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?

Yeah we did recently.

Big 5 bed with 2 big bathrooms but no bath only showers 🤷🏼
It didn't put us off as the kids are tweens & nobody used it much.

However when we get around to replacing the bathrooms I will put one back in as I have nowhere to muck out the fishtank comfortably.

Also we recently went to a premier Inn and the youngest had 2 baths in the 12 hours we were there. Poor deprived child.

Oh I also had a 1 bed terrace and pulled out the bath to put in a walk in shower.

Didn't regret that either.

No bath would NOT be a deal-breaker for us as long as there is SPACE to retrofit a bath.
Your house, make it work for you.

Replacing a double shower with a bath is not a big deal.
More difficult if it is a single shower and there is not the physical space to fit a bath, that changes it completely.

Depends on how long you're going to live there. We downsized and doubt we will move again now (unless to a care home).

We took the bath out, none of us use baths so it wasn't practical.

Nope , I’d possibly consider it if there was room to put a bath in and the bathroom needed renovating but a done deal no I need a bath

Premier Inns still have baths.

We sold our last house which had 2 baths, neither of which had been used in about 10 years. Bought our current house which only has showers. Having said that, I’m hoping for a stunning stand alone bath in our en suite when we add it, but with a large walk in shower as well.

25 years ago, with small kids, I would absolutely have wanted a bath.

15 years ago, with older teens, 2 showers would have been fine.

For the last 5 years, a bath is non negotiable especially for DH. He has significant knee and hip pain (years of running and playing sport) and soaking in a hot bath is now a must for him several times a week

Yes. I hate baths.

DH and I were talking the other day that when we move, if the house has a bath, the first thing we'd do is take it out and put a shower in. I can't cope with over bath showers any more due to knee problems and hotel rooms that only have these are a massive problem for me. I've never known DH have a bath, and I think I last had one about 12 years ago!

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There isn't enough space for both, it's currently an above bath shower. Our next door neighbours did manage to put in a small bath and a separate shower cubicle but that meant removing the build in airing cupboard and immersion heater and installing it in the loft space and finding another area for an airing cupboard so a big job which we wouldn't want to do (or have the funds for).

We passed on 2 houses because people had ripped the bath out and installed a second shower. Dealbreaker for me

Yes. It would put me off. A shower over bath would be fine but a bath would be essential requirement. Use it 3+ times a week.

I would consider it if it was a
perdwct house, was able to have a bath put back in without difficulty. I wouldn’t pay the going rate for the house though, I’d say £5-10k less so a new bathroom could be added

We will need to give it some thought. Dh is eager to rip the bath out and put in a nice shower unit but I have been having some doubts, our house would be perfect for a young family, the village we live in has a great primary school and more and more younger couples and young families are moving in so I wouldn't want to put any off if and when we do sell (I would happily sell up now if I had my way!).

There is definitely no room for a shower cubicle and bath without major work. I would happily buy a house with only showers but then we are in our 50's with young adult kids. I did use the bath every day when they were little so I can understand that many still like, and need to use a bath.

If I loved the house in all other ways and there was room to easily reinstall a bath then it wouldn't be a deal breaker. But I would not want to live in a house without a bath. Love a nice soak to warm up before bed or to ease muscular aches or nurse a cold. It's also useful for emptying the dehumidifier (tipping it down the loo or basin seems to splash everywhere!)

But I think I'm a bit old fashioned in my tastes. My kids are both over 12 now and definitely prefer showers. They both loved bathtime when little, in fact they were both terrified of the shower for many years!

Personally I wouldn’t buy a house without a bath

No

This.

We did buy our house without a bath but one of the first things we did was put one back in. The house is quite unique though and there wasn't anything else like it on the market that we could afford, so the lack of bath was disappointing but not a deal-breaker.

None of us have a bath very often but it was invaluable when DC were small, and when I do want a bath I REALLY want one so would hate not to have the option. It's also useful for washing dogs, wetsuits, weighted blankets etc. I guess it depends on the type of house and how much competition when you come to sell, but I wouldn't be put off unless there was no space to add a bathtub - maybe make sure you have photos of the bathroom before removing it so that prospective buyers can see that would be a possibility? More importantly, if it's still going to be your home for a number of years it needs to work for you.

We have toyed with it for storage reasons but decided to keep it and get smarter with the existing space, wall mounted shelves and under sink / back of the door storage plus a slim laundry basket have worked for us.

Why cause yourself daily inconvenience for 5 years just because some future person may prefer something different?

It always surprises me how much people make decisions about £500k houses based on something that would cost £10k to fix including a few nights at a hotel if needed.

When I was moving house at 8 months pregnant it would definitely have been a downside to me, and might just have put me off assuming there was a house that was otherwise as good.

But before then, and now? It's a minor disadvantage that would make me mentally knock off the cost of a new bathroom, which would have mattered with my first house (up North, 73k!) and would be insignificant with the kind of house we're hoping to buy in the next couple of years (Surrey, 4 bed + annexe + land).

I think I'm in the minority among housebuyers for not really caring about the fittings and decor though. Most want to imagine themselves living there as they can see it now.

Twenty years ago I wavered when renovating the family bathroom. I was tempted by a lovely large shower. Instead o went for a shower over the bath.

Reader I have had three baths in the last twenty years and use the shower at least once a day. I think so long as there is obviously space for a bath, it’s not a big change to make do would not buyers off.