What is reglazing?
Are you tired of your old, stained,
worn-out, color-dated bathtubs, tile and showers, but
are not looking forward to the mess, time and cost of
replacement or liners?
There is a better way.
Why not just go over the old porcelain or
fiberglass with a new glaze that will add life and
beauty to the eye sore you have now?
We can reglaze,
refinish and repair the following:
Bathtubs:
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Porcelain, ceramic, cast iron, steel and fiberglass
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Claw foot tubs (inside only)
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Whirlpool
Tile or fiberglass surrounds
Tile walls and floors
Fiberglass and tile showers
Vanity tops and sinks:
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Pedestal sinks
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Wall-mounted sinks
Countertops
Appliances
We also offer:
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Expert chip repairs
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Fiberglass crack repairs
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Custom colors
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Non-skid applications
We can change your pink, lime green
or any other color tub and tile to our standard colors
of white or bone, or any other color you desire.
All this will be done in one day in your home, to
be used the next day.
We offer free
estimates, which can often be done right over the phone.
Call us at 1-888-639-9988.
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Partial List of Services we Offer:
| 1. Standard bathtub reglazing |
$325 |
| 2. Additional stripping charge if reglazed or
painted before |
$100 |
| 3. Most custom colors |
$50 |
| 4. Tile or fiberglass surround |
$350 |
| 5. Non-skid surface |
$50 |
| 6. All tile on the bathroom walls |
$750 - $1000 |
| 7. Showers |
$450 - $650 |
Tub and tile reglazing.
There are three ways to renew your
bathtub and tile - replacement, liners or reglazing.
Replacement:
With prices ranging from $10,000 -
$20,000 and even more for a new bathtub and tile, and
$2,000 - $5,000 for a just a new tub, replacing is the
most expensive and time-consuming process.
Why is tub replacement so expensive when you can
buy a tub at a discount hardware store for $350?
First of all, a $350 tub is cheaply made.
Its porcelain veneer is thin and weak, causing it
to chip and rust easily and making it difficult to keep
clean. The
big cost is in the labor to remove, discard and replace
the tub.
Also, a few rows of tile have to be removed when
replacing a tub, which can lead to other more costly
repairs.
Liners:
When new, liners look nice and only
take 1 –2 days to install with no demolition required.
Since the cost of liners is close to replacement,
the fact that there is no demolition is a plus.
However, liners can look dingy after some time
with improper cleaning.
Also, the biggest problem is water getting in the
seams and collecting between the old tub and liner.
The best way to treat this is to remove the
liner, dry the water, clean the mold and reattach the
tub if it wasn’t damaged by removal.
This service is usually not warranted.
The liner salespeople will tell you how thick
liners are, but remember that your tub is molded to fit
and the part you stand on is always thinner, giving it
that weak, spongy feel.
Also, some tubs cannot be fit with a liner.
Reglazing:
The reglazing of bathtubs and tile
has come a long way.
Reglazers in the past have used many different
coatings, with some lasting for a long time and some
not. Still,
with the average price around $350, you can get several
tubs reglazed to one replacement or liner.
The best reglazers use an epoxy
primer for the bottom coats and an acrylic for the
topcoats.
This is how Designer Tub & Tile works.
Some reglazers use epoxies only, or enamels or
car paint.
While some of these coatings are O.K., others are very
inferior and possibly illegal to use inside a house.
Our goal at Designer Tub & Tile is to provide you
with a beautiful, glossy, like-new tub and tile that
will give you many years of use.
The combination of the durable epoxy primer under
the high gloss acrylic makes the process the best on the
market today.
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