Bathroom remodel - acrylic shower?
We own a condo in TIburon and are looking to remodel two bathrooms. We have had two bids and are being really pushed to do the acrylic showers. Should be cheaper but we are being quoted ~90K for both baths, no tile only acrylic. Acrylic should be cheaper but I think 90K is a bit much for an otherwise simple remodel. One of the companies was Re-bath.
Two questions:
if anyone has done acrylic showers, please let me know pros and cons other than what one can read about
Re-bath- any one done business with them?
Jun 26, 2019
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The acrylic shower may be cheap and easy to install. But the surface gets damaged easily. You are not supposed to use any kind of abrasive cleaner. How you gonna keep it clean? I like Corian. Easy to clean. No grout (which always gets moldy).
I have remodeled several bathrooms over the past few years and none has cost as much as you were coated by Re-Bath. The fact that they advertise on TV should give you some idea of their price and, if you want reviews of the company and their work, log on to yelp.com and put their name in the search bar. You can then read the experiences of people who have hired them recently and you can then make up your own mind as to whether or not you want to hire the company to work for you.
Acrylic look great for a while and then will start looking terrible. Over the years we remolded 4 bathrooms. The tile done as good today as it did 10 years ago. Other issue I have seem with some acrylic is after 5 year or so it starts curling and pulling away from the wall. Real question is how long will you be in the house? Less than 5 years acrylic More than 5, I would go with tile or stone. Or do the acrylic now and again in another 5 years or so.
Seems expensive but it depends on what you are asking for.
We did not use RE-bath but did do remodel of several bathrooms in a whole home in Tiburon.