Only bathroom: Ditch the bath and only have shower?

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We need to do up our tiny bathroom in our little victorian terrace. Never done it in 12 years and it shows!

We have 1 DC who is almost 10.
So there's 3 of us.

We've always had a bath shower and shower screen.

DH and I only ever have showers but DD prefers a bath still...

If we ditched the bath and just had a lovely walk in proper shower it would make it so much easier and nicer to do up and also feel bigger.

Would we be mad to have no bath?
I figure DC will grow out of baths soon so why be stuck with one that only gets used a handful of times a year?

If we were ever really desperate for a bath we could go to my mum's who lives nearby and has a luxurious bathroom with a huge bath!

We got rid of the bath and have a shower the size of the bath if that makes sense. Absolutely love it. There are 6 people in my house and we are on a water meter. No brainer really.

I think you should do what works for you, unless you’re trying to sell straight away. We’ve just got rid of our only bath in favour of a nice big walk-in shower. It looks great and is lovely to use, and neither of us ever has baths. I think as well, fewer and fewer people will see a bath as a must-have in future- too expensive and bad for the planet.

I think you made the right choice! We are just reinstating the bath in ours.

I don’t know about growing out of baths? I still like a bath before bed a few nights a week ( shower in morning) my 21 year old is the same, the 20 year old less so.

I would never buy a house without a bath, nor would I rent.