Tub Surround Tile in Bristol, CT
Keep the tub. Lose the ugly walls — rebuilt, waterproofed and tiled in days, not weeks.
Most Bristol tubs are fine. It is the walls around them that fail — yellowed fiberglass, soft grout, cracked corners, that caulk line you have re-done twice. Bristol Tub & Tile Co. does one thing: we strip tub surrounds back to the studs and rebuild them in tile, usually in two to three days, while your tub, plumbing and bathroom stay put. No full remodel, no month of dust, no $15,000 quote for a problem a $2,000 surround solves.
Why Bristol tubs come to us
- Surround-only specialists — this one job, all week
- Free measure with moisture check included
- 2–3 day typical completion, tub stays in place
- Written fixed price, photo-documented rough work
Tub surround services in Bristol
Surround tile that suits Bristol baths
What goes on Bristol tub walls: the shortlist we actually install.
Dense, wipeable, the value default.
Calm modern walls, fewer joints.
Plumbing-wall art that costs little.
Pattern, grip and vintage charm.
Glow and texture, honest upkeep.
Marble drama, porcelain manners.
Get your free written quote
Free measure, fixed price, most surrounds done in 2–4 days.
Built for Bristol bathrooms
Bristol tub walls are the textbook case: 50-year-old 4x4 tile, missing grout at the tub line, a cracked corner tile letting water behind. Shower floors in the capes are small enough to re-tile in a day. Bristol's capes have the smallest shower floors in the footprint — a one-day re-tile that transforms the whole bath. That is exactly the job we do all week: Forestville, Federal Hill, Chippens Hill, downtown Bristol — measured free, finished in days, priced in writing before we start.
How it goes
- Free measure & fixed written quote
- Tear-out, inspection & mold check
- Cement board + membrane, photographed
- Tile set flat, grouted, sealed & trimmed
Questions Bristol homeowners actually ask
Sometimes — isolated damage with dry surroundings can be section-repaired. If moisture readings show systemic failure, we'll show you why replacement beats repair.
Bristol is the core — Forestville, Federal Hill, Chippens Hill, downtown Bristol — plus nearby central Connecticut towns. Call 860.990.2332 if you're on the edge; the measure is free either way.
Most Bristol surrounds land between $1,500 and $2,500 all-in: tear-out, waterproofing, tile, grout, seal and trim. Budget ceramic can dip toward $1,200; stone or glass with a niche runs higher.
Roughly the same upfront — $1,500 to $3,000 — but tile lasts decades and repairs tile-by-tile, while liners typically need replacement in 5–10 years. Per year of service, tile costs far less.
Two to three working days for a standard Bristol surround: day one tear-out and waterproofing, days two and three setting, grout and seal. You shower again about 24 hours after grout.
Serving Bristol & nearby
Based in central Connecticut — Bristol is our core, and we travel to the towns around it.