Cardiff · Wales
Non-slip bath & shower coating in Canton, Cardiff
Clear non-slip coatings for baths and shower trays for homes and businesses in Canton and across Cardiff. Free, fixed quotes from your photos.
- Worn-out textured areas
- Safety for older or less mobile people
- A bath or tray that is slippery when wet
About our non-slip bath coating in Canton
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. We work on shower trays, wet room floors (ask us) and enamelled baths, and common reasons people contact us are safety for older or less mobile people and bath mats that harbour mould or get forgotten.
Peace of mind is built in: each job carries a one-year guarantee, and we explain what it covers before you book. Clean with a soft brush and a mild cleaner. Do not use abrasive pads on the textured area.
- Area
- Canton (CF11, CF5)
- Region
- Cardiff
- Guarantee
- A year, on every repair
- Price
- Fixed and free, based on photos
- Telephone
- 0345 017 0787
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Common questions in Canton
Is there a call-out fee?
No. Our quotes include travel, with the same prices everywhere we work.
Can I add another job to the visit?
Yes. Combining jobs on one visit brings the cost down. Send pictures of everything you’d like done.
What do you need from me?
Just pictures, your postcode and a contact number. On the day, access to the room.
Does someone need to be in?
Yes. We need access to the room while we work, at a time we agree with you.
Do you cover Canton?
We do. Repair technicians travel to Canton from across the region, with no extra charge for travel.
Is a non-slip bath easy to clean?
Yes. Use a soft brush and a mild cleaner.
Will a non-slip coating change how my bath looks?
Very little: the treated area looks slightly matt.
Is it messy?
Dust sheets and masking go down before we start, and tidy up before we leave.
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 non-slip coating treats your existing bath or tray. 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 Canton
- Nothing taken out or refitted
- CHAS and Constructionline accredited
- We leave the room as we found it
- Fixed prices from your photos
Take a look at our pricing.
For landlords and businesses
We carry out planned and one-off repairs for housing associations and facilities teams. A repair avoids taking out and refitting, which is easier on the people living there.
We regularly work with letting and managing agents. Just send pictures, the address and how to get access.
How it works
Visits start with a quick look at the job together, so you know exactly what we are doing. After that, protection goes down around the work area and the work begins. You can expect it to take a few hours.
- We start by degreasing the area where you stand.
- We mask out the area to be treated.
- We apply the clear textured coating.
- We remove the masking for a neat edge.
- Once it has cured, normally overnight, it’s ready.
How to prepare
- Let us know which floor the room is on
- Open a window if you can
- Keep children and pets away from the room on the day
Get a quote
There is no need for us to visit first. Photos are enough for us to price nearly every job: we need a close-up, a wider picture and your postcode, and we’ll reply with a fixed price.
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When we’d advise against a repair
To be straight with you, there are a few things a repair won’t fix:
- Surfaces that are already damaged or peeling (these need repairing first)
- Textured areas still wet or recently cleaned with oily products
- Outdoor surfaces
Send us photos and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Materials we work on in Canton
- Acrylic baths
- Enamelled baths
- Wet room floors (ask us)
- Shower trays
- Resurfaced baths
Signs you need non-slip bath coating in Canton
Smooth surfaces are easy to clean, but wet, soapy surfaces are slippery. Textured areas on older baths wear smooth too.
You may need us if you’ve spotted any of these:
- Resurfaced baths that are now too smooth
- Worn-out textured areas
- A bath or tray that is slippery when wet
- Bath mats that harbour mould or get forgotten
Questions to ask before booking
- What the guarantee covers, and for how long
- What happens if they find more damage
- Who turns up on the day
- How the colour is matched
Prices and what affects them
You will know the full cost before you book. We look at:
- How much damage there is
- Doing more than one item at once
- Where the damage is and how we get to it
- Previous DIY repairs that have to come out
Instead of hourly rates, we fix the price before we start. Damage, material and access decide it, and doing several items at once reduces it.
Getting a price from pictures
The better the pictures, the more accurate the price. Here’s what we find most useful:
- A coin beside the damage so we can judge size
- A wider photo showing the whole bath or shower tray
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
- A close-up of the damage, in focus
Call 0345 017 0787 or use the quote form. With a clear picture of the damage and one of the entire bath or shower tray, we can give you a fixed price the same day in most cases.
Canton and nearby
Canton is about 2 miles south-west of Cardiff, in Cardiff. Anywhere in CF11, we carry out the work at your property. Our repair technicians cover 91 places in Cardiff.
We cover every part of the CF11 and CF5 postcode area and the streets around it. You will find streets such as Gray Lane, Beda Road and Moors Lane, and we cover them all. Canton is on the A4232, which makes it straightforward to reach. Nearby, we also work in Victoria Park (1 mile north-west), Pwll-coch (1 mile north-west), Pontcanna (1 mile north-east), Llandaff (1 mile north) and Leckwith (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Penylan (3 miles north-east), St Mellons (6 miles north-east), Llanrumney (5 miles north-east), Morristown (3 miles south), Birchgrove (3 miles north) and Rhiwbina (3 miles north).
Landmarks near Canton
Our customers here include homes close to Sanatorium Park, Lansdowne Primary School and Fitzalan High School and the streets around them. Other local landmarks include Centre for Occupational and Health Psychology (1.4 miles north-east), St John's Church (within half a mile south) and The Lansdowne Hotel (under half a mile east). There is a railway station in Canton itself: Ninian Park station. A little further out are Museum of Welsh Cricket (0.9 miles north-east) and Castle Arcade (1.3 miles east). For a walk, there’s Glamorgan Canal / Long Wood and T. G. Tibbetts.
What else we do in Canton
DIY repairs versus a professional job
You can buy a DIY kit for most repairs, and they can make a small mark look better. Where they fall down is colour and preparation: kits come in a few standard shades, and without proper cleaning and keying the filler frequently lifts.
A DIY attempt is not a disaster. We remove the old filler and start again, so it will not stop us repairing it. It does add a little time, so tell us about it when you send pictures.
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
