A dull or chipped tub in Kirkwood 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 tub looks pretty rough these days.
You might think about ripping it out.
That sounds super expensive!
Fortunately, you have a much better option to save money.
Resurfacing your washing basin makes the old fixture shine like new.
This smart choice prevents messy demolition work inside your home.
Our small-scale community in the Sierra Nevada mountains deserves great home care.
With a local population of under two hundred people, finding reliable help can feel tricky.
We bring top-tier skills right to your cabin or mountain home.
This means you get beautiful results without the high cost of a full remodel.
You can easily upgrade your bathroom this week.
Get a free estimate today to start your project.
It takes very little time to transform your space!
Ripping out a heavy cast iron tub will absolutely ruin your week.
This process requires breaking walls and destroying your beautiful floor tiles.
Plumbers will charge you thousands of dollars just to hook up the new drain plumbing.
Choosing to apply a fresh, durable acrylic coating bypasses all that chaos.
We spray a high-gloss liquid compound directly over your existing porcelain or fiberglass.
This chemical bond creates a totally seamless water-resistant barrier.
You get to keep your original layout while enjoying a sparkling clean look.
| The Modern Alternative | Traditional Tub Replacement |
|---|---|
| Completed in just a few hours | Takes days or weeks of noisy construction |
| Very pocket-friendly rates | Extremely expensive plumbing bills |
| Zero damage to surrounding walls | Destroys existing tile and drywall |
Mountain living in Alpine County can bring unique home maintenance challenges.
Our local freezing temperatures require materials that can expand and contract safely.
The specialized bonding agents we use will never crack under these harsh weather shifts.
First, we protect your entire bathroom with thick plastic sheets.
This step keeps your vanity, toilet, and floors safe from any overspray.
We set up a heavy-duty exhaust fan to vent all fumes out the window.
Next, we wash the old surface with a specialized acid paste.
This critical step strips away years of soap scum and hard water deposits.
We then fix any deep chips or rust spots with a waterproof filler.
After sanding everything flat, we apply a proprietary molecular bonding agent.
This acts like a super-strong glue for the new topcoat.
Without this step, the fresh paint would peel off in a matter of weeks.
Now, we use a high-volume, low-pressure sprayer to apply several thin coats.
This technique ensures a perfectly smooth, factory-like finish without any brush marks.
The material cures into an incredibly hard, shiny shell.
Once the product dries, we remove all the protective masking tape.
We then apply a fresh bead of mildew-resistant silicone caulk around the edges.
Your upgraded fixture is ready for a warm bath the very next day.
Caring for your restored surface is actually incredibly easy.
You must avoid harsh abrasive powders like Comet or Ajax because they scratch.
Instead, use mild dish soap and a soft microfiber sponge to wipe it down.
Leaving wet bottles of shampoo on the ledge can trap moisture over time.
We recommend using a hanging shower caddy to keep things organized.
This simple habit keeps your glossy coat looking brand new for over a decade.
Do not use suction-cup bath mats on the newly sealed surface.
The strong suction can pull on the coating and cause premature peeling.
We can apply a permanent non-slip texture to the bottom of the tub during our visit.
Most folks in the 95646 ZIP code area watch their home improvement budgets carefully.
With a local median household income to consider, smart spending makes total sense.
Saving money on your bathroom project leaves more cash for winter heating bills.
Our professional service costs a mere fraction of what remodeling companies charge.
We keep our overhead low to pass those big savings directly to you.
You get the same high-end look without the massive financial headache.
Local lodges and vacation rentals benefit greatly from this speedy process too.
You cannot afford to have a rental property out of commission for weeks.
Our fast turnaround times get your paying guests back in the cabin immediately.
Living up here in Kirkwood, California means we understand the local community.
We do not believe in pushy sales tactics or hidden fees.
Our team treats your home with the utmost respect from start to finish.
We bring all our own professional gear and clean up every bit of mess.
You will never even know we were there, except for your gorgeous bathroom.
We take immense pride in helping our neighbors love their homes again.
Are you ready to say goodbye to that ugly, stained yellow tub?
Contact us today to request your completely free, no-obligation estimate.
Let us bring the sparkle back to your bathroom surface!
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 Kirkwood, 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