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Bath and surface repairs in CR7
Based in CR7? We cover Thornton Heath, Norbury and Pollards Hill and the rest of the district, with everything repaired at your home.
Towns and villages in CR7
What we do in CR7
- Tile repair
- Shower tray repair & resurfacing
- Bath chip & crack repair
- Sink & basin repair
- Bath re-enamelling & resurfacing
- uPVC window & door repair
- Non-slip bath & shower coating
- Coloured suite to white
- Bath & shower resealing (mastic)
- Every service
Send us photos of the damage with your postcode and we’ll reply with a fixed price, or call 0345 017 0787.
Our bath repair service in CR7
You do not need a new bath because of a chip. We fill the damage, shape it to the curve of the bath and refinish it, mixing the colour on the day. We work on roll-top & freestanding, pressed steel enamel and acrylic, and the jobs we see most are cracks in an acrylic bath and deep scratches in acrylic.
On the day, the technician arrives at the agreed time, protects the room with dust sheets and masking and gets started. Expect it to take a few hours. We clean up when we are done and tell you when it’s ready to use.
- First, the area is cleaned and any loose enamel or rust is removed.
- The chip or crack is filled, then sanded level with the bath.
- The colour is mixed on the spot to match your bath.
- Finish coats go on, then the repair is polished to blend in.
- We leave it to cure; you can generally use the bath the next day.
Cost
Prices start from £95. A repair is priced on what needs doing, not your postcode. The full price is agreed before booking, with no extras added later.
Why book with us
- CHAS and Constructionline accredited
- Colours mixed by hand to suit your surface
- Technicians who travel to you, UK-wide
- A year’s guarantee on all work
How to get 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.
Around Thornton Heath
In Thornton Heath, that means homes near Norbury Manor Business and Enterprise College for Girls, Grangewood Park and The Archbishop Lanfranc School, among other places. Nearby too are Prince George pub (0.7 miles east), Winterbourne Junior Girls' School (within half a mile west) and Church of St Stephen (within half a mile west). Thornton Heath has its own railway station: Thornton Heath station. Other landmarks nearby include Crystal Palace Museum (1.9 miles north-east) and Addiscombe (1.8 miles south-east). Open spaces near Thornton Heath include Biggin Wood and Duppas Hill.
Should you replace it?
Cast iron baths especially are worth keeping: getting one out, particularly from an upstairs bathroom, is a big job, and replacing like for like is not cheap. Repairing it leaves it where it is.
Comparing quotes
- How the colour is matched
- Whether a trained technician does the job
- If travel is included in the price
- What aftercare is recommended
Aftercare tips
It’s all simple stuff:
- If an acrylic bath flexes, have its feet adjusted
- Put a towel in the bath if you are working above it
- Don’t scrub with anything abrasive
- A dripping tap stains enamel, so fix it early
Keep metal objects like razors and cans off the surface, because they can mark the enamel. A dripping tap should be fixed early, too.
Avoid standing in a cracked acrylic bath until it’s fixed. Each time it flexes, the crack grows, and it can start to leak underneath.
When a repair is not the answer
A repair is not right for every job, including:
- Acrylic cracks with no access behind them
- Wear across the whole surface, which needs re-enamelling
- A bath that moves underfoot, until its support is fixed
Can I fix it myself?
If you do try a kit, read the instructions carefully, and give it the full curing time. If it does not work out, we can still repair it properly.
DIY kits are sold for most surfaces, and they can tidy up a tiny mark. Where they fall down is colour and preparation: kits come in a few standard shades, and without proper cleaning and keying the filler often lifts.
Materials and what they mean for the repair
Pressed steel
Steel baths are lighter than cast iron, but have a similar enamel surface. Exposed steel rusts fast, particularly by the plughole, so repair chips early.
Cast iron
A cast iron bath is heavy enough that most people never want to move it. Only the enamel surface wears or chips, and that’s the part we put right.
CR7 questions
Is a cracked acrylic bath repairable?
Most of the time. The back of the crack is strengthened before the front is filled and refinished, so access behind the panel is important.
Is my repair covered?
Yes: twelve months. If anything goes wrong with the repair within the year, we return to fix it.
Can you repair a chip on a coloured bath?
Yes, coloured baths are no problem. We tint the finish to your bath on site.
What happens next?
We look at the pictures and reply with a fixed price and some dates. If we need another angle, we’ll ask.
Can you repair several things at once?
Of course, and it typically saves money. Just add the extra items to your pictures and we’ll quote them together.
How do I book?
Photos of the damage, a photo of the whole bath and your postcode. After that, we just agree a date.
Does someone need to be in?
We need someone to let us in. After that, you can carry on with your day.
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
