Blackpool · England
Coloured suite to white in Starr Gate, Blackpool
Coloured bath resurfacing for Starr Gate, without a refit. Send us photos for a fixed price, then book a visit.
- Resurfacing from £350
- A suite that doesn’t match a new bathroom
- Faded or patchy colour
How we handle coloured bath resurfacing in Starr Gate
Everything is resurfaced where it stands, with no new plumbing or tiling. Most suites take one or two days. Common call-outs are for faded or patchy colour and selling or letting a home with an old suite, across whole bathroom suites, coloured shower trays and avocado, pampas and pink baths.
You’re covered after we leave: our one-year guarantee applies to every job, and we explain what it covers before you book. Look after the new finish like a re-enamelled bath: mild cleaners and no suction mats.
- Location
- Starr Gate (FY4, FY8)
- Area hub
- Blackpool
- Cover
- A year, on every repair
- Quotes
- From £350. Free and fixed, from your pictures
- Call
- 0345 017 0787
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
How we price coloured bath resurfacing
Prices start from £350. You’ll know the full cost before you book. We take into account:
- Unusual colours or finishes
- How many areas need work
- Previous DIY repairs that have to come out
- The type of damage
Instead of hourly rates, we price the entire job up front. Damage, material and access decide it, and doing several items at once reduces it.
Send pictures for a quote
You can usually get a fixed quote without us visiting. To help us price it:
- Where you are, by postcode
- Daylight if possible, and no flash reflection
- Details of any past repairs
- One picture of the entire suite
A quote takes minutes to ask for: photograph the damage, then the whole suite, add your postcode and send them to us. You’ll get a fixed quote, not an estimate.
Signs you need coloured bath resurfacing in Starr Gate
Avocado, pampas and pink suites were everywhere in the 70s and 80s, and many are still sound. The problem is generally the colour, not the bath.
People typically call us after spotting something like this:
- Selling or letting a home with an old suite
- A dated coloured suite you’d like in white
- Faded or patchy colour
- A suite that does not match a new bathroom
Comparing quotes
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- Is the price fixed, and does it include VAT?
- How soon you can use it again
- Who turns up on the day
Landlords, agents and businesses in Starr Gate
Hotels, guest houses and holiday lets cannot afford rooms out of action for long, so most of our work is done in a single visit. We will fit around changeovers where we can.
We work for landlords, letting agents and housing providers in Starr Gate as well as homeowners. Repairing between tenancies keeps void periods short, and it costs much less than replacing.
Why repair rather than replace?
Replacing a coloured suite means a plumber, a tiler and new taps. Resurfacing changes the colour without taking anything out. Our coloured bath resurfacing starts from £350. It helps to know what pushes a price up or down: access, material, the extent of the damage and whether we can do several items together. Photos let us give you a fixed figure.
Why choose Surface Doctor in Starr Gate
- One-year guarantee on every repair
- CHAS and Constructionline accredited
- Same prices wherever you are
- We leave the room as we found it
Read our prices page and bath cost comparison.
The process
Arrival times are agreed in advance, so you know when to expect us. Once we are there, the work takes one to two days for a full suite. We leave the room clean.
- The room is protected and ventilated.
- Each item is cleaned, degreased and any chips repaired.
- We key the surface and apply a bonding primer.
- We spray the new white (or other colour) finish.
- Once cured, normally by the next day, the suite is ready.
How to prepare
- Let us know if it has been repaired before
- Make sure the room can be ventilated
- Keep children and pets away from the room on the day
Ask for a price
No survey visit is needed: we price from pictures. Send them through the quote form, or call 0345 017 0787 if you’d rather talk it through.
Advice
Nearby places to Starr Gate
What else we do in Starr Gate
Your questions about coloured bath resurfacing in Starr Gate
Is my repair covered?
Every repair comes with our one-year guarantee. We will explain what it covers when we quote.
What about the toilet?
Ask us. The inside of a bowl is always wet and scrubbed, so we’ll tell you what will last.
Can you quote from pictures?
In nearly every case. We only ask to see it in person if the pictures can’t show what we need.
When can you do it?
Your quote comes with available dates. Tell us if you need it done quickly.
What do you need from me?
A close-up, a wider photo and your postcode. After that, we just agree a date.
Can landlords book you?
Yes. We carry out repairs for householders, landlords, letting agents, builders and businesses in Starr Gate.
Do you come to Starr Gate?
Yes. We work across the UK and come to Starr Gate. Send pictures and we’ll quote, or call 0345 017 0787.
What happens next?
You get a fixed price and available dates. If we need another angle, we’ll ask.
Should I try a DIY kit first?
We understand the appeal of fixing it yourself. The risk is that a kit repair hides the damage for a while, then fails, and then the old filler has to be removed first.
What a professional repair adds is preparation, colour matching and finishing. We prepare the area properly, mix the colour on site and polish the finish to match, then guarantee it for a year.
What a repair cannot fix
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)
Not sure? Send pictures and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on
- Avocado, pampas and pink baths
- Coloured basins
- Whole bathroom suites
- Coloured shower trays
Covering Starr Gate
Starr Gate is about 2 miles north-west of St Annes, in Blackpool. Clients in Starr Gate get the same service as everywhere else we cover: a fixed quote from photos, then a visit to do the work. We work in 12 places in Blackpool, from the larger towns to small villages. Our jobs stretch from Starr Gate to Liverpool (26 miles away).
Jobs in FY4 and FY8 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. From New Road, Litton Lane and Howarth Road or a nearby road, we can come to you. We also cover the places around Starr Gate: South Shore (1 mile north), Squires Gate (1 mile north-east), St Annes (2 miles south-east), Marton (2 miles north-east) and Lytham St Anne's (3 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Blackpool (3 miles north), Layton (4 miles north), Warbreck (4 miles north), Great Marton (3 miles north-east), North Shore (4 miles north) and Staining (4 miles north-east).
Around Starr Gate
In Starr Gate, that means homes near Halfway House, Highfield Leadership Academy and St Mary's. Also close by are Arnold School (0.9 miles north) and Roseacre Primary Academy (0.6 miles north-east). There’s a railway station in Starr Gate itself: Squires Gate station. Nearby you’ll also find Clifton Hospital (3 miles south-east) and Houndshill Shopping Centre (2.7 miles north). The countryside around Starr Gate includes Marton Mere.
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
