Bathtub liners have become very common in the bathroom remodeling industry. In recent years, a lot of homeowners have been sold on the idea that they can save a lot of money by installing new tub liners for their worn out bathtub, shower pan or walls. Therefore acrylic tub liners have become a big part of the bathroom remodeling industry.

What are bathtub liners?

Bathtub liners have been called new “skins” that wraps tightly by means of glue on the old tub. Tub liners are made of the same acrylic material that new bathtub is made of.

Bathtub liners compared to bathtub refinishing
Cost:

Though there are some savings when you compare replacing a tub to installing a new liner, liners are still much more expensive than refinishing. The price of liners (installed) range between $800 to over $1000 compared to about $450 for refinishing.

Bathtub liners and time:

Liners take weeks to be installed while refinishing takes only a few hours to refinish and ready for use within 48 hours. The reason why tub liners are very expensive when compared to refinishing is that bathtub liners are custom installed. That means that no two liners are the same. The sales person has to get the exact measurement for your liner, sends out the information to the company that would mold it.
Finally the home owner receives the liners and after about 3 to 6 weeks, the liners are finally installed.

Bathtub liners and trapped water:

Because of the thickness of the bathtub liners, there is always the great possibility that water gets trapped between the liner and the bathtub, thereby causing mold and mildew growth.

Bath liners' hollow feeling:

Liners may feel like you are walking on a sponge because of the water that is trapped  between the old tub and the new liner.

Tubs are not as big as they used to be a tub liner is installed:

Because you are adding a thick material on top of your old tub, it makes the tub smaller.

Bathtub liners also come in a limited number of colors:

This means that you are limited to the number of colors you can use for your decoration.

If you are serious about changing the appearance of you bathtub, don’t use bathtub liners, refinish. Fill out our Refinishing Questionnaire estimate form and one of our stars will get in touch with you soon.