HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO REPLACE AN OLD BATHTUB WITH A NEW WHIRL TUB?
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Replacing an old tub isn’t easy, “because you have to go back to the studs and you have to do some serious damage to the walls,” warns remodeler George Christianson, CGR. Add on the cost of plumbing and retiling and the cost of replacing a traditional bathtub can cost upwards of $7,500 plus the cost of the new tub! However, there is a less expensive option… The most economical whirlpool tubs, which are the size of a standard 5-foot tub, start at $700 and go up to $1,100. Like many bathtubs, whirlpool tubs are made of acrylic (usually reinforced with fiberglass) or steel enameled coated tubs. Whirlpool tubs made of cast iron or cultured marble made in any size are always the most expensive. (Whirl Tubs does porcelain, cast iron, or cultured marble tubs but the most common in Canada is acrylic.) Whirlpool tubs are often molded into curved and contoured shapes, and because larger tubs may become too heavy in cast iron or cultured marble, the majority of tubs are made of acrylic. Larger
