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BATH FITTERS

pprmntstx — Wed, 08 May 2019 12:07:24 GMT

Does anyone have any experience with Bathfitters for bathtub or shower?

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Meowingkitty — Wed, 08 May 2019 12:13:32 GMT

While we didn’t use Bath Fitters we did use ReBath for all three bathrooms and are very happy with the results. Two were done in 2017 and the other just a couple of months ago. They did a great job, looks very nice, easier to clean. A bit pricy but what isn’t these days. They took all the old cultured marble off the walls down to the studs, replaced the waterproof back board and were done in two days. Our master bath was converted from a tub to a shower and I love it.

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Winkk — Wed, 08 May 2019 12:54:40 GMT

Not really but we did call them out for an estimate. They wanted $10,000 just to do the tub area. Way too high for me. A year later we had the bathroom completed remodeled for $9,000.

Also, they called for months after my appointment to see if I reconsidered. They were a real pain.

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heyhay57 — Wed, 08 May 2019 13:02:05 GMT

BathFitter replaced our 28 year old tub/shower to a walk-in shower last summer. Husband couldn't rave about them enough (he's retired; i'm still working so I wasn't home for the reno). Husband is a very, very particular man! What a terrific Bathfitter guy - only one to do the whole job, very professional yet pleasant/friendly enough. Cleaned up everything incredibly well & hauled it off. Ever so slightly dusty, but nothing that one paper towel couldn't handle. We had a question/concern afterward and the office staff was most helpful and pleasant. I would recommend BathFitter to any/everyone.

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lmt — Wed, 08 May 2019 13:16:17 GMT

When we wanted a new tub/shower a few years ago, we looked into both Bath Fitter and Re-Bath. Both had good and bad reviews.

We ultimately went with Re-Bath. They did a fantastic job. They were in and out the same day and cleaned up all the mess.

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aggravated — Wed, 08 May 2019 13:58:09 GMT

We had our hall bath remodeled but kept the original tub. The tub surround was retiled, as was the floor and installed a new vanity, commode and tub and sink fixtures all around. We had the tub reglazed instead of replacing it. Big mistake. The glaze lasted exactly one year - the length of the warranty. I called Bathfitter and asked if they could cover our tub with one of their tubs. Yes was the answer. Guy comes out and says no, we would have to sign up for the complete bathtub/shower surround in order to have the tub replaced. I distinctly told them when I called what I wanted and was assured that they were able to do that. Anyway, the sales fellow was extremely nice and came back later to tell us if the new tile around the tub had been marble they would have made an exception - but not in our case. It was nice of him to do, but we still have the tub with the chipped finish in the bathroom - fortunately, you can't really see it with the shower curtain unless you are getting in the tub. Replacing the tub will be hard due to our stair layout but eventurally we will get to it.

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FranandZoe — Wed, 08 May 2019 14:28:08 GMT

We used them for a bathroom in a house that we rented to relatives. They did a beautiful job. But sometime later the tub wouldn't drain. We ended up hiring "real" plumbers. Turned out BF had left part of the old drain pipe IN the drain. Never again.

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CelticCrafter — Wed, 08 May 2019 14:24:38 GMT

Love ours.

Would use the again if we had to.

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D Kay — Wed, 08 May 2019 14:37:03 GMT

What I didn't like about Bath Fitters was their sales pitch. When they gave me their estimate, I said that it was more than I planned on spending. Only then did they start lowering the price by asking me if I had been in the military, what my profession was, etc. They apparently give discounts for certain things that were not asked about initially. AND, I had to agree on the spot for them to do it or I wouldn't get the discount. It turned out that it was cheaper to have real tile put in my shower.

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Carmie — Wed, 08 May 2019 14:51:48 GMT

My son who works in heating, plumbing and AC is adamant about hating any of the tub over tub installations.

He has had to pull out and redo many of these remodels over the years. Apparently, when things go bad it is a nightmare. He also said they are too expensive and pure junk...a quick fix.

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RedTop — Wed, 08 May 2019 20:07:12 GMT

I am not a fan of Bath Fitters. If you don’t like what you have now, don’t slap an expensive, pretty overlay on it and feel better. Covering up a problem just adds another layer of problems, fix it the right way to begin with.

We used ReBath for both of our bathroom makeovers; got rid of our fiberglass fixtures, and feel it was $8,000 well spent. Fixed right, and it’s done.

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Piperdellilah — Wed, 08 May 2019 20:10:34 GMT

I went though Re-bath a couple of years ago. I have mixed feelings about it still. If i could go back in time, i probably wouldn't go through them again. The sales person came out in November, I liked what he had to say so i put half down on the spot. He told me 6-8 weeks and it didn't get done until 13 weeks later. They were also very expensive. The end result looks nice, but i should have just had a handyman do it for half the price.

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homedecor1 — Thu, 09 May 2019 00:08:57 GMT

My relative just had both bathrooms redone (thru Home Depot) and I think it was ReBath company. They came out and measured the tub/wall areas -- a fiberglass surround with a subway tile look was manufactured.

The contractors took down all the walls to the studs(put in new backer board), replaced bathtub, new fixtures and surround walls. The bathrooms had mold behind the walls and floors. The people who lived there prior just put a acrylic overlay over walls & tub -- what a mess☹️.

They replaced the flooring, vanity, lighting & completed the project in 2 days!

Im thinking of doing the same in my guest bath -- just the tiled area -- no more "grout" to clean🙂.

Whoever was the contractor did a great job!!! The bathrooms are beautiful.

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pprmntstx — Thu, 09 May 2019 14:28:37 GMT

@Carmie Thank you! That is so good to know!

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Maineblueberries — Wed, 15 May 2019 14:07:32 GMT

@homedecor1 Is ReBath similar to Bath Fitters?

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homedecor1 — Wed, 15 May 2019 23:10:17 GMT

@Maineblueberries

I'm not sure but they literally tore out everything to the studs. The surround is sheets fabricated to resemble subway tile. The tub was replaced with acrylic updated from old cast iron.

HomeDepot was the contractor & it was about $9,500 for a small bath. It was expensive because they had mold behind the overlay surround in the walls and under tub that previous owner installed. Obviously, there was a leak somewhere -- unfortunately they didn't discover until they removed the rugs ...mold up the closet walls behind the bathroom🙄. contractor did all remediation & installed everything to perfection.

I was in HD today and I saw. they have same set up in store. You might check it out🙂

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Mom2Dogs — Thu, 16 May 2019 00:31:29 GMT

We went to a friends house that just used bathfitters for two bathrooms....about $8,000 each....I was not impressed with the final look, but they thought it looked nice....

If I was going to spend that much money I would have a construction company do the work, local people.

We got a bid for a stand up standard size shower and a standard size tub and shower, gut job...both areas were about $8,000 each. To much money for this house at this location. I am going to have one bath room restored, the product has a 5 year warranty and have the other bathroom gutted, hopefully...we are waiting on the 2nd bid for the gut job...hoping it is under $8,000.00