Orkney Islands · Scotland
Coloured Bath Resurfacing in Dounby
Local coloured bath resurfacing for Dounby: a fixed quote from photos, a tidy visit and a one-year guarantee.
- Resurfacing from £350
- A suite that doesn’t match a new bathroom
- Faded or patchy colour
Coloured bath resurfacing at your home in Dounby
Most suites take one or two days. Everything is resurfaced where it stands, so there is no plumbing or tiling. Common call-outs are for a suite that doesn’t match a new bathroom and selling or letting a home with an old suite, in coloured basins, avocado, pampas and pink baths and coloured shower trays.
Big or small, it’s backed by a one-year guarantee in Dounby and across the Orkney Islands. Treat it like any resurfaced bath: gentle cleaners, no suction mats.
- Location
- Dounby (KW17)
- County
- Orkney Islands
- Cover
- A year, on every repair
- Quote
- From £350. Free and fixed, from your photos
- Telephone
- 0345 017 0787
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Signs you need coloured bath resurfacing in Dounby
Avocado, pampas and pink suites were everywhere in the 70s and 80s, and many are still sound. The problem is typically the colour, not the bath.
Common reasons people in Dounby contact us are:
- A dated coloured suite you’d like in white
- Selling or letting a home with an old suite
- Faded or patchy colour
- A suite that does not match a new bathroom
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether cleaning and preparation are in the price
- How your room will be protected
- Whether they match the colour on site
- The length of the guarantee and what it covers
What else we do in Dounby
FAQs for Dounby
Do you cover Dounby?
Yes, we do. We send a technician to Dounby for every job, and the price is the same as everywhere else.
How do I get a price for coloured bath resurfacing in Dounby?
Prices start from £350. The exact price depends on the damage, so we quote from pictures. You know the full cost before anything is booked.
Is there a guarantee?
Yes, for a year. If there is a problem with the work in that time, we come back and put it right.
Do you do work for letting agents?
We do, regularly. We quote for multiple addresses and fit around tenancy changeovers.
Will you leave a mess?
Dust sheets and masking go down before we start, and we clean up when we have finished.
Do you hold any accreditations?
Yes, including CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor. See our accreditations page for the full list.
Can you repair something that is been repaired before?
In most cases. We remove the old repair before doing a new one, so mention it when you send pictures.
Is it worth repairing rather than replacing?
Normally, if the item is otherwise sound. Repairing avoids the cost and disruption of replacing. If replacing would be better, we’ll say so.
Dounby and the surrounding area
Dounby is about 12 miles north-west of Kirkwall, in the Orkney Islands. From the centre of Dounby to the outlying streets, the service is the same: a fixed quote, a tidy visit and a guarantee. Dounby is one of 51 places in the Orkney Islands we cover.
Postcode districts we cover here: KW17. Local streets include Flett's Park, Back Road and Hillside Road, and we cover them all. We also travel to Hourston (1 mile south), Skeabrae (1 mile west), Russland (2 miles south), Harray (3 miles south-east) and Tenston (3 miles south-west). Dounby is among the bigger towns we cover in the Orkney Islands. For island and remote addresses, ring us first and we will plan the trip.
Local landmarks in Dounby
Well-known places in the area include Corrigall Farm Museum (2.1 miles south-east). The countryside around Dounby includes Birsay moors RSPB Reserve and Greeny Hill.
Work for landlords and builders
For developers and builders, we fix damage before handover. We can visit several plots in one trip.
We regularly price jobs from inventory or check-out pictures. That means we can quote before you even visit the property, and we liaise with tenants about access if you’d like us to.
What we do, step by step
A typical visit goes like this: we arrive on time, protect everything around the work area, carry out the work and clear up. Allow a day or two, depending on how many items. Before we go, we’ll explain when it can be used and what to avoid for the first few days.
- First we protect the bathroom and set up ventilation.
- Next we degrease everything and fix chips.
- We key the surface and apply a bonding primer.
- We spray the new white (or other colour) finish.
- Each item is left to cure, usually ready the next day.
How to prepare
- Let the surface dry out before the visit
- Tell us if there are stairs or a lift
- Let us know about parking or access
Getting a price
The quickest way to a price is to send a couple of pictures through our quote form or call us. We will say immediately whether it can be repaired.
Advice
Should you replace it?
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. Compared with replacing, a repair is generally a fraction of the price, because there’s no removal, plumbing or making good. The quote lists exactly what you are paying for.
Why Dounby customers choose us
- Accredited with CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor
- Usually one visit, start to finish
- Free fixed quotes from pictures
- A year’s guarantee on all work
Read our prices page and resurfacing vs replacement cost guide.
Prices and what affects them
Resurfacing from £350. Quotes are free and the price is fixed. What we look at:
- Previous DIY repairs that have to come out
- What the surface is made of
- Whether we combine several jobs
- How many areas need work
The price reflects the work involved, not where you live. You’ll see the full price before booking, with nothing added on the day.
Getting a price from pictures
Good photos mean an accurate price. Here’s what helps:
- One sharp close-up of the damage
- A picture taken from further back
- The material, if you know it
- Whether it’s been repaired or coated before
Upload a photo of the damage and one of the entire item, and tell us you’re in Dounby, and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Can I fix it myself?
If you’re set on a kit, follow its instructions closely, and give it the full curing time. If it fails, we can still put it right.
It’s natural to want to try a repair yourself. The trouble is that kit repairs frequently look fine at first and then fail, and then the old filler has to be removed first.
What we can’t put right
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 will tell you honestly.
Surfaces we repair
- Coloured basins
- Avocado, pampas and pink baths
- Whole bathroom suites
- Coloured shower trays
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
