Essex · England
Non-Slip Bath Coating for Frating homes
Clear non-slip coatings for baths and shower trays in Frating, carried out at your home and guaranteed for a year.
- Worn-out textured areas
- Resurfaced baths that are now too smooth
- Safety for older or less mobile people
Can I fix it myself?
If you do try a kit, read the instructions carefully, and give it the full curing time. If it fails, we can still put it right.
Kits are cheap and easy to find, but many of the jobs we do start with putting right a DIY repair. Doing it properly first is generally the cheaper route.
Non-slip bath coating in Frating 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. We regularly repair enamelled baths, resurfaced baths and shower trays, and common reasons people contact us are safety for older or less mobile people and worn-out textured areas.
A one-year guarantee comes with the work, just as it does everywhere we cover. Clean with a soft brush and a mild cleaner. Don’t use abrasive pads on the textured area.
- Area
- Frating (CO7)
- Area hub
- Essex
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Price
- Free and fixed, from your pictures
- Phone
- 0345 017 0787
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
How it works
Arrival times are agreed in advance. Once we are there, the work takes a morning or an afternoon. We leave the room clean and ready to use once it has cured.
- First the standing area is cleaned and degreased.
- Next we mask off the area.
- The clear textured coating is applied.
- We remove the masking for a neat edge.
- We leave it to cure, normally overnight.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any earlier repairs or resurfacing
- Let us know about parking or access
- Keep children and pets away from the room on the day
How to get a price
The quickest way to a price is to send a couple of photos through our quote form or ring us. We will tell you honestly if a repair is the right fix.
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What affects the price in Frating
We give every job a fixed price from photos. This is what makes a difference:
- The colour and finish to match
- The type of damage
- Access to the area
- Doing more than one item at once
A repair generally costs much less than people expect, particularly next to the cost of replacement. Send photos and we will give you the exact figure.
Getting a price from pictures
Photographing the damage takes a minute. Please include:
- Daylight if possible, and no flash reflection
- Where you are, by postcode
- Something in shot to show the size
- What it’s made of, if you know
No survey visit is needed: we price from pictures. Use the quote form, or ring 0345 017 0787 to talk it through.
Your questions about non-slip bath coating in Frating
When can you do it?
It depends on the time of year and where you are. We will offer you dates when we send your quote.
Which areas do you work in?
We work UK-wide, so Frating is covered. Our prices are the same everywhere.
Are you accredited?
Yes, including CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor. See our accreditations page for the full list.
How do I clean it?
Yes. Use a soft brush and a mild cleaner.
Is a repair better than a new one?
In most cases, yes. A repair skips the removal, fitting and redecorating. If it is not worth repairing, we’ll tell you.
Do you do work for letting agents?
Yes. We work for landlords, agents, builders and businesses as well as householders in Frating.
Will the price change on the day?
If we find something the photos didn’t show, we explain it first. You decide whether to go ahead.
What do you need from me?
Use the quote form or ring 0345 017 0787.
Why repair rather than replace?
The alternatives are a new textured bath or tray, or a bath mat, which traps water and needs cleaning. A coating treats your existing bath or tray. Rather than charging by the hour, we fix the price before we start. It depends on the damage, the material and access, and doing several items at once reduces it.
Why choose Surface Doctor in Frating
- A year’s guarantee on all work
- Typically one visit, start to finish
- Dust sheets down, tidy finish
- CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor accredited
Read our prices page.
When a repair isn’t the answer
We’d rather lose a job than do one that won’t last, so these are 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
Not sure? Send pictures and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Materials we repair
- Shower trays
- Resurfaced baths
- Wet room floors (ask us)
- Enamelled baths
- Acrylic baths
Other services in Frating
What we are called out for in Frating
Smooth surfaces are easy to clean, but wet, soapy surfaces are slippery. Textured areas on older baths wear smooth too.
Customers normally contact us about:
- Worn-out textured areas
- Bath mats that harbour mould or get forgotten
- Safety for older or less mobile people
- Resurfaced baths that are now too smooth
Questions to ask before you book
- How the room is protected while they work
- How long it needs to cure
- Whether the colour is mixed to match
- How long the guarantee is and what it covers
Work for landlords and builders
We carry out planned and one-off repairs for housing associations and facilities teams. Repairing in place avoids the disruption of a replacement, which is easier on the people living there.
Rental properties take more wear, and replacing items every time a tenant leaves is expensive. Repairing between tenants keeps the property presentable for less.
Where we work around Frating
Frating is about 3 miles east of Wivenhoe, in Essex. We work in every kind of home, from flats and terraces to detached houses and new builds, as well as offices, shops and holiday lets. Frating is one of 644 towns and villages in Essex we cover. Our nearest city page is London, about 54 miles away.
Our repair technicians cover all of CO7. We regularly work on streets such as Church Road and Rectory Road and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Frating: Frating Green (1 mile north-east), Balls Green (1 mile north-east), Thorrington (1 mile south-east), Hare Green (2 miles north-east) and Great Bentley (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Colchester (6 miles west), Clacton-on-Sea (7 miles south-east), Harwich (11 miles north-east), Camulodunum (7 miles west), Greenstead (4 miles north-west) and Tiptree (12 miles west).
Landmarks near Frating
Around Frating, we work in homes near The Kings Arms and Saint Andrew's Church, among other places. The nearest railway station is Alresford station, roughly 1.2 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Wivenhoe Chapel Museum (2.4 miles west) and Essex County Hospital (6 miles west). For a walk, there’s Cockaynes Wood.
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
