Bathroom Surrounds And Wall Surrounds

Bathtub surrounds are an attractive, easy to install, and cost effective way to upgrade a bathroom. It is a well-known fact that one of the best ways to add value to a home is to remodel the bathroom. However, once a homeowner looks into the cost of hiring a contractor to come in and redo a bathroom, many realize that it can be an expensive undertaking. Fortunately, bathtub surrounds are available as a cost efficient way to remodeling a bathroom.

The new one-piece tub surrounds will fit right over a bathtub and fixtures and install so easily that the average homeowner will be able to complete the job without breaking their back or their bank. The array of bathtub shower surrounds now available on the market is staggering, because demands for these have ensured that the supply is plentiful and varied. Stain-resistant and chip resistant under normal use, a bathtub surround can be the perfect alternative to costly replacement of tiles or tubs. Usually sold in kits, with instruction manuals included, these surrounds not only provide a clean new look to the bathroom, they aid in energy saving because they make the tub setting waterproof. By covering up the old with the new, the look and functionality of the bathroom are both improved.

Particularly useful in a child's bathroom, the addition of a bathroom surround can help maintain the integrity of the walls by keeping the water in the tub where it belongs rather than having it splashing out around the edges of a tub, in the cracks among the grouting of the tile or along the leaking seam of a painted wall.

Easy to install, a bathtub wall surround can be installed in one day’s work and can be used by the following day. These surrounds are readily available for purchase in many of the home improvement stores. Available in a variety of materials, bathtub shower surrounds of PVC or AVS plastic, fiberglass or acrylic can be purchased. The thicker the product, the more costly it will be, but thicker materials generally last longer and are also easier to work with for the average do-it-yourself homeowner. Installing a bathtub surround is simple. First, the walls need to be prepared by removing any fixtures, then it must be gone over to make sure that the surface is flat and solid enough to support the bathtub surround. It must then be carefully measured and the appropriate holes cut out of the surround to accommodate the bathtub fixtures. Finally after placing the bathtub surround carefully on the wall, and making certain that it is properly aligned, the surround is then attached to the wall with adhesive. Once the adhesive is dried, the bathtub has been given a face lift that will not only make it look brand new, but will also insure that it will function better.

If a homeowner is seeking a quick and inexpensive way to improve the look as well as the value of their home by modernizing the bath area, renovating their bathtub or shower with a new bathtub surround or bath and shower surround may be the perfect solution.