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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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ErrolTheDragon · 18/09/2024 18:46

We'd never buy a house without a bath. Don't like it when a hotel 'bathroom' turns out to only have a shower. We've got a shower room with a walk in shower as well which DD prefers (when she's home) and it's nice for a quick freshen up after exercise.

If you've got room (slightly unclear ) have a shower and a bath not 2 showers.

museumum · 18/09/2024 18:44

Bath was an essential when our children were small. But then again I’d not want it to be downstairs unless that’s where the bedrooms are?
Is it a “young family” house and area? If not then it wouldn’t be a decider for me (I like having a bathtub but rarely use it)

5foot5 · 18/09/2024 18:44

I would miss a bath. I very rarely use it for myself but I find it handy for cleaning my trombone. I don't think a shower would really cut the mustard there.

Simonjt · 18/09/2024 18:44

Putting a bath back in isn’t particularly hard or expensive, we had a holiday home that had two walk in showers, we changed on to a bath with shower, it was about £420 in total and that included the taps and tap fed shower.

Row23 · 18/09/2024 18:41

We viewed a house we liked but decided not to put an offer in as it didn’t have a bath - the bathroom was fairly newly renovated so we wouldn’t even want to put one in ourselves and ruin a basically new bathroom set. But the lack of bath put us off the whole house.
However, if the bathroom was really small, I think it makes more sense to have a nice shower rather than squeezing in a bath that an adult couldn’t comfortably fit in.

Ponderingwindow · 18/09/2024 18:41

I don’t just have a bath in my house, I have a deep soaking tub. It was broken for a bit and my mental health actually suffered while I waited on the repairs that were delayed by Covid. I would not buy a house where I could not have a bath.

BMW6 · 18/09/2024 18:40

We have a bath and separate shower cubicle. Neither of us has had a bath for over 15 years!

I'd rip it out but it's a big room so no point.

PoachesPeaches · 18/09/2024 18:37

For me it's more is there space to have a tub of some sort, I could live with buying somewhere with only a shower if I knew I could refit it and get a bath tub even a small one.

Pixiewombat · 18/09/2024 18:37

I put one back in the last house. Buyer has now replaced it with a shower (10 years later). It's a fairly easy swap, don't worry about it. Do what works for you.

I have "rhumatics", so have epsom salt baths and DH is deaf, so it's easier for him to bath than shower, so it all depends on needs. If you're short of space, put a shower in.

PhilosophicalCheeseSandwich · 18/09/2024 18:36

I love my bath, I don't ever want to be without one until I can no longer get in and out.

bifurCAT · 18/09/2024 18:36

We ripped out and had a walk-in shower. I maybe miss baths once a year (I was never much into them).

Tisfortired · 18/09/2024 18:35

Not for myself but for the kids, the younger one particularly hates the shower. My older one showers everyday but loves a bath now and again. I probably get in the bath once or twice a year (usually to play with fancy new Christmas/birthday sets!)

CoastalCalm · 18/09/2024 18:35

I wouldn’t view a house with no bath

Paisleydad · 18/09/2024 18:34

I haven't had a bath for years.

I don't smell.

StiggyZardust · 18/09/2024 18:34

Yes, I hate showers. I have a long, deep bath.

underused · 18/09/2024 18:34

Yes.

I only use it in the winter but coming home from a cold/wet walk and getting into a bath on a Sunday afternoon is worth it. Nobody needs an XL shower.

Aligirlbear · 18/09/2024 18:33

Did this when we moved into our new place, both bathrooms had a bath and separate cubicle shower. Ripped them out and put in large walk in showers with dual shower heads in both bathrooms. Fantastic to use and never missed our baths. Even visitors love our showers and never ask about a bath !

Goodadvice1980 · 18/09/2024 18:33

Bath lover here! Only a shower option would put me off.

Snowpaw · 18/09/2024 18:33

If there was literally no space for a bath in a house it would put me off, but if there was the option to put one back in it wouldn't be an issue.

I wouldn't be without a bath at the moment. Young child and I also just love having baths, especially if I'm not feeling well. I use it daily.

Clementine22 · 18/09/2024 18:31

I wouldn’t remove the bath if you do want to sell it in future, agree it’s easier for people with kids to bathe and I personally love a bath.

Flossyts · 18/09/2024 18:31

I wouldn’t want a house without a bath.

GinToBegin · 18/09/2024 18:31

I’d suggest you keep a bath. We converted our family bathroom into a showroom; some time later, we put the house in the market, and lack of bathroom was mentioned a few times as deterring potential buyers. Had a bath put back in and sold not long after.

mushpush · 18/09/2024 18:31

Honestly if the choice for me was a house with a bath or a house without a bath, I'd buy the one with!

However if you're looking at staying for many years to come, I'd do what works for you. If you're planning on selling soon and you won't get the full benefit of the bathroom you want (e.g only using it for a year before selling) I'd go for what would sell better.

Strobbery · 18/09/2024 18:30

I love a bath, and it would put me off if there wasn’t one in a house.

nOasistickets · 18/09/2024 18:30

I wouldn't as i dont take baths, but the kids do from time to time - like twice a year sort of thing. An estate agent always told it would be advantageous to have at least one bathtub in the house for when you sell it on. We're currently in the process of moving and the new house will have two bathtubs.