We just had this done. In our case, our house was built in 1939 and the whole bathroom was tiled up the walls in an ugly 1930s pink with a creamy yellow and blue flowers (eww). So, rather than sledge through all our walls and possibly cause structural damage, we had a company come in from the Detroit, MI area (National Tub Liner) to do the tub, surround, and put acrylic wainscoting on all the walls to cover up the tile. We did the floor, painting, and lighting ourselves. The whole project cost us about $4000 (which we'd saved up for the past year so we could pay cash). We're very happy with the results (though there were a couple snafus in the process). And since we had a deep tub to begin with, the lining really didn't take away from our space at all. In the end, I don't know if we saved money. But, we are happy to not have destroyed the house and still have an updated look.Has anyone purchased an acrylic refinishing service to cover their old (porcelain) tub?
The people who owned our house before us had Bath-Fitters put in. I covers the tub and the surround. Not dealing with caulk is nice, but it made the tub smaller and you can't fill it as deep or the water runs out of the overflow drain. I remedied that by taking it off and putting caulk in the opening and putting it back on.
However, my house was built in 1916 and I want it true to period (most of it is) so when I have the money I am taking the whole thing out and getting an old-fashioned tub put in, with brass shower fittings and a freestanding rod. I already have the pedestal sink. I HATE MODERN!! I was born 100 years too late!
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