We’ve all seen the ads; someone in a freshly pressed white shirt and slacks rings the door bell and in a flash there appears a brand new, pristine bathroom right down to the new paint. If life and remodeling could be as easy as TV makes it look!
Ask yourself, is a liner even possible in my bathroom? Let’s face it, you know what your bathroom looks like and if putting a liner on the tub and walls could solve your problem, you’d have done it years ago.
Let’s look at your tub walls. You’ve probably got tile and had some minor leaks over the years. You patched with grout or caulk but still small leaks keep popping up. What do you think the walls behind the tile look like by now?
Probably DISGUSTING! And….You may have mold, or even worse termites or carpenter ants.
Do you really want to cover this up?
You don’t have tile? You’ve got one of those big plastic inserts with all the caulk, soap dishes, & grab bar….guess what? You can’t line that thing anyway!
And…what about your tub or shower floor? Ask the liner salesman, how do you make it fit? ‘Oh!...we custom make the liner to exactly match your tub, it’s then glued in and then you have a nice new tub’.
Really?...We’ve been removing tub liners over the last couple of years and found they have a very bad tendency to leak water at the drain area between the liner and the existing tub. That sounds wonderful…. a squishy tub floor; and eventually mold soup!
And, how much is this problem waiting to happen? Don’t take our word for it; get a quote. Don't be shocked when you hear, '$4000.00, but it'll only take a couple of days'!
Shoot, we can do a new tub and drain, replace your valve, install new water resistant wall board and install cultured marble; and, you could out to dinner for that kind of money!
So, why does Dalco even offer liners? Like all absolutes, there are no absolutes and on occasion the bath really does just need a face lift.
We don’t use the cheap plastic liners; we will not line the tub (we don’t want to be back in a year with an unhappy customer). We will line thin set tile walls or cultured marble that may have suffered minor none water damage or perhaps is just out of style. We go over these with a solid surface style material that is a substantial 3/8” thick, trim it out and, install matching accessories; and even a matching vanity top if your desire.
AND…Our liner installation really does only take one day and by the same time next day you will be enjoying your updated bathroom.
So, not all liners are created equal when you know the facts!
Mike N
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Mike N
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