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Non-slip bath & shower coating in Blackheath, Greater London

Clear non-slip coatings for baths and shower trays in Blackheath, carried out at your home and guaranteed for a year.

  • Bath mats that harbour mould or get forgotten
  • Worn-out textured areas
  • A bath or tray that is slippery when wet
Surface Doctor technician refinishing the outside of a roll-top bath

Non-slip bath coating for Blackheath homes

When a repair is not the answer

Before you book, it’s worth knowing the limits:

  • 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.

Surfaces we repair

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

Non-slip bath coating in Blackheath without replacing anything

The coating is clear and textured, so it shows only as a slightly matt area where you stand. It’s popular with homes with older or less mobile people, holiday lets and families. Typical jobs include resurfaced baths that are now too smooth and safety for older or less mobile people, in shower trays, wet room floors (ask us) and enamelled baths.

A one-year guarantee comes with the work, just as it does everywhere we cover. Clean with a soft brush and a mild cleaner. Avoid scourers on the coating.

Before and after: an old shower tray refinished by Surface Doctor
Area
Blackheath (SE3, SE13, SE10)
Region
Greater London
Guarantee
One year on every repair
Price
Free and fixed, from your pictures
Telephone
0345 017 0787
Updated
23 October 2026

Blackheath and the surrounding area

Blackheath is about 1 mile south-east of Greenwich, in Greater London. Anywhere in SE3, a technician comes to you. Blackheath is one of 764 places in Greater London where we work.

Our visits in SE3, SE13 and SE10 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. From Pond Road, Heath Lane and Wemyss Road or anywhere nearby, we can come to you. Other places close to Blackheath include Vanbrugh Park Estate (1 mile north), Greenwich (1 mile north-west), Maze Hill (1 mile north), Lewisham (1 mile south-west) and Westcombe Park (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cover London (5 miles north-west), City of Westminster (8 miles north-west), Marylebone (7 miles north-west), Kensington (9 miles west), St Pancras (7 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (5 miles north-west).

Around Blackheath

In Blackheath, that means homes near Blackheath Proprietary School, St Matthew Academy and The Princess Of Wales Pub. Nearby too are All Saints' Church of England Primary School Blackheath (under half a mile west), Manor House Gardens (1 mile south) and Church of All Saints (less than half a mile south-west). Blackheath has its own railway station: Blackheath station. Further afield, we also cover the area around Nunhead (2.7 miles west) and Greenwich District Hospital (1.1 miles north). For a walk, there is Tower Hill and Birdbrook Road Nature Reserve.

Map of Blackheath © OpenStreetMap contributors

Blackheath questions

What happens next?

You get a fixed quote and available dates. If anything’s unclear, we’ll ask for another photo.

What information do you need?

Send photos through the quote form or call 0345 017 0787, and we will take it from there.

Will you leave a mess?

Dust sheets and masking go down before we start, and tidy up before we leave.

Is it worth repairing rather than replacing?

In most cases, yes. A repair skips the removal, fitting and redecorating. We will be honest if it’s not worth it.

Do you cover the whole of Greater London?

Everywhere in the UK, Blackheath included. Travel is included in the price.

When can you do it?

It depends on the time of year and where you are. Send photos with your postcode and we will reply with the earliest dates.

Is a non-slip bath easy to clean?

Yes. Use a soft brush and a mild cleaner.

Do you do work for letting agents?

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

What we’re called out for in Blackheath

Smooth surfaces are easy to clean, yet with soap and water on them they become slippery. The textured patch on an older bath also wears down over time.

People generally call us when they notice something like this:

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

Comparing quotes

  • Whether the price covers travel
  • Whether they match the colour on site
  • Whether cleaning and preparation are in the price
  • When it can be used again

How to compare quotes

The process

There’s not much you need to do on the day. Let us in and show us the room, and we’ll get on with it. The job generally runs to a few hours, including clearing up.

  1. We start by degreasing the area where you stand.
  2. Next we mask off the area.
  3. We apply the clear textured coating.
  4. The masking comes off to leave a neat edge.
  5. The coating is left to cure before use, normally overnight.

Before we arrive

  • Ensure the area is dry
  • Have somewhere for us to park nearby if possible
  • Move bottles, mats and clutter away from the area

Ask for a price

You don’t need a survey visit. Nearly every job can be priced from pictures: send a close-up, a wider shot and your postcode, and we’ll come back to you with a fixed figure.

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Landlords, agents and businesses in Blackheath

For developers and builders, we fix damage before handover. We can visit several plots in one trip.

Hospitality businesses cannot afford rooms out of action for long, so we keep visits short and tidy. We can work around your bookings.

Prices and what affects them

There’s no area surcharge for Blackheath. What changes the price is:

  • The size and number of damaged areas
  • Doing more than one item at once
  • 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, and combining items on one visit brings it down.

Quotes from your photos

You can typically get a fixed price without us visiting. To help us price it:

  • A wider photo showing the whole bath or shower tray
  • Good light, ideally daylight, without flash glare
  • A close-up of the damage, in focus
  • Where you are, by postcode

Getting a quote takes a couple of minutes: photograph the damage, then the entire bath or shower tray, add your postcode and send them over. You will get a fixed quote, not an estimate.

DIY repairs versus a professional job

The difference between a kit and a professional repair is mostly in the preparation and colour. We prepare the area properly, mix the colour on site and polish the finish to match, and the work is guaranteed.

A kit can be fine for a tiny mark out of sight. For damage in plain view, cracks, holes or rust, or coloured finishes, a professional repair is worth it.

Repair or replace: which is better?

The alternatives are replacing the bath or tray with a textured one, or a bath mat that needs lifting and cleaning. A coating treats your existing bath or tray. Compared with replacing, a repair is typically a fraction of the price, because there is no removal, plumbing or making good. The quote lists exactly what you are paying for.

What you get with us

  • Honest advice, even when it means no job
  • No extra charge for your area
  • We leave the room as we found it
  • Most jobs done in one visit

See our full price list.

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