How much does it cost to re-enamel a clawfoot roll top bath?

[Thandeka]

This is my dream bath and I just saw a few on ebay- am so tempted (beside the point we haven't found a house to buy yet- we are working on that- would probably need one with a big bathroom for that bath!).

Anyhow the bath would probably need re-enamelling- and i was wondering how much that would cost.

(any drawbacks to such a bath?- weight of the thing?)

just typed your whole question into google.. these people will be able to tell you

thankyou.
And IE failed on me so have managed to post this twice

The weight is a drawback as the floor in your bathroom may need to be strengthened and they also need a lot more hot water to fill them.

It is well worth it though, I love my roll top bath and couldn't go back.

You can buy DIY kits which are very cheap (£50), or get someone in to do it in situ (couple of Hundred pounds i think) or go the whole hog and get it properly baked (££££££££!!!).

ours has been done with a DIY kit and it is fine.