Tub Resurfacing

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Posted by Randy Ralls

Service Doctor resurfacing department specializes in repairing cracked, soft bottom or leaking bathtubs and showers in Northwest Indiana. Our process has been time tested over the last 11 years we have been repairing bathtubs and showers in Lake, Porter and La Porte counties. Bottom cracks are caused by weakening of the fiberglass or acrylic substrate eventually leading to leaking. You must start with a proper foundation to build a home, building or repair a cracked bathtub or shower. Service Doctor uses a proprietary process and product to ensure a solid  foundation before starting any repair. Service Doctor starts by drilling several holes in and around the crack. The holes are drilled to inject our proprietary material under the bathtub or shower bottom to create a solid foundation. As we inject our resin patch with a caulk tube into the pre drilled holes it hits a solid substrate and then flows out the exit holes making sure the cavity below the bathtub or shower is completely filled. The resin we inject hardens with in a few minutes so our resurfacing repair technician can begin the next step in the repair process. It can take from one caulk tube of resin patch to as many as eight tubes. Most companies repair by injecting foam under the bathtub or shower which doesn’t harden for several hours to a few days. If the repair is made without a solid foundation it will fail within a couple of months.

The next step in the resurfacing repair process is to repair the crack with a combination of fiberglass matte, kitty hair, resins and water proof fillers to strengthen the repair. After all the structural repair is completed the resurfacing technician will use water proof fillers to cosmetically get the effected area smooth and feathered in ready for the final step of top coating the area. The resurfacing technical uses a commercial airbrush system or HVLP(high volume low pressure spray system )to coat the repair. Our resurfacing service and repair vans are equipped with exact match resins to spray the effected area if the manufacturer name and color are known. If you do not know the manufacturer of color it is not a problem for our resurfacing technician to custom color match on site. Some older colors that are yellow, green or blue will be very hard to match. If we can not get a color match it is not a problem to resurface the entire bathtub or shower with our two part polyurethane. All repairs are guaranteed for one year and the resurfacing is guaranteed for 5 years. A resurfaced bathtub or shower can last indefinitely if cared for properly during the cleaning process.

An average repair cost for a bathtub or shower bottom crack is $260.00. To tear out a shower or bathtub takes up to a week and can cost from $2000 to $3000. This saves you 85% to 90 % over replacement. Service Doctor also removes and replaced bathtubs and showers but recommends the resurfacing repair process over new allowing the customer to put their budget in to other areas of the bathroom adding enjoyment and value to the home.

Service Doctor resurfacing also repairs chips, burns, nicks, holes and scratches in  Merrillville, Hobart, Portage, Valparaiso, Chesterton, Lake Station, La Porte, Hammond, East Chicago, Gary, Munster, Dyer, St John, Highland, Schererville,

Crown Point, Lansing, Whiting, Knouts, Wheatfield, Hebron, De Monte  and all cities and towns in Lake, La Porte and Porter counties.

For additional information contact: Randy Ralls @ 888-588-5655  -or- randy@servicedoctor.net

Porter County Home And Garden Show
Visit Service Doctor at our booth were we will be passing out special money saving coupons only available at this event.

Such as $100 OFF Bathtub and surround resurfacing.

$200 Off Kitchen Cabinet Resurfacing

$300 Off Bathtub and Surround systems.

$300 Off Any Complete New Roof.

Many more exciting money saving coupons at our booth. Just stop by and save!

Give your home new life and save up to 80% of the cost of replacing. We have a 5 yr warranty on all our work. Not Valid with any other other Residential Only. Valid from 11/01/12 to 12/31/12. Any old bathtub or shower can be made to look like new. Even if it is scrubbed out, stained, chipped or just an outdated color. We can resurface it, saving you up to 80% of the cost of replacement. Resurfacing is spraying our exclusive two-part urethane coating over your old fixtures. We can resurface ceramic wall tile, porcelain, fiberglass, acrylic, terazzo and more.

The new finish not only looks like new, but makes the old surface easier to clean too. Some customers only need one spot repaired. We can repair fiberglass, acrylic and porcelain chips or cracks.

Any old bathtub or shower can be made to look like new. Even if it is scrubbed out, stained, chipped or just an outdated color. We can resurface it, saving you up to 80% of the cost of replacement. Resurfacing is spraying our exclusive two-part urethane coating over your old fixtures. We can resurface ceramic wall tile, porcelain, fiberglass, acrylic, terazzo and more.

The new finish not only looks like new, but makes the old surface easier to clean too. Some customers only need one spot repaired. We can repair fiberglass, acrylic and porcelain chips or cracks.

GREAT RESURFACING PRICES

Bathtub or 3x4 Shower                              $360.00

Tub & Surround or 3x5 Shower                 $525.00

Claw foot Tub Inside Only                         $385.00

Claw foot Tub Inside & Outside                $680.00

Sink Bowl or Wall Mount Sink                   $153.00

Sink Wall Mount                                          $195.00

Vanity Top up to 8'                                      $225.00

Spot Repair                                                  $153.00

Bottom Repairs                                            $220.00

Residential Only

Exp. 8/31/09 Not Valid with any other Coupon or Offer

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