Dorset · England

Coloured suite to white in Longburton, Dorset

Resurfacing coloured baths, basins and trays in white in Longburton, carried out at your home and guaranteed for a year.

  • Resurfacing from £350
  • A suite that doesn’t match a new bathroom
  • A dated coloured suite you’d like in white
Surface Doctor technician refinishing the outside of a roll-top bath

Coloured bath resurfacing near Longburton

Coloured bath resurfacing in Longburton 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. Whether it’s selling or letting a home with an old suite and faded or patchy colour, we can help, on avocado, pampas and pink baths, coloured shower trays and whole bathroom suites alike.

Every job is backed for twelve months, and the guarantee is the same wherever you live. We return to put right any problem with the work. Care for the new finish like a re-enamelled bath: mild cleaners and no suction mats.

Surface Doctor technician refinishing the outside of a roll-top bath
Location
Longburton (DT9)
Area hub
Dorset
Warranty
12 months on all our work
Price
From £350. Free and fixed, from your photos
Telephone
0345 017 0787
Last updated
23 October 2026

Landlord and trade work in Longburton

We work for landlords, letting agents and housing providers in Longburton as well as householders. A repair between tenants keeps the property empty for less time, and it costs much less than replacing.

Housing associations and facilities teams use us for planned and reactive repairs in Dorset and across the UK. A repair avoids taking out and refitting, which is easier on the people living there.

Longburton questions

How much does coloured bath resurfacing cost in Longburton?

Resurfacing from £350. Because every job differs, we price from photos. You know the full cost before anything is booked.

Can you price it without visiting?

Nearly always. If pictures do not show enough, we will ask for another angle.

Do you cover the whole of Dorset?

Across the UK. Our prices are the same everywhere.

What about the toilet?

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

Will it make a mess?

We protect the room with dust sheets and masking first, and tidy up before we leave.

Is it worth repairing rather than replacing?

In most cases, yes. A repair skips the removal, fitting and redecorating. If it is not worth repairing, we’ll tell you.

What happens if you find more damage?

It’s rare, but if it happens we talk to you first. The price only changes if you agree.

Are you a vetted contractor?

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

What we are called out for in Longburton

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

Typical reasons for a call-out include:

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

Questions to ask before booking

  • How soon you can use it again
  • Whether the price covers travel
  • How to look after the finish
  • Whether the price is fixed and includes VAT

Choosing a repair company

What coloured bath resurfacing costs

Resurfacing from £350. Prices are worked out job by job, from your pictures. What matters most is:

  • How much damage there is
  • Where the damage is and how we get to it
  • Unusual colours or finishes
  • Whether it’s a chip, crack, burn or wear

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.

Getting a price from pictures

You can generally get a fixed quote without us visiting. To make it quick:

  • A coin or ruler next to the damage for scale
  • A picture taken from further back
  • Details of any past repairs
  • Where you are, by postcode

Upload photos of the damage and one of the whole item, and tell us you are in Longburton, and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.

When a repair is not the answer

Not everything can be repaired, and we will tell you before we start. We cannot 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 will tell you honestly.

Materials we work on in Longburton

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

The process

Here’s how a visit normally runs: we arrive at the agreed slot, sheet and mask the area around the job, carry out the work and tidy away. Plan for a day or two, depending on how many items. Before leaving, we tell you how long to leave it and what to avoid for the first few days.

  1. We protect the room and ventilate it.
  2. Next we degrease everything and fix chips.
  3. We key the surface and apply a bonding primer.
  4. We spray on the new finish in white or your chosen colour.
  5. Each item is left to cure, typically ready the day after.

How to prepare

  • Keep children and pets away from the room on the day
  • Mention any parking restrictions or tricky access
  • Make sure the room can be ventilated

Getting a price

Getting a price is easy: snap the damage close up and then the whole item, send them over with your postcode, and we’ll reply with a fixed price. Quotes are free and no obligation.

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DIY kit or professional repair?

Kits are cheap and easy to find, but the repairs we redo most frequently are DIY ones that have discoloured or lifted. Getting it right first time is usually cheaper.

A kit can be fine for a tiny mark out of sight. For anything you look at every day, anything that has rusted, cracked or holed, or anything on a coloured surface, it’s worth having it done properly.

Why repair rather than replace?

Swapping a coloured suite for a white one means a plumber, a tiler and new taps. Resurfacing turns it white with everything left in place. Our coloured bath resurfacing starts from £350. Our prices are the same across the UK, with no extra for Longburton. The job itself decides the price: the material, the amount of damage and how many items.

Why us?

  • Repair technicians who travel to you, UK-wide
  • Everything repaired in place
  • Colour mixed on the day to match
  • Normally one visit, start to finish

Read our pricing or bath cost comparison.

Where we work around Longburton

Longburton is about 7 miles east of Yeovil, in Dorset. We visit clients in Longburton and the surrounding area, so you don’t need to take anything anywhere. We cover all 462 towns and villages in Dorset, from the larger towns to small villages.

Our repair technicians cover all of DT9. We regularly work on streets such as Whistle Water, Kings Close and Newcross and the roads around them. Nearby, we also work in Lillington (1 mile west), Lake (2 miles west), Sherborne (2 miles north), Thornford (3 miles west) and Bradford Abbas (4 miles west). Further out, we also cover Dorchester (14 miles south), Blandford Forum (15 miles east), Gillingham (13 miles north-east), Shaftesbury (15 miles north-east), Fordington (14 miles south) and Peacemarsh (13 miles north-east).

Landmarks near Longburton

Locally, our jobs take us to homes close to Parish Church of St James, The Three Elms pub and Leweston School and the streets around them. The closest station to Longburton is Sherborne station, roughly 2 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Castleton Mill (2.4 miles north) and Sherborne Old Castle (2.3 miles north). For a walk, there’s Babylon Hill.

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