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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from New England All Surface Restoration. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Finished floor area of the rooms in scope — not wall area.
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$6,000 – $9,000
Typical painting project around $7,500
Colum Dolan's business is one trick done well: making an old bathtub look new again for a fraction of what replacing it costs. A 2022 customer had shower tile and a metal tub reglazed and put it plainly — far more affordable than replacement. A January 2025 customer handed him a clawfoot tub over a century old with a rusting drain and got years more life out of it. The praise turns on speed and tidiness. A November 2022 customer had a quote and a completion date inside an hour of enquiring through the website, then an on-time arrival and the tile around the tub regrouted as well. A January 2026 customer described a cast-iron tub restored, tiles recaulked, and the work space left meticulously clean. More than one came to him after another company had botched the same job. Now the part to weigh. Two customers, five years apart, describe the same failure: a five-year warranty promised out loud and never put in writing. In April 2021 one wrote that the reglaze left burs throughout the tub and the overflow piece was broken without being mentioned, and the warranty paperwork never arrived. In February 2026 — the newest account on file — another described a December 2024 refinish that came out uneven and poorly prepped, a technician who returned only after the cheque was cancelled, and then, 14 months on, peeling paint met with unanswered emails, texts and voicemails. Two others needed a callback for smaller things — a drip in 2021, work missed on a first trip in 2020 — and in both cases he came back promptly and without argument. So the pattern is not that he refuses to return; it is that it can take pressure, and there is nothing in writing to lean on. Angi and HomeAdvisor each publish 4.7 from 201 ratings, and 23 of the 25 written accounts are positive. Worth calling for a tub or tile refinish. Get the warranty in writing before any money changes hands, and confirm whether Colum himself or a colleague is doing the work.
Do yourself a favor and AVOID dealing with this business! Hired NE All Surface Restoration in Dec 2024 to refinish my bathtub. Same tub has been refinished twice before by other companies and never looked anything like this, so I know what a proper job should look like. Colum sent a colleague to do the work. A few hours later I inspected it and could tell the surface was uneven and poorly prepped. I contacted both Colum and the technician with no response, cancelled the check, and said I would not pay unless it was corrected. Only then did the technician return, lightly sand a few spots, and apply another coat. I was told there was a 5-year warranty (although he intentionally avoids giving it in writing) if any future issues arise, so I issued a new check. 14 months later paint is peeling. Contacted Colum with photos. He initially replied to my email and said he could come fix it, but after I confirmed availability, he stopped responding. No replies to emails, texts, or voicemails.
Colum did an excellent refinishing job restoring my tub and recaulking the tiles for a very reasonable price. He cleaned up his work space meticulously and left behind a cast iron tub that looked like new! Punctual, personable and professional !
New England All Surface Restoration owned by Colum Dolan did a great job to help me refinish two bathtubs. One was a very ancient antique claw foot tub with a rusting drain. Colum has a lot of experience and he was able to give me a helpful fix to get more life out of this cast iron and porcelain tub - 100 years old or more to keep it going longer. Both project came out very satisfying. In addition the owner is friendly and fair - and the kind of person one feels glad to have hired.
Great guy great personality does great work very clean picks up after very low reasonable rates very professional I would recommend him to anybody
We would highly recommend New England All Service Restoration. He did an excellent job of making our old bathtub, rusty bathtub as well as the surrounding wall tiles look like new. We will be having him come back to also refinish the remaining tile in the bathroom. We found that Colum responded quickly back to us, arrived at the time he said he would, was friendly, and neat.
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