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Coloured Bath Resurfacing for Finsbury homes

Resurfacing coloured baths, basins and trays in white for homes and businesses in Finsbury and across Greater London. Free, fixed quotes from your photos.

  • Resurfacing from £350
  • Selling or letting a home with an old suite
  • A dated coloured suite you’d like in white
Surface Doctor technician refinishing the outside of a roll-top bath

Coloured bath resurfacing near Finsbury

How it works

It’s a tidy, low-fuss visit. We agree the arrival time in advance, cover and mask the work 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’ll explain it before carrying on.

  1. The room is protected and ventilated.
  2. Next we degrease everything and fix chips.
  3. The surface is prepared and primed.
  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.

Preparing for the visit

  • Clear toiletries, mats and anything else from around the area
  • Keep children and pets away from the room on the day
  • Make sure the area is dry

Getting a price

Most clients in Finsbury get their price from pictures. Add a line about what happened and your postcode, and we’ll send back a fixed quote and some dates.

Send pictures for a quote

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Coloured bath resurfacing at your home in Finsbury

Most suites take one or two days. Everything is resurfaced where it stands, with no new plumbing or tiling. We regularly repair coloured shower trays, avocado, pampas and pink baths and whole bathroom suites, and common reasons people contact us are a suite that doesn’t match a new bathroom and selling or letting a home with an old suite.

The work is guaranteed for twelve months. If something isn’t right in that time, we come back and put it right. Care for the new finish like a re-enamelled bath: gentle cleaners, no suction mats.

Roll-top bath being refinished by a Surface Doctor technician
Where
Finsbury (EC1V, N1, EC2A)
Region
Greater London
Guarantee
12 months on all our work
Price
From £350. Free, fixed price from pictures
Call
0345 017 0787
Page updated
23 October 2026

Our work in Finsbury

Finsbury is about 2 miles north of London, in Greater London. Clients in Finsbury get the same service as everywhere else we cover: a fixed quote from your pictures, and a technician at your door on the day. Our technicians cover all 764 towns and villages in Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages.

All of EC1V, N1 and EC2A is covered, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We regularly work on streets such as Oat Lane, Long Lane and Love Lane and the roads around them. You’ll find Finsbury on the A1 and A501, which makes it straightforward to reach. Neighbouring places we cover include St Luke's (1 mile north), Barbican Estate (1 mile south), City of London (1 mile south), Bishopsgate (1 mile south-east) and Shoreditch (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include City of Westminster (3 miles west), Kensington (5 miles west), Walthamstow (5 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (14 miles west) and Brompton (4 miles south-west).

Landmarks near Finsbury

We visit homes around St Mary-at-Hill, The Jugged Hare pub and Central Foundation Boys' School, among other places. Nearby too are Jewin Welsh Presbyterian Chapel (less than half a mile south-west), Charterhouse Square School (under half a mile south-west), Barts Health Archives (0.5 miles south-west) and Artillery Ground (under half a mile east). Finsbury has its own railway station: Old Street station. A little further out are St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics (under half a mile north-east) and County of London (0.5 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Barnsbury Wood and Ludgate Hill.

  • Local schools include Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre (under half a mile south-west)
Map of Finsbury © OpenStreetMap contributors

Work for landlords and builders

Hospitality businesses cannot afford rooms out of action for long, so we keep visits short and tidy. We’ll fit around changeovers where we can.

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

Questions from Finsbury

Is the work guaranteed?

Yes, for a year. If anything goes wrong with the repair within the year, we return to fix it.

Can tenants book a repair?

Yes. Check with your landlord; we can send the quote to them too.

What happens next?

You will get a fixed quote back, typically with dates to choose from. You are under no obligation.

What information do you need?

A close-up, a wider photo and your postcode. Then we’ll agree a date.

Do I need to be at home?

We need someone to let us in. After that, you can carry on with your day.

Is it OK to have pets in the house?

Keep pets and children away from the work area on the day, mainly so nothing gets touched before it has cured.

Can you redo someone else’s repair?

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

Do the materials smell?

Some materials have a smell while they’re applied, so we ventilate the room. It clears as the materials cure.

What affects the price in Finsbury

Resurfacing from £350. A fixed quote means you know the cost before you book. We take into account:

  • Whether it’s a chip, crack, burn or wear
  • Whether old repairs or coatings need taking off
  • How easy the damage is to reach
  • How hard the colour is to match

Rather than charging by the hour, we fix the price before we start. It depends on the damage, the material and access, and combining items on one visit brings it down.

Send photos for a quote

Photographing the damage takes a minute, and it saves a visit. Please include:

  • Any earlier repairs or coatings
  • Natural light rather than flash
  • One picture of the entire suite
  • One sharp close-up of the damage

There’s no need for us to visit first. Photos are enough for us to price nearly every job: we need a close-up, a wider picture and your postcode, and we will come back to you with a fixed figure.

What we cannot put right

Honesty matters more than a booking, so here’s what a repair can’t fix:

  • 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.

Surfaces we repair

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

Why repair rather than replace?

Replacing a coloured suite involves new sanitaryware, a plumber and a tiler. Refinishing it in white changes the colour with everything left in place. Resurfacing from £350, with every job priced individually. Most people are surprised how affordable a repair is, particularly next to the cost of replacement. Send photos and we’ll give you the exact figure.

Why us?

  • One visit for most repairs
  • Technicians who travel to you, UK-wide
  • Accredited with CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor
  • Honest advice, even when it means no job

See our pricing or resurfacing vs replacement cost guide.

Do you need coloured bath resurfacing in Finsbury?

Avocado, pampas and pink suites were everywhere in the 70s and 80s, and plenty are still in good condition. The problem is typically the colour, not the bath.

Typical reasons for a call-out include:

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

Questions to ask before you book

  • Who will actually do the work
  • Whether cleaning and preparation are in the price
  • How soon you can use it again
  • How the room is protected while they work

10 questions to ask before you book

Can I fix it myself?

If you do try a kit, read the instructions carefully, make sure the area is clean and completely dry, and don’t use it until it has fully cured. If it doesn’t work out, we can still repair it properly.

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 generally the cheaper route.

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