Reglaze a cast iron tub or buy a new steel one?
Karlinab Jones
8 years ago
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Buy New Tub or Reglaze?
Comments (13)What you decide to do depends on: Will children be using the tub? Do you bathe pets in the tub? Is it the only tub in the house? If you answer yes to any of these questions, then the answer is no to reqlazing. My DD had a yellow tub like yours. It had been reglazed white before she bought the house. She has 2 "Tweenage" daughters, past the bath stage, but into long showers and lots of Hair prep.. etc. and the glaze is chipping If you have another tub in the home my suggestion would be to replace the tub with a shower. ( unless you must have a tub). We reglazed (professionally) our second bath tub- which is never used. I am very pleased with how it turned out, but would have replaced it if it was going to receive any use. We replaced the tub in the master bath with a shower. We have a third jetted tub in our guest bath. If you are planning on replacing the tile surround, replace or remove the tub if possible. Pam...See Morecast iron bath tub with ugly finish, please advise
Comments (2)Well, you can get it reglazed, but all the activities you list as liking it for will be risky with the new surface, which must be babied more than the original....See MoreAmerican vs. cast iron tub - which is better?
Comments (2)Our new cast iron tubs (Toto) and cast iron shower pan (Kohler) have the non-slip grips and they don't feel too rough at all. I've sat in my tub a number of times since it was installed thse past June, and it really isn't even a noticeable thing. The circles (in the Toto) and the rectangles (in the model Kohler we have) have enough texture to prevent slips, but are far from uncomfortable in the least. FYI, our tub and pan are white, as are the grips. I use an original style Mr. Clean Magic eraser on the grips every so often to keep them as clean as day one....See MoreReplacing cast iron tub questions
Comments (0)I've finally convinced my husband to rid the bathroom in our new house of the blue tub and floor and the wall tile that has been reglazed from pink to white but I've been having second thoughts about the tub. The wall tile is dingy and now the finish is peeling in places. It just looks awful. Honestly the tub is in decent condition, but it's blue. I can't stand the color and we're only going to rip all this stuff out once, so I need to decide - do I replace it or would it be totally crazy to reglaze it? I *think* it has already been reglazed once from pink to blue. If so, the finish has lasted since 1985 and looks totally fine. I just can't imagine that they replaced the tub at that time and reglazed the existing tile so it would seem as though the tub was also reglazed. I hate the mysteries that come with buying a house like this! Anyway, we are doing this remodel on a budget, but with the goal of increasing the value of our house. I want a decent tub that's going to be used for bathing kids and for everyday showers at least until we get the master bath done (possibly 6 months or so). It will be the only tub in the house, so a deeper tub would be nice. I don't think we can really afford a deeper cast iron tub, but will we disappointed with a less expensive acrylic tub? What should we look for and how much do we reasonably need to spend. Installation is diy with a licensed plumber in our family who is helping us. To give you an idea of where we are headed and why I think the blue tub has to go, the vanity, mirror and wall cabinet will be white (Lowes Chesapeake that I found for less than 1/2 price on clearance) with a stock HD beige granite vanity with the already attached undermount sink. Floor tile will be neutral as will the tile on the tub surround. We will replace the tile on the walls outside the tub surround with white beadboard. New toilet will be white....See More_sophiewheeler
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