A dull or chipped tub in Incline Village 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 old, dingy basin sitting in your bathroom is probably driving you crazy right now. Instead of tearing your house apart with a massive remodel, you can actually breathe brand new life into that tired fixture over the course of a single afternoon. Our professional local crew specializes in reviving worn-out porcelain and fiberglass surfaces to make them shine like they just came off the showroom floor.
By choosing this smart restoration path, you save thousands of dollars compared to a full replacement. Since we are right here in the local community of Washoe County, we can pop over to your home quickly to look at your setup. We always provide a completely free estimate so you know exactly what to expect before we even touch a tool.
You might wonder how we actually turn a stained, scratched basin into a glossy masterpiece without moving it an inch. First, we meticulously clean the area using special industrial prep agents to strip away decades of soap scum, body oils, and hard water deposits. This critical step ensures our premium bonding agents can grip the original material with absolute authority.
After the deep clean, we repair any unsightly chips, deep scratches, or rust spots that have developed over the years. This repair phase creates a perfectly flat, uniform canvas for the next steps. Finally, we spray a high-tech, multi-layered acrylic coating over the entire structure using specialized high-volume, low-pressure equipment.
Once this specialized liquid porcelain compound cures, it forms a rock-hard, non-porous shell that looks incredibly beautiful. This means you get a gorgeous, glassy finish that resists stains and is super easy to wipe down. On top of that, the entire process takes less than a day, meaning you can use your bathroom again almost immediately.
When you start looking at the actual cost of buying a brand new tub, the price tag can seem deceptively low at first. However, you quickly realize that you also have to pay for a plumber, a tile setter, and a crew to haul away the heavy old cast iron beast. Demolition often ruins your surrounding drywall and floor tiles, which balloons your budget into a total financial nightmare.
Choosing to renew your existing fixture completely bypasses this messy, expensive headache. Our process keeps your original, high-quality vintage structure right where it belongs while giving it a fresh, modern face. To help you compare your options, we put together a simple breakdown of how these two paths stack up:
| Factor to Consider | Full Replacement Path | Our Restoration Method |
|---|---|---|
| Average Project Duration | One to two weeks of loud construction | Finished in just four to six hours |
| Total Financial Investment | Very high due to plumbing and tile labor | Extremely budget-friendly and straightforward |
| Mess and Household Disruption | Tons of plaster dust, noise, and debris | Zero construction waste and very little noise |
| Durability of the New Finish | Depends heavily on cheap modern materials | High-gloss commercial grade coating that lasts |
This table clearly shows why so many homeowners in our beautiful mountain community choose restoration over destruction. Since our local area has a median household income that reflects a taste for quality, investing in a high-end finish makes perfect financial sense. We treat your home with the utmost respect, leaving behind nothing but a sparkling, clean bathroom.
Our skilled technicians follow a very strict, time-tested protocol to ensure your finished surface looks absolutely flawless. First, we set up a heavy-duty exhaust fan system with flexible ducting to pull all fumes and overspray safely out of your home. This protection step keeps your indoor air clean and ensures your family stays comfortable while we do our job.
Next, we carefully mask off all your surrounding walls, tiles, floors, and fixtures using professional tape and heavy paper. This meticulous prep work guarantees that our specialized coatings only land exactly where they are supposed to go. After masking, we apply a proprietary molecular bonding agent that acts like a microscopic glue between the old surface and the new topcoat.
Then, we spray several coats of our premium aliphatic acrylic polyurethane finish, allowing each layer to bond perfectly. This high-grade material is the secret to achieving that deep, liquid-like luster that mimics real ceramic glaze. Once we pack up our gear, you simply let the surface cure for twenty-four hours before enjoying a luxurious, hot bath.
Now that your basin looks brand new, you will want to keep it looking that way for many years to come. Fortunately, maintaining this restored surface is actually much easier than scrubbing old, porous porcelain. Because the new finish is completely non-porous, dirt and soap scum cannot grip onto the surface like they used to.
To keep things shiny, you simply need to wipe the area down with a mild liquid soap and a soft sponge after use. You must avoid abrasive cleaners, bleach, or scratchy scouring pads, as these harsh chemicals can dull the beautiful gloss over time. Following these simple care guidelines ensures your gorgeous bathroom upgrade remains a highlight of your home for a decade or more.
Living in a stunning lakeside enclave like Incline Village, Nevada means you appreciate a beautiful, well-maintained living space. With a local population of 8,777 residents spanning across the ZIP codes 89450, 89451, and 89452, our community deserves top-tier home services. We are incredibly proud to offer our premium surface renewal solutions to our neighbors throughout this spectacular region.
If you are tired of staring at a dated, stained, or chipped tub, you do not have to live with it any longer. Let us help you fall in love with your bathroom all over again without the stress of a major renovation. Contact us right now to request your completely free, no-obligation on-site estimate and take the first step toward a beautiful home transformation!
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 Incline Village, 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