Bath Fitter

The guy who installed it did a very nice job. He explained things very well, and they did it when they said they would.

The question is, can you afford Bath Fitters? Their price was a little higher than others, but that is not what I mean.  The problem is that you will spend hundreds of dollars more each year to heat vast quantities of hot water and increased water/sewer bills.  The salesman won't tell you that they will replace your nice shower faucet that lets you control the water temperature and the amount of water coming out, with one that is fully on all the time.  This leads to much wasted hot water. If you care about the environment, besides your personal expenses, imagine a million homes like this and more going in every day.  When I complained long and often enough about this, a service man went to Home Depot and bought a valve for the shower head that lets me limit the amount of water.  The handle of the shower faucet is supposed to fit into the bowl of the wall plate, and does in the hall bath, but because there was  a board or something at that location in the master bath the handle sticks out into the shower and I catch my back on it when standing back up after bending over.

We like the appearance of the remodeled bathrooms and the work on the edges.  I was concerned about the edge of a window in the master shower and the installer and I agreed to chop a little off the sill and end the acrylic sheet in an unbroken vertical line that looks very nice.  There is some wall damage elsewhere that he did a poor job of filling that I will need to fill and paint and baseboard molding to be repaired.  There is also a line of caulk at the top that ends 1/2 inch too soon and a half covered over Bath Fitters logo on the base that now looks like a black spot.

The workman that did the hall bathroom did nearly flawless work and the decision to put clear caulk at the floor seam was wise.

The workmen put tarps down on the pathway from the front door to the bathrooms.  The problem was that the bathrooms are small and large piles of stuff were brought in and placed in other rooms, on the bed, etc.  These areas were not protected and there was gooey stuff on the master bedroom floor after they left and some sort of glue spots on the bedspread that will never come out.  I don't suppose it would have been healthy to seal the workmen in the tiny bathrooms to do the work, so the result was the entire house was filled with dust and dirt.  No one tell you this, but you should clean out the exhaust fan after they leave as it will be almost completely clogged.  During the next few weeks I also picked up plastic shavings from my lawn, sidewalk and neighborhood. 

So, in summary, a mostly nice looking job, after you get through the dirt of installation, but unless you get them to add shower regulators, be prepared for higher utility bills.