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Coloured suite to white in Millhayes, Devon

Resurfacing coloured baths, basins and trays in white at your home in Millhayes, with a one-year guarantee on every repair.

  • 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 Millhayes

What we’re called out for in Millhayes

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

If you can see any of these, send us a picture:

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

Questions to ask before you book

  • What protection goes down before work starts
  • How the colour is matched
  • Whether there are any call-out or travel charges
  • What prep work is covered

How to compare quotes

Coloured bath resurfacing at your home in Millhayes

A full suite is normally done in one to two days. We resurface the bath, basin and tray in place, so there’s no plumbing or tiling. We regularly repair avocado, pampas and pink baths, coloured shower trays and coloured basins, and the jobs we see most are faded or patchy colour and a suite that doesn’t match a new bathroom.

Big or small, you get the same one-year guarantee. Treat it like any resurfaced bath: mild cleaners and no suction mats.

Surface Doctor technician refinishing the outside of a roll-top bath
Area
Millhayes (EX15)
County
Devon
Warranty
One year on every repair
Quotes
From £350. Free, fixed price from pictures
Call
0345 017 0787
Updated
23 October 2026

Prices and what affects them

Resurfacing from £350. Quotes are free and the price is fixed. What we look at:

  • What kind of damage it is
  • Doing more than one item at once
  • How many areas need work
  • How hard the colour is to match

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. Send pictures and you’ll get a fixed figure.

Quotes from your pictures

You can typically get a fixed price without us visiting. To help us price it:

  • A picture taken from further back
  • A coin or ruler next to the damage for scale
  • Daylight if possible, and no flash reflection
  • Any earlier repairs or coatings

For most jobs, pictures are all we need to give you a price. Tell us what happened and where you are, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote and the earliest dates we have.

What we do, step by step

We agree an arrival time beforehand, so you’re not left guessing. On site, it takes a day or two, depending on how many items. The room is left tidy and you will know when it can be used.

  1. The room is protected and ventilated.
  2. Next we degrease everything and fix chips.
  3. The surface is prepared and primed.
  4. The new white, or other colour, finish is sprayed on.
  5. We leave everything to cure, normally until the next day.

Getting ready for the visit

  • Let us know if it has been repaired before
  • Tell us if there are stairs or a lift
  • Open a window if you can

Get a quote

Getting a quote takes a couple of minutes: photograph the damage, then the whole suite, add your postcode and send them to us. What comes back is a fixed quote, not a guess.

Send pictures for a quote

Advice

Millhayes questions

Can you quote from pictures?

Nearly always. We only ask to see it in person if the pictures cannot show what we need.

Is there any odour?

There may be a mild smell during the work, which fades afterwards.

Can landlords book you?

Yes, frequently. We quote for multiple addresses and fit around tenancy changeovers.

Is it OK to have pets in the house?

Please keep children and pets out of the room during the visit. Everywhere else in the home is fine.

Is there a guarantee?

Yes, for a year. If there’s a problem with the work in that time, we come back and put it right.

What happens next?

We look at the pictures and reply with a fixed quote and some dates. If anything’s unclear, we’ll ask for another photo.

Is a repair better than a new one?

Generally, yes. A repair skips the removal, fitting and redecorating. We will be honest if it’s not worth it.

Can you redo someone else’s repair?

Most of the time. Let us know what was used before and we’ll plan for it.

Should I try a DIY kit first?

It’s natural to want to try a repair 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.

If you are set on a kit, follow its instructions closely and work on a clean, dry surface, and give it the full curing time. If it fails, we can still put it right.

Why repair rather than replace?

Replacing a coloured suite means new sanitaryware, a plumber and a tiler. Resurfacing turns it white with everything left in place. Our coloured bath resurfacing starts from £350. The price depends on how much damage there is and what kind, what it’s made of and how many items we do on one visit. You get a fixed quote from your pictures, so you know the cost before booking.

Why book with us

  • Straight answers about what a repair can do
  • We leave the room as we found it
  • No extra charge for your area
  • Work done at your home or business

See our pricing and resurfacing vs replacement cost guide.

Our work in Millhayes

Millhayes is about 4 miles south of Wellington, in Devon. Our technicians come to clients in Millhayes and the surrounding area, so nothing has to leave your home. Millhayes is one of 586 places in Devon where we work.

Our visits in EX15 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. You will find streets such as Station Road, Higher Millhayes and Lower Millhayes. Neighbouring places we cover include Hemyock (1 mile south-west), Ashculme (1 mile south), Simonsburrow (1 mile north), Hillmoor (2 miles west) and Culmstock (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Tiverton (11 miles west), Honiton (9 miles south), Cullompton (9 miles south-west), Cranbrook (14 miles south-west), Axminster (14 miles south-east) and Ottery St Mary (12 miles south).

Landmarks near Millhayes

Locally, our jobs take us to homes close to Church of St Mary, The Catherine Wheel pub and Hemyock Primary School, among other places. Well-known places in the area include Dunkeswell Memorial Museum (3.6 miles south).

Map of Millhayes © OpenStreetMap contributors

Landlords, agents and businesses in Millhayes

For anyone letting property in or around Millhayes, we will quote for several properties at once. Send pictures for each one and we will come back with a combined price.

We carry out planned and one-off repairs for housing associations and facilities teams in Devon and across the UK. Repairing in place avoids the disruption of a replacement, which is easier on the people living there.

When we would advise against a repair

In fairness, 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)

If in doubt, send photos and we will say what we think.

Surfaces we repair

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