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AIBU to get rid of bath from bathroom?

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Mishfit0819 · 03/11/2019 17:30

My bathroom is tiny and badly in need of an update...before DS arrived we had planned a new suite and replace the current bath and shower combo with a large shower. Neither DP or I like baths so this made sense pre baby, as it was never used and a pain to clean.

DS is 3 months so still in baby bath for a while, but would we be daft to take the bath out now??

I know it will be possible, but want to hear experiences of those with older DC and whether its worth it/advisable...

So -
YABU- it's not worth it/pain in the backside/will put future buyers off of our family home in future sale?

YANBU - its worth the extra space/baths are useless wastes of water/its easy enough to get a baby used to showers etc..

Help and advice appreciated before we spend £££ one way or another

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ColaFreezePop · 03/11/2019 17:34

If you are planning in staying in your house until your DS grows up then do what you like with your bathroom.

If you are planning on moving before he goes to secondary or before then put in a bath. You need to ensure you don't put off potential purchasers who may be young families.

Rowgtfc72 · 03/11/2019 17:36

We took ours out and put a big walk in shower in but then dd was 8 and we have no plans to move.

bumblingbovine49 · 03/11/2019 17:36

I don't have many non negotiable things in a house but we wouldn't even look at something without a bath as DH loves them and misses them if we go on holiday somewhere without a bath for more than a weekend.

I am sure some people wouldn't mind but I think excluding something so normally found in a home will put off some buyers I am afraid. However I am.a great believer in setting up your home to suit you, not.some possible future buyer. Off it works for you, then do it

MrBobLobLaw · 03/11/2019 17:40

YABU we've just bought a new place and discounted lots of places if they didn't have a bath. Granted, I'm heavily pregnant with DS2 so we wanted somewhere that didn't need any work and a bath was necessary with two little ones. And perhaps if I wasn't pregnant, we would've considered somewhere bath-less that had potential/space for a bath to be added and value added by updating the bathroom as a whole. But if it was a brand new bathroom with no bath it would have put me off yes.

Finchy19 · 03/11/2019 17:42

We are getting rid of our bath next year for a huge shower. Just DH and I and it's a small house so will never appeal to families.

TooMinty · 03/11/2019 17:44

Depends how long you plan on living there? If it's long term and the house is suitable for either couples or families I would get the shower if that's what you want. I have lived in my house for 8 years and never used the bath for me, only the kids. And my in-laws don't have a bath but it's no problem, they used a big inflatable kids bath for toddlers but now at school age they just shower when they stay there.

Rezie · 03/11/2019 17:48

I've never really understood the "must" for baths. My requirement for a house is that there is no bath. Or I'm ok with it if there is a separate shower. I'm from elsewhere in Europe so this is a bit frustrating when trying to find a place in the UK.

Expressedways · 03/11/2019 17:51

Wait until your DS is a out of the baby bath and see how you get on showering him first. A lot of toddlers hate the shower (mine does) and no idea how people wash them in a shower without also ending up drenched. We briefly had a rental flat with just a shower and it made bedtime so miserable for all of us. Also yes it will put off some potential buyers but I would worry less about that if you’re planning on staying but for a good while.

SunshineDays2019 · 03/11/2019 17:54

YANBU, but the only thing I would add is that children often really enjoy baths. Perhaps wait until your DC is pre teen age?

flowerpowerr · 03/11/2019 17:58

I'm the same - I honestly couldn't live without a bath! It's so relaxing to have a nice warm soak in the evenings after a long hard day. A property without a bath would be a real deal breaker for me if I was planning on buying (and didn't want to do any work).

MissingTheORRDAAAAH · 03/11/2019 17:59

We've just bought a house. 2 bthroom, well I say bath but both bathrooms have big showers in. Lovely with the waterfall dual heads. Lovely.
What put us off houses were bath and bidets, why the fuck would you want a bidet? Nobody uses them FFS!

Our house is amazing. best house ever and we all love it. we have 8 year old twins. It's genius, 1 showers upstairs, one downstairs at the same time. No pissing about and they get to bed on time.

We had a bath in our previous house but we all showered for years, the DC from about 2.5-3ish.

