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Coloured Bath Resurfacing for Shotley Grove homes

Resurfacing coloured baths, basins and trays in white for homes and businesses in Shotley Grove and across County Durham. Free, fixed quotes from your photos.

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

Coloured bath resurfacing for Shotley Grove homes

About our coloured bath resurfacing in Shotley Grove

Everything is resurfaced where it stands, with no new plumbing or tiling. A full suite is normally done in one to two days. If you’re dealing with a dated coloured suite you’d like in white and selling or letting a home with an old suite, we can normally put it right.

We stand behind the work with a one-year guarantee, so you’re not left on your own once we’ve gone. Look after the new finish like a re-enamelled bath: mild cleaners and no suction mats.

Stained basin resurfaced to clean white (before and after)
Area
Shotley Grove (DH8)
Area hub
County Durham
Warranty
A year, on every repair
Quotes
From £350. Free and fixed, from your pictures
Phone
0345 017 0787
Updated
23 October 2026

Repairing versus replacing in Shotley Grove

Swapping a coloured suite for a white one involves a plumber, a tiler and new taps. Refinishing it in white changes the colour without taking anything out. Our coloured bath resurfacing starts from £350. No two jobs are quite the same, so we price each one individually. The size and type of damage, the material and access all make a difference, and combining jobs on one visit brings the cost down.

What you get with us

  • Rooms protected and left tidy
  • We come to you, anywhere in the UK
  • Everything repaired in place
  • Fixed prices from your photos

Take a look at our prices page or guide to resurfacing and replacement costs.

What coloured bath resurfacing costs

Prices start from £350. Prices are worked out job by job. The main factors are:

  • How many areas need work
  • How easy the damage is to reach
  • The material
  • How hard the colour is to match

A few things move the price: access, material, the extent of the damage and whether we can do several items together. Send pictures and you’ll get a fixed figure.

Getting a price from photos

You can take the photos on your phone. Just ensure we can see:

  • Where you are, by postcode
  • What it’s made of, if you know
  • A coin beside the damage so we can judge size
  • One sharp close-up of the damage

Getting a quote takes a couple of minutes: photograph the damage, then the entire suite, add your postcode and send them over. You will get a fixed price, not an estimate.

When a repair is not the answer

Honesty matters more than a booking, so here’s what a repair won’t do:

  • 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)

Not sure? Send photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.

What we work on

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

FAQs for Shotley Grove

Can you do the toilet too?

Ask us. A toilet bowl is constantly wet, so we’ll tell you what will last.

Is there any odour?

It depends on the job, but often a little. Open windows and an extractor fan help.

Can you quote from photos?

Yes, almost always. Clear photos let us give you a fixed quote without visiting.

What areas do you cover?

We work UK-wide. Our prices are the same everywhere.

Is a repair better than a new one?

Typically, when the rest is in good condition. Repairing avoids the cost and disruption of replacing. If replacing would be better, we will say so.

Is it messy?

No. The work area is masked and covered, and we take our waste away with us.

How do I book?

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

Do you hold any accreditations?

Yes. Our accreditations include CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor. See our accreditations page for the full list.

For landlords and businesses

We work for landlords, letting agents and housing providers in Shotley Grove as well as householders. A repair between tenants keeps the property empty for less time, and it normally costs far less than a refit.

We regularly work with letting and managing agents. Just send pictures, the address and how to get access and we’ll arrange it.

The process

Your technician turns up at the time we agreed with you and looks over the damage before anything else. The floor and nearby surfaces are covered before we open a single tin. The work itself takes a day or two, depending on how many items, and the room is left clean and tidy.

  1. We protect the room and ventilate it.
  2. Each item is cleaned, degreased and any chips repaired.
  3. We key the surface and apply a bonding primer.
  4. The new white, or other colour, finish is sprayed on.
  5. We leave everything to cure, normally until the next day.

Preparing for the visit

  • Keep children and pets away from the room on the day
  • Open a window if you can
  • Let us know if it has been repaired before

Ask for a price

If you’re in Shotley Grove and want a price, photos are the quickest way: a close-up, a wider shot and your postcode. We reply with a fixed quote and our next available dates.

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Should I try a DIY kit first?

If you do try a kit, read the instructions carefully, make sure the area is clean and completely dry, and give it the full curing time. If it does not work out, we can still repair it properly.

DIY kits are sold for most surfaces, and they can tidy up a tiny mark. The trouble is colour and preparation: kits come in a few standard shades, and without proper cleaning and keying the filler frequently lifts.

Our work in Shotley Grove

Shotley Grove is about 1 mile north-west of Consett, in County Durham. Our technicians come to homes and businesses in Shotley Grove, so you don’t need to take anything anywhere. Shotley Grove is one of 329 towns and villages in County Durham where we work. You can also see our page for Newcastle upon Tyne, about 13 miles away.

Our repair technicians cover all of the DH8 postcode area. That includes homes on West Road, Alston Road and Chaytor Road. We also travel to Bridgehill (1 mile south-east), Benfieldside (1 mile north-east), Shotley Bridge (1 mile north-east), Blackhill (1 mile east) and Consett (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Durham (13 miles south-east), Spennymoor (15 miles south-east), Chester-le-Street (11 miles east), Stanley (7 miles east), Crook (11 miles south-east) and Birtley (12 miles east).

Near you in Shotley Grove

Around Shotley Grove, we work in homes near Blackhill and Consett Park, Church of St Cuthbert and Consett Academy. Nearby too are Crown and Crossed Swords pub (0.6 miles north-east) and Benfieldside Primary School (0.5 miles east). Further afield, we also cover the area around Shotley Bridge Hospital (1 mile north-east). For a walk, there’s Currock Hill.

Map of Shotley Grove © OpenStreetMap contributors

What we are called out for in Shotley Grove

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

You may need us if you’ve spotted:

  • 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
  • Faded or patchy colour

Before you book anyone

  • If travel is included in the price
  • What happens if the damage is worse than the pictures show
  • Whether the colour is mixed to match
  • What the guarantee covers, and for how long

Our hiring checklist

CHAS accredited contractor and Constructionline logos SafeContractor, SMAS Worksafe and Builder’s Profile logos

About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.

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