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Bathtub refinishing companies in Portland, compared
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Bathroom Surface Solutions is a family-owned bathtub refinishing company serving the Portland metro, the Willamette Valley, and SW Washington since 1979, licensed in Oregon (CCB#181883) and Washington (BATHRSS742K2). We publish our pricing, back most projects with a written 10-year warranty, and hold a 5.0-star rating across 500+ Google reviews.
Competitor facts verified September 2026 from each company's own website; sources linked at the bottom of this page.
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The master comparison
| Company | Type | Warranty | Published pricing | Instant preview of your tub | Homeowner learning center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathroom Surface Solutions | Local, family-owned since 1979 | Written 10-year, no proration, no service charge | $650 to $1,045, published | Yes: TubVision, your tub, your photo | Yes: video lessons, cost guides, tools |
| Bath Fitter | National acrylic liner chain | Lifetime, original purchaser, limitations apply | Not published | Template tool, not your tub | None found (verified September 2026) |
| Miracle Method | National franchise, 140+ independently owned locations | 5 years residential, 1 year commercial | Not published | No | None found (verified September 2026) |
| AAA Bathtub Refinishing Co. | Local refinisher | 10-year, prorated, $99 service charge | Not published | No | None found (verified September 2026) |
| Renew-It Refinishing | Local refinisher since 1994 | Lifetime on $1,249 tier only, pro-rated to a discount | $525 to $1,249, published | No | None found (verified September 2026) |
| NW Tub & Shower | Local refinisher and remodeler since 1986 | 5-year referenced; terms not published | Not published | No | None found (checked September 2026) |
Green check = offers it. Red X = does not offer it (verified September 2026).
Our facts as stated on bathroomsurfacesolutions.com; competitor facts from the sources listed below, all verified September 2026.
Learn before you spend
Bathroom Surface Solutions is the only bathtub refinishing company in the Portland metro, Willamette Valley, and SW Washington with a dedicated homeowner Learning Center: free video lessons, cost guides, and interactive tools. We checked all five competitors' sites in September 2026: none operates anything comparable. Watch a lesson before you book, read what a fair price looks like, run your own numbers on the calculator, and preview your own tub before anyone sells you anything.
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The individual comparisons
Bath Fitter
National acrylic liner chain
A liner costs thousands. Refinishing is a fraction, done in one day.
Read the comparison →Miracle Method
National refinishing franchise
A national franchise: 5-year residential warranty, no published prices.
Read the comparison →AAA Bathtub Refinishing Co.
Local refinishing company
The prorated 10-year warranty, quoted verbatim.
Read the comparison →Renew-It Refinishing
Local refinishing company
The lifetime warranty, decoded: top tier only, a discount after year 5.
Read the comparison →NW Tub & Shower
Local refinisher and remodeler
Local since 1986, but no published pricing or warranty terms.
Read the comparison →The Learning Center
Free homeowner education
Video lessons, cost guides, and interactive tools. None of the five competitors above operates one.
Start learning →Common questions
Comparison FAQ
Read the fine print, because the headline numbers mislead. Ours is a written 10-year warranty with no proration schedule and no per-visit service charge. AAA Bathtub Refinishing's 10-year warranty is prorated: a $99 service charge from year two, and a full re-do at up to 95% of the original price by year ten. Renew-It's lifetime warranty applies only to its $1,249 tier and pays a discount, not a repair, after year five. Miracle Method offers five years residential. NW Tub & Shower references a 5-year warranty but publishes no terms. All verified September 2026.
Two, including us. We publish $650 to $1,045 for a standard tub plus an online price calculator. Renew-It Refinishing publishes three tiers: $525, $800, and $1,249. Bath Fitter, Miracle Method, AAA Bathtub Refinishing, and NW Tub & Shower publish no prices (verified September 2026).
A liner (Bath Fitter's product) is a custom acrylic shell installed over your existing tub; the old tub stays underneath. Refinishing restores the surface of the tub itself. National averages put a liner at $3,000 to $7,500 (HomeGuide); our published refinishing price is $650 to $1,045, done in one day.
Bath Fitter has a template design tool for its liner product; it cannot use a photo of your tub. None of the five competitors we checked operates a homeowner learning center (verified September 2026). We are the only bathtub refinishing company in Oregon and SW Washington with an Instant Refinishing Preview of your actual tub, and the only bathtub refinishing company in the Portland metro, Willamette Valley, and SW Washington with a dedicated homeowner Learning Center: free video lessons, cost guides, and interactive tools.
Every competitor fact on these pages was re-verified in September 2026 against the companies' own websites, and each page lists its sources with dates. Where a site would not answer or a fact could not be confirmed, we say not published or not verified instead of guessing. We re-check on a regular cycle and correct anything that changes.
How we sourced this comparison
Every competitor fact on this page comes from the competitor's own website or the cited third party, and each carries a verification date. Where a fact could not be confirmed, we say "not published" or "not verified" instead of guessing.
Competitor and third-party sources
- bathfitter.com/us-en/seattle-area (Bath Fitter Northwest, regional page) (verified September 2026)
- bathfitter.com/us-en/warranty (verified September 2026)
- bathfitter.com/us-en/location/portlandeugene (Portland store) (verified September 2026)
- design.bathfitter.com (Design Your Own Bathroom tool) (verified September 2026)
- homeguide.com/costs/bath-fitter-cost (verified September 2026)
- miraclemethod.com/warranty.htm (verified September 2026)
- miraclemethod.com/history.htm (franchise structure) (verified September 2026)
- miraclemethod.com/bathtub-refinishing-cost.htm (verified September 2026)
- miraclemethod.com (national BBB claim) (verified September 2026)
- aaabathtubrefinishingco.com/warranty.html (verified September 2026)
- aaabathtubrefinishingco.com/info.html (about) (verified September 2026)
- aaabathtubrefinishingco.com/process.html (verified September 2026)
- theripcityreview.com/best-bathtub-refinishing-portland (verified September 2026)
- renewitrefinishing.com/guarantees.html (verified September 2026)
- renewitrefinishing.com/tub-refinishing.html (tier pricing) (verified September 2026)
- renewitrefinishing.com/about.html (since 1994) (verified September 2026)
- nwtubandshower.com (via search-index snippets; direct fetch unavailable) (verified September 2026)
- nwtubandshower.com/bathtub-refinishing-tub-reglazing-in-portland-salem (via search index) (verified September 2026)
- yelp.com/biz/nw-tub-and-shower-portland (established 1986) (verified September 2026)
Our own numbers
- bathroomsurfacesolutions.com/warranty (verified September 2026)
- bathroomsurfacesolutions.com/price-calculator (verified September 2026)
- bathroomsurfacesolutions.com/about (verified September 2026)
- bathroomsurfacesolutions.com/reviews (verified September 2026)
Fair-comparison notice: this page is a good-faith comparison based on publicly available information, reviewed September 2026. Competitor offerings and terms change; check each company's site for current details, and tell us if we got something wrong so we can fix it. Bath Fitter, Miracle Method, AAA Bathtub Refinishing Co., Renew-It Refinishing, NW Tub & Shower and any other company names mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners. Bathroom Surface Solutions is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any of them.
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