Bath and surface repairs in ST1

Bath repair across ST1: what to expect

Whatever the damage, the aim is the same: a repair that is smooth, sound and hard to spot. Proper preparation, careful filling and shaping, then colour and gloss matching so it’s level with the surrounding surface. We’re often asked to fix rusty patches near the plughole and impact holes in acrylic, on acrylic, cast iron enamel and pressed steel enamel.

We turn up when we said we would and looks over the damage before anything else. Dust sheets and masking tape go down before any work starts. Most visits take a few hours, depending on the damage, and the room is left clean and tidy.

1. We protect the bath and the floor around it.
2. The damaged area is cleaned, keyed and degreased.
3. We fill it, let it set, then sand it flush.
4. We match both the colour and the shine.
5. We tidy up and tell you when the bath can be used, typically the following day.

What you’ll pay

Repairs from £95, with every job priced individually. The price reflects the work involved, not where you live. The full price is agreed before booking.

Why choose Surface Doctor

• Dust sheets down, tidy finish
• Fixed prices from your photos
• Colour-matched on site
• Most jobs done in one visit

How to get a price

Ring 0345 017 0787, or send us pictures through the quote form. With one close-up and one wider picture, we can price the job.

Around Hanley

We visit homes around Hanley St Luke's CofE Aided Primary School, Odeon Hanley pub and City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College and the streets around them. Also close by are Stoke-on-Trent College (0.8 miles south-west) and Bethesda Methodist Chapel (within half a mile south-west). For rail, the closest station is Stoke-On-Trent station, roughly 1.2 miles south. Further afield, we also cover the area around The Dudson Museum (within half a mile north-west) and Smallthorne Urban District (1.4 miles north). For a walk, there is Hem Heath Woods and Westport Lake.

Looking after it afterwards

Much of the damage we repair could have been avoided. A few tips:

• Keep abrasive pads and gritty cleaners away from the bath
• If an acrylic bath flexes, have its feet adjusted
• Clean with warm water and a mild detergent
• Keep metal cans and razors off the surface

Leave the repair to cure for as long as we say before running a bath. From then on, mild cleaning is all it needs.

Small chips are quick to repair. Leave them and they collect dirt, stain and, on metal baths, rust, so it’s worth getting them done early.

What bath repair costs

Prices start from £95. We give every job a fixed quote from photos. These are the things that affect it:

• Any earlier repairs that need removing first
• How easy the damage is to reach
• Doing more than one item at once
• The colour and finish to match

It helps to know what pushes a price up or down: the amount of damage, the material, access to the area, and how many jobs we do in one trip. Photos let us give you a fixed figure.

Send pictures for a quote

We price nearly every job from pictures. This is what we need:

• Something in shot to show the size
• Good light, ideally daylight, without flash glare
• The postcode, so we can plan the visit
• One picture of the entire bath

No survey visit is needed: we price from photos. Send them through the quote form, or call 0345 017 0787 if you’d rather talk it through, and you will get a fixed figure back.