Surveyor calls bathroom shower room

[Buck3t]

because it has a shower instead of a bath (by choice, since I don't bath).

Now I get that semantically it could be correct, however. A room with a toilet, sink and overly large shower that could also hold a bath but we chose not to, is not a shower room. I think 'shower room' implies that it is dinky. And quite frankly it's larger than most bathrooms I grew up with. Definitely bigger than the bathroom in our old house.

This is not even a problem, but am I wrong for filling a little irked (not annoyed, as I do see his point, just don't agree with it).

Elite world problems I know.

A bathless bathroom

daisychain01 don't even get me started on people who call wetrooms showerooms. The second time we were buying we saw three houses like this.

I think surveyors have to use fairly specific language and that your surveyor has simply stuck to their standard terminology which is not necessarily the same terminology the average homeowner uses. (Not many homeowners call the their living room/dining room a 'reception room' either.)

E1y1 a bathless bathroom where you bathe

But our US cousins call a toilet or lavatory a 'bathroom'. Even on a plane!

Pollyflint you are right and I forgive him. As long as it doesn't affect my valuation for the mortgage.

yes my en-suite shower room is bigger than the family bathroom - it coudl easily fit a bath in it I just cba changing it. I really don't get the size thing at all. I've lived in and looked at a lot of houses and there isn't a definite correlation.

I do thing you will generally find a correlation between a "family bathroom" being bigger than an "ensuite" whatever in newer hosues, but that is down to size limitations/develope greed, not due to the intrinsic superiority of a bath or shower.

And do en-suites need to be that big anyway?

Greta debate btw

Gladallover. Good point.

Normally the Estate Agent will make a note that the Shower-room will fit a bath.

My DD has been looking for a house for just over a year and it's annoying that you have to look at the pictures to see if it has a Bath.

If it were me I'd be interested to know if it does affect the valuation actually.

I would expect it to if it were the only bath/shower room in the house, but it's not. If it did, though, I think the only thing you could do with that info is consider replacing it in the future if you ever do sell. I don't think you'd convince the surveyor to call it a bathroom.

I don't see why it woudl affect the valuation. You have a bathroom and an en-suite, like the majority of hosues. On estate agen particulars if selling they woudl describe you, and my, en-suite as "unusually large ensuite shower room with room for a bath"

Surely any valuation is subjective and the surveyour will be taking this into account?

Gavelravel. Your post speaks to your experience and I hear and appreciate it. There is no correlation I can accept, but the perception is real I think.

My house is from 1908, so not new build issue with size. But have seen slot of new builds as you describe.

This is the most pointless post I've ever made. But I do see the anthropological merit to it.

:)

Can you ask him when you get the valuation whether it would have made a difference if the second room had been a bathroom?

No I get it. Shower room does imply the room is small and not big enough for a bath. Not so much a problem for you as you aren't selling, but if you were, description may have put some people off. I don't think you're unreasonable to think that, hence irkness (what? That's a word right? ) justified.

It's a shower room though.
It's up to you or EA when doing viewings to point out that a bath could fit in the room.
Shower rooms can be any size, and people read the dimensions of a room before viewing don't they? I know I do and the fact there was no bath wouldn't put me off, we'd just install our own.

Gavelravel I think I might.

Whatthefox thanks

Gillybeanz bath or shower room dimensions don't appear to be listed in the details.

Bathing is a bit different to showering though. It involves immersing your body in water (according to the dictionary). You cannot bathe in a shower room.

Yes, Buck3t, I was just thinking how they agent could proposition it on the listing, I realise my post may come across as sneery, which wasn't intended.

FWIW I too have no bath and would refer to it as a wetroom if selling, as to me a shower room does indicate the room wouldn't be big enough for a bath if one were to be fitted.

It's up to you or EA when doing viewings to point out that a bath could fit in the room

AGAIN she's not selling

It is a shower room as you have a shower in there.

Having a bath in your house increases its value.

It's a bathroom.

To me, a bathroom doesn't even need a shower! i'm already feeling wrong about this... Just a sink intended to wash hands in.

What do you say in polite company if you need to excuse yourself for a wee? I say "I'm just nipping to the bathroom". I don't need a bath for that!

I'm guessing you're North American. Because most people in the uk would say we were going to the toilet or the loo.

e1y1, I thought you were being funny, not sneery. Seriously, I'm not taking myself too seriously here.

We have an upstairs bathroom with a bath with a shower over it. All good.
We had a downstairs toilet and sink ( avocado !) which we ripped out, moved the wall and put a shower, sink and toilet in it. We refer to it as the downstairs bathroom, even tho it hasn't got a bath and couldn't fit one in anyway!
I get what you mean tho.

Arbitraryname love the name by the way.

Bingo. Love a dictionary.

However, 2 relevant synonyms to 'bathe' includes 'cleanse' and 'shower'.