New construction bathtub repairs and new construction spot repairs services are saving general building contractors thousands of dollars in bathtub replacement. This is how they save money by using bathtub repairs instead of replacement. Bathtubs are installed during the initial stage of new construction, during framing to be exact. For large commercial projects, it takes about a year or more from the time bathtubs are installed to the final cleaning and handing over of the property to its owner.

New construction bathtub repairs and spot repairs save project managers from bathtub replacement, time, and money. The other spot repair advantage not talked about much is that green bathtub reglazing saves the environment.

A lot of sub-contractors are involved in the construction of new hotels motels or apartments. During the course of a year, with so many sub-contractors and equally many employees that work for them, what emerges is a recipe for “accidents”. New bathtubs get scratched, and sometimes gouged and in need of repairs.

For the general contractor and his project manager, the options are:

Repair or replace:

First, replacement. Remember that bathtubs are installed during framing, when it is easy to move such a big fixture to its final destination, the bathroom. It is inconceivable to the project manager to replace a brand new tub simply because of scratches, spots or occasional gouges here and there.

It costs about $2500 to tear out the walls, perhaps replace the flooring materials, initiate another plumbing and put a new tub in. The energy and other resources used in making a new bathtub are enormous. Replacement clogs the landfills and is not an environmentally friendly decision.

The second option, and the most prudent one at that is bathtub repairs. A professional bathtub refinishing company uses a special color matching and chip repair process, in order to repair all kind of damages. After the repair, refinish and buffing processes, it is virtually impossible to tell where the bathtub scratched. This saves the general contractors money, time and the environment. With multiple units and volume discounts, the savings are even grater.

Here are other repair services that new construction gets:

Bathtubs
Sinks
Spot and chip repairs
Reglazing and replacing ceramic tiles
Showers
Countertops
Antique Bathtubs
Pedestal Sinks
Appliances
Fiberglass tubs and Surrounds

Hotel, motels, apartments and other commercial clients particularly are using bathtub repairs during their renovation. They get minimum disruption, and get to use their bathtubs about 24 hours after they are repaired and refinished. Bathtub repairs saves money, time and equally important, the environment. For you new construction, repair, refinish, don’t replace.