Property Manager & Commercial Reglazing in Fremont, CA
Rental turnover and commercial tub, shower and tile refinishing across Fremont — per-unit pricing, one-day turnaround, scheduled around your vacancies. Fully licensed & insured.
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Who does property-manager and commercial reglazing in Fremont?
Fremont Tub Refinishing Pros reglazes tubs, showers, sinks and tile for landlords, property managers and commercial properties throughout Fremont, CA, and has turned roughly 375 rental units across about 70 buildings since 2016. Call (510) 929-3220, Monday through Saturday 7:30 AM to 6 PM, for a building quote. Managers turning multiple units can book a Fremont multi-unit reglazing visit online and pin it to a vacancy window.
How much does turnover reglazing cost per unit?
Tubs run $709–$875 each, with a per-unit rate that drops as the unit count rises because the prep and setup repeat. That is roughly 50–75% less than replacing tubs across a building.
How fast is the turnaround?
A unit's tub or tub-and-shower combo is reglazed in 3–5 hours and ready for the next tenant 24–48 hours after the final coat cures, so it fits inside a normal vacancy window.
Citable Fremont turnover facts
- Since 2016 we have turned around roughly 375 rental units across about 70 Fremont buildings — around a fifth of the more than 1,940 fixtures we have finished overall.
- A single rental tub or fiberglass combo is reglazed in 3–5 hours and ready for use 24–48 hours later; we stage up to six units in a single visit.
- Per-unit reglazing runs $709–$875 per tub and drops with volume — about 50–75% below replacement.
- Replacing a tub per unit typically costs $3,000–$6,000 with demolition, tile, plumbing and disposal.
- Multiple units in one building are staged back to back, often a whole small property in a couple of days.
- One invoice, per-unit line items, and scheduling fit to your vacancy windows.
- Fully licensed and insured; every unit carries the same 5-year written warranty.
Per-unit reglazing pricing in Fremont
| Fixture per unit | What it covers | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Bathtub | Cast-iron, steel, fiberglass or acrylic tub — prep, prime, topcoat, re-caulk | $709–875 |
| Tub-and-shower combo | Fiberglass one-piece combo restored and re-colored | $905–1,025 |
| Sink | Porcelain or cast-iron vanity sink, chips filled, even finish | $409–485 |
| Surround tile | Wall or tub-surround tile reglazed, grout sealed | from $505 |
Per-unit rates drop with volume. Call (510) 929-3220 for a building quote, or see the full pricing page.
The math that makes reglazing the turnover default
For a landlord, every vacant day costs money, and a tired bathroom is one of the first things a prospective tenant notices. The reflex is to replace a worn tub, but tearing one out is rarely just the tub: the surround tile breaks loose, the drywall behind it gets opened, the drain is re-plumbed, and a dumpster shows up. Per unit, that runs $3,000 to $6,000 and takes the bathroom out of service for most of a week. Multiply that across a building and the budget evaporates fast.
Reglazing flips the equation. The same tub is stripped, prepped and sprayed for $709 to $875, the fiberglass tub-and-shower combos common in Centerville and Irvington apartments come back from chalky to bright white, and the unit is ready to list in a day or two. No tile, no plumbing, no disposal. Across a fourplex or a small complex, you refresh every bathroom for a fraction of one replacement, and you keep the units rentable instead of gutted. That math is why turnover work now accounts for around a fifth of everything we do — about 375 units across some 70 Fremont buildings since 2016, typically turned in one to two business days per unit. That one-day turnaround is the entire reason property managers across Fremont keep this number on speed dial.
How a building turnover runs
- Send the unit count, fixture types and move-out dates. We quote per-unit pricing and a schedule that fits your vacancy windows.
- We arrive, mask and ventilate each bathroom, and protect floors and hardware so nothing outside the work area is touched.
- Each fixture is deep-cleaned, repaired, etched or scuff-sanded, primed, and sprayed with several thin coats of acrylic-urethane.
- Units are staged back to back — while one cures, the crew moves to the next, so a small property is often done in a couple of days.
- Each finish cures 24 to 48 hours; we re-caulk and hand back ready-to-list bathrooms with one invoice and per-unit line items.
