Bathtub refinishing in Honolulu, from Kalihi to Kaimukī.

The tubs of urban Honolulu

Honolulu's neighborhoods were built in waves, and you can read the decades in the bathrooms. The older valley and hillside homes of Mānoa, Nuʻuanu and Makiki Heights often still have their original cast iron tubs — built-in or clawfoot — with enamel that has simply worn out after eighty or a hundred years.

Kaimukī, Kapahulu, Pālolo and Liliha are full of single-wall homes from the 1930s to 50s, many with cast iron or early steel tubs. The walk-up apartments and condo towers of Makiki, Mōʻiliʻili, Punchbowl and Salt Lake, mostly from the 1960s and 70s, are almost all porcelain-on-steel.

Those are exactly the tubs we refinish. In about three hours we repair the chips and rust and pour a new, thick, glossy surface — without touching your tile or plumbing.

Newer towers

Many recent high-rises in Kakaʻako and Ala Moana were built with acrylic tubs, which we don't refinish. If your building is newer than about 1990, do the magnet test first, or text us a photo.

Why Honolulu owners refinish

In town, replacing a tub runs into narrow stairs, condo rules, scarce parking and expensive trades. Refinishing avoids all of it for a flat $635. See refinish vs. replace for the full comparison.