There is almost nothing on that website that has any truth. Nearly every post is from uniformed contractors or other "one day bath" companies who are just trying to get people from calling Rebath.
Most "one day bath" companies have moved away from liners and gone strictly to replacement tubs and showers. I think we can all agree replacement is a better product, but the liner has its place (like when a tile guy needs to do a job cheap and convinces the homeowner not to replace the tub). That's when I get a call, because the tile guy screwed up.

As for the thread you linked to, since it was written nothing about Rebath closing has happened. Our business is better than ever, our quality is great, we have great installers with no turn over in 2 years, no day with out a job in 4 years. On the other side we have made mistakes along the way in 2011 we completely ripped out 2 jobs that we had done in 2008. The work was not up to par, and we did both jobs at our expense. We have good customers who work very hard and I will not trade them bad work for the life they spent earning the money to trade me for a bathroom remodel.

It is an individual franchise? No?
Glad to hear you keep atleast one guy busy during the slow season. :whistling

Some of the products you offer are good for the right customer. Some are just plain bad! Just an accident waiting to happen!

 

This has to be one of the most revived threads here- it goes back 4 years- Nov 2007- I would say the prices are a little more now.........

It got revived last year though. :whistling

I'll reiterate that some of the rebath/bathfitter stuff is ****!
With that being said, the wall products are great! There might be better options, but they're good with the right installer.

Of course there will be high turn over! There arent many people who could handle the bang-bang of a one-day (10-14 hour day) "bathroom" (meaning shower or tub area only) remodel. Some of these franchisees suck! Some are great and have guys that have been around for 10+ years...

 

I notice around here they advertise every few months for an "installer".

One add stated the pay is 70k a year plus bonuses, benefits and a company vehicle for an installer...

I applied just out of curiosity, however never heard back. Awhile later they had the same add, but for 60, 000.

I'm curious if these guys get paid on commission or hourly or what, and if they are decently paid at all. Not saying they aren't, just have no idea.

 

The Best Policy

(I) just have no idea.

Thanks for the honesty.

 

Theres a company i see around here who guarantee they can do you a new kitchen or bath in 3 days or less no matter what it involves. this also includes wiring, flooring, counter tops, drywall, paint, plumbing, tile etc etc.

I just cant see how this could all be done in 3 days even if you had 10 people working on it.

 

I agree. If plumbing and rewiring is being done (at least in my part of the world) you need a permit. You can not do a direct replacement of a tub around here with out getting a permit. Well.......your not supposed to anyway :whistling

Their profits must be amazing. Oh well, the long way works for me :laughing:

 

Seen a few bad experiences myself

 

In the last 4 years since this thread was active?

 

My Plumber has seen a bunch of them. They seem to have a big issue where the overlay meets the tub drain, they do not put liner under chrome part just cut it close and used silicone. Water gets between liner and tub to make science experiment.

He sees many air pockets under liner also, usually near corners and curve at the bottom of the tub. If its installed with old 3 handled valve, much harder to install new single handle valve, debris falls down between liner and wall/tub.

 

Bath Planet here is pretty much the same stuff. Offered $70,000/year. I got accepted but after looking into it more I turned it down. Just not the way I want to go with my business

 

All of those one day baths are basically the same. Some people want to have that, others fall for sales pitches, etc. Not my gig and have no interest in it.

 

Companies like re-bath and bathfitter are trying to make money on the comeback.

 

Local push

Bathfitters is working through my local HD. They have a big, new endcap with a continuously running video. The product itself is UGLY, and it is hard to imagine going over a funky, rotting, worn out substrate is a good idea. As others mentioned, the seal around the drain has to be an issue too.

 

Did the Re-Bath person just randomly show up after you gave them an estimate?

 

My personal experience with these things are that the water gets between the old and new tubs. It causes an air bubble and fills with water. Eventually the moisture ridden with toxic sludge oozes out the top lip.

They are nasty, just my never so humble opinion.

 

These guys get $16,000.00 (sixteen thousand, no typo) for jobs that may have $1,000.00 worth of materials and take a tech a day, maybe a day and a half, to complete.

You're going to need a very large advertising budget to sustain it; I'm betting 25% of gross sales, and a big-gun one-call closer that you'll have to pay 150-300K to book the jobs. Still incredibly profitable.

 

These guys get $16,000.00 (sixteen thousand, no typo) for jobs that may have $1,000.00 worth of materials and take a tech a day, maybe a day and a half, to complete.

You're going to need a very large advertising budget to sustain it; I'm betting 25% of gross sales, and a big-gun one-call closer that you'll have to pay 150-300K to book the jobs. Still incredibly profitable.

I have one seen 3 of them and they all had mold by the drain under the material. They may have all been installed by the same franchisee.