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Shower tray repair & resurfacing in Badley, Suffolk

Shower tray chip, crack and scratch repairs and resurfacing for homes and businesses in Badley and across Suffolk. Free, fixed quotes from your pictures.

  • Repairs from £95
  • Chips caused during fitting
  • Edge chips from dropped bottles
Surface Doctor technician refinishing the outside of a roll-top bath

Shower tray repair in Badley

Shower tray repair at your home in Badley

We repair plenty of shower trays. Chipped edges, cracks and worn finishes can all be put right without removing the tray. If you are dealing with scratches from cleaning or grit and staining and dullness across the tray, we can help, whatever the material.

We guarantee the work for a year. If something isn’t right in that time, we come back and put it right.

Before and after: an old shower tray refinished by Surface Doctor
Location
Badley (IP14, IP6)
Area hub
Suffolk
Cover
12 months on all our work
Quotes
From £95. Fixed and free, based on photos
Call
0345 017 0787
Page updated
23 October 2026

Looking after it afterwards

Most damage we see is avoidable. These habits help:

  • Do not use strong acids or bleach
  • Get a moving tray checked
  • Ventilate the room after showers
  • Replace failing sealant promptly

Wait the full curing time before you shower. After that, gentle cleaning and good ventilation keep it in good shape.

Act on split sealant early. It lets water behind the tray and can damage the floor below.

What affects the price in Badley

Prices start from £95. Quotes are free and the price is fixed. What we take into account:

  • Doing more than one item at once
  • The size and number of damaged areas
  • Previous DIY repairs that have to come out
  • How easy the damage is to reach

A repair typically costs much less than people expect, especially compared with replacing and refitting. Send pictures and we will give you the exact figure.

How to get a fixed price

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

  • Where you are, by postcode
  • One picture of the entire shower tray
  • The material, if you know it
  • Good light, ideally daylight, without flash glare

Most clients in Badley get their price from pictures. Tell us what happened and where you are, and we will reply with a fixed quote and the earliest dates we have.

Questions from Badley

Is repairing better than replacing?

Usually, if the item is otherwise sound. A repair avoids removal and making good. We’ll tell you honestly if replacement makes more sense.

Is the work guaranteed?

Yes, for a year. If anything goes wrong with the repair within the year, we return to fix it.

Does someone need to be in?

Someone needs to let us in and show us the job. You don’t need to watch us work.

What happens once I’ve sent pictures?

You get a fixed quote and available dates. If we need another angle, we will ask.

Can a cracked shower tray be repaired?

Generally, if the tray is firmly supported. The crack is reinforced, filled and refinished.

Can you redo someone else’s repair?

In most cases. The old repair comes out first.

Do you charge for travel?

There is no separate call-out charge. The fixed price covers the visit and the work.

Can you price it without visiting?

Nearly always. We only ask to see it in person if the pictures cannot show what we need.

What happens on the day

Arrival times are agreed in advance, so you know when to expect us. Once we are there, the work takes a few hours, or most of the day to resurface the whole tray in most cases. We leave the room clean.

  1. We ensure the tray doesn’t flex and look for the cause of any crack.
  2. Next we clean and prepare the tray.
  3. We fill and reinforce chips and cracks, then sand them flush.
  4. The repair is colour matched, or the whole tray gets a new finish.
  5. Once cured, generally by the next day, you can use the shower.

Getting ready for the visit

  • Let us know if it has been repaired before
  • Tell us if there are stairs or a lift
  • Keep a parking space free if you can

Ask for a price

Getting a quote takes a couple of minutes: take one close-up and one wider shot of the shower tray, include your postcode and send them over. You will get a fixed quote, not an estimate.

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What your shower tray is made of matters

Acrylic

Acrylic trays are lighter and slightly flexible, so good support matters. We repair cracks and scratches.

Enamelled steel

Enamelled steel trays behave like steel baths. Exposed metal can rust, so early repairs help.

What we can’t put right

In fairness, some problems need a different fix:

  • Leaking waste fittings
  • Trays cracked in several places
  • Water damage to the floor beneath the tray

If in doubt, send photos and we will say what we think.

Surfaces we repair

  • Cast iron
  • Ceramic
  • Enamelled steel
  • Stone resin
  • Acrylic

Our work in Badley

Badley is about 2 miles south-east of Stowmarket, in Suffolk. Customers in Badley get the same service as everywhere else we cover: a fixed quote from pictures, then a visit to do the work. Badley is one of 731 places in Suffolk where we work. Our jobs stretch from Badley to London (about 67 miles away).

Postcode districts we cover here: IP14 and IP6. From Stowmarket Road, Ernest Nunn Road and Badley Walk or a nearby road, we can come to you. Close by, we cover Creeting St Peter (1 mile north-east), Needham Market (2 miles south-east), Stowupland (2 miles north), Creeting St Mary (2 miles east) and Creeting Hills (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Ipswich (10 miles south-east), Bury St Edmunds (14 miles west), Sudbury (15 miles south-west), Kesgrave (12 miles south-east), Woodbridge (13 miles south-east) and Hadleigh (9 miles south).

Near you in Badley

Locally, our jobs take us to homes close to Stowupland High School, The Meadlands Public House and Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and the streets around them. Nearby too are Church Meadow (1 mile west) and St Mary's Church (0.7 miles south-west). The closest station to Badley is Stowmarket station, about 1.5 miles north-west. A little further out are Combs Castle (2.1 miles west). The countryside around Badley includes Comb's Wood and Bosmere.

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Signs you need shower tray repair in Badley

Dull and stained trays are typically down to cleaning: limescale, harsh chemicals and abrasive pads wear the finish away.

Clients typically contact us about:

  • Staining and dullness across the tray
  • Scuffs and light scratches
  • Edge chips from dropped bottles
  • A cracked shower tray

Before you book anyone

  • What aftercare is recommended
  • Who will actually do the work
  • How soon you can use it again
  • What happens if they find more damage

How to compare quotes

Work for landlords and builders

Letting agents frequently send us photos straight from the inventory. That means we can quote before you even visit the property, 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.

Repairing versus replacing in Badley

The tray itself may not cost much, but the work around it does: taking out the enclosure, tiling and resealing. Repairing it takes one visit. Our shower tray repair starts from £95. Set against the cost of replacement, repairing normally costs far less, because there is no removal, plumbing or making good. Your fixed quote shows exactly what’s included.

Why us?

  • A year’s guarantee on all work
  • We will tell you if it’s not worth repairing
  • Same prices wherever you are
  • A fixed quote before booking

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