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Quick vote: corner bath or walk-in shower

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lalalonglegs · 01/04/2012 09:02

I'm doing up a one-bed flat with a long narrow bathroom to sell on. It currently has a very short bath in it which is next to useless. I never have baths and am tempted to move the door so that you enter from the bedroom and have a big shower where the current doorway is and then loo and basin. I worry that lots of people still like baths but the only way of getting a full-size one in is a corner bath which I'm not mad on. WWYD?

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oreocrumbs · 01/04/2012 09:26

I like baths so where possible I would put a bath in with a shower over it. I rented a flat with just a shower and of course it was fine, but I did miss a bath and would want one if I was buying.

Rhubarbgarden · 01/04/2012 09:30

Personally I couldn't live without a bath, and if I viewed a house without one I would be factoring in the cost of replacing the bathroom in order to install one. Corner baths are naff though - is there no way you could change the layout to put a proper one in?

noddyholder · 01/04/2012 09:37

What about an offset bath still a corner bath but not as ugly!

frenchfancy · 01/04/2012 09:55

I'd go for a shower. Corner baths are not full size. Have you ever been in one? They are fine for children but for a 1 bed flat I think a really good shower would be much better. Especially if you are aiming at the bachelor market.

spotty26 · 01/04/2012 10:33

How long will you be there? If a long term thing go with shower only. but if moving on in a few years then small bath with shower above is better than no bath/ corner bath IMO even if seems useless to you as a shower kind of person. You don't want to give potential buyers a reason not to want it. Some people have no vision so would not think it easy to swap themselves.

spotty26 · 01/04/2012 10:34

just reread you are selling on. Sorry! I vote small bath not corner.

Fluffycloudland77 · 01/04/2012 11:24

Small bath, no bath puts me right off a property.

ByTheSea · 01/04/2012 11:26

I love a good shower and can't see the point of a bath that is not roomy.

Yeahthatsnotgonnahappen · 01/04/2012 11:55

Shower. Hate hate hate corner baths - I would be factoring in the cost of ripping it out! Surely in a 1 bed flat with a pokey bathroom people don't expect a bath?! In a flat without a shower I would also be factoring adding one.

PeelingmyselfofftheCeiling · 01/04/2012 11:57

Where is the flat and what kind of style is the rest of it?

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lalalonglegs · 01/04/2012 13:18

Thanks for all your answers, hmm, bath seems to be winning, curses. The bathroom is a really awful shape - 115cm x 290cm with a door on one short end and a window on the other. The flat's in London, it's a Victorian conversion and it will be quite modern interior. An offset bath might be the way to go as, I agree, they are marginally less appalling than normal corner baths. Any more thoughts?

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noddyholder · 01/04/2012 13:32

Can you turn the door to open outwards and then re configure. Makes a huge difference in small bathrooms if there is room on teh landing outside

ShelleyCoppen · 01/04/2012 14:01

What Noddy said, try double doors (cutting panel door in 2) if necessary. They look OK if painted well and chrome handles. Then maybe try a 150 bath with frameless shower screen and really good shower over bath - if ceiling is low enough you could fit round raindance showerhead in ceiling. Small sink with no unit underneath to create feeling of space and built in shelves above maybe? But I think you defo need a bath, just not dreaded corner bath...

HerRoyalNotness · 01/04/2012 14:05

A one bed flat? Definitely just a shower. It's a starter home for a single or couple at the max.

Sinkingfeeling · 01/04/2012 14:10

I'd go for a shower too - if you install a bath that's smaller than the normal length it will be obvious that's the only option because of space, and a small bath is worse than no bath IMO. With only one bedroom, you're not aiming at the family market. A shower will make the bathroom appear more spacious too - go for as large a shower head as you can though.

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lalalonglegs · 01/04/2012 18:18

I've been stripping out all afternoon and I think the door can be moved to the long wall on the bit of the landing right at the top of the stairs so I think I might be able to get a normal bath in there plus loo and sink. I don't know why people are so attached to baths - I haven't had one in years - but there's no point narrowing my potential market. Thanks for letting me know how strongly some people feel about their soaks Wink.

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Fluffycloudland77 · 01/04/2012 18:39

We only have a shower, I take bath salts on holiday so I can have a bath and just relax.

I like to have the option really.

(I also like boiling water taps and waste disposal units in kitchens if you haven't done the kitchen yet)

UntamedShrew · 01/04/2012 19:17

Definitely a shower. For me (like most people i reckon) I shower every day but baths are an occasional treat. A nice big shower is lovely. But a small bath is always disappointing!

vj32 · 01/04/2012 21:52

We have a short bath and its awful. I would go with a shower, but then you can only put shower room on the floor plan which makes it immediately obvious its a really small room. Tough one. A really good shower would be better I think.

OrenishI · 02/04/2012 16:11

I did what you are doing and put in a shower in a tiny bathroom. It transformed the place. I can't remember the last time I had a bath.

supernannyisace · 02/04/2012 16:16

I vote for a bath of some sort. Most people would like the option of a bath or shower.

I have showers most often, but every now and again like a nice snooze soak on an evening.

woollyideas · 02/04/2012 16:23

I vote for a shower and no bath.

monniemae · 05/04/2012 14:39

I'm getting one of these www.omnitub.co.uk and installing shower over it so it's a super luxurious shower with option of bath. We ummed and ahhed about shower or shower bath issue and there wasn't any other small bath option that I could live with. But hopefully this will be right for us!

monniemae · 05/04/2012 14:40

nb. not a sales pitch. but I've just had this dilemma drag on for weeks. Will let you know how it turns out. x

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