National acrylic liner chain, compared
Bath Fitter vs. Refinishing: The Real Cost in Portland
A liner covers the tub. Refinishing restores it.
Bath Fitter installs a custom acrylic liner over your existing tub; Bathroom Surface Solutions refinishes the tub itself. We are a family-owned Portland company since 1979, licensed in Oregon (CCB#181883) and Washington (BATHRSS742K2), with published pricing, a written 10-year warranty, and a 5.0-star rating across 500+ Google reviews.
Competitor facts verified September 2026; every source is linked at the bottom of this page.
At a glance
The quick version
Bathroom Surface Solutions
- Google rating
- 5.0 stars across 500+ Google reviews
- BBB
- BBB Accredited Business, A+ rating
- Warranty
- Written 10-year warranty, no proration schedule, no per-visit service charge
- Pricing
- Published: $650 to $1,045 for a standard tub, plus an online price calculator
- Licensed
- OR CCB#181883 and WA L&I BATHRSS742K2
- In business
- Family-owned since 1979
Bath Fitter
- Google rating
- Not verified
- BBB
- Not published for the Portland location
- Warranty
- Lifetime warranty on acrylic products, for the original purchaser, subject to limitations
- Pricing
- Not published; national averages run $3,000 to $7,500 (HomeGuide)
- Licensed
- OR CCB #165987 (Portland store)
- In business
- 40+ years as a national chain; locally operated stores
Our facts as stated on bathroomsurfacesolutions.com; competitor facts sourced and dated below.
Side by side
BSS vs. Bath Fitter
| Comparison | Bathroom Surface Solutions | Bath Fitter |
|---|---|---|
| What the service is | Refinishing: your existing tub is restored in place | A custom acrylic liner is installed over your existing tub; the old tub stays underneath bathfitter.com |
| Google rating | 5.0 stars across 500+ Google reviews | Not verified |
| BBB | BBB Accredited Business, A+ rating | Not published for the Portland location |
| Warranty | Written 10-year warranty, no proration schedule, no per-visit service charge | Lifetime warranty on acrylic products "for as long as you, the original purchaser, own your home... subject to certain limitations" bathfitter.com/us-en/seattle-area |
| Published pricing | Published: $650 to $1,045 for a standard tub, plus an online price calculator | Not published. HomeGuide's national figures: about $5,000 average, $3,000 to $7,500 typical, up to $10,000 with conversions homeguide.com/costs/bath-fitter-cost |
| Price transparency | Online price calculator and free estimates | Pricing comes from an in-home consultation; nothing is published |
| Instant Refinishing Preview | Yes: TubVision, a free Instant Refinishing Preview of your actual tub Try TubVision free | Design Your Own Bathroom: a template configurator for their liner product. It cannot use a photo of your tub design.bathfitter.com |
| Homeowner Learning Center | Yes: free video lessons, cost guides, calculator, visualizer Browse the Learning Center | None found (verified September 2026) |
| Local vs. chain | Local and family-owned in Portland since 1979 | National chain with hundreds of locations; Portland store at 14105 NE Airport Way bathfitter.com/us-en/location/portlandeugene |
| Licensing | OR CCB#181883 and WA L&I BATHRSS742K2 | OR CCB #165987 (Portland location page) |
| Turnaround | One day; ready in about 12 hours | Liner installs are advertised at as little as one day after measuring and fabrication |
| Review volume | 500+ Google reviews | Not verified |
Green check = offers it. Red X = does not offer it (verified September 2026).
What a liner costs vs. what refinishing costs
Bath Fitter and NW Tub & Shower sell inserts and liners: products that cap or cover the existing tub. For a dated but sound tub, refinishing reaches the same visual result at a fraction of the cost, in one day, without trapping the old surface under an acrylic shell.
| Cost comparison | Bath Fitter (liner) | NW Tub & Shower (inserts) | Bathroom Surface Solutions (refinishing) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical cost | $3,000 to $7,500 average; up to $10,000 | Not published; inserts typically run thousands installed | $650 to $1,045, published |
| Time out of service | Measured in days (measure, fabricate, install) | Measured in days for inserts | One day; ready in about 12 hours |
| Old tub | Stays in place, capped underneath the liner | Replaced or capped | Restored in place; keeps the original cast iron or steel |
| Warranty | Lifetime, original purchaser, limitations apply | Terms not published | 10-year written, no proration |
| See it first | Template configurator, not your tub | No | TubVision: your tub, your photo, 24 finishes |
Liner cost figures: HomeGuide (July 2025) and Homedit, national ranges, checked September 2026. BSS pricing from our published price calculator, verified September 2026.
Common questions
Bath Fitter FAQ
Bath Fitter does not publish pricing. HomeGuide's national figures put a Bath Fitter project at about $5,000 on average, typically $3,000 to $7,500, and up to $10,000 with conversions (checked September 2026). We publish our pricing: a standard tub refinish runs $650 to $1,045, and our online calculator gives a range in about 30 seconds.
No. Bath Fitter installs a custom-molded acrylic liner over your existing tub; the old tub stays in place underneath (bathfitter.com, verified September 2026). Refinishing restores the surface of the tub itself. Both avoid demolition, but only refinishing keeps and restores the original fixture.
They cover different products. Bath Fitter's warranty covers its acrylic liner "for as long as you, the original purchaser, own your home... subject to certain limitations" (their regional page, verified September 2026). Ours is a written 10-year warranty on the refinished surface with no proration schedule and no per-visit service charge. Read both documents before deciding; we link ours from every estimate.
Bath Fitter's Design Your Own Bathroom tool renders their liner product from templates; it cannot use a photo of your tub (design.bathfitter.com, verified September 2026). TubVision is the opposite: you upload a photo of your actual tub and see it refinished in 24 finishes, free. We are the only bathtub refinishing company in Oregon and SW Washington with an Instant Refinishing Preview of your actual tub.
Bath Fitter's site has a Resources section with articles, FAQs, and maintenance tips, plus its design tool. It publishes no prices, video lessons, or cost guides, and we found no dedicated homeowner learning center (verified September 2026). Our Learning Center is free and open: video lessons, cost guides, a price calculator, and the TubVision visualizer.
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)
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 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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