Keep the bath or get rid?

[Goldilocks3Bears]

I have a small family bathroom with a p shaped bath. It has a rain shower over it which is one of the most annoying things ever as we have hard later and it clogs quickly.

The bathroom is due a refurb in the next few years and I’m considering having a large super shower instead. This would leave more room for a more luxurious sink arrangement as well. Everything is twee at the moment because of the bath but losing it would open up the space.

We barely use the bath.

Is this moronic? Do people still get put off if there is no bath.

I personally wouldn’t buy a property without one (and I’m a shower person). I wouldn’t like not to have the option, you also rule out most families from buying too

I wouldn’t buy a house without a bath , unless I factored in the cost of a bathroom refit and reduced the price offered accordingly .

What size is the property and what kind of buyers would you be marketing it to?

The clogging thing doesn’t make sense: that will happen with any shower.

I wouldn't buy a house without a bath. I can't even go abroad for a week to somewhere that doesn't have a bath.

I'm considering doing this. We've been here five years and not used the bath yet. So I think when we have the bathroom done we will just remove it and get a fuck off big shower in instead.

If you intend to stay there for awhile op, and there is clearly space to put it back in, then go for it. It's important you enjoy your home and don't keep something for a distant mystery buyer.

We took out our bath when we redid our bathroom. None of us ever had baths. We have a big shower and no wasted space. But lots of people lobe baths. I think it matters how long you think you'll be in the house.

I shower but I still wouldn’t even view a house that doesn’t have a bath. It’s nice to have the option of a long soak.

If you’re likely to need to sell at some point in the lifetime of the new bathroom I would try and keep the bath. If not then do as you like.

As for the hard water, get a water softener. They’re not that pricey, certainly cheaper than a new bathroom! I sympathise re rainfall shower though. Can’t see the appeal myself.

How long are you planning to stay in this house? Realistically you need to enjoy the space you have without always thinking about the ‘selling potential’. Personally I love a bath and wouldn’t buy a house without a bath but plenty of people only use showers.

We avoided doing an improvement to our current house when we moved in as we felt it wouldn’t be ‘worth’ the investment ... ten years later we are still here and regretting our decision.

Previous to living in this house, i wouldn’t have bought a house without a bath.

However this house has those sealed shower cabins with steam function. This means i can heat the cabinet up and get properly warm rather than dancing around in the cold trying to hit warm water.

So- shower cabinets, i’d consider no bath. Although i’d still prefer it and it would be a dealbreaker.

Walk in showers or open showers might look nice but unless your bathroom is hot I dislike them as always end up colder than when i started. So i’d need a bath for sore days after the gym or when i need to warm my bones properly.

Depends on your market if you are thinking of resale. My parents can't manage to climb in a bath so would only buy with a large shower or would remove the bath anyway (DH's) parents have.

If it is just for you, refit to what suits you. Life's too short to be second guessing what a possible seller will want.

*buyer

We bought our house in 2014 with no bath.
We’ve just put a bath in, along with a new bathroom as we’ve now got a dd.
I think, that you should do what suits your current needs.

Thank you. I’m not planning on moving anytime soon and in fact o was thinking about best use of money (if I can get it together). It’s a three bed semi with two bathrooms. If i can save up for it, i might wait and do the loft. Then I’d have a new shower and wouldn’t get so annoyed standing in the bath 😂