Shower upstairs or down?

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We've just bought a 2 bed house, bathroom upstairs with bath, toilet but no shower. We've also got a downstairs toilet.
Plumber came around yesterday, and said that easiest option would be to fit a shower in the downstairs toilet, as fitting a shower in upstairs would mean we would have to take the ceiling down because of the way the electrics go (we've just had the ceilings plastered)
The house needs doing up, but the plumber said it would cost more to put a shower in upstairs, then fitting one downstairs.
If you bought a house, would you want a shower in the main bathroom? Or would you be happy with just a bath, and a shower downstairs?
My partner is happy with shower downstairs, where I said I would prefer us to get the extra work done, and have the shower put in upstairs.
The downstairs toilet where the shower would be is right next to the front door aswell if that makes any difference!

If you had guests to stay, there is more than one place to get a bath/shower but for your convenience, I think it depends on whether you are more likely to shower or bath. Think I'd want it upstairs for me!

@50shadesofsay it'll be very rare for us to have guests stay, as it's be our room, and a baby's room.
The bath will be mainly for the baby, but my partner and me always shower.
Thanks for the reply x

What about shower mixer taps in the bath upstairs - would that be a good compromise?

Upstairs for us. Dh sometimes teaches from home so we wouldn't want me or the kids wandering around downstairs half dressed.

My parents have a shower downstairs as well as one upstairs but its next to their swimming pool so a more unusual situation.

It's mess and money now or later(you said you need to do it up) so I think I'd do it now.

does it have to be an electric shower?? ..that's certainly best near the electricity board/fuse box.

Can he not fit one that just uses your hot /cold water..I suppose it depends what sort of boiler and water storage you have

He doesn't sound very helpful tbh

We have both and never use the downstairs shower, if that's any help?

We have both and never use the upstairs so it just goes to show it really depends what suits you best. FWIW, we find downstairs shower great for DH who leaves mega early in the morning, so doesn’t disturb us getting ready, and also for me with 3 year old and baby to look after, meaning I don’t have to drag everyone back upstairs when I need to get ready, as I can hear what’s going on.

If we put a shower in it will be downstairs by design, even though we could add a free standing one into the upstairs bathroom. We do have a shower over the bath also, but I've always been keen on a downstairs shower because 1) if it leaks (and they so often leak!) I won't have to worry about it dripping through the ceiling and 2) it would be just off the utility room and grubby children can be cleaned up before covering the house with mud.

Can you put a mixer tap over the bath also?

have you got a hot water cylinder? What colour?

We had an electric shower put in over our bath. No ceilings had to come down. I think they ran a cable to the loft and down the side of the house. Ask someone else to look at it.

We also have another upstairs shower with a mixer tap. Hence why we wanted the new one to be electric so there were no water pressure issues.

We have a shower downstairs and 2 baths with showers above upstairs... the showers upstairs only get used to wash hair over bath... if either was a separate cubicle though I would imagine that they would get used instead of the ground floor

If you've got DC, or planning on having some, a bath is vital. Either upstairs or down, it doesn't matter. I'd put a shower head and screen over the upstairs bath

If you have room for a cubicle, get a cubicle. Don’t have an electric shower if you can avoid it. Use the existing heating system. Put a showers over the bath but ensure the shower head is big enough and fixed. One on a flex is only suitable for hair! Get a screen for the bath. I have two like this in a flat I own and it’s the best compromise.

Do you keep clothes downstairs? It’s a faff for most people to shower downstairs. I might be odd, but I dress in my bedroom: my en suite bathroom is part of my bedroom area. It’s slightly annoying to be showering away from your wardrobes I would think.

I have 4 shower cubicles in this house. Never had a leak. My holiday house has 4 showers and they have never leaked either. It comes down to tanking, good plumbing and fitting the shower tray properly.

Sounds like it comes down to lots of money bubbles

Upstairs. Downstairs shower & running through house in a towel back to my bedroom to get dressed is what i did as a student!

I’ve got both and have only ever used the downstairs one when the upstairs one was broken.

It was quite useful when the DCs were younger and came home from football caked in mud. But that was a handful of times.

If I’m could afford it, I’d have it ripped and a storage cupboard out there instead.