Highland · Scotland
Coloured Bath Resurfacing for Whiterow homes
Resurfacing coloured baths, basins and trays in white at your home in Whiterow, with a one-year guarantee on every repair.
- Resurfacing from £350
- Selling or letting a home with an old suite
- A suite that does not match a new bathroom
How we handle coloured bath resurfacing in Whiterow
Everything is resurfaced where it stands, with no new plumbing or tiling. Most suites take one or two days. Our repair technicians work on avocado, pampas and pink baths, whole bathroom suites and coloured basins, and the jobs we see most are selling or letting a home with an old suite and a suite that doesn’t match a new bathroom.
Big or small, it’s backed by a one-year guarantee in Whiterow and across Highland. Care for the new finish like a re-enamelled bath: mild cleaners and no suction mats.
- Where
- Whiterow (KW1)
- Area hub
- Highland
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Price
- From £350. Free, fixed quote from pictures
- Phone
- 0345 017 0787
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Prices and what affects them
Resurfacing from £350. Quotes are free and the price is fixed. What we look at:
- Whether it’s a chip, crack, burn or wear
- The size and number of damaged areas
- The material
- How hard the colour is to match
Instead of hourly rates, we fix the price before we start. It depends on the damage, the material and access.
Getting a price from photos
When you take your photos, a few simple things make all the difference:
- Something in shot to show the size
- Any details about the material
- Daylight if possible, and no flash reflection
- A close-up of the damage, in focus
Most clients in Whiterow get their price from photos. Tell us what happened and where you are, and we will reply with a fixed quote and the earliest dates we have.
FAQs for Whiterow
Do you work in Whiterow?
Yes, we do. We send a technician to Whiterow for every job, with no extra charge for travel.
Are you accredited?
We are accredited with CHAS, Constructionline, SafeContractor, SMAS Worksafe and Builder’s Profile.
Is it messy?
Very little mess: we sheet and mask everything nearby, and we leave the room clean.
What happens next?
We check the damage, the material and your postcode, then reply with a quote with dates.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
Yes, frequently. We quote for multiple addresses and fit around tenancy changeovers.
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.
Do I need to be at home?
Yes. We need access to the room while we work, at a time that suits you.
Can you quote from pictures?
Normally, yes. A close-up and a wider photo are enough to give a fixed quote.
Common problems we fix in Whiterow
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.
People generally call us when they notice something like this:
- A suite that doesn’t match a new bathroom
- A dated coloured suite you’d like in white
- Selling or letting a home with an old suite
- Faded or patchy colour
Comparing quotes
- Whether a trained technician does the job
- Whether the price covers travel
- How the colour is matched
- Whether cleaning and preparation are in the price
Other services in Whiterow
About Whiterow
Whiterow is about 19 miles south-east of Thurso, in Highland. Across the KW1 area, we carry out the work at your property. Whiterow is one of 253 towns and villages in Highland we cover.
Here we cover the KW1 postcode area. We also cover the places around Whiterow: Wick (1 mile north), Haster (3 miles north-west), Staxigoe (3 miles north-east), Thrumster (3 miles south-west) and Ackergillshore (3 miles north). Remote and island addresses take a little more planning, so it’s best to call first.
Around Whiterow
In Whiterow, that means homes near Wick High School, Pulteneytown Parish Church and Bignold Park, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Wick station, roughly 1.2 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Wick Heritage Museum (1.2 miles north) and Castle of Old Wick (0.6 miles east). Not far away are Loch Hempriggs.
DIY repairs versus a professional job
For a hairline mark somewhere you’ll never see, a kit may be enough. For anything you look at every day, anything that has rusted, cracked or holed, or anything on a coloured surface, a professional repair is worth it.
We understand the appeal of fixing it yourself. The trouble is that kit repairs often look fine at first and then fail, and then the old filler has to be removed first.
Landlords, agents and businesses in Whiterow
Housing associations and facilities teams use us for planned and reactive repairs. A repair avoids taking out and refitting, which is easier on the people living there.
Hotels, guest houses and holiday lets need rooms back in use quickly, so most of our work is done in a single visit. We can work around your bookings.
Honest limits
A few problems are outside what a surface repair can 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)
Send us photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
Materials we repair
- Avocado, pampas and pink baths
- Whole bathroom suites
- Coloured shower trays
- Coloured basins
Should you replace it?
Replacing a coloured suite involves new sanitaryware, a plumber and a tiler. Resurfacing turns it white without taking anything out. Resurfacing from £350, with every job priced individually. A repair is priced on what needs doing, not where you live. You’ll see the full price before you book.
Why choose Surface Doctor in Whiterow
- Work done at your home or business
- CHAS and Constructionline accredited
- Dust sheets down, tidy finish
- Fixed prices from your pictures
Take a look at our prices page or resurfacing vs replacement cost guide.
What happens on the day
The work is clean and fairly quiet, so you can carry on at home. Protection goes down first, then the job itself takes one to two days for a full suite. At the end we talk you through how soon it can be used and how to care for it.
- We protect the room and ventilate it.
- Next we degrease everything and fix chips.
- We key the surface and apply a bonding primer.
- We spray on the new finish in white or your chosen colour.
- Each item is left to cure, normally ready the next day.
How to prepare
- Ensure the room can be ventilated
- Point us to the nearest place to park
- Mention any parking restrictions or tricky access
Ask for a price
Send us photos of the damage and one of the entire item, with your KW1 postcode, and we will come back with a fixed quote.
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