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Coloured suite to white in Smithfield, Birmingham

Resurfacing coloured baths, basins and trays in white at your home in Smithfield, 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 Smithfield

Should you replace it?

Replacing a coloured suite means new sanitaryware, a plumber and a tiler. Resurfacing turns it white with everything left in place. Prices start from £350. It helps to know what pushes a price up or down: 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 book with us

  • CHAS and Constructionline accredited
  • Dust sheets down, tidy finish
  • Free fixed quotes from pictures
  • Straight answers about what a repair can do

Take a look at our full price list and bath cost comparison.

Coloured bath resurfacing at your home in Smithfield

Everything is resurfaced where it stands, with no new plumbing or tiling. A full suite is usually done in one to two days. If you are dealing with faded or patchy colour and selling or letting a home with an old suite, we can help, whatever the material.

You are covered for a year from the day of the repair. If anything is not right, ring us and we’ll sort it. Treat it like any resurfaced bath: gentle cleaners, no suction mats.

Where
Smithfield (B5, B2, B4)
County
Birmingham
Warranty
A year, on every repair
Price
From £350. Free and fixed, from your pictures
Phone
0345 017 0787
Page updated
23 October 2026
Roll-top bath being refinished by a Surface Doctor technician

Prices and what affects them

Prices start from £350. Every quote is fixed and free. What we take into account:

  • The size and number of damaged areas
  • Whether we combine several jobs
  • Unusual colours or finishes
  • The material and finish

Compared with replacing, a repair is generally a fraction of the price, because nothing has to be taken out, refitted or made good. Your fixed quote shows exactly what’s included.

Getting a price from pictures

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

  • A coin or ruler next to the damage for scale
  • What it’s made of, if you know
  • Any earlier repairs or coatings
  • The postcode, so we can plan the visit

Pricing is simple: take a close-up of the damage and a picture from further back, send them to us with your postcode, and you will get a fixed price back. Quotes are free and you’re under no obligation.

Where we work around Smithfield

Smithfield is about 1 mile north of Birmingham, in Birmingham. Book a date that suits you, and you will know when to expect us, so there’s no waiting around. We cover 140 places across Birmingham, from the larger towns to small villages.

Postcode districts we cover here: B5, B2 and B4. Local streets include Moat Lane, Mill Lane and Carrs Lane, and we cover them all. We also travel to Chinese Quarter (1 mile west), Southside (1 mile west), Deritend (1 mile east), Birmingham (1 mile south) and Camp Hill (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Royal Sutton Coldfield (7 miles north-east), Erdington (4 miles north-east), Cape Hill (3 miles west), Streetly (7 miles north), Hawkesley (6 miles south) and Londonderry (4 miles west).

Local landmarks in Smithfield

Typical jobs here are in homes near Birmingham Ormiston Academy, Birmingham Independent School of Performing Arts and Birmingham and Midland Institute and the streets around them. Also close by are St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles south-west), St Martin in the Bull Ring (less than half a mile north-west), Eastside City Park (within half a mile north) and Bull Ring Tavern (under half a mile north-west). There’s a railway station in Smithfield itself: Birmingham Moor Street station. Nearby you will also find Bull Ring (under half a mile north-west) and Birmingham and Midland Skin and Urinary Hospital (less than half a mile west). For a walk, there is Edgbaston Pool and Deer's Leap Wood.

  • Local facilities include Sparkbrook and Small Heath (1.1 miles south-east)
Map of Smithfield © OpenStreetMap contributors

What we do, step by step

Arrival times are agreed in advance, so you know when to expect us. Once we’re there, the work takes a day or two, depending on how many items. We leave the room clean and you will know when it can be used.

  1. We protect the room and ventilate it.
  2. Each item is cleaned, degreased and any chips repaired.
  3. We prepare 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.

Getting ready for the visit

  • Tell us about any previous repairs or coatings
  • Open a window if you can
  • Make sure the area is dry

How to get a price

For most jobs, photos 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.

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Should I try a DIY kit first?

For a hairline mark somewhere you will never see, a kit may be enough. For damage in plain view, cracks, holes or rust, or coloured finishes, it’s worth having it done properly.

If you’re set on a kit, follow its instructions closely, and give it the full curing time. If it doesn’t work out, we can still repair it properly.

Landlord and trade work in Smithfield

Builders use us to fix snagging damage before handover. Several plots can be done in one visit to keep costs down.

Builders, developers and site managers book us for snagging repairs, fixing chips and scratches before handover. We hold CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor accreditations.

What a repair can’t fix

It helps to know what we can’t 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 pictures and we’ll tell you honestly.

Materials we work on in Smithfield

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

Common questions in Smithfield

What do you need from me?

Use the quote form or ring 0345 017 0787, and we’ll do the rest.

Do you do work for letting agents?

Yes. We work for landlords, agents, builders and businesses as well as householders across Birmingham.

Will you leave a mess?

We protect the room with dust sheets and masking first, and we clean up when we have finished.

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

Of course, and it usually saves money. Just add the extra items to your pictures and we’ll quote them together.

Can you quote from pictures?

Yes, almost always. A close-up and a wider photo are enough to give a fixed price.

Do you charge for travel?

We do not add a call-out fee. The fixed price covers the visit and the work.

Can pets and children be at home?

Just keep them out of the work area. We will tell you when the room can be used again.

Is a repair better than a new one?

Typically, if the item is otherwise sound. A repair avoids removal and making good. If replacing would be better, we will say so.

What we’re called out for in Smithfield

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

Contact us if you’ve noticed any of these:

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

What to look for in a quote

  • What the guarantee covers, and for how long
  • How to care for the finish
  • What protection goes down before work starts
  • Whether the price covers travel

How to compare quotes

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