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Coloured Bath Resurfacing in Manvers

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

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

Coloured bath resurfacing in Manvers

Landlord and trade work in Manvers

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

For developers and builders, we fix damage before handover, so there’s no need to replace a damaged item at the last minute. We can visit several plots in one trip to keep costs down.

How we handle coloured bath resurfacing in Manvers

A full suite is generally done in one to two days. We resurface the bath, basin and tray in place, with no new plumbing or tiling. We work on avocado, pampas and pink baths, coloured basins and coloured shower trays, and common reasons people contact us are selling or letting a home with an old suite and faded or patchy colour.

Big or small, you get the same one-year guarantee in Manvers and across Barnsley. Look after the new finish like a re-enamelled bath: mild cleaners and no suction mats.

Area
Manvers (S63, S97, S64)
County
Barnsley
Cover
One year on every repair
Quote
From £350. Fixed and free, based on pictures
Telephone
0345 017 0787
Updated
23 October 2026
Roll-top bath being refinished by a Surface Doctor technician

Manvers and the surrounding area

Manvers is about 1 mile east of Wath upon Dearne, in Barnsley. Wherever you are in the S63 postcode area, we carry out the work at your property. Manvers is one of 94 towns and villages in Barnsley we cover. Our jobs stretch from Manvers to Leeds (about 23 miles away).

Postcode districts we cover here: S63, S97 and S64. Whether you live on New Road, Oak Road and Park Road or anywhere nearby, we can come to you. You will find Manvers on the A633, so it’s easy for us to reach. If you’re just outside Manvers, we cover Wath upon Dearne (1 mile west), West Melton (1 mile west), Bolton upon Dearne (1 mile north-east), Brampton Bierlow (1 mile west) and Brampton (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Barnsley (7 miles north-west), Wombwell (3 miles north-west), Shaw Lands (7 miles north-west), Hoyland (4 miles west), Worsbrough (6 miles west) and Wilthorpe (8 miles north-west).

Around Manvers

We visit homes around Church of All Saints, Our Lady and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Wath Academy and the streets around them. Nearby too are Wath Academy (less than half a mile south) and Saracens Head pub (under half a mile west). For rail, the closest station is Bolton-On-Dearne station, roughly 1.6 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Conisbrough Castle (4.9 miles east) and Montagu Hospital (2.3 miles east). Not far away are Denaby Ings.

  • Local facilities include Dearne Urban District (2.7 miles north-east)
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Why repair rather than replace?

Swapping a coloured suite for a white one involves a plumber, a tiler and new taps. Resurfacing changes the colour without taking anything out. Our coloured bath resurfacing starts from £350. A few things move the price: the amount of damage, the material, access to the area, and how many jobs we do in one trip. Photos let us give you a fixed figure.

Why us?

  • Nothing taken out or refitted
  • We come to you, anywhere in the UK
  • Usually one visit, start to finish
  • We leave the room as we found it

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

When we would advise against a repair

To be straight with you, some problems need a different 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 photos and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.

Surfaces we repair

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

How we price coloured bath resurfacing

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

  • Access to the area
  • Previous DIY repairs that have to come out
  • How hard the colour is to match
  • Doing more than one item at once

A repair usually costs much less than people expect, particularly next to the cost of replacement. Photos let us give you the exact figure.

Quotes from your photos

A couple of clear pictures is all it takes. It helps if you send:

  • Good light, ideally daylight, without flash glare
  • Something in shot to show the size
  • One sharp close-up of the damage
  • What it’s made of, if you know

No survey visit is needed: we price from photos. Use the quote form, or ring 0345 017 0787 to talk it through.

Manvers questions

What happens after I send photos?

You get a fixed quote and available dates. If anything’s unclear, we will ask for another photo.

Do you charge for travel?

No. Our quotes include travel, and we charge the same wherever you are.

Will there be a smell?

Expect a mild smell while we’re working.

Can you repair something that is been repaired before?

Most of the time. Let us know what was used before.

Are you a vetted contractor?

Yes. Our accreditations include CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor. The full list is on our accreditations page.

How do I get a price for coloured bath resurfacing in Manvers?

Prices start from £350. Every job gets a fixed price from your pictures. Send a close-up of the damage and a wider photo with your S63 postcode.

Can you do more than one item on the same visit?

Yes. Combining jobs on one visit brings the cost down. Include pictures of each item.

What do you need from me?

A close-up, a wider photo and your postcode. After that, we just agree a date.

DIY repairs versus a professional job

If you’ve already tried a DIY fix, that is fine. We remove the old filler and start again, so it doesn’t stop a professional repair. Just mention it when you send pictures, as it can add time.

Kits are cheap and easy to find, but many of the jobs we do start with putting right a DIY repair. Getting it right first time is generally cheaper.

How the visit works

The work is clean and fairly quiet, so you can carry on at home. Protection goes down first, then the job itself takes a day or two, depending on how many items. Before we leave, we explain how soon it can be used and how to care for it.

  1. The room is protected and ventilated.
  2. We clean, degrease and repair any 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. We leave everything to cure, normally until the next day.

How to prepare

  • Plan for the room to be out of bounds to pets and children
  • Ensure the room can be ventilated
  • Let us know about parking or access

Getting a price

A quote takes minutes to ask for: take one close-up and one wider shot of the suite, include your postcode and send them over. You’ll get a fixed quote, not an estimate.

Send photos for a quote

Related advice

What we’re called out for in Manvers

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

Keep an eye out for any of the following:

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

Questions to ask before you book

  • Whether the colour is mixed to match
  • What protection goes down before work starts
  • What the guarantee covers, and for how long
  • Who turns up on the day

10 questions to ask before booking

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