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says Paul Echavarria, owner of One Day you can also customize with specific
Bath for the past two decades. “We also tiling, color and accessories.
have no problem with doing a complete “Customers have the option of adding
reversal for this project, and once that’s fold-down seats to their shower. They
complete, you would never know what can also add linear shelves, and a grab
that tub looked like before. It’s seamless bar,” says Echavarria. “These custom-
and waterproof. The whole entire tub gets fit acrylic liners can have a tile or granite
resurfaced so that when we’re done, the look. It comes in a variety of colors.
tub looks brand new again.” BEFORE They’re all mildew and stain resistant, so
Since the original TubcuT ® was first the care and maintenance of these walls
offered on the market, there have been is simplified. There’s no grout to clean.
a number of national companies offering There’s no caulk lines to scrub.”
what looks like an identical product and Just like the process of converting to
service. One Day Bath, however, points a walk-in shower, the process of going
out that with TubcuT , the user chooses from a tub to a shower is one that can be
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how wide the opening is and where it handled in a day or two and without the
starts and ends. This allows the panels hassle of conventional remodeling. Your
to structurally become part of the tub AFTER bathroom isn’t put out of commission
through a strong bonding process. The for days. Instead, a custom fitted acrylic
panels are also made of a durable material shower pan is installed in the same
that is easy to clean, and your tub’s color footprint of your existing tub, minimizing
can be matched perfectly to the panel’s construction. Then, in some cases a
edge for a seamless look and watertight new wall liner is put over your wall tile.
construction. Competitors use plastic They are also sealed with Lux-Bond , an
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caps or one-piece inserts, and their adhesive system that is guaranteed not
products are typically attached to the tub to dent, crack, or chip under normal use.
with caulk only and don’t have any of the
versatility of the TubcuT . BEFORE “As far as practicality is concerned,
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whether a client is asking for a walk-in
One Day Bath has a full showroom shower or a tub-to-shower conversion,
available (at 889 Lower South Main St. they’re looking to solve a problem,”
in Bangor) for customers to walk in and Echavarria points out. “We can solve
see the options for themselves. their problems for them, and we can
“The showroom is open five days a week do it with a lifetime guarantee and with
andbyappointmentonlyonSaturdays.We saving homeowners up to 80 percent
can show you examples of the traditional of the cost – making it practical for any
method of a tub to shower conversion, budget.”
and show two different methods of getting AFTER CONTACT ONE DAY BATH TODAY
a TubcuT done – one with a shower door, One Day Bath serves Allentown,
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and one without,” says Echavarria. “We tub in their home into a full shower Bangor, Bethlehem, Nazareth,
also have some of the accessories that with new fixtures and wall panels. The Stroudsburg, and areas surrounding
we offer that people want to utilize, such floor of your shower (also known as the the greater Lehigh Valley – including
as wall liners. The showroom is very well shower pan) has a lot to say about the Philadelphia, the Poconos, and
displayed for exactly what customers style and cost of your tub-to-shower New Jersey. To get a free in-home
want to see.” remodel. Typically, your shower floor estimate, call 866-336-1278 or visit
will be one with a “curb” that corrals
If you plan to go out and visit the water and you step over that slight www.renewyourbath.com.
showroom (or if you speak to a One Day curb as you enter and exit the shower.
Bath representative by phone), the price There is also an option for a barrier-free The Morning Call
quote for the project is based on the shower or a roll-in shower for some
width of the opening, so it’s good to have who may be restricted to a wheelchair,
the measurements of your existing tub as the four-inch lip of a shower pan can |
available. There is also no required down be difficult for some.
payment prior to the TubcuT install. One Day Bath can also handle a tub to
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ANOTHER OPTION? A “TUB shower conversion without the hassle 866-336-1278
SURROUND” TUB-TO-SHOWER and mess of a full shower installation. Sunday, November 28, 2021
CONVERSION This is possible with a specially designed paul@odbpro.com
On the flip side, there are those who have acrylic shower system, which will give
the need or want to convert an existing your new shower a modern update that www.tubcut.com

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