
Page updated
23 October 2026

Do you need coloured bath resurfacing in Arlington?

Avocado, pampas and pink suites were everywhere in the 70s and 80s, and many are still sound. It’s typically the colour that dates them, not the condition.

Contact us if you’ve noticed:

  • Selling or letting a home with an old suite
  • A dated coloured suite you’d like in white
  • A suite that does not match a new bathroom
  • Faded or patchy colour

What your quote should include

  • How to care for the finish
  • Is the price fixed, and does it include VAT?
  • Whether they match the colour on site
  • Whether cleaning and preparation are in the price

10 questions to ask before booking

Questions from Arlington

Is the work guaranteed?

All our work carries a one-year guarantee. We’ll explain what it covers when we quote.

Do I have to be there?

Yes. We need access to the room while we work, at a time we agree with you.

What about the toilet?

Talk to us first. A toilet bowl is constantly wet, so we will tell you what will last.

Can a coloured bath be made white?

Yes. We resurface it in white with it left in place.

Are you accredited?

We are accredited with CHAS, Constructionline, SafeContractor, SMAS Worksafe and Builder’s Profile.

Will it make a mess?

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

It’s been repaired before. Can you still fix it?

Yes, regularly. Removing the old work can add time, and that’s in the quote.

Can you quote from photos?

Nearly always. If photos don’t show enough, we will ask for another angle.

When we’d advise against a repair

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

  • The inside of a toilet bowl, unless we’ve agreed it will last
  • Items cracked right through
  • Fittings and taps (these are masked, not recoloured)

Send us pictures and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.

What we work on

  • Avocado, pampas and pink baths
  • Coloured shower trays
  • Whole bathroom suites
  • Coloured basins

Arlington and nearby

Arlington is about 6 miles north-east of Cirencester, in Gloucestershire. Book a date that suits you, and we will give you an arrival time in advance, so you are not left waiting in all day. Our repair technicians cover all 470 towns and villages in Gloucestershire. We work right across the region, from Arlington to Birmingham (49 miles away).

All of GL7 is within our area. Whether you live on Awkward Hill and Hawkers Hill or anywhere nearby, we can come to you. Neighbouring places we cover include Bibury (1 mile south-east), Winson (2 miles north-west), Quenington (2 miles south-east), Sunhill (3 miles south) and Poulton (4 miles south). Larger places within reach include Cheltenham (14 miles north-west), St Paul's (14 miles north-west), Cirencester (6 miles south-west), Lansdown (14 miles north-west), Fairview (14 miles north-west) and Brockworth (15 miles north-west).

Local landmarks in Arlington

Typical jobs here are in homes near Swan Hotel, Bibury Church of England Primary School and Church of St Mary. Further afield, we also cover the area around Arlington Mill Museum (under half a mile north-west).

Map of Arlington © OpenStreetMap contributors

Repair or replace: which is better?

Swapping a coloured suite for a white one involves new sanitaryware, a plumber and a tiler. Refinishing it in white changes the colour without taking anything out. Resurfacing from £350, with every job priced individually. No two jobs are quite the same, so we price each one individually. What’s damaged, how badly and how easy it is to reach all play a part, and combining jobs on one visit brings the cost down.

What you get with us

  • Nothing taken out or refitted
  • Dust sheets down, tidy finish
  • We’ll tell you if it’s not worth repairing
  • Fixed prices from your pictures

Read our full price list or resurfacing vs replacement cost guide.

Prices and what affects them

Prices start from £350. You will know the full cost before you book. We take into account:

  • The type of damage
  • Unusual colours or finishes
  • Previous DIY repairs that have to come out
  • Doing more than one item at once

A repair normally costs much less than people expect, particularly next to the cost of replacement. Send pictures and we’ll give you the exact figure.

Send pictures for a quote

Two or three clear pictures are normally enough. It helps if you send:

  • One picture of the whole suite
  • Any details about the material
  • Any earlier repairs or coatings
  • Where you are, by postcode

Send us photos of the damage and one of the whole item, and tell us you’re in Arlington, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote.

The process

It’s a tidy, low-fuss visit. We agree the arrival time in advance, protect the area, and get on with the job, which usually takes a day or two, depending on how many items. If we find something your photos didn’t show, we will explain it before carrying on.

  1. We protect the room and ventilate it.
  2. Next we degrease everything and fix chips.
  3. We prepare the surface and apply a bonding primer.
  4. We spray on the new finish in white or your chosen colour.
  5. Once cured, normally by the day after, the suite is ready.

How to prepare

  • Ensure the room can be ventilated
  • Tell us about any previous repairs or coatings
  • Point us to the nearest place to park

Ask for a price

We price from photos so you do not have to wait in for a survey. Send them through the quote form, or call 0345 017 0787 if you’d rather talk it through, and we will come back with a fixed figure.

Get a fixed quote

Advice

Landlords, agents and businesses in Arlington

If you manage property in Arlington, we will quote for several properties at once. Just send photos for each address and we’ll price them together.

Landlords, letting agents and housing providers in Arlington use us as well as householders. Repairing between tenancies keeps void periods short, and it normally costs far less than a refit.

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