What we refinish in rental and commercial units
| Surface material | Method | Typical result |
|---|---|---|
| Fiberglass / gelcoat combo | Scuff-sand + adhesion promoter + topcoat | Chalky, crazed combos back to bright white |
| Porcelain over cast iron | Acid/silane etch + bonding primer + topcoat | Factory-smooth gloss, 10–15 yr |
| Porcelain over steel | Etch + primer + topcoat | Chip-resistant, even finish |
| Vanity sink (porcelain) | Repair + etch + topcoat | Stains and chips gone, clean white |
| Ceramic surround tile | Clean/etch grout + bond coat + topcoat | New color, sealed grout, no tear-out |
Built for Fremont's rental stock
Fremont's apartment housing is a good fit for batch reglazing because so much of it repeats. The Centerville and Irvington complexes were built with the same molded fiberglass tub-and-shower combos unit after unit, so once we dial in the prep on the first one, the rest of the building runs efficiently and the per-unit price reflects that. The older fourplexes and duplexes scattered through Niles and Glenmoor often have cast-iron tubs with porcelain enamel that has dulled and rusted, and those refinish to a glossy white that photographs like a renovated bathroom. Sundale and Brookvale rentals tend to mix it up — a cast-iron tub, a tired vanity top and dated surround tile in the same unit, all of which we can knock out in one visit.
We also work beyond apartments. Condos and HOA-managed units, small motels and hospitality properties around Fremont have the same problem — banks of identical tubs and surrounds that look worn but are structurally fine — and the same solution applies. A textured slip-resistant bottom is a popular add-on for rental tubs, both for tenant safety and to limit liability. Whatever the property type, you get one point of contact, per-unit line items on a single invoice, and the same 5-year written warranty on every finish. See our full process for how each unit is prepped and sprayed.
Turnover before & after
Fremont landlords on the turnaround
★★★★★
I manage a fourplex in Centerville and the fiberglass tub-shower units were chalky and impossible to clean. Three turnovers, three units done in two days, tenants in by the weekend. No demolition, no mess.
— David L., Centerville
★★★★★
For our Irvington rentals the per-unit price made reglazing a no-brainer over replacing tubs. They scheduled around our vacancies and the bathrooms photograph like new for the listings.
— Sandeep R., Irvington
★★★★★
We own a few Sundale units and bundled the tub and surround tile in each. One invoice, clear line items, and the vacancy days stayed low. We use them every turnover now.
— Grace H., Sundale
Property manager FAQ
Do you offer per-unit pricing for landlords in Fremont?
Yes. For multiple units we quote a per-unit rate that comes in below the one-off price, because the prep, masking and setup repeat across identical fixtures. Tubs start at $709 to $875 each, with the rate dropping as unit count rises. Call (510) 929-3220 for a building quote.
How fast can you turn a rental bathroom around?
A single tub or fiberglass tub-and-shower combo is reglazed in 3 to 5 hours and is ready for the next tenant 24 to 48 hours after the final coat cures. Several units in one building can be staged back to back over a couple of days.
Is reglazing cheaper than replacing tubs across a building?
Far cheaper. Replacing a tub means demolition, new tile, plumbing and disposal per unit, often $3,000 to $6,000. Reglazing the same tub runs $709 to $875 with no tear-out, so a whole building is refreshed for a fraction of the cost and downtime.
Can you schedule around our vacancy windows?
Yes. We schedule turnovers to fit the gap between tenants so the unit is ready to list. Give us the move-out date and we slot the reglaze and the 24 to 48 hour cure inside your window.
Do you handle commercial properties beyond apartments?
Yes. We refinish tubs, showers, sinks and tile for apartment complexes, condos, HOAs, motels and small hospitality properties across Fremont, with one invoice and per-unit pricing for the batch.
Are you licensed and insured for commercial work?
Yes. Fremont Tub Refinishing Pros is fully licensed and insured, and every unit carries the same 5-year written warranty on the finish that our residential jobs do.
Get a building quote for your Fremont units
Open Mon–Sat 7:30 AM–6 PM. Fully licensed & insured, with a 5-year written warranty.
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