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Is no bath really such a problem?

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MassiveSalad22 · 15/10/2022 17:52

We have kids 7, 5 and 6 months and we wouldn’t mind no bath, but thinking of if we sell the house?

The 2 youngest do enjoy a bath admittedly but the bathroom is tiny and I’m desperate for more space! Could get a deep shower tray for the baby to splash around in. Or get a tiny bath, but to me those would be more off putting than no bath?

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mobear · 16/10/2022 07:27

We are in the same situation and installing a very low American-style bath. We also have in mind we might get a dog in the future and need to bathe it.

Luredbyapomegranate · 16/10/2022 07:30

40andfit · 15/10/2022 18:00

I would be put off buying a house without a bath or at least would have to factor in the cost of replacing the bathroom in my offer.

Yes this - but if you’re going to be there for a while, I’d do what you want, just keep in mind it might mean a slightly reduced offer when you do sell (or an estate agent suggesting you put it back in)

Luredbyapomegranate · 16/10/2022 07:30

mobear · 16/10/2022 07:27

We are in the same situation and installing a very low American-style bath. We also have in mind we might get a dog in the future and need to bathe it.

@mobear

Oh I love those baths!

ThanksItHasPockets · 16/10/2022 07:32

I understand wanting to future-proof expensive renovations but I do not understand why people try to envisage a fictional future buyer whose requirements will be vastly different to their own. The children who live there now want a bath and if it is a family house so will the future families who live there, most likely. Assuming you do not have seriously niche requirements to bathe an extensive alpaca herd or whatever the chances are that what works for you now will work for your buyers in the future.

onlythreenow · 16/10/2022 07:32

If I was buying a house I would only consider those without a bath! However, it's a matter of personal preference surely.

Snugglemonkey · 16/10/2022 08:02

A bath is really important to me. It would be off putting if there was no bath in a house I was buying. It would not stop me buying, unless there was no space to put a bath, but I would be mentally pricing up a bathroom and deducting that from the upper price I would be willing to pay.

beatriceplotter · 16/10/2022 08:13

I have to have a bath in a house and would put me off. How will you manage with a baby? I needed to wash my dc when they were younger in the bath. I had a tiny bathroom when dc were born but bath was still worth it imo.
I also cba to go putting a bath back in so yes I would be put off.

skippy67 · 16/10/2022 09:35

We're redoing our bