A dull or chipped tub in Sewickley Hills 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.
Your old bathroom fixture probably looks like it survived a historic battle. Over the years, years of scrubbing and harsh chemicals wear down that beautiful original shine. This leaves you with a dull, stained surface that feels rough to the touch and looks even worse.
Thankfully, you do not need to tear out your walls to fix this eyesore. Our specialized local team comes right to your home to spray a durable, high-gloss new finish over your existing setup. This smart process saves you thousands of dollars compared to a messy, full-scale remodeling project.
Right now, you can easily request a completely free estimate to see how affordable this transformation is. We love helping homeowners fall in love with their bathrooms all over again. Let us take a look at how this magic happens and why it makes so much sense for your home.
Many folks mistake this specialized process for a simple DIY paint job. Actually, it requires professional-grade bonding agents and high-tech equipment to ensure the new coating sticks forever. We carefully clean the old porcelain, repair any deep chips, and then apply a liquid acrylic topcoat.
This method creates a non-porous barrier that looks identical to brand-new ceramic. Because of this, you get a gorgeous finish that resists mold and is incredibly easy to wipe clean. You will spend far less time scrubbing on your hands and knees with abrasive cleaners.
To help you compare your options, we put together a quick breakdown of how our process matches up against traditional replacement.
| Factor | Professional Refinishing | Full Replacement |
|---|---|---|
| Average Cost | Very budget-friendly | Extremely expensive |
| Project Duration | Finished in a few hours | Several days of mess |
| Durability | Lasts 10 to 15 years | Lifetime (but high upfront cost) |
Now, you can see why so many of your neighbors choose this modern refinishing route. It simply offers the best bang for your buck without the headaches of a construction zone. Our local crew handles everything from start to finish with absolute care.
Living in a high-income community means you expect top-tier results that match the value of your beautiful property. Homeowners in this gorgeous corner of Allegheny County, which boasts a median household income of $154,688, know the importance of maintaining their home investments. We treat your space with the utmost respect, keeping our work area pristine.
Whether you reside in one of the beautiful custom homes near the rolling hills or closer to the main roads, we cover your entire neighborhood. Our service area includes the local 15143 ZIP code, serving the cozy population of 701 residents with pride. We arrive on time, keep the dust contained, and leave your bathroom smelling fresh.
By choosing a local Pennsylvania service provider, you get personalized care that big-box national franchises cannot match. We understand the local water chemistry and how it affects different types of household fixtures over time. This local knowledge helps us choose the perfect materials for a long-lasting bond.
First, we meticulously mask off your entire bathroom to protect your floors, vanity, and walls from any overspray. After that, we use a specialized acid paste to etch the old porcelain, creating microscopic grooves for the new glaze to grip. This step is crucial because without proper etching, the new surface will peel off within a few months.
Next, we repair any unsightly rust spots, deep dings, or cracks with a specialized waterproof filler. Once the surface is perfectly flat and smooth, we apply our proprietary molecular bonding agent. This chemical bridge literally fuses the old surface with our incoming high-performance acrylic coating.
Finally, we spray multiple layers of our premium topcoat using a specialized high-volume, low-pressure system. This creates a deep, glossy luster that mimics the original factory finish perfectly. After a short curing period, your fixture is ready for daily use again.
To keep your restored surface looking like a million bucks, you must avoid abrasive scrubbing powders. Instead, use mild liquid dish soap or non-abrasive bathroom sprays to keep it shiny. This simple habit protects the protective gloss layer from getting micro-scratches over time.
Also, try to avoid leaving wet bottles or damp washcloths sitting on the ledge for weeks on end. Standing water can eventually weaken the bond of even the strongest professional coatings. With just a tiny bit of basic care, your gorgeous new surface will look spectacular for over a decade.
Perhaps you inherited an avocado green or dusty pink fixture from a previous decade. Those outdated colors can make an otherwise beautiful bathroom feel incredibly dark and ancient. Our process allows you to update the color to a clean, modern bright white or biscuit shade instantly.
This simple color update completely brightens up the entire room, making the space feel much larger. On top of that, a clean white surface instantly boosts the resale appeal of your home. Potential buyers love seeing a sparkling clean bathroom that looks fresh and move-in ready.
If you are ready to transform your space, we are standing by to help you get started. We offer convenient scheduling and can complete most projects in just a single afternoon. Contact us today to request your completely free, no-obligation estimate!
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 Sewickley Hills, 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