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Bath Fitters comments? dgk 06-21-2006
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Posted by dgk on June 21, 2006, 7:56 am
I have a small bathroom that needs to be redone. One of my coworkers
is very happy with the job that Bath Fitters did for her and her son,
although at $6,000 - $7,000 it wasn't cheap. But it is a lot cheaper
than ripping out the old tub, and it won't take weeks. I'm in NYC and
things are expensive, especially renovations. I can't even find a
contractor to give me an estimate on the job.

Anyway, she says that they do all the work except the floor. I can
handle that part but ripping out tubs is not really my area of
expertise.

I realize that this is a franchise but I've not found a whole lot of
complaints considering how many of these things that they do. There
was a thread in this forum about six months ago and only one person
had anything bad to say.

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Posted by on June 21, 2006, 10:56 am
Bah humbug. Just replace the tub with a new cast iron tub, it's a
better long term fix and will be more reliable (doesn't need special
parts that are more prone to leakage). That and for the price you
quoted I don't see why you can't do it right and get the tub replaced.


Posted by dgk on June 22, 2006, 11:29 am
On 21 Jun 2006 07:56:56 -0700, scott21230@gmail.com wrote:

>Bah humbug. Just replace the tub with a new cast iron tub, it's a
>better long term fix and will be more reliable (doesn't need special
>parts that are more prone to leakage). That and for the price you
>quoted I don't see why you can't do it right and get the tub replaced.

It claims with a lifetime warranty. I guess I need to check if that is
for BF as a whole or just the franchise; certainly a franchise can
close but BF appears to be nationwide.

My understanding is that it will cost twice as much to remove the tub,
which involves a complete gutting of the bathroom. If you know anyone
in NYC who is willing to redo a bathroom, including replacing the tub,
for anywhere near $7,000 please post a contact.

What parts are more prone to leakage? I thought this just involves
putting a shell around the existing one. I can see that becoming loose
or needing some repair but I don't see it being unreliable. If you
know anyone who had problems please let me know about them.

Posted by professorpaul on June 21, 2006, 3:12 pm
I had them do mine in a 35 year old house a couple of years back. I was
quite please with the results. Unfortunately, after a year or so, the
liner in the tub settled a bit, and pulled away from the surround,
which was caulked with silicon rubber. Cut it out with a razor blad and
re-caulked. Their sales pitch was a bit heavy-handed, but the strategy
was just what I needed. My job ran to about $3800 for tub insert,
surround, and removal of old tile, etc. It did take them a day longer
than they had estimated, due to more damage from water behind the bad
tile. However, they honored their price.


Posted by dgk on June 22, 2006, 11:31 am
wrote:

>I had them do mine in a 35 year old house a couple of years back. I was
>quite please with the results. Unfortunately, after a year or so, the
>liner in the tub settled a bit, and pulled away from the surround,
>which was caulked with silicon rubber. Cut it out with a razor blad and
>re-caulked. Their sales pitch was a bit heavy-handed, but the strategy
>was just what I needed. My job ran to about $3800 for tub insert,
>surround, and removal of old tile, etc. It did take them a day longer
>than they had estimated, due to more damage from water behind the bad
>tile. However, they honored their price.

The tiles have been falling off the walls in bunches. I've put them
back but it's a sign that the time has come. Besides, they're a
hideous orange-pinkish color.

Shouldn' t the repair have been covered by the warranty?

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