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For over twenty years, Georgia Tub and Tile has
been a leader in the bathroom fixture refinishing industry. What we provide is
an alternative for the homeowner to replacing their existing fixture with
something new. This is done by resurfacing the existing fixture to give it
new life or new color.
Key Benefits
- Savings of up to 3/4's the cost of replacement
- Less clean-up than replacement renovation
- Most all work completed the same day
- Downtime of bathroom no more than 24 hours
Capabilities
- Bathtubs
- Any bathtub made of porcelain, steel, fiberglass or cultured marbled
is a candidate as long as its original finish is sturdy and isn't worn to
it's base. It can be brought back to a clean crisp white or it's
original color. The colors can also be changed should the tub be an
undesirable color.
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- Ceramic Tile
- Any tile that is made of ceramic can be resurfaced. Reasons for
resurfacing tile commonly involve changing the color to something more
neutral. It is generally a good idea to stay with lighter colors as
the grout line will be sealed with the new enamel, thus making it the same
color as well. Most all tile is a candidate assuming it is in good
shape and free of major cracks or chips.
- Sinks
- Many sinks are not candidates as they tend to get quite worn over the
years and the original surface is not as sturdy as bathtubs or ceramic
tile, thus bringing out it's imperfections. Sinks are also much
easier and less expensive to replace and normally does not involve major
renovation or high costs. Most sinks that are candidates are
generally antique pedestal sinks or oddly shaped sinks that sit in hard to
replace countertops.
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- Countertops
- Countertops made of ceramic tile or cultured marbled are generally the
best candidates for refinishing. Any countertop made of laminate,
Corian, acrylic or other type of plastic are not. As with ceramic
tile walls, countertops should be in fairly good shape and free of major
cracks or chips. Cultured marble countertops should also be free of
spider cracks and major pinholes in order to acquire the best results.
Non-Capabilities
- Toilets
- While many older toilets have style and characteristics that the newer
models do not posses, unfortunately no toilet is a candidate for the
resurfacing process. This is because toilets constantly hold water
and over time it will cause the bond to break. The process of
replacement is also much easier and less expensive than it would be to
resurface and generally does not involve major renovation or high costs.
- Floors
- Ceramic tile floors can actually be resurfaced, the problem is the
wear-and tear factor. Bathroom floors take a lot of abuse from
walking on them with shoes to dropping toiletry items on them. This
can quickly weaken the integrity in places and cause chipping or fading in
a very short time. The difference between this and wall tile is that
wall tile is never used for anything but appearance. The difference
between floors and bathtubs are that bathtubs (if properly used) are
stepped on with bare feet and used for bathing. The only real
exception are shower floors, as they only serve the same purpose that a
bathtub does. For this reason it is high recommended that a bathroom
floor is not resurfaced.
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