A dull or chipped tub in Southern Shores 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 wake up and step into your bathroom only to see a stained, dingy tub staring back at you.
Fortunately, our team of local specialists can completely restore that worn-out surface to a brilliant, glossy finish in just a few hours.
This budget-friendly cosmetic makeover saves you thousands of dollars compared to a messy, weeks-long demolition project.
Naturally, you might think your only option is to rip out the whole basin.
Instead of doing that, we apply a high-performance liquid acrylic coating directly over your existing fixture.
This advanced process creates a durable, non-porous barrier that looks and feels exactly like brand-new porcelain.
We proudly serve homeowners right here in this beautiful coastal community of Dare County.
If your home sits in the 27949 area, you know how the salty sea air and sandy feet can take a toll on your home fixtures.
That is why we offer a completely free, no-obligation estimate to help you plan your home improvement project without any financial pressure.
Think about the sheer chaos of hiring a contractor to tear out your old cast iron or fiberglass tub.
Which means you would have to deal with loud noise, drywall dust, and expensive plumbing rerouting for days on end.
Our fast on-site service avoids all of that headache because we complete the entire transformation in less than a single day.
On top of that, you will save a massive chunk of change that you can spend on other fun things.
Actually, swapping a tub often forces you to replace surrounding tiles and flooring because the old dimensions almost never match the new ones.
Choosing our smart restoration method keeps your hard-earned money in your bank account while delivering the exact same visual upgrade.
Additionally, we care deeply about keeping our local Outer Banks environment clean and beautiful.
By opting to coat your existing fixture, you prevent hundreds of pounds of heavy, non-biodegradable waste from ending up in our regional landfill.
This green choice protects our gorgeous coastal ecosystem while still giving you that clean, sparkling bathroom you deserve.
First, we clean the entire area with specialized industrial cleaners to remove decades of soap scum and hard water deposits.
This critical step ensures the new materials will bond perfectly to the original surface without peeling later.
After that, we carefully repair any deep chips, rust spots, or ugly cracks using high-strength polyester fillers.
Next, our technicians apply a proprietary bonding agent designed to fuse the old material with our new topcoat.
You can think of this special chemical primer as a super-glue that creates a permanent link on a molecular level.
Subsequently, we use professional spray equipment to lay down multiple layers of a premium aliphatic acrylic polyurethane finish.
| Feature | Our Professional Refinishing | Full Tub Replacement |
|---|---|---|
| Project Duration | 4 to 6 hours total | 3 to 7 days of messy work |
| Average Cost | Very affordable and budget-friendly | Extremely high with plumbing fees |
| Mess and Dust | Virtually none with careful masking | Heavy drywall dust and broken tile |
| Lifespan | 10 to 15 years with proper care | 20 plus years but high upfront cost |
Finally, we use powerful exhaust fans to safely vent any paint fumes directly outside your home during the application.
Once the final protective layer cures, your basin gets a gorgeous glossy sheen that resists scratches and staining.
This means you get to enjoy a gorgeous, modern-looking bathroom without the typical construction nightmare.
Now, you might wonder how to keep this fresh finish looking brand new for the next decade.
Thankfully, maintaining your restored fixture is incredibly easy because the new surface is completely smooth and non-porous.
You simply need to wipe it down with a soft sponge and mild liquid dish soap after each use.
However, you must absolutely avoid using abrasive scouring powders or harsh scrubbing pads.
Which means bleach, steel wool, or gritty cleaners will eventually dull the beautiful high-gloss shine over time.
Treating your renewed fixture with a little bit of gentleness keeps it sparkling like a diamond for many years.
Another great tip is to avoid leaving wet bath mats lying flat on the bottom of the tub.
This is because trapped moisture underneath the plastic suction cups can weaken the bond of the coating over time.
Simply hanging your bath mat up to dry after your shower prevents any unnecessary wear and tear.
Living in this lovely beachside town of 2,714 residents means we truly value our local reputation and community connections.
With a healthy median household income of around $116,000, local homeowners expect high-quality craftsmanship and polite, reliable customer service.
We always show up on time, respect your property, and leave your home cleaner than we found it.
For instance, we use high-grade materials that are specifically formulated to withstand high humidity and coastal moisture levels.
This prevents the peeling, bubbling, and yellowing that often happens with cheap, store-bought DIY spray kits.
Investing in our professional-grade service guarantees a flawless, uniform look that makes your friends think you bought a brand-new tub.
Furthermore, we understand that every bathroom layout has its own unique quirks and challenges.
Whether you have a classic cast iron clawfoot model, a modern fiberglass garden tub, or a standard steel alcove basin, we handle them all.
Our extensive hands-on experience allows us to solve tricky rust issues and structural cracks with absolute confidence.
Perhaps you are planning to sell your property soon and want to boost its market value quickly.
Or maybe you are just tired of looking at an ugly, outdated color scheme from previous decades.
Either way, our fast restoration service offers the most cost-effective solution for your home renovation goals.
So, why wait any longer to finally get the beautiful, clean bathroom of your dreams?
Contact us today to schedule your completely free on-site consultation and detailed price quote.
We will answer all your questions, assess your tub, and give you an honest, upfront price with zero hidden fees.
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 Southern Shores, 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