mardi 30 janvier 2018

Essentials Of Getting Bathtub Refinishing

By Carolyn Harris


There advantages as well as disadvantages to everything. Bathtub refinishing is no exception to this rule. It has its benefits as well as demerits as listed below. To start with its benefits, bathtub refurbishment has visual appeal.

We all want to know what we are signing up for so we shall start to tackle the disadvantages of bath refurbishment. It has a paper thin layer that wears off in a very short time as a tub is in use more than one time in a day due to the people living with their families or their friends. This results to multiple repairs over time as one still wants the good looking bathroom and wants to maintain it like that.

In addition to that, it is way cheaper than purchasing another tub as whole. This is due to the cost of purchasing transport and also specialized fixing as one needs to hire a professional contractor as a plumber to avoid leakages that come with the purchase of a new tub. Bath tub refurbishment saves you money as they just use the old and add a layer of new after scrapping off the old and unpleasant layer. Pocket friendly solutions are always the best solutions as long as one is getting value for their money.

Due to their porous nature they absorb water.The conducive bathroom temperatures also aid in the flourishing growth of mold in ones bathroom. This is hazardous as this makes everyone using the bathroom prone to getting infections that they think have no source that can be traced back to their houses.

To top that up, these tubs chip easily as their material is not very durable as compared to the original acrylic if not marble material. The materials used are used due to their aesthetic appeal not much because of their durability. The chipping is risky to the young families who have children as they tend to eat the chipped off pieces of the refinished tub which may be health hazardous.

To conclude on the disadvantages, the tubs degrade quickly after the first year after the refurbishment. Again, the material used are solely to blame due to their lack of resilience and durability. This results to continuous replacement on an annual basis hence being expensive in the long run if you compare to buying a new tub and having it fixed by professionals.

To add to that bathtubs that have been refinished tend to degrade quickly after the first year. This is because the materials that are being used. Since they are hardy, they tend to lower their quality after the first twelve months hence needing replacement. This therefore means that over time one will have to spend more to keep on re-fixing the tub after every year as compared to buying another tub at once.

It is cheaper than purchasing another tub. This is if you include the actual buying price of the bath, the transportation cost as well as the cost of installation by a professional contractor or a plumber. The cost of exchanging some of the pipes. It also saves on time since the process is also do-it-yourself. You do not have to take time to look for a legitimate and reputable professional to fix another for you. You also do not have to look for a place to buy a good and durable bath tub as the materials used to refinish are easily available in the local stores that are very easily accessible.




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