Tommi Orchards by PVII

bathtub replacement

April 2003

This house was built in the early 60's and the bathtub was the original. It was old, pink and difficult to keep clean.

One of the previous owners slapped some Corian on the sidewalls, which looked pretty. Too bad it was bowing and coming away from the wall.

Bathfitter to the rescue.

 
The Tommi Melon

bathtub replacement

Hooray for Bathfitter. Instead of going through a costly and inconvenient tearout, Bathfitter comes in and goes right over the top. They are in and out in a day and there's very little mess. (11 images)

 

  • Corian panels have been removed. Ugh. Look what lurked behind it.
  • New faucets and spout have been installed.
  • This is what was behind the Corian sidewalls.
  • Another view. Pretty yukky and ugly back there.
  • The new sidewalls have been installed.
  • View of top of sidewall.
  • Built-in corner storage and grab bar.
  • The new tub was placed right over the old one.
  • Putting things back together, a nice new shower curtain & liner
  • All done - everything looks so shiny and new..
  • I just love the finished product.
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timeline

  • Bathfitter came out and measured for the mold of the tub. The install date was set, giving them time to manufacture the new tub.
  • The prepwork began Thursday night. Bathfitter removed the Corian sidepanels and replaced anything that was wet or rotted out. The new plumbing and fixtures were installed.
  • The rest of the work began the next morning. The new sidewalls were installed first, then the corner shelf, soap dish & grab bar. Afer that the new tub was laid over the old one.
  • Everything was caulked and sealed. They were finished by the end of the day.

This was a very painless project and 5 1/2 years later, it still looks as good as the day they installed it.