Hello AT,
Situation: pre war 1 bedroom coop in Murray Hill. Dreadful tiny bathroom. Grad student budget.
Any suggestions for
1. local contractors
2. reglazing tub and tile? does it work? look OK? who does it well?
3. best sink and toilet sources that are affordable but quality
4. design.
The decor of apartment is IKEA and Pier One funky Moroccan/boho - ruby red, golds, purple aset off by a beautiful Oriental rug from parents Like to make the bathroom a bit exotic too. Thanks for any leads, advice, suggestions.
Thanks, Miss Lindy
Dear Miss Lindy,
Our advice is to use this website. Look in the Stores Guide, Topics and use the search box. It works. You can also send in pics and we'll post them for other to give you advice. This is what we found:
1. Contractors: Anthony Riccio and Juan Corona (646.479.9707)
2. Metro Refinishing +info
3. Smolka
4. Call us
MGR
Lindy, I think if you send in pictures for Maxwell to post, you will be pleased with the response. It's hard to comment on something without seeing it. We're a pretty visually-powered bunch of ragamuffins.
And welcome!
I second Anne's comment about pictures, but about reglazing the tub. Do not kid yourself, what is referred to as re-glazing is, in fact, a coat of a good epoxy paint. Bottom line, it's just paint job.
When I first moved into my old apartment, I did one my standard first-things-to-do, which was to strip the excess wall paint off the edges of the tiles of the shower area. It's kind of like a manicure that I just always have to do before I paint ANY bathroom.
Some of the paint stripper dropped down onto the tub. I thought nothing of it, because tub finishes are famous for be as durable as tile. So, I did NOT immediately wipe it off. But, what I didn't realize until later, when I actually later DID wipe it off, is that the paint stripper took off part of the re-glazing paint! So, I had to touch it up with one of those little bottles of white appliance touch-up paint, but it really wasn't quite the same thing.
And keep in mind, that you kind of need to scrub it kind of gently, too, because it is NOT the permanent solution one hopes it might be. You CAN eventually have it done again when it needs it again, but then it will cost way more, because they'll have to remove the old re-glazing, before they re-reglaze.