Tameside · England

Non-slip bath & shower coating in Alt Hill, Tameside

Clear non-slip coatings for baths and shower trays at your home in Alt Hill, with a one-year guarantee on every repair.

  • Safety for older or less mobile people
  • Bath mats that harbour mould or get forgotten
  • Worn-out textured areas
Surface Doctor technician refinishing the outside of a roll-top bath

Book non-slip bath coating in Alt Hill

DIY kit or professional repair?

If you’re set on a kit, follow its instructions closely, and don’t use it until it has fully cured. If it doesn’t work out, we can still repair it properly.

A kit can be fine for a tiny mark out of sight. For anything you look at every day, anything that has rusted, cracked or holed, or anything on a coloured surface, it’s worth having it done properly.

Non-slip bath coating in Alt Hill without replacing anything

It’s a clear, textured coating, so it shows only as a slightly matt area where you stand. It suits older people, families and holiday lets. Our repair technicians work on acrylic baths, enamelled baths and resurfaced baths, and common reasons people get in touch are worn-out textured areas and bath mats that harbour mould or get forgotten.

Peace of mind is built in: our one-year guarantee applies to every job, and we’ll explain exactly what it covers when we quote. Clean with a soft brush and a mild cleaner. Don’t use abrasive pads on the textured area.

Before and after: an old shower tray refinished by Surface Doctor
Area
Alt Hill (OL6)
Region
Tameside
Warranty
12 months on all our work
Quotes
Free, fixed quote from pictures
Phone
0345 017 0787
Updated
23 October 2026

Alt Hill: your questions answered

Do you cover the whole of Tameside?

Everywhere in the UK, Alt Hill included. There’s no extra charge for travel.

How soon can you come?

We will give you dates with your quote. Tell us if you need it done quickly.

Do you charge for travel?

No. Our quotes include travel, and we charge the same wherever you are.

Is it messy?

No. The work area is masked and covered, and we leave the room clean.

Do you work for landlords and businesses?

We do, regularly. We can quote for several properties together and work between tenancies.

Do you work in Alt Hill?

Yes, we do. We send a technician to Alt Hill for every job, with no extra charge for travel.

What information do you need?

A close-up, a wider photo and your postcode. After that, we just agree a date.

Is it OK to have pets in the house?

Keep pets and children away from the work area on the day, so the repair isn’t disturbed while it cures.

Why repair rather than replace?

Instead, you could go for replacing the bath or tray with a textured one, or relying on a mat, which traps water and needs cleaning. A non-slip coating adds grip to the bath you have. A repair is priced on what needs doing, not where you live. You’ll see the full price before you book, with nothing added on the day.

Why Alt Hill customers choose us

  • We will tell you if it’s not worth repairing
  • A year’s guarantee on all work
  • Repair technicians who travel to you, UK-wide
  • Accredited with CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor

Take a look at our prices page.

What non-slip bath coating costs

Each job gets its own fixed quote. These are the things that affect it:

  • Whether we combine several jobs
  • How many areas need work
  • The type of damage
  • Where the damage is and how we get to it

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. Send pictures and you will get a fixed figure.

Quotes from your photos

Photographing the damage takes a minute. Please include:

  • A coin or ruler next to the damage for scale
  • A close-up of the damage, in focus
  • Daylight if possible, and no flash reflection
  • Any earlier repairs or coatings

Getting a price is easy: snap the damage close up and then the entire item, send them over with your postcode, and you’ll get a fixed quote back. There’s no charge for the quote and no obligation.

Where we work around Alt Hill

Alt Hill is about 1 mile north of Ashton-under-Lyne, in Tameside. Jobs in Alt Hill are booked in like any other job: a fixed quote from pictures, and a technician at your door on the day. Alt Hill is one of 32 towns and villages in Tameside where we work. Our jobs stretch from Alt Hill to Manchester (about 6 miles away).

Jobs in OL6 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Other places close to Alt Hill include Park Bridge (1 mile north), Hurst (1 mile south), Alt (1 mile north), Abbey Hills (1 mile north) and Hazelhurst (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Denton (4 miles south), Hyde (4 miles south), Stalybridge (3 miles south-east), Droylsden (3 miles south-west), Dukinfield (3 miles south) and Audenshaw (3 miles south-west).

Local landmarks in Alt Hill

Around Alt Hill, we work in homes near Stamford Park, Church of the Holy Trinity and Holden Clough Community Primary School, among other places. Other local landmarks include Black Diamond pub (0.8 miles west) and St Damian's RC Science College (0.5 miles south-east). The closest station to Alt Hill is Ashton-Under-Lyne station, about 1.5 miles south. A little further out are Ashton Arcades (1.7 miles south) and Ashton Hurst (0.6 miles south-east). For a walk, there is Boating lake and Eastwood Nature Reserve.

Map of Alt Hill © OpenStreetMap contributors

When we’d advise against a repair

It helps to know what we cannot do too:

  • Surfaces that are already damaged or peeling (these need repairing first)
  • Textured areas still wet or recently cleaned with oily products
  • Outdoor surfaces

If in doubt, send pictures and we will say what we think before you book.

Materials we repair

  • Resurfaced baths
  • Enamelled baths
  • Acrylic baths
  • Shower trays
  • Wet room floors (ask us)

Work for landlords and builders

For developers and builders, we fix damage before handover, saving last-minute replacements. We can visit several plots in one trip to keep costs down.

We work for landlords, letting agents and housing providers in Alt Hill as well as householders. A repair between tenants keeps the property empty for less time, and it typically costs far less than a refit.

Do you need non-slip bath coating in Alt Hill?

Smooth surfaces are easy to clean, but with soap and water on them they become slippery. Textured areas on older baths wear smooth too.

Most people get in touch after spotting one of these:

  • A bath or tray that is slippery when wet
  • Safety for older or less mobile people
  • Resurfaced baths that are now too smooth
  • Worn-out textured areas

Before booking anyone

  • The length of the guarantee and what it covers
  • When it can be used again
  • Whether a trained technician does the job
  • How changes to the job are handled

Our hiring checklist

The process

From the moment we arrive, we keep the work contained to the one room. Surfaces nearby are masked off, the job takes a few hours, and we finish with a tidy-up and a look at the finished work together.

  1. We start by degreasing the area where you stand.
  2. The area to be treated is masked out.
  3. We put on the clear non-slip coating.
  4. We remove the masking for a neat edge.
  5. Once it has cured, normally overnight, it’s ready.

Preparing for the visit

  • Let us know which floor the room is on
  • Tell us about parking, stairs or access
  • Point us to the nearest place to park

Ask for 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 send back a fixed quote and some dates.

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