AlpacaGoodnight · 03/11/2019 17:59

If you plan on selling your home at some point I would say it will put off a lot of buyers. We discounted every house we saw without a bath (some didn't mention in the details so it wasted their time and ours)

Cornishclio · 03/11/2019 18:06

We took out our bath this year and put in large walk in shower. It is a family sized house but just DH and I and no plans to move. It is not that expensive to take a shower out and put a bath back in providing there is not a lot of moving around of plumbing. Much happier with the shower than the bath which only used to see water when the dust got too much in it and do not miss the tiny shower cubicle we used to have. For every person who would want a bath if you were selling there will be someone else who prefers showers. Put whatever will suit your family. Kids can get used to showers quickly although obviously babies and toddlers prefer baths.

Runmybathforme · 03/11/2019 18:07

Little kids love a bath, how on earth would you shower a toddler without getting soaked ?

GOODCAT · 03/11/2019 18:09

We bought a house with just a wet room and much prefer it. We are about to redo it and will be sticking with a wet room. We don't have kids though.

Unless you plan to sell in the near future go for what suits you. In our last home my husband wanted to replace the bath with a shower but I wouldn't let him in case it put buyers off. We were there for 11 years and actually our buyer wouldn't have been bothered and we spent 11 years climbing in and out of the bath to have a shower just in case it affected resale, which was just daft really.

NearlyGranny · 03/11/2019 18:31

What will you do about washing baby DS when he's too big for a basin and too small to stand up in the shower?

I think a bath is indispensable for little ones. We had our bathroom remodelled a couple of years back. It had a shower over the bath, basin and loo. The well-known company (with bath in its name) did the impossible and found three different ways to fit in a full bath and separate shower and we just love the new layout!

Orangesox · 03/11/2019 18:33

See a property without a walk in shower, or without suitable space for one would be a deal breaker for us. I have a disability that makes baths or using a shower over a bath almost impossible. DH hates baths and also dislikes the shower over a bath scenario.

If you’re going to stay in the property for the next few years at least, then have the bathroom of your dreams now. Don’t be worrying about future saleability and make yourselves miserable in the process.

RandomMess · 03/11/2019 18:36

We did when youngest was just 3. We bought a big baby bath and she still fitted in when we moved house when she was 8

Leeds2 · 03/11/2019 18:41

I know someone who did this, when her children were teens. She now has four small grandchildren and, I think, wishes she had kept the bath!
It wouldn't bother me in the slightest, and if I was buying a house I would prefer one with a decent stand alone shower rather than a shower over a bath.

Namechangeymcnamechange11 · 03/11/2019 18:43

My toddler is recently out of a largish baby bath. He loathes showers, had to rinse his hair with the shower head in a hotel bathroom recently and you'd have honestly thought he was being murdered - oh the scream

TheStaff · 03/11/2019 18:50

How do you wash double or king size duvets? I put them in the bath, soak, swish them around, rinse them, pull the plug then leave them to drain on an old clothes horse then when they are light enough to move I put then outside for a day or 2 on sunny days. I've never been keen on launderettes if I could avoid them.

MissingTheORRDAAAAH · 03/11/2019 18:58

How do you wash double or king size duvets?

I have a super king bed and I wash all the covers in my washing machine. Do you not have a washing machine?

Namechangeoflife · 03/11/2019 19:02

We haven’t had a bath for 11 years . Definitely the right decision for us but I always make sure when we go on holiday our accommodation has a bath.
It wouldn’t put me off buying somewhere without a bath

Rezie · 03/11/2019 19:04

I grew up without bath. We had a small plastic bathtub that was killed with water from the shower. When not in use it was just put out of the way. When needed it was on the floor. Also when showering the parent would just shower at the same time so getting soaked was no issue.

rainingallday · 03/11/2019 19:08

@Mishfit0819

If I were you, I would leave the bath in.

If you intend on selling your house in the not-too-distant future, having no bath could hinder your sale.

We had a house some years ago that had no bath (just a walk-in shower,) and we were there for 5 years. Missed my bath like crazy, and would never have a house with no bath again.

We have a bathroom (with a bath) now. We have a (separate) walk-in level-access shower room too.

Oh and @TheStaff I always wash my duvet covers in the washing machine. Bit odd washing them in the bath!

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