Coventry · England
Bath and surface repairs in CV1
Live in CV1? We cover Hillfields, Bishopsgate Green and Radford and every street in between, with everything repaired at your home.
Where we work in CV1
- Hillfields
- Bishopsgate Green
- Radford
- Spon End
- Cheylesmore
- Ball Hill
- Edgwick
- Earlsdon
- Daimler Green
- Stoke Heath
- Chapelfields
- Willenhall
- Whitley
- Stoke Aldermoor
- Toll Bar End
Our services across CV1
- uPVC window & door repair
- Shower tray repair & resurfacing
- Coloured suite to white
- Non-slip bath & shower coating
- Sink & basin repair
- Bath & shower resealing (mastic)
- Wood & laminate floor repair
- Tile repair
- Bath chip & crack repair
- All services
Send us photos of the damage with your postcode and we’ll reply with a fixed price, or call 0345 017 0787.
Nearby postcode districts
Across Coventry
Every town in Coventry
Every area we cover
About bath repair in CV1
Most bath damage, from chips and cracks to rust spots and holes, is repaired in place. There’s no plumbing to disconnect, your tiles stay as they are, and the finish is matched to the rest of the bath. Our technicians work on acrylic, pressed steel enamel and whirlpool & spa baths, and the jobs we see most are rusty patches near the plughole and hairline or through cracks in acrylic.
A typical visit goes like this: we arrive at the agreed slot, sheet and mask the area around the job, carry out the work and tidy away. Allow two to three hours for most chips from start to finish. Before leaving, we tell you when it can be used and what to avoid for the first few days.
- First, we check the damage against your pictures and agree the plan.
- Loose enamel, rust and dirt are removed so the repair can bond.
- The damage is filled in layers and shaped to the curve of the bath.
- The colour is tinted by hand until it matches.
- The repair is polished to the same gloss as the bath and left to cure.
Cost
Our bath repair starts from £95. Most people are surprised how affordable a repair is, particularly next to the cost of replacement. Send pictures and we will give you the exact figure.
Why choose Surface Doctor
- Colour-matched on site
- Fixed prices from your photos
- Nothing taken out or refitted
- CHAS and Constructionline accredited
Get a quote
For a price in CV1, photos are the quickest way: one close up, one from further back, plus your postcode. We reply with a fixed quote and our next available dates.
Around Hillfields
In Hillfields, that means homes near Ruined Cathedral Church of St Michael, Hearsall Common and Jalalabad Mosque & Education Centre pub, among other places. Other local landmarks include St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School (within half a mile north), Church of St Peter (less than half a mile west), Coventry Youth Offending Service (0.7 miles south-west) and Sidney Stringer Academy (within half a mile west). Hillfields’s nearest station is Coventry station, about 1.1 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Coventry Castle (0.6 miles south-west) and Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital (less than half a mile west). The countryside around Hillfields includes Brandon Marsh.
Repair or replace?
Cast iron baths especially are worth keeping: they’re very heavy to remove, especially upstairs, and replacing like for like is not cheap. A repair keeps it in place.
Questions to ask before booking
- What prep work is covered
- How long the guarantee is and what it covers
- Aftercare advice
- Is the price fixed, and does it include VAT?
When we would advise against a repair
We would rather lose a job than do one that won’t last, so these are the limits:
- Cracks in parts of an acrylic bath we cannot get to from below
- A whole bath that’s dull or worn, where a full re-enamel is the better fix
- Leaks from the waste or overflow fittings (a plumber’s job)
Should I try a DIY kit first?
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 anything you look at every day, anything that has rusted, cracked or holed, or anything on a coloured surface, a professional repair is worth it.
What bath repair costs
Prices start from £95. You will not pay by the hour. The price depends on:
- How hard the colour is to match
- How easy the damage is to reach
- Whether old repairs or coatings need taking off
- The material
We charge the same wherever you are, so there’s no premium for CV1. What changes the price is the job itself: the material, the amount of damage and how many items.
Send pictures for a quote
Good photos mean an accurate price. Here’s what we find most useful:
- What it’s made of, if you know
- The postcode, so we can plan the visit
- One picture of the entire bath
- One sharp close-up of the damage
Getting a quote takes a couple of minutes: take one close-up and one wider shot of the bath, include your postcode and send them to us. What comes back is a fixed price, not a guess.
Repairs by material
Acrylic
Acrylic is light and warm to the touch, but it relies on good support. Repairs to cracks are reinforced from the back.
Pressed steel
Under the enamel of a steel bath is thin metal. Once a chip exposes it, rust follows quickly, so we treat and seal the metal before filling.
Questions from CV1
What if the damage is worse than the photos show?
The price is fixed for what the photos show. If there’s more, we’ll tell you before starting.
Will it make a mess?
Very little mess: we sheet and mask everything nearby, and we leave the room clean.
Do I need to be at home?
We need someone to let us in. After that, you can carry on with your day.
How invisible is a bath repair?
We aim for a repair you can’t easily find. How well it disappears depends on the condition of the rest of the bath, and we’ll tell you what to expect.
I’m a tenant. Can you help?
Yes. Ask your landlord first, and we can send them the quote if that helps.
What areas do you cover?
The entire UK, including all of Coventry. Send your postcode with your pictures and we’ll offer you dates.
Do you charge for travel?
No. Our quotes include travel, and we charge the same wherever you are.
About our accreditations · Every repair comes with a one-year guarantee.
