A surround re-tile is the highest-leverage job in a New Britain bathroom: three walls, one trade, a few days, and the whole room reads renovated. New Britain Tub & Tile rebuilds tub surrounds exclusively — tear-out, mold check, proper waterproofing, then tile set flat and grouted tight. Your tub stays, your fixtures can stay, and the price stays in the low thousands instead of the teens.
Fixed price. Dry walls. In writing.
Every New Britain Tub & Tile surround: a written fixed price before work starts, cement-board-plus-membrane waterproofing photographed mid-job, and a workmanship warranty stated on the quote — not in fine print.
Tub surround services in New Britain
Tile or liner?
Tile wins on lifespan and looks — liners win on speed. Honest math inside.
Learn more →Surround tile that suits New Britain baths
What goes on New Britain tub walls: the shortlist we actually install.
One call, one fixed price
Describe the surround, get a measure slot, done.
Built for New Britain bathrooms
New Britain baths work the hardest: rental tubs with painted-over tile, missing grout, cracked floors at the toilet base. Landlords need fast, durable, cheap-to-maintain — porcelain, epoxy grout, sealed caulk lines. New Britain landlords are the highest-volume tile customers in the footprint: surround re-tiles and regrouts between tenants, priced to repeat. That is exactly the job we do all week: Little Poland, the East Side, Belvedere, Stanley Quarter — measured free, finished in days, priced in writing before we start.
How it goes
- Free measure & fixed written quote
- Tear-out, inspection & mold check
- Cement board + membrane, photographed
- Tile set flat, grouted, sealed & trimmed
Questions New Britain homeowners actually ask
Roughly the same upfront — $1,500 to $3,000 — but tile lasts decades and repairs tile-by-tile, while liners typically need replacement in 5–10 years. Per year of service, tile costs far less.
Two to three working days for a standard New Britain surround: day one tear-out and waterproofing, days two and three setting, grout and seal. You shower again about 24 hours after grout.
The tub stays in place but is covered and out of service during the work. Plan 3–4 days without that shower; a second bath makes scheduling easy.
Almost always, yes — cast-iron and steel tubs are worth keeping. We protect the tub, re-tile around it, and re-caulk the joint. Only cracked or flexing tubs need replacement.
We meter-test at the quote, open only what's wet, dry and treat the framing, and rebuild on cement board and membrane. You get photos of everything we find before it costs you anything.
Serving New Britain & nearby
Based in central Connecticut — New Britain is our core, and we travel to the towns around it.