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The Hidden Cost of a One Day Bathroom

We’ve all heard the commercials for the new one day bathroom make over. You know the one, where they put a tub sleeve over your old tub and surround walls. Sounds wonderful to get a “like new” bathroom make over in one day, right? Well you know the old saying, “If it sounds too good to be true, it always is!” (too good to be true)
Let me ask you this….. What do you get when you combine darkness with dampness? If you guessed mold you would be correct!
Over time, the tub underneath the sleeve will begin to grow mold, as well as the surrounding shower wall. Soon you will hear a squishy squishy noise when you get in or out of the tub. That is typically when we get the call. Now the only way to fix the problem is to tear everything out and replace it the right way. If the homeowner had called us to begin with, we could have saved them thousands of dollars. Hopefully the underlying mold has not affected their health! Unfortunately they got suckered into a one day bath make over. I suspect the companies that do this unscrupulous workmanship will soon be out of business.
If you want your bathroom remodeled the correct way, call us at Andy’s Home and Business Repair. We are your connection for St. Louis plumbing. We make YOUR space a better place!