Hertfordshire · England

Coloured suite to white in Gravesend, Hertfordshire

Local coloured bath resurfacing for Gravesend: photo quotes, tidy work and a year’s guarantee.

  • Resurfacing from £350
  • Selling or letting a home with an old suite
  • Faded or patchy colour
Surface Doctor technician refinishing the outside of a roll-top bath

Need coloured bath resurfacing in Gravesend?

Coloured bath resurfacing at your home in Gravesend

Everything is resurfaced where it stands, with no new plumbing or tiling. A full suite is usually done in one to two days. Common call-outs are for a suite that doesn’t match a new bathroom and faded or patchy colour, on whole bathroom suites, avocado, pampas and pink baths and coloured basins.

Whatever the size of the job, you get the same one-year guarantee in Gravesend and across Hertfordshire. Look after the new finish like a re-enamelled bath: gentle cleaners, no suction mats.

Basin with yellowed glaze resurfaced to a clean white finish
Location
Gravesend (SG11)
Region
Hertfordshire
Guarantee
A year, on every repair
Price
From £350. Free and fixed, from your pictures
Call
0345 017 0787
Updated
23 October 2026

When to call us in Gravesend

Coloured suites were fitted in huge numbers in the 1970s and 80s, and many are still sound. It’s normally the colour that dates them, not the condition.

Customers usually contact us about:

  • 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

  • How the colour is matched
  • Is the price fixed, and does it include VAT?
  • How long the guarantee is and what it covers
  • Whether a trained technician does the job

Our hiring checklist

Repair or replace: which is better?

Replacing a coloured suite means a plumber, a tiler and new taps. Refinishing it in white turns it white with everything left in place. Resurfacing from £350, with every job priced individually. Instead of hourly rates, we price the entire job up front. It depends on the damage, the material and access.

Why Gravesend customers choose us

  • No need to remove anything
  • One visit for most repairs
  • Rooms protected and left tidy
  • Fixed prices from your photos

Take a look at our prices page or bath cost comparison.

For landlords and businesses

We are used to working with agents and managing companies. Just send pictures, the address and how to get access and we’ll arrange it.

If you manage property in Gravesend, 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?

We understand the appeal of fixing it yourself. The risk is that a kit repair hides the damage for a while, then fails, and the old filler has to come out before a proper repair.

It’s tempting to reach for a kit, but the repairs we redo most frequently are DIY ones that have discoloured or lifted. Doing it properly first is typically the cheaper route.

When a repair is not the answer

It helps to know what we cannot do too:

  • 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 photos and we’ll tell you honestly.

Materials we work on in Gravesend

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

Our work in Gravesend

Gravesend is about 4 miles north-west of Bishop's Stortford, in Hertfordshire. We work in every kind of home, from flats and terraces to detached houses and new builds, as well as offices, shops and holiday lets. Gravesend is one of 381 towns and villages in Hertfordshire we cover. Our nearest city page is London, about 29 miles away.

Jobs in SG11 are booked in the same way as anywhere else. If you are just outside Gravesend, we cover Albury (1 mile west), Clapgate (1 mile south-east), Furneux Pelham (2 miles north), Braughing (3 miles west) and Hay Street (3 miles west). Larger places within reach include Stevenage (12 miles west), Bishop's Stortford (4 miles south-east), Welwyn Garden City (14 miles south-west), Hoddesdon (12 miles south-west), Cheshunt (15 miles south-west) and Hertford (11 miles south-west).

What’s near Gravesend

Typical jobs here are in homes near Church of St Mary, Albury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and The Catherine Wheel pub. For rail, the closest station is Bishops Stortford station, about 4.2 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Herts and Essex Hospital (4.6 miles south-east) and Bishops Stortford Local History Museum (3.1 miles south-east).

Map of Gravesend © OpenStreetMap contributors

The process

Once we are through the door, the aim is to do the job without disturbing the rest of your home. We mask off everything nearby, the work takes one to two days for a full suite, and we finish with a tidy-up and a look at the finished work together.

  1. We protect the room and ventilate it.
  2. We clean, degrease and repair any chips.
  3. We key the surface and apply a bonding primer.
  4. We spray the new white (or other colour) finish.
  5. Each item is left to cure, generally ready the following day.

Preparing for the visit

  • Clear toiletries, mats and anything else from around the area
  • Let us know which floor the room is on
  • Have a window or extractor fan available

How to get a price

The quickest way to a price is to send two or three photos through our quote form or ring us. We will say straight away if a repair is the right fix.

Get a free quote

Advice

FAQs for Gravesend

Is it OK to have pets in the house?

Yes, as long as they stay out of the room we’re working in. We’ll let you know when it’s safe to use again.

What if the damage is worse than the pictures show?

We will show you and explain before doing anything extra. Nothing extra is done without your say-so.

Is there a guarantee?

All our work carries a one-year guarantee. Ask us what it covers when you get your quote.

Are you a vetted contractor?

We hold CHAS, Constructionline, SafeContractor, SMAS Worksafe and Builder’s Profile accreditations.

Do you cover the whole of Hertfordshire?

We cover the whole UK, including Gravesend and the rest of Hertfordshire. Send your postcode with your photos and we will offer you dates.

Is it worth repairing rather than replacing?

Usually, if the item is otherwise sound. Repairing avoids the cost and disruption of replacing. If replacing would be better, we’ll say so.

Will it make a mess?

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

Are there extra charges for Gravesend?

There is no separate call-out charge. The fixed price covers the visit and the work.

What affects the price in Gravesend

Resurfacing from £350. We don’t charge extra for travel to Gravesend. The price comes down to:

  • Access to the area
  • What the surface is made of
  • The colour and finish to match
  • Whether old repairs or coatings need taking off

Every job is a little different, so we price each one individually. What’s damaged, how badly and how easy it is to reach all make a difference, and combining jobs on one visit brings the cost down.

Getting a price from pictures

Photographing the damage takes a minute. Please include:

  • Any details about the material
  • A coin or ruler next to the damage for scale
  • Whether it’s been repaired or coated before
  • One picture of the entire suite

Call 0345 017 0787 or use the quote form. With a clear picture of the damage and one of the whole suite, we can give you a fixed quote.

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