A dull or chipped tub in Avondale Estates does not need a demolition crew. It needs one technician, one day and a sprayed finish that shines.
One number reaches the technician who would hold the gun. The figure comes on the call, not after a visit.
(866) 951-0558The voice on the line belongs to the trade, not to a switchboard reading a script. Two minutes of plain description are enough to price a standard tub.
You want a stunning bathroom surface without blowing your whole savings account on a full remodel right now! Getting your old tub prepped and coated with fresh enamel gives you a shiny space instantly. Grab your free quote today to see how easy fixing up your home can actually be.
Actually ripping out a heavy cast iron or porcelain wash basin creates a total mess inside your house. You gotta smash tiles and mess up the drywall just to pull the old monster out through the hallway...
Besides that giant headache, the price for a full tear-out will make your eyes drop right out of your head. Plumbers charge big bucks just to unhook the drain lines under the floor. Plus you gotta buy new greenboard, cement backer, and expensive tile to fix the huge hole left behind.
To make matters worse, new cheap modern units feel flimsy and thin when you stand in them to take a shower. The older models sitting in houses built decades ago have great bones and real weight. Refinishing that sturdy surface lets you keep the solid quality while wiping out thirty years of nasty stains!
| Project Type | Average Cost | Time to Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Full Tear-Out Remodel | $4,000 - $8,000 | 1 to 2 Weeks |
| Surface Coating Renewal | $350 - $650 | 4 to 6 Hours |
Clearly, choosing to renew what you already own saves thousands of dollars that stay right inside your bank account. That extra cash can go toward fun stuff like vacations or buying cool fixture upgrades for your washroom!
First off, we clean the whole surface with industrial strength strippers to eat away old soap scum and body oils. Any tiny bit of grime left behind will ruin the bond, so we scrub it down super hard until it squeaks.
After that deep cleaning step, we fill in all those ugly chips and deep scratches with high-grade marine filler. You wont even see where your kid dropped that heavy metal toy three years ago once we sand it flat!
Next up, we put down a specialized silane bonding agent that chemically glues the new layer to the old porcelain base. Without this glue, the new finish would just peel off like a bad sunburn in a couple months...
Finally, we spray multiple layers of top-shelf aliphatic acrylic polyurethane across the whole basin using special low-pressure spray rigs. This stuff cures into a hyper-glossy shell that feels smooth, looks incredible, and handles hot water daily without turning yellow!
Honestly, the historic Tudor homes and cute bungalows around DeKalb County have unique character you just cannot buy at big box stores! A cheap plastic replacement shell totally ruins the cool vintage vibe of an older bathroom.
Furthermore, residents living near the Willis Park area know that quality craftsmanship actually matters for home resale values. Keeping original heavy fixtures while making them look brand new keeps the classic charm intact while boosting your property value.
Even better, our process finishes in less than one full day so your family stays happy. You do not have to live with messy construction crews walking through your hallway for two full weeks!
With a median household income floating over $108,000 across the 30002 zip code, folks here value smart investments over cheap throwaway fixes. Spending a fraction of replacement cost to get a mirror-like finish is just good old fashion common sense...
Maybe your current basin has a funky pastel color like avocado green or Pepto-Bismol pink straight out of 1975! We completely block those crazy old colors using ultra-opaque white coatings that make the space feel bright and clean.
On top of color issues, years of harsh bleach cleaners strip off the original shiny clear coat layer. This leaves the surface rough and porous, which sucks up dirt and rust stains like a dried sponge.
Fortunately, our high-tech spray system glides right over these annoying defects to leave a slippery glass finish. You can finally stop hiding your bathroom behind a closed shower curtain when guests come over to hang out!
Now, you gotta treat your newly coated basin with a little bit of love so it stays pretty for over a decade. Throw away those scratchy abrasive powders and harsh wire scrub brushes immediately because they will ruin the shine fast!
Instead, just wipe the bottom down with mild liquid dish soap and a soft microfiber cloth once a week. That is seriously all it takes to keep the gloss looking like a fresh polished mirror...
Also, stay far away from those stick-on rubber bath mats with the little suction cups underneath the bottom! Those tight cups trap water underneath and pull on the new coating with huge force when you step on them.
Instead, ask us to spray a custom slip-resistant texture right into the bottom coating while we do the job. This keeps your feet secure while showering without risking any damage to your shiny new surface coating!
First off, you do not have to worry about high-pressure sales folks bothering you or pushing silly upgrades you do not need. We just take a look at your current fixture, check the overall condition, and give you an honest flat price.
Additionally, our local crew works around your busy day schedule so you do not miss work or family time. We pull up, lay down drop cloths to protect your floor, set up exhaust fans, and get to work fast!
Which means you get to enjoy a gorgeous, spotless wash basin by tomorrow morning without breaking your back or blowing your budget. Why keep staring at that gross rusty drain ring when a simple quick fix is right down the street?
Take two minutes today to hit us up for your totally free quote with zero obligations attached. Your old worn-out bathroom deserves a fresh start, and your wallet will definitely thank you for making the smart call!
Three quiet stages carry the whole result. They are also the ones nobody sees in the after photo.
Stage 1 of 3
A reglaze fails or lasts on what happens before the gun comes out. The old surface gets scrubbed of soap film and silicone, etched or primed so the new material has something to grip, then wet sanded until it feels like fine paper. Skip any of that and the prettiest coat in the world lets go within a year, which is exactly the story most peeling tubs tell us.
Stage 2 of 3
Chips, rust blooms and worn drain rings are ground back to sound material and rebuilt with polyester filler, then sanded flush until a fingertip cannot find the spot. Coating over damage only photographs well on day one; a repair you cannot feel is what keeps the finish honest for years.
Stage 3 of 3
The topcoat goes on in fine sprayed passes with an extractor pulling air out the window the whole time. Sprayed layers flow together into one even skin, which is why the result reads as gloss rather than as paint. Brushes and rollers leave the texture that gives cheap refinishing its reputation.
Three real ways out of a worn tub. We only do the first one, so the other two columns are simply what we would tell a friend.
| The question | Reglazing in place | Acrylic liner | Full replacement |
|---|---|---|---|
| What a standard tub costs | $350 to $800 | $1,600 to $4,000 | $3,000 to $10,000 once walls and plumbing join in |
| Bathroom out of action | One day, then the cure | Weeks of lead time, then a fitting day | One to two weeks of trades |
| Demolition involved | None at all | None, but the old tub is sealed inside | Walls opened, floor patched, debris hauled |
| Honest life expectancy | Five years and up when cared for | Long, unless water creeps between the shells | Decades |
| Watch out for | Prep shortcuts by cut-rate crews | A spongy feel and hidden moisture | The budget doubling mid-project |
If your tub is cracked through, actively leaking underneath, or you simply want a different fixture, reglazing is the wrong tool, a verdict you will hear on the very first call.
Pass 1
Soap scum, silicone and old wax stripped, then the surface etched or bonded so the coating can bite.
Pass 2
Every ding ground out, filled and sanded flush. The repairs disappear under the coating instead of through it.
Pass 3
Tile, faucet, floor and glass papered off. Overspray lands on masking paper, never on grout or chrome.
Pass 4
Primer, then gloss coats laid on in thin passes until the surface reads as one poured skin.
Pass 5
The finish hardens on its own clock, 24 to 48 hours. We tape the door and leave the tub in peace.
Pass 6
Old caulk goes out with the old finish. A new mildew-resistant bead seals tub to tile on the way out.
A reglazed tub is your old tub wearing a professional coating. That is a fine thing to be, as long as everyone knows it going in.
A sprayed acrylic urethane skin, bonded to prepared porcelain, steel or fiberglass. It is smooth, glossy, warm to the touch and fully waterproof. Done properly it gives five years and more of daily service, and plenty of our tubs sail well past that with nothing but gentle cleaning.
It is not factory enamel fired onto iron at kiln temperatures, and no honest refinisher will tell you otherwise. It can be scratched by grit, dulled by harsh powders and lifted by standing water in a spot where caulk has failed. It is a durable coating, not a new tub, and it is priced like one.
Two minutes
ZIP, what the tub is made of, what bothers you about it. Said out loud it goes faster than typing, and a photo can follow later if the case is odd.
The same call
The technician who would do the work asks his questions and names a firm figure for a standard job, then confirms it in writing before any van is booked.
You set the date
One van, one technician, drop cloths from the front door to the bathroom. Water off for nothing; only the tub is out of service.
Most of that day
Damage filled and sanded, the room masked, extractor running, then the primer and gloss coats go on in thin, even passes.
24 to 48 hours
The finish hardens untouched, the new caulk bead goes in, and you run the first bath knowing exactly what was done and what to expect of it.
| What we quote | Typical range | Reading the number |
|---|---|---|
| Standard bathtub, reglazed complete | $350 - $800 | Clean, etch, repairs, sprayed gloss and fresh caulk. |
| Chip or rust repair alone | $150 - $300 | When the finish is sound and only one wound needs closing. |
| Clawfoot tub, inside and out | $700 - $1,300 | Two surfaces, more masking, and paint-grade feet if you wish. |
| Shower pan or base | $300 - $550 | Same process on the floor you stand on every morning. |
| Caulk renewal with the job | $90 - $180 | Old bead cut out, mildew-resistant line laid in. |
| Small job minimum | around $250 | The van, the materials and the cure time exist even for tiny work. |
Heavy previous coatings that must be stripped, unusual colors and badly pitted iron push a job toward the top of its bracket. The written price reaches you before the van is even loaded, and it holds.
Ventilation is not a courtesy, it is part of the job. The extractor runs from the first solvent wipe to the last sprayed pass, pulling air out the window instead of through your hallway, and the technician wears supplied air even when the household has gone out for the day. By the evening the bathroom smells like a bathroom again.
The materials are the professional two-part systems made for this trade, mixed fresh on site, never the single-can kits sold next to the paint rollers. It is the difference between a finish that cures into a hard skin and one that stays soft enough to peel at the drain within a season, and it is most of the reason our work carries a written workmanship promise against peeling and loss of adhesion.
And the schedule respects the cure. We tell you in writing when the tub goes back into service, 24 hours for most jobs and 48 for the cautious ones, because handing a family a beautiful surface and letting them ruin it that same night helps nobody. If anything in our workmanship lets go early, the technician comes back and makes it right without a discussion about whose fault the water was.
Strong while spraying, gone surprisingly fast. The extractor vents the room to the outside for the whole job around Avondale Estates, so the rest of the home stays livable, and by the next morning the odor has left with the fumes. Pregnant households and bird owners get the frank version of this talk before booking.
Between 24 and 48 hours after the final coat, and the exact time is written on the paperwork you keep. The first bath is not a gamble; it is a date.
Any color. The most common request is retiring an avocado, pink or almond tub to white, and the coating is tinted before it is sprayed, so the new color is in the material rather than painted over it.
Yes. The prep changes, the primer changes, the result reads the same. Fiberglass with soft, flexing spots gets extra reinforcement talk first, because coating a moving floor is how warranties die.
Now the old coating comes fully off, which is honest work we price plainly, and then the job proceeds as if the tub had never been touched. Peeling almost always means the first crew skipped the etch or sprayed over silicone, not that your tub rejects coatings.
Five years is the floor we are comfortable promising out loud, not the ceiling. With soft cleaners, no standing mats and caulk kept sound, these finishes routinely serve a decade. What we refuse to do is whisper twenty and hope you lose our number.
Zoom for the lay of the land; the link lists further down name every community the van reaches from here.
The technician who picks up when you call works these streets, so the ledger below is home turf rather than trivia.
Somewhere under that worn surface is the tub you chose. One day brings it back.
Call (866) 951-0558