Would you buy a house that has two showers and no bath?

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I'd like to get rid of our bath and install a shower cubicle which would free up some much needed storage space in our small family bathroom.

No one in our household has had a bath in years and I feel a shower cubicle would work better for us (me and two adult DC).

The master bedroom already has a small en-suite shower room which DH uses.

But I'm concerned no bath could put people off buying when we sell up in a few years time (5+ years).

Would you be happy buying a house with no bath?

Definitely would - in fact I’d prefer it. I had my bath taken out a couple of years ago and love my walk in shower. I asked a couple of estate agents about it beforehand and they both said it would make no difference when coming to sell it. It’s a family house

The trouble with getting rid of a bath when thinking about selling soon, is that it probably rules out young families from buying.

My mother did it years ago when baths were getting difficult and the estate agent was a bit worried when Mum came to sell later, but it was bought within a week! But she lived in a very popular location (expanding town and right in the centre). I think people looked past the lack of bath and went for location instead. So probably rather depends on your location and what type of place you have and what your potential future market may be.

Also, 5 years, it might be that it’s worth the cost now and later, if needs be, you can put a bath back in when selling.

We have 2 showers no bath since it suits us better.

It's possible to put a bath back in.

We easily sold our house, last year, without a bath. We’d had it removed a few years ago when none of us were using it and there was a queue for the en suite shower every morning.

The house we bought has a shower in the en suite and a shower cubicle plus a bath in the family bathroom. The bath has been used once in the 12 months since we moved in and that was after our son got home from running a marathon.

I wouldn't

My last 3 properties only had showers and my current property has 2 showers. I only have one person in my wider family/friends that still has a bath and that's only now and then. Apart from the massive amount of water it takes I prefer a shower as its quicker and I'm not sitting/lying in my own dirt. Never liked a bath when I was a child (we didnt have a shower installed until I was in my teens) and even now I don't like being immersed in water so no pools or hot tubs for me 😉

I bought a house with 1 shower and no bath.

@BubblingBobbling Would you be happy buying a house with no bath?

For some people it's a deal breaker.

I'd like to get rid of our bath and install a shower cubicle which would free up some much needed storage space in our small family bathroom.

Put a temporary surface (kind of like a shelf) on top of the bathtub. Use that temporary surface as a storage space while you own the house.

Then once you go to sell the house, you have the advantage of selling a house with a fully intact bathtub.

I wouldn’t want to live somewhere without a bath.

Make the house how YOU want it, it you don't you are really only renting from the next owners.
If it's worth doing with how long you plan to stay do it.

If you’re planning on selling it sounds like a family sized house and people with younger kids will likely want a bath. I wouldn’t do it myself. You can easily have an over bath shower but I think taking a bath out might limit future buyers as a lot of people want to move in and don’t want the stress.

I moved to a house with two showers and no bath, and found that while I don't often miss taking baths anymore, I do miss having the tub to wash or soak large or dirty things in, which becomes very inconvenient to do in a small, cramped, single kitchen sink. Next time I'd definitely look for a bath!

I would buy the house if everything else ticked the boxes, and install a bath
if I had a family requirement.

5 years... do what suits you best.

I think it depends on who is your potential buyer. Young families or young couples intending ti have a family- need bath. Teenagers or older couples- shower should be enough.

So long as you put in decent showers with floor drainage, underfloor heating, matching toilet and vanity, and perfect surfaces on ceiling walls and floor, should be fine. This is the case in Skandi homes. You could also install a Japanese-style bathtub which tends to be shorter - again, you need a decent shower ...

Personally I would love to do the same. However dd2 loves long baths so it wouldn't work for us.
My parents did when they downsized and moved to a flat.
I think it's easy to knock a couple of grand off the price if you get consistent feedback that it needs a bath when you come to sell. What if things change and you don't sell for 10 years?

I hope it puts you back to fighting fit.

Its quite an expensive option if intending to sell. Even if your description was the case, I'd be dubious about keeping a 5 year old shower.

it;s easy and not v costly to reinstate a bath if wanted, so i'd do what suits you now. If it's asticking point on future sale, you could replace or offer decrease in price to cover the cost of the work, I think it would be £500 max based on what we've had done recently,

I did this, now I have a health condition where one of the things that Is meant to help the pain is you guessed it, a bath x

For five years, I’d make it work for my family knowing a bath can easily be installed again - and maybe that’s a cost you plan to meet when the time comes so install the shower with that in mind.

I currently wouldn’t buy a house without a bath due to young kids. That might change in the future though. So it wouldn’t put off everyone but may put off some people.

I changed my bath to a large shower cubicle and it looks great and nuce big bathroom, everyone else happy buf I really miss my bath especially as had leg problems recently and lying in nice hot bath would really help them. Went on holiday recently and there was a bath and that convinced me. I wont be changing it though as possibly move in next few years and definitely want house with a bath... shower above for rinsing down after sitting in the bath 🛁 😊

I briefly lived in a rented flat with no bath, its not something I'll ever do again. I absolutely would not buy a house with no bath, especially if the bathroom was tiny and looked like it didnt have space for one.