To Bathe or not to bathe?

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That really, well perhaps not quite.

My question is, how important is a bath to you in a 3 bed 1 bath house?

I haven't used ours for about 8 years in our current 2 bed house we're moving from. Its a new build and has a pathetic shallow bath. But the new house needs the bathroom redoing from scratch and I just can't make my mind up!

We have no DC yet and are definitely having a walk in shower. There's likely room for a bath too but I'm leaning towards having the space for storage etc instead.

I have also considered an Omnitub for a true luxurious feel but it's the fact that I can't sit in one locally to try it out for size that puts me off. Plus I still don't know if I'm just in love with the idea of having a soak to relax.

We are completely gutting the new place and won't be moving for a good while, so resale isn't at all a concern at the moment.

I'd love to know your thoughts?

Where will you bath kids if you do have them That is the only issue tbh

Small children and babies go in buckets, toddlers are fine in a shower. Most houses in Holland don't have baths at all.
That's said, I personally wouldn't be without a bath.

When we had our bathroom redone we opted for a short bath and had a storage cupboard built at the end. If you’re going to have children having a bath makes things much easier, but it doesn’t need to be a full sized one.

@flapjackfairy I thought baby bath then trug?

@BaronessBomburst that's something I never knew. I know what you mean, I've always had a bathroom with a bath, it's making me nervous!

@BarkandCheese I could get a small one just for the possibility of children. But that's already proving to be a struggle, so I'd rather not have a constant reminder if it doesn't happen if that makes sense

I wouldn't advise not having a bath at all. I had a skin condition for years and had much relief lying in warm water. So if you go on to have children there might be quite unforeseen reasons you really need a bath rather than just a shower.

Friends of ours had a Japanese/omni bath (the type with the little step so you're immersed in a seated position) and raved about it. Their kids loved it too. I'm not keen on baths but if I were redesigning the only bathroom in what was to be our family home I'd definitely go for one.

I like a bath. But you only have to please yourselves. Why not get the plumbing ready for a bath while you're having the room done, then build a cupboard over it? Have the storage as you wish. Then if in future you decide you do want a bath for pregnancy wallowing / children, it'll be relatively easy and cheap to swap them. And you won't begrudge the money if it's for that positive reason.

Have what you want (and can afford). We just had a quote for a wet room, can't afford it, wish we could. I'd do away with the bath in a heartbeat.

I'd prefer no bath.

Takes up space and hardly used. My DD was fine in the shower..

@SerendipityReally yes, that's a very good idea that I'd considered but I didn't know how plumbing works. There's currently a shower cubicle where the bath would go and a bath where the walk in shower will be, so I suppose that's totally doable!

@sbplanet I originally wanted a wet room too but couldn't justify the price when the rest of the house needs alot of renovation!

@Thesnobbymiddleclassone
Yep, that's my fear, not using it. I think I'm going to go along the lines of having the pipework there but have what we need/want for now

Basically you need to have a hot and cold water supply, and a waste water pipe, run to the end of the bath where you'd want them to be. You'll probably find they can just be neatened off from what's already there. I would plan in some sort of access (Eg removable panel and/or removable bottom shelf of cupboard) in case of leaks.

If you were wanting taps coming off the wall, or a shower over the bath, it would get more complicated but you don't need any of that. A basic bath with end taps in the normal place is plumbed from below and I would have thought it's very straightforward to get the right plumbing in place then cover with a cupboard.

@SerendipityReally Thank you! That is so much clearer to get my head around and a good workaround. Im going to put this plan forward when we're ready to start because I'd rather have the option further down the line than not at all... as I know how indecisive I can be

Moved into our Bungalow a few months ago and just have a large shower which I like but everyone else is moaning so we are having a bath put in our new loft conversion.

I have the tiniest bathroom ever, and it would make to get rid of the bath and just have a shower. But I Iove baths. Our bath gets used several times a week.