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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks for the replies. The reglazing company said the glaze will last 10 years, and we won't be in this house longer than 10 more years. I would really love to replace the tub and tile, but that's where the heavy costs come in. Yes, we have that old mud-set original tile, which is why it's so labor intensive to remove it. And since we can't change the size of the bathroom and it's still functioning fine, I can't really justify spending $20k for essentially new tile and a walk in shower.

For the poster who used their handyman, I thought about doing this, but he's not liscensed or insured, and we have a 100 year old house with original everything in the bathrooms. I think he might be over his head with a full demo, and who knows what we'd find behind the walls. [/quote]

The contractors will find things behind the wall too. The final will be more than 20k. Our gut reno of a house of similar age went 30% over budget for this reason. Once we saw what was behind walls we decided to completely rewire and update the plumbing. [/quote]

DP and this did not happen to us. [/quote]

Count your blessings. This is very common in old houses. We were also hit with mold remediation, covered up termite damage, cut off joists and all sorts of other surprises. [/quote]

But wouldn't it be good to know about these issues? Ignorance is bliss until your floor falls out from under the tub because of hidden termite damage. [/quote]

Of course, but it does not sound like OP can afford to fix any real issues if they come up. I am glad we gutted our house and I know what exactly is behind the walls. But without the budget to fix everything it is maybe better to not look for surprises, do the spruce up and let the next owner gut the house. [/quote]

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