Bath Repairs

richytay1

Hi.
I recently damaged my acrylic bath. I dropped something in it which put a small hole in it. I claimed on my insurance as I thought the bath and panel would need replaced. But they've got back to me and said they'll get a company out to repair the hole. The thing is, my excess is £200. So I'm wondering wether I'd be better off cancelling the claim and going direct to the repairer. Any idea how much you pay for this type of repair?

Rich

chappers

I wouldn't accept a repair on an acrylic bath, I bet it will leak again at some point and I doubt it will be invisible.

Ganga

Will cost less than £200 to put in a new bath.

richytay1

choppers wrote: »

I wouldn't accept a repair on an acrylic bath, I bet it will leak again at some point and I doubt it will be invisible.

Thanks for this. I was wondering about this. We are selling our place, but I wouldn't want the buyer to be having to replace the bath in a year's time.

richytay1

Ganga wrote: »

Will cost less than £200 to put in a new bath.

No. I priced it up and your looking at £200 at least for the bath then another £100 for a panel, then having it fitted. There's also the fact that if the bath doesn't have the exact footprint, we might have to get work done on the floor tiles etc (although I'd be surprised if the insurance would pay for this.)

andyhop

A cosmetic repair done right will be as good as when it left the factory

I would say a replacement would be circa £700 after labour and materials added

chappers

andyhop wrote: »

A cosmetic repair done right will be as good as when it left the factory

I would like to know who by I have seen several and they are always visible, the cheaper the bath the more obvious the repair and the less time it will last..

I once chipped a customers £700 bath whilst working at their property, they said they would accept a repair if it was invisible, every single one of the repair companies I spoke to said they couldn't guarantee it either on colour or feel, I even spoke to the manufacturers and they to said it would be next to impossible as the process that produces the acrylic sheet is a chemical reaction or a heat process using powdered acrylic. They did suggest it might be possible to gelcoat the whole bath but that it would need to be removed to achieve a really good finish.
Just sucked it up and replaced in the end.

richytay1

andyhop wrote: »

A cosmetic repair done right will be as good as when it left the factory

I would say a replacement would be circa £700 after labour and materials added

Thanks. Although it's not just cosmetic damage. More importantly, It's letting water through.

andyhop

We've had ceramics and plastic repaired . Cistern lids smashed , baths cracked etc

No white is the same but with a good eye a expert with mix and match to suit . It usually requires a few visits to fill, smooth and paint then you have to polish the full area to blend