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Getting rid of bath, would you?

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Flicketyflack · 18/07/2019 09:03

I have just moved in to a new property and the family bathroom needs refurbishing.
Currently it has a bath with a shower over it, a basin and toilet. There is also a heated towel rail.
Ideally I would love a separate shower & bath & have had a quotation which makes this possible. However the plumber has visited and looked at the dimensions and it would be a squeeze!
We looked at a short bath & narrower shower but tbh there is no point it getting it any smaller otherwise it is unusable.
The plumber suggested doing away with the bath and having a large shower instead.
Otherwise we recreate what with have with maybe a bigger bath with shower over the end!
Help! I am not sure what to do, would we regret it if we took the bath away?
Anyone done away with their bath?
Did you regret it?

OP posts:
thedevilcamefromthehimber · 18/07/2019 09:05

If no one in the house really has baths go for it but I like a bath and I have young children so easier to wash them in a bath.

Happyspud · 18/07/2019 09:05

I wouldn’t. No family with small children would buy it,

Original poster
Flicketyflack · 18/07/2019 09:08

My kids are 14&11 therefore the days of baby washing are long gone!
We have just moved in and are not moving any time soon.
Just indecisive Wink

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 18/07/2019 09:11

We've had the same dilemma and I've worried a bit about what happens when we get old and need a step ladder to get in and out of the bath. But we've gone for a bath with a nice shower over it. I love baths too much in the winter to say goodbye to it.

Murinae · 18/07/2019 09:12

Depends if you want children or how long you want to stay in the house. I hate baths so would happily buy a house with no bath but my husband wouldn’t. We went for the L shaped bath with a big shower area at one end and a glass shower panel which works well.

Liveinthepresent · 18/07/2019 09:12

We did this in our first house as bathroom was small.
We didn’t ever miss the bath until we had kids but it was a non issue whole they were small as we used a baby bath .
It did become a pain as they got bigger but by then the plan was to either do lift conversion and add a bath there or move.
We moved .
The small bathroom was a downside for whoever bought the house and would still have been even with a tiny bath in it .
We sold without it being a major issue as people planned to remodel things to suit them .
This was however London pre brexit.
I would still make the same choice though as we had 10 years of using the bathroom as we wanted it - and it’s not a huge thing for someone to replace if you sell .

Liveinthepresent · 18/07/2019 09:14

Sorry for typos - should have added we now have a lovely bathroom with both but still never use the bath !

GOODCAT · 18/07/2019 09:16

We moved from a house with a bath to a house with just a wetroom. Much, much prefer the wetroom and don't miss the bath.

DinoEggz · 18/07/2019 09:22

I wouldn’t consider buying a house with no bath. Or if I made an offer it would reflect the cost and inconvenience of putting the bath back in. I suppose it depends if you ever intended to sell?

EBearhug · 18/07/2019 09:25

I love having a bath, so I wouldn't, but I know people who don't and wouldn't miss it.

BlingLoving · 18/07/2019 09:25

If this is a house you plan to live in for a long time, it doesn't matter about the resell issue (and for the record, I would not buy a house without a bath and if I did, I would insist on a discount to the price to reflect the requirement that I put a bath in).

It really comes down to whether or not you like baths. Easy way to assess - think back over the last few months. How many times have you used the bath? If it' more than once or twice, then you need to keep one.

We had similar issue in our bathroom and went with a p-shaped bath with shower over it. There's still the stepping up and over into the shower issue, but the actual shower is as lovely almost as a normal sized stand alone one.

Murinae · 18/07/2019 09:26

Cross posting if you have just moved in and are planning on staying there a few years i would go for the walk in shower

YetAnotherThing · 18/07/2019 09:47

Houses are for living in, so wouldn’t be worried about re-selling at some distant point. More difficult to decide if you actually want to get rid of it though. I’ve a similar dilemma. My next door neighbour, with same sized bathroom, got rid of hers and bathroom looks fab. I’ve young child so too soon, but am tempted....

Blobby10 · 18/07/2019 10:04

I have the same dilemma Flicketyflack. The family bathroom in my new house will have a bath and (feeble) hand held shower but I'm considering removing the bath and putting in a double width electric shower. However the comments about resale value have made me think again.

My current house has a bath which has been used a grand total of 6 times in 4 years and two of those were for my son post shoulder op when he couldn't get his stitches wet! As a family we wouldn't miss it but the house is in prime catchment for an excellent primary school so would I be silly to remove the bath given that I may want to sell in ten years or so?

BillywigSting · 18/07/2019 10:13

We have just moved to a house with a shower only and have a 5yo.

I'd say do it. I did have some trepidation re ds and losing the bath but it's not been a problem at all, and it's much easier just having a shower.

Teddybear45 · 18/07/2019 10:19

It may reduce your market of buyers yes but it wouldn’t necessarily reduce the value of the house. Plenty of young families prefer big shower rooms with kids and it’s often easier to get in with them.

Alsohuman · 18/07/2019 10:24

I wouldn’t even consider buying a house without a bath but if you don’t intend selling for years, it’s not a problem.

LenoVentura · 18/07/2019 10:25

We are replacing both bathrooms in our house and will have showers in both, no bath. Neither of us has had a bath since we moved here three years ago. If you aren't thinking of moving soon, then make your house as you and your family want it, not for some mythical buyer in the unknown future.

BuzzShitbagBobbly · 18/07/2019 10:31

I would LOVE to get rid of my bath. I have clambered in and out for 15+ years now and never once been pleased about it.

The only things stopping me are the upheaval - I only have one bathroom; the cost (I am a tightwad) and, bizarrely, the fact it is a huge, well made metal bath that seems a shame to chuck (but I could sell it I suppose).

My house is weird. In neighbouring similar homes, there have been/are: single people, couples, families AND older people all living in them, so it's not really clear who would buy if I came to sell!

Jolonglegs · 18/07/2019 10:31

Watching as in same position: should be install a large shower and remove the bath.

Wildwood6 · 18/07/2019 10:59

We bought a house in which the vendors had taken out the bath because they never used it. It would never have been my choice as I love a bath, but they had replaced it with a super lux ginormous shower, and although initially we had intended to reconfigure the bathroom to put a bath back in we never actually have. Yes, I do miss a bath occasionally, but not as much as I would have expected; and because the house was good for us in lots of other ways it didn't put us off buying it.

Modestandatinybitsexy · 18/07/2019 11:36

I only have a bath and no option for a shower. I would buy a house with only a (large) shower over a house with just a bath.

My friends' kids who only have a shower have never known any different and they managed.

ShanghaiDiva · 18/07/2019 12:10

My mum did this as she lives on her own and was worried about slipping. She was concerned about selling the house later, but we decided that making the house suitable for her was the most important factor, not the ease of a future sale. She has decided when she does move to price up the cost of having the bath put back in and adjust price on house accordingly (assuming that having a shower only is a sticking point with potential buyers).
My current house has three bathrooms (one with a bath) and the bath gets used about one every two or three months by dd.

RavenLG · 18/07/2019 12:38

We bought a house without a bath but i proper miss a bath, in the winter especially and when you're ill. The bathroom is the next room on the renovating list so a bath will be going back in. Don't mind climbing in and out as only 30 so (hopefully) have another 30 or so years before it gets to be an issue. I love going back to my parents house as they have a lush bath that's really deep. Didn't put us off the house though. A house that ONLY had a bath and no shower did put us off renting though, a daily shower is a must.

georgialondon · 18/07/2019 12:46

I have young children so I wouldn't buy any property without a bath.

It's a big percentage of buyers you're writing off if you ever intend to sell.

I wouldn't do it.

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