Essex · England
Coloured suite to white in Thaxted, Essex
Our technicians come to Thaxted for resurfacing coloured baths, basins and trays in white. Everything is done in place, and the work is guaranteed.
- Resurfacing from £350
- Selling or letting a home with an old suite
- A dated coloured suite you’d like in white
Coloured bath resurfacing in Thaxted without replacing anything
A full suite is typically done in one to two days. Everything is resurfaced where it stands, so there is no plumbing or tiling. We’re frequently asked to fix selling or letting a home with an old suite and a suite that doesn’t match a new bathroom, across coloured basins, 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 booking. Treat it like any resurfaced bath: gentle cleaners, no suction mats.
- Area
- Thaxted (CM6)
- Area hub
- Essex
- Warranty
- A year, on every repair
- Quote
- From £350. Free, fixed price from pictures
- Telephone
- 0345 017 0787
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Thaxted questions
I rent my home. Can I book you?
We can work for tenants, landlords or agents. Just make sure the landlord agrees.
Do I need to be at home?
Yes. We need access to the room while we work, at a time that suits you.
Do you charge for travel?
There is no separate call-out charge. The fixed quote covers the visit and the work.
Do you cover Thaxted?
We do. We send a technician to Thaxted for every job, and the price is the same as everywhere else.
What areas do you cover?
The whole UK, including all of Essex. Just include your postcode and we’ll confirm dates.
Can I add another job to the visit?
Yes, and it’s often cheaper. Just add the extra items to your pictures and we will quote them together.
What does coloured bath resurfacing cost?
Prices start from £350. Because every job differs, we price from pictures. You know the full cost before anything is booked.
How quickly can you book me in?
We’ll give you dates with your quote. If it’s urgent, say so and we’ll do what we can.
Repairing versus replacing in Thaxted
Replacing a coloured suite involves a plumber, a tiler and new taps. Resurfacing turns it white with everything left in place. Prices start from £350. A repair typically costs much less than people expect, particularly next to the cost of replacement. Photos let us give you the exact figure.
Why choose Surface Doctor in Thaxted
- Colours mixed by hand to suit your surface
- One visit for most repairs
- One-year guarantee on every repair
- No extra charge for your area
Take a look at our prices page or bath cost comparison.
Also near Thaxted
What else we do in Thaxted
Our work in Thaxted
Thaxted is about 6 miles south-east of Saffron Walden, in Essex. We agree a date that works for you, and we will give you an arrival time in advance, so you’re not left waiting in all day. Thaxted is one of 644 places in Essex where we work. You can also see our page for London, about 37 miles away.
Here we cover the CM6 postcode area. You will find streets such as The Lees, Weaverhead Lane and Wedow Road, and we cover them all. Thaxted is on the B184 and B1051, so it’s easy for us to reach. If you’re just outside Thaxted, we cover Cutlers Green (1 mile west), Bardfield End Green (1 mile east), Monk Street (1 mile south), Sibley's Green (2 miles south) and Howlett End (3 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Braintree (10 miles south-east), Saffron Walden (6 miles north-west), Halstead (12 miles east), Great Dunmow (6 miles south), Stansted Mountfitchet (7 miles south-west) and Great Notley (10 miles south-east).
Around Thaxted
Our clients here include homes close to Church of St John the Baptist, Star Inn and Thaxted Primary School. Nearby you will also find Little Easton Moat (4.7 miles south). For a walk, there’s West Wood.
Landlord and trade work in Thaxted
We regularly work with letting and managing agents. Send the address, photos and access details.
For developers and builders, we fix damage before handover, so there’s no need to replace a damaged item at the last minute. Several plots can be done in one visit.
Signs you need coloured bath resurfacing in Thaxted
Coloured suites were fitted in huge numbers in the 1970s and 80s, and plenty are still in good condition. The problem is normally the colour, not the bath.
The most common problems we are called about are:
- 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 doesn’t match a new bathroom
Questions to ask before you book
- Is the price fixed, and does it include VAT?
- What protection goes down before work starts
- What happens if they find more damage
- Whether there are any call-out or travel charges
The process
The work is clean and fairly quiet, so you can carry on at home. We protect the area first, then the work takes one to two days for a full suite. At the end we talk you through the curing time and the aftercare.
- First we protect the bathroom and set up ventilation.
- Next we degrease everything and fix chips.
- The surface is prepared and primed.
- The new white, or other colour, finish is sprayed on.
- Each item is left to cure, normally ready the following day.
How to prepare
- Ensure the room can be ventilated
- Tell us about parking, stairs or access
- Keep children and pets away from the room on the day
Get a quote
Getting a quote takes a couple of minutes: take one close-up and one wider shot of the suite, add your postcode and send them over. What comes back is a fixed price, not a guess.
Related advice
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.
Kits are cheap and easy to find, but many of the jobs we do start with putting right a DIY repair. Getting it right first time is generally cheaper.
What affects the price in Thaxted
Resurfacing from £350. You won’t pay by the hour. The price is based on:
- Where the damage is and how we get to it
- Whether we combine several jobs
- What the surface is made of
- Whether it’s a chip, crack, burn or wear
Instead of hourly rates, we fix the price before we start. It depends on the damage, the material and access.
Quotes from your photos
We price nearly every job from pictures. This is what we need:
- Daylight if possible, and no flash reflection
- Any details about the material
- A close-up of the damage, in focus
- A coin or ruler next to the damage for scale
For most jobs, pictures are all we need to give you a price. Tell us what happened and where you are, and we will send back a fixed quote and some dates.
When a repair is not the answer
In fairness, there are a few things a repair will not 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’ll give you a straight answer.
Materials we repair
- Whole bathroom suites
- Coloured shower trays
- Coloured basins
- Avocado, pampas and pink baths
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
