A dull or chipped tub in Longwood 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 fresh look for your worn washing space without spending a fortune. Getting a shiny new surface on your old soaking tub fixes ugly stains quickly. So requesting a cost estimate right now saves you huge money today.
Every homeowner dreads the loud noise of smashing up old porcelain tiles. Honestly, I remeber when my cousin tried doing a full demolition job on his place. It turned into a dusty nightmare that lasted three brutal weeks...
Instead of ripping everything out with a sledgehammer, spraying a pristine topcoat right over your existing fixture completely resets the whole room. This brilliant process glazes over deep scratches, ugly rust spots and weird faded colors from the seventies. Consequently, you save thousands of hard-earned dollars on labor costs while avoiding messy construction debris inside your home.
On top of that, the entire application takes just a single afternoon from start to finish. Our specialized technicians roll up to your house with heavy duty ventilation fans, high-grade organic solvent prep mixes and professional spray equipment. As a result, you get a bright glossy finish that looks completely brand new by the time we pack up our truck.
First off, we clean your current basin using heavy industrial acid washes that strips away decades of stubborn soap scum. After that step, we repair every tiny chip, crack and gouge using water-resistant epoxy fillers. Naturally, this creates a perfectly smooth foundation that guarantees the new coating sticks like absolute glue for many years.
Next up, our crew applies a high-tech bonding agent specifically formulated for smooth glass and cast iron surfaces. Furthermore, this chemical primer chemically anchors our custom liquid acrylic polymer directly onto your tub. Which means you will never have to worry about peeling or bubbling paint down the road.
Finally, we spray multiple ultra-thin layers of liquid resin to create a deep reflective finish. Indeed, this durable barrier resists harsh bathroom chemicals and daily wear effortlessly. So you can enjoy a dazzling white room that looks like a high-end luxury resort.
Consider the total nightmare of buying a brand new tub at the big box store down the highway. Beyond the heavy price tag on the unit itself, you gotta pay expensive plumbers to move old iron pipes around. In addition, you end up hiring tile contractors to patch up broken drywall and cracked floor borders.
By choosing our high-grade surface restoration option instead, you skip those annoying hidden expenses entirely. Take a look at how the real numbers stack up when updating your home wash room:
| Project Choice | Average Cost Range | Project Completion Time | Mess Factor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Fixture Demolition | High Price Tag | Several Painful Weeks | Extremely Dusty and Loud |
| Our Surface Coating Service | Super Affordable | Less Than One Day | Clean and Dust Free |
Plus, older vintage tubs made from solid cast iron actually hold thermal heat way better than cheap modern plastic shells. Therefore, restoring the original heavy fixture keeps your bath water hotter for much longer sessions. You keep the original heavy build quality while enjoying a spotless clean aesthetic.
Living right here in Bronx County means dealing with older pre-war apartment buildings and classic multi-family row houses. From Southern Boulevard down towards Westchester Avenue, local properties feature sturdy vintage basins that just need some serious love. For instance, many local homes built decades ago still feature those gorgeous deep soaking tubs that are worth saving.
Actually, our team loves working in this vibrant urban section of New York, where over 26,196 local residents reside every day. We regularly help families around ZIP code 10459 upgrade their apartments without breaking their strict monthly budget. With a median household income hovering around thirty thousand dollars, finding affordable renovation solutions matters a whole lot to our hard-working community.
In fact, real estate investors and local landlords constantly hire us to refresh rental units fast between tenants. Because a bright shiny surface instantly boosts property appeal during open house walk-throughs. Therefore, you attract high quality renters much faster without spending your entire profit margin on remodeling contractors.
Now, taking care of your newly recoated basin requires just a tiny tweak to your usual cleaning routine. Forget about using harsh abrasive scouring powders or stiff wire scrubbing pads. Because those tough materials create microscopic scratches that destroy the glossy sheen over time.
Instead, simply wipe down the slick surface using a gentle liquid dish soap and a soft microfiber cloth. Furthermore, this basic care routine prevents hard water deposits and soap films from clinging to the smooth polish. It really is that easy to maintain a hotel quality polish for up to fifteen years.
Besides that, make sure to fix any dripping faucets right away so standing water does not sit continuously around the drain opening. While our durable acrylic finish handles moisture like a champion, constant dripping water over months can wear down any coating. Keeping your plumbing valves tight ensures maximum longevity for your newly restored basin.
Many brave homeowners buy those cheap rolled-on epoxy coating kits from local hardware stores trying to save a few fast bucks. Honestly, those store-bought paint tubs usually turn into a flaking disaster within just a few short months. I actually tried one on my old basement shower pan years ago and it flaked off in giant disgusting sheets after three showers...
The main issue comes down to professional preparation work and high-grade industrial chemicals that regular folks cannot purchase at retail stores. Without professional etchings and specialized spray guns, self-applied paint leaves visible brush marks and uneven drip lines. On top of that, retail epoxy yellow turns ugly under basic bathroom lighting within a year.
By contrast, our specialized technicians use high-pressure spray setups that lay down an ultra-smooth factory finish. Consequently, the end result looks like a brand new porcelain shell straight from the original manufacturing plant. Investing in trained technicians saves you from doing the exact same project twice.
Throwing away a heavy five-hundred pound cast iron basin puts a massive strain on local landfills around our city. Additionally, manufacturing brand new acrylic units generates tons of carbon emissions and uses up precious natural resources. So restoring what you already own is actually the most eco-friendly choice available for conscious homeowners.
Which means you reduce construction waste significantly while giving your home a stylish makeover. Furthermore, our modern liquid polymer compounds feature lower chemical emissions that keep indoor air safe for your family. You get to feel good about saving money while doing your small part for the planet.
On top of that, keeping old fixtures out of the trash helps preserve the unique historical charm of our older local homes. Old-world craftsmanship is almost impossible to find in stores today without paying crazy antique prices. Preserving those classic heavy foundations keeps real architectural history alive right inside your residence.
Ready to upgrade your dated fixture into a sparkling centerpiece that makes your whole home feel fresh? Our friendly local crew is standing by to evaluate your space and break down all the affordable options for you. Furthermore, we provide simple transparent pricing without any annoying high-pressure sales tactics or surprise fees.
Simply call our friendly team to schedule your completely free on-site quote. Because taking two minutes to reach out today saves you tons of cash and hassle down the road. Let us bring that high-end polish and fresh feel back into your home this week!
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 Longwood, 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