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Bath and surface repairs in RG30
Repairs and resurfacing across RG30, covering Norcot, West Reading and Tilehurst Within. Fixed prices from photos and a one-year guarantee.
Towns and villages in RG30
- Norcot
- West Reading
- Tilehurst Within
- Horncastle
- Fords Farm
- Southcote
- Burghfield
- Burghfield Bridge
- Pingewood
- Trash Green
- Reading
- Tilehurst
- Coley Park
- Little Heath
- Burghfield Hill
- Beansheaf Farm
- Green Park
Services in RG30
- Coloured suite to white
- Bath chip & crack repair
- Wood & laminate floor repair
- Bath re-enamelling & resurfacing
- Worktop repair
- Bath & shower resealing (mastic)
- Toilet & ceramic chip repair
- Non-slip bath & shower coating
- Kitchen sink & door repair
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Send a photo and your postcode for a free, fixed quote, or call 0345 017 0787.
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Bath repair at your home in RG30
Small damage on a bath is worth repairing early. On steel and cast iron, exposed metal starts to rust, while cracks in acrylic grow each time the bath moves. Repairing it stops the damage getting worse. We regularly repair cast iron enamel, roll-top & freestanding and pressed steel enamel, and the jobs we see most are chips caused by builders and holes from dropped items.
We turn up at the time we agreed with you, introduces themselves and checks the damage against your pictures first. The floor and nearby surfaces are covered before any work starts. Most visits take a few hours, and the room is left clean and tidy.
- We start by cleaning the damage and taking out loose enamel and rust.
- We fill the damage and sand it flush with the surrounding surface.
- We mix the colour on the day to match your bath’s exact shade.
- We build up the finish and polish it into the surrounding enamel.
- Once it has cured, typically by the next day, the bath is ready to use.
What you will pay
Prices start from £95. A repair normally costs much less than people expect, especially compared with replacing and refitting. Photos let us give you the exact figure.
Why book with us
- Same prices wherever you are
- Work done at your home or business
- Typically one visit, start to finish
- We will tell you if it’s not worth repairing
Ask for a price
For most jobs, pictures are all we need to give you a price. Tell us what happened and where you are, and we will reply with a fixed quote and the earliest dates we have.
What’s near Norcot
Locally, our jobs take us to homes close to Battle School, Meadow Park Academy and Tilehurst Methodist Church. You will also find Prospect School (1 mile south), Round Copse (less than half a mile north-east) and The Butchers Arms (0.6 miles north-west). For rail, the closest station is Tilehurst station, about 0.8 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Battle Hospital (1.3 miles east) and Royal Berkshire Regiment Museum (1 mile east). Open spaces near Norcot include South Lake and Moor Copse Nature Reserve.
Landlords, agents and businesses in RG30
Letting agents often send us photos straight from the inventory. You can have a price before you arrange access, and we can arrange access with the tenant directly if that helps.
Hotels, guest houses and holiday lets need rooms back in use quickly, so we keep visits short and tidy. We can work around your bookings.
What a repair cannot fix
A few problems are outside what a surface repair can do:
- Cracks in parts of an acrylic bath we can’t get to from below
- A bath that moves underfoot, until its support is fixed
- Leaks from the waste or overflow fittings (a plumber’s job)
How the damage happens
Many chips happen while the bathroom is being fitted. Tradespeople drop tools and tiles into the bath, and the damage isn’t always spotted until later. Snagging repairs like these are a regular job for us.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Scratches you can feel with a fingernail
- Rust by the waste and overflow
- Holes from dropped items
- Chips under the taps
Keeping it looking good
How the surface is treated afterwards matters. Here’s what we suggest:
- Store metal items away from the bath
- Clean with warm water and a mild detergent
- Give the bath a quick rinse after use
- If an acrylic bath flexes, have its feet adjusted
Treat the repaired area like the rest of the bath: warm water, washing-up liquid and a soft cloth. Keep scouring pads and gritty cleaners away from it.
Avoid standing in a cracked acrylic bath until it’s fixed. Every use opens the crack a little more, and water can get through to the floor below.
Repairs by material
Pressed steel
Steel baths are lighter than cast iron, but have a similar enamel surface. Exposed steel rusts fast, especially around the waste, so early repairs matter.
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 what we repair.
RG30: your questions answered
Does someone need to be in?
Yes. The technician needs access to the room for the visit, at a time that suits you.
Do you do work for letting agents?
We do, regularly. We can quote for several properties together and work between tenancies.
Can pets and children be at home?
On the day, the room should be kept clear of pets and children.
Do you cover the entire of Reading?
Across the UK, so RG30 is covered. Our prices are the same everywhere.
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 we need access under the bath.
Can you redo an old repair?
Regularly. We strip it out, deal with any rust and repair it again.
Can I get a quote without a visit?
Yes, almost always. Clear pictures let us give you a fixed price without visiting.
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