Edinburgh · Scotland
Coloured suite to white in South Portobello, Edinburgh
Resurfacing coloured baths, basins and trays in white for homes and businesses in South Portobello and across Edinburgh. Free, fixed quotes from your photos.
- Resurfacing from £350
- Selling or letting a home with an old suite
- Faded or patchy colour
Work for landlords and builders
We regularly price jobs from inventory or check-out pictures. You can have a price before you arrange access, and we liaise with tenants about access if you’d like us to.
We’re used to working with agents and managing companies. Send the address, pictures and access details and we will arrange it.
Coloured bath resurfacing at your home in South Portobello
A full suite is normally done in one to two days. We resurface the bath, basin and tray in place, with no new plumbing or tiling. If you’re dealing with a dated coloured suite you’d like in white and a suite that doesn’t match a new bathroom, we can usually put it right, whatever the material.
You’re 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: mild cleaners and no suction mats.
- Location
- South Portobello (EH15, EH8, EH7)
- Area hub
- Edinburgh
- Guarantee
- A year, on every repair
- Price
- From £350. Free and fixed, from your pictures
- Telephone
- 0345 017 0787
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Do you need coloured bath resurfacing in South Portobello?
Coloured suites were fitted in huge numbers in the 1970s and 80s, and many are still sound. The problem is normally the colour, not the bath.
Send us a picture if you notice any of these:
- Selling or letting a home with an old suite
- A suite that doesn’t match a new bathroom
- A dated coloured suite you’d like in white
- Faded or patchy colour
Before booking anyone
- How to care for the finish
- Whether the price is fixed and includes VAT
- Whether the colour is mixed to match
- The length of the guarantee and what it covers
FAQs for South Portobello
Are you a vetted contractor?
We’re accredited with CHAS, Constructionline, SafeContractor, SMAS Worksafe and Builder’s Profile.
What about the toilet?
Ask us. The inside of a bowl is always wet and scrubbed, so we’ll advise honestly before quoting.
Does someone need to be in?
Someone needs to let us in and show us the job. After that, you can carry on with your day.
Can I add another job to the visit?
Yes. Combining jobs on one visit brings the cost down. Include photos of each item.
Is there any odour?
Expect a mild smell while we are working that clears as it cures.
Is my repair covered?
All our work carries a one-year guarantee. Ask us what it covers when you get your quote.
Can pets and children be at home?
Just keep them out of the work area. We’ll tell you when the room can be used again.
Which areas do you work in?
All of Edinburgh, and the rest of the UK. Travel is included in the price.
Also near South Portobello
Other services in South Portobello
Repair or replace in South Portobello?
Replacing a coloured suite means new sanitaryware, a plumber and a tiler. Refinishing it in white turns it white with everything left in place. Our coloured bath resurfacing starts from £350. A few things move the price: access, material, the extent of the damage and whether we can do several items together. Photos let us give you a fixed figure.
Why South Portobello clients choose us
- One visit for most repairs
- Free fixed quotes from pictures
- We will tell you if it’s not worth repairing
- Everything repaired in place
See our pricing or resurfacing vs replacement cost guide.
How it works
Visits start with a quick look at the job together. Then the area is sheeted and masked and we start. It normally takes one to two days for a full suite, and we will tell you if anything changes.
- The room is protected and ventilated.
- We clean, degrease and repair any chips.
- We prepare the surface and apply a bonding primer.
- We spray the new white (or other colour) finish.
- Each item is left to cure, normally ready the following day.
Before we arrive
- Mention any earlier repairs or resurfacing
- Mention if the room is upstairs or in a flat
- Point us to the nearest place to park
Ask for a price
There is no need for us to visit first. Photos are enough for us to price nearly every job: we need a close-up, a wider picture and your postcode, and we’ll reply with a fixed quote.
Advice
About South Portobello
South Portobello is about 3 miles east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. Across the EH15 area, we carry out the work at your property. South Portobello is one of 175 towns and villages in Edinburgh we cover.
We work across EH15, EH8 and EH7. Whether you live on Hope Lane, Pipe Lane and Beach Lane or anywhere nearby, a technician can come to you. If you’re just outside South Portobello, we cover Magdalene (1 mile south), Mountcastle (1 mile west), Brunstane (1 mile east), Northfield (1 mile west) and Bingham (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Edinburgh (3 miles west), Leith (3 miles north-west), Bonnington (3 miles north-west), Greenside (3 miles west), Broughton (3 miles west) and Bellevue (3 miles west).
What’s near South Portobello
Our clients here include homes close to Abercorn Park, St John the Evangelist RC Church and 47 Figgate Lane pub, among other places. Nearby too are Portobello High School (under half a mile west) and Portobello Library (under half a mile north). South Portobello’s nearest station is Brunstane station, about 0.8 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Craigmillar Castle (1.8 miles south-west) and Cameron Toll Shopping Centre (2.3 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Whinny Hill and Duddingston Loch.
What a repair can’t fix
Before booking, it’s worth knowing the limits 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)
If in doubt, send photos and we will say what we think before booking.
Materials we work on in South Portobello
- Coloured shower trays
- Coloured basins
- Avocado, pampas and pink baths
- Whole bathroom suites
What affects the price in South Portobello
Resurfacing from £350. There is no charge for travel to South Portobello. The price depends on:
- The material and finish
- How many items we do on one visit
- Previous DIY repairs that have to come out
- Unusual colours or finishes
Set against the cost of replacement, a repair is normally a fraction of the price, because there’s no removal, plumbing or making good. The quote lists exactly what you’re paying for.
How to get a fixed quote
Almost every job we do is priced from pictures. This is what we need:
- One sharp close-up of the damage
- Any earlier repairs or coatings
- A coin beside the damage so we can judge size
- A picture taken from further back
Email us a picture of the damage and one of the entire item, with your EH15 postcode, and we will reply with a fixed price.
DIY kit or professional repair?
For a hairline mark somewhere you’ll never see, a kit may be enough. For damage in plain view, cracks, holes or rust, or coloured finishes, a professional repair is worth it.
What a professional repair adds is preparation, colour matching and finishing. We clean and key the area properly, mix the colour to your surface and finish it to the same sheen, then guarantee it for a year.
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
