Bathroom - reglazing / resurfacing - anyone done it?

sarahlou · Mar 05, 2008 11:52 pm

Would you use a reglazing/resurfacing company to paint / recolour your tiles and bath, instead of ripping them up and putting in new ones? According the reglazing company's website is it much cheaper to paint the tiles and bath than to have new tiles and bath put in.

We are considering purchasing a house with a very late 70's bathroom (brown tiles and bath). We are happy with the layout of the bathroom. We will be putting in a new vanity and shower screen.

Interested to find your opinions (or recommendations) and if it is a genuine alternative to getting brand new tiles and a brand new bath.

vpande · Mar 07, 2008 11:12 am

I went this path with my pink bathroom. Used a DIY kit from bunnings . quite labour intensive to prepare the surfaces prior to painting. it is an epoxy paint so takes long time to set. and the fumes :shock:

DIY will cost u about $150 materials, sandpaper and all. (tub only) no harm in getting quotes. we had pale grey wall tiles so did nothing for them.
good luck.

sarahlou · Mar 07, 2008 11:53 am

Hi vpande, Thanks for your reply. What do you mean by 'we had pale grey wall tiles so did nothing for them' - do you mean that you kept the pale grey in their original condition, or do you mean that when you painted the tiles the effect didn't do much ?

Also, I'd like to hear from anyone who has used a tradesperson/company to reglaze / resurface their bathroom.

Yak_Chat · Mar 07, 2008 2:01 pm

Sarahlou, Check the other bathrooms threads - this subject was talked about in depth about 5 or so months ago with some pretty good feedback.

One option I have seen in a mag, was a vinyl floor was laid over the floor tiles to change the colour and texture of a laundry floor.
Steve

vpande · Mar 07, 2008 2:08 pm

yeah I didnot reglaze the tiles. just the bathtub.

sarahlou · Mar 07, 2008 4:01 pm

Yak_Chat, I found the thread you were talking about. I did search the boards first before posting but must have been searching on the wrong term which is why I didn't see that thread. Thanks! Here is the link for anyone who stumbles on this thread:

https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=2364

donuts · Mar 07, 2008 9:07 pm

Hi Sarahlou.

We had the bathroom in our old house done in preparation for selling. It cost $2300 (for bath and lots of wall tiling not sure how many m2 exactly).

When it was done the bathroom looked fantastic, but we were still in the house for about 4 months after we had it done and by the time we moved out there was already a chip in the bath - thanks to one of our 2yo's toys. I would hate to think what it looks like now!

If you can afford to get it done properly, I would say spend the extra and get new bath/tiles. If you don't mind using special cleaners and are very careful (and maybe don't have kids!) then it might be ok for you. Personally I'd only use it again for a quick pre-sale makeover.

Hope that helps
donuts

sarahlou · Mar 07, 2008 10:50 pm

Hi Donuts, That's so very helpful. My partner's suggestion is basically the same as yours - if we can afford it then we should do it properly.

Thank you to everyone!

Patrick-Steven · Mar 15, 2008 6:44 pm

If you can afford to get it done properly, I would say spend the extra and get new bath/tiles. If you don't mind using special cleaners and are very careful (and maybe don't have kids!) then it might be ok for you. Personally I'd only use it again for a quick pre-sale makeover.

Mikita · Mar 18, 2008 9:54 pm

I once had my bath resurfaced. It was badly damaged when I moved in and looked great when it was finished. I couldn't believe it was the same bath. From memory, it was a few hundred.