AboutBill Hutson Expertise Founder and President of Table Talk Foundation for Better Living Inc.
a non-profit organization aimed at making free home repairs for the elderly, the disabled and the disadvantaged.
I have extensive expertise pertaining to cost effective rehabilitation and repair in older homes as well as all phases of newer residential construction.
Experience Remodel and rehab contractor from 1979 to 1993 specializing in restaurant remodel and home restoration.
Jobsite troubleshooter assisting residential contractors through KA Components, Mid America Truss, and Kerkhoff Associates from 1993 until 2002. Contractors' consultant 1990 to present. Used as a construction expert in the local court system. Registered contractor with The Fedral Government, FEMA and several insurance companies. Master Carpenter at Table Talk Ministries a non-profit organization aimed at making free home repairs for those who could not ohterwise afford to have them done.
Organizations Table Talk Foundation for Better Living Inc.
www.tabletalkministries.org
Founder/President.
Publications Features have been published in
Fleet Owner's Magazine,
Trucker's News Magazine,
The Daily Clintonian Newspaper,
The Hoosier Topics Newspaper, and The Banner Graphic Newspaper several times.
We have also done features on WKJK and WREB radio stations.
WXIN 59 Indianapolis,
WTHI 10 Terre Haute
Education/Credentials Northwestern State University
Awards and Honors "Make a Difference Award" from
WTHI channel 10 in Terre Haute Indiana.
We have recently received the Fueling Good prize from Citgo where we won free gas for a year,
that will help us in our efforts to make homes warm, safe and dry for our elderly and disabled neighbors.
We were recently featured on WXIN 59 in Indianapolis on their "Paying it Forward" segment, mainly because I pay for 90% of the repairs that Table Talk makes from my own pocket.
Past/Present Clients We focus our attention to the elderly, the disabled and the disadvantaged.
We are receiving clients from 1 Federal and 5 State Agencies,
9 different public and private organizations plus multiple churches and hospitals.
Question Hello. Can you kindly comment on the success of bathtub re-glazing? I do have the option of replacing the tub, but,oh such a mess! How long would it last? If I do replace it is it better to go with a fiberglass one or steel one? Which is better? If I choose to re-glaze the tub, can I successfully tile over top of the existing tile? The current tile is 4 inch square and I would go with 12 inch square. Thanks for your help. Liz
Answer Liz,
I have never done any reglazing myself, but, I have a friend who did his own, just to change the color and his has looked nice for five years now. It is a messy job.
Fiberglass or steel tub, purely personal preference, some people like the cast iron because that's about the only way you can get a tub with the claw feet, or one that sits up off the floor.
Fiberglass is better for enclosures or second floor baths.
I'm sorry you will not be able to tile over tile, first, you would end up with too thick of a wall cover, second, the mastic or thinset will not stick effectively to the first layer of tile.
You will need to remove the old tile and then install the new ones.
