A dull or chipped tub in Folcroft 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.
That ugly, stained surface in your washroom can actually look brand new again without a costly demolition. Surface refinishing saves you thousands of dollars and brings back that glossy, clean look you crave. You can skip the mess of a long remodel by hiring a local specialist to restore your existing fixture right now.
Imagine avoiding the dusty nightmare of ripping out your old cast iron tub. This smart alternative lets you keep your original setup while giving it a fresh, durable, sparkling topcoat. Getting a free estimate today is the easiest way to start this amazing transformation.
Many homeowners assume they must throw away a chipped or faded basin. Actually, our specialized process bonds a high-tech liquid acrylic coating directly onto your worn-out porcelain or fiberglass. This advanced technique hides deep scratches, rust spots, and those annoying discoloration patches that scrubbers cannot fix.
First, we meticulously clean the area using industrial-strength prep agents to strip away decades of soap scum. After that, we repair any cracks with a durable polyester filler before spraying the new finish. This careful preparation ensures the new layer sticks perfectly and lasts for many years to come.
Because we use professional-grade bonding agents, the chemical fusion creates an incredibly tough barrier against water damage. Consequently, your old fixture gains a smooth finish that feels wonderful to the touch. You get the ultimate luxury of a modern bathroom without the premium price tag.
| Expense Category | Full Replacement Route | Professional Resurfacing |
|---|---|---|
| Average Cost | $3,000 - $8,000 (with labor) | Highly affordable fraction of replacement |
| Project Duration | Several days or weeks | Done in just a few hours |
| Mess & Debris | Major dust, broken tiles, drywall repair | Virtually zero mess left behind |
When you add up the hidden costs of plumbing hookups, the savings become obvious. Often, removing an old tub damages the surrounding wall tiles, which forces you to pay for retiling too. By choosing to recoat the existing surface, you bypass those expensive headaches entirely.
Additionally, this smart upgrade boosts your home value instantly if you plan to sell soon. Buyers love seeing bright, immaculate bathrooms that require zero immediate work. It represents a small investment that yields massive visual returns for your property.
Our team understands the unique character of homes built in Delaware County. Many houses in the local area feature sturdy, classic cast iron fixtures that are far superior in quality to modern plastic replacements. Preserving these historic pieces while updating their appearance is our absolute specialty.
We proudly serve the friendly community of Folcroft, Pennsylvania, which has a tight-knit population of 6,630 residents. With a local median household income of $59,641, we know that finding cost-effective home improvement solutions is incredibly important to your family budget. Our services target the 19032 ZIP code area with prompt, reliable, and friendly customer care.
Because we live and work nearby, we can arrive at your home quickly to evaluate your bathroom. We treat your property with the utmost respect, sealing off the work area and using advanced ventilation systems. This ensures your home stays clean, safe, and odor-free during the entire application process.
To begin, we mask off your floors, walls, and vanity to protect them from any accidental overspray. Next, we apply an acid etching agent to create microscopic pores in the old porcelain surface. This crucial step allows the new coating to anchor itself deeply into the material.
Following the prep work, we spray multiple layers of premium aliphatic polyurethane coating using specialized equipment. This material cures into a glossy, rock-hard shell that resists yellowing and impact damage. Finally, we apply a synthetic glaze that seals the surface and delivers a magnificent shine.
Maintaining your beautiful new finish is actually much easier than scrubbing an old, porous surface. Since the new coating is completely non-porous, dirt and soap scum wash away with simple soap and water. You can permanently retire those abrasive bleach powders and scratchy scrub sponges.
To maximize the lifespan of the glaze, simply wipe down the basin with a soft cloth after use. Avoid leaving wet bath mats sitting on the bottom, as trapped moisture can weaken the bond over time. These easy habits keep your washroom looking spectacular for up to a decade or longer.
Are you ready to say goodbye to that embarrassing, stained basin once and for all? Getting started is incredibly simple and won't cost you a single penny up front. We provide free, honest estimates so you can plan your budget without any pressure.
Our friendly technicians will visit your home, inspect your fixture, and explain the best options for your space. We offer a variety of color options to match your existing decor perfectly. This quick consultation is your ticket to a brighter, cleaner bathroom experience.
Do not waste your hard-earned money on a messy, stressful bathroom demolition project. Contact us today to request your complimentary estimate and discover the joy of an affordable home upgrade. Let our local experts give you the gorgeous, easy-to-clean washroom you deserve.
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 Folcroft, 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