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If you would miss a bath in a house?

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FishersGate · 18/09/2024 18:25

We are redoing our downstairs bathroom currently has a standing separate shower cubicle and a small _not full size adult bath. It's not a big bathroom, we have a shower room upstairs.

I was thinking of removing the bath and putting in a larger walk in shower. We don't use the bath and environmentally i think the shower is better but conscious if we sell the house it would put people off there being no bath.

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Sandywoes · 18/09/2024 19:58

We bought a bungalow with a wet room (the previous owner was elderly). No bath, just a shower. We've now lived here over 6 years and I miss having a bath SO MUCH. The bathroom renovation has always just been pushed back because it's functional but I think all my problems would be solved if I had a bath. But then, I'm a bath person - some people aren't.

I think the lack of a bath probably influenced the purchase price so maybe one to consider carefully if you're thinking of selling.

LoobyDoop2 · 18/09/2024 19:55

We took ours out because we never have baths, so what’s the point of sacrificing a nice big shower cubicle for something you won’t use? I wouldn’t worry about resale issues, I think over the next few years more people will become more aware of the energy saving benefits of showers and will stop caring about baths.

Hotsweatymumsspagetti · 18/09/2024 19:55

Depends when you might sell the house. In the next 3-5 years I would keep a bath. We didn’t buy a house as it didn’t have a bath and another similar one did.

But if you are staying 10 years plus do what you want and sod everyone else’s

addictedtotheflats · 18/09/2024 19:54

I would prefer no bath, we rarely bath and I have 2 children age 5 and 1. As long as there was a pull down shower head in addition to the large fixed one.

Biggirlnow · 18/09/2024 19:53

In my 20s I never used the bath and considering ditching it. I was advised against it and I kept it as it was never a Forever Home.

I use the bath ALL the time now with kids. I could live without it but much prefer having it.

No plans to sell? Rip out.
Planning to sell? Keep.

zeibesaffron · 18/09/2024 19:51

I love my bath - wouldn’t buy a house without one 😀

sunshineandshowers40 · 18/09/2024 19:51

We have a bath; could live without a bath now my DC are 11+ but wouldn't have bought a house without one when DC were small. Would love to have a huge walk-in shower now!

diddl · 18/09/2024 19:49

We have a reasonable size bathroom that had a bath & separate shower but we still took the bath out to have a walk in shower.

babyproblems · 18/09/2024 19:48

LittleBobbyDazzler · 18/09/2024 19:44

We moved into a house with no bath. Wasn't really a problem but did miss it when cold and ill. Now have a child and it's so fucking annoying we have this massive toddler bath we fill with the shower laying around in spare room, I'd kill for a bath again. Definitely getting one put in when we can afford it (likely never in this climate 😭).

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This is exactly the sort of buyer I mean op!! It would seriously improve @LittleBobbyDazzler ‘s families lifestyle if they had one!

westatlanticocean · 18/09/2024 19:47

timeforanewmoniker · 18/09/2024 19:43

it's because of the lack of swimming pools and a culture of people hating to put the heating on in winter

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Ok fair enough with the being cold. Never been anywhere else that have such cold houses either tbf. I’m in a very cold country but our houses are always warm.

babyproblems · 18/09/2024 19:47

YES. It’s on my essential list. Bathrooms are so important imo - relaxing, unwinding..it’s a space dedicated only to personal time for oneself. To me, a walk in shower says you’ve not got any time to enjoy a deep self care ritual; or that you don’t need it because you’re not busy/stressed etc maybe you’re older & can’t manage it. Who is your potential buyer? If it’s anyone under the age of 50 with a decent budget I would say a bath is a strong message- from a stylist POV it tells your buyer that this house gives them a lifestyle which has space for them to relax. Time for themselves. Especially if you live in a busy area I think this is such a strong subconscious message to people.

Teajenny7 · 18/09/2024 19:46

I would want at least one bathroom with a bath (shower over) and another with a walk in showerdecent shower.

What does put me off is the lack of a bidet!

LittleBobbyDazzler · 18/09/2024 19:44

We moved into a house with no bath. Wasn't really a problem but did miss it when cold and ill. Now have a child and it's so fucking annoying we have this massive toddler bath we fill with the shower laying around in spare room, I'd kill for a bath again. Definitely getting one put in when we can afford it (likely never in this climate 😭).

timeforanewmoniker · 18/09/2024 19:43

westatlanticocean · 18/09/2024 19:37

I’m not from the UK, but I’ve never seen or been in another country who are so obsessed with having a bath. 😂

it's because of the lack of swimming pools and a culture of people hating to put the heating on in winter

GOODCAT · 18/09/2024 19:43

We bought a house with no bath and it will stay that way for so long as we have it!

Undisclosedlocation · 18/09/2024 19:40

I 100% would not consider buying a house without a bath AND a shower

westatlanticocean · 18/09/2024 19:39

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 18/09/2024 19:36

I'd much rather buy a house with a lovely shower than a bath, especially if it's one of those free standing claw foot monstrosities. I don't get the attraction of wallowing in water, especially in a hotel room where other people have also been wallowing!

My idea of hell. 😅

westatlanticocean · 18/09/2024 19:38

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 18/09/2024 19:36

I'd much rather buy a house with a lovely shower than a bath, especially if it's one of those free standing claw foot monstrosities. I don't get the attraction of wallowing in water, especially in a hotel room where other people have also been wallowing!

Was a long time ago I stayed in a hotel that actually had a bath tub.

picklepotage · 18/09/2024 19:38

I'm moving into a new house. I nor my teenagers use a bath so I'll be replacing the bath with a nice shower.

Not having a bath wouldn't be a deal breaker when comes to selling as its an easy issue to fix

westatlanticocean · 18/09/2024 19:37

I’m not from the UK, but I’ve never seen or been in another country who are so obsessed with having a bath. 😂

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 18/09/2024 19:36

Nope. Not at all. Not a bit. Shower girl ❤️ 🚿

lobsterkiller · 18/09/2024 19:36

I ripped the bath out and had a modern wetroom put in. It's a 1930s house and the bathroom is small, it was a better use of space and I'm also not really a bath person. The only time I missed a bath was the first time I had Covid. I just festered until I had the energy to stand under it. 😂

BestIsWest · 18/09/2024 19:36

Have only the room for a shower over the bath or a walk in shower. The bath is going. We need the house to work for us not some possible future family who might buy it one day.

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 18/09/2024 19:36

I'd much rather buy a house with a lovely shower than a bath, especially if it's one of those free standing claw foot monstrosities. I don't get the attraction of wallowing in water, especially in a hotel room where other people have also been wallowing!

ArcticBells · 18/09/2024 19:34

I'd never buy a house without a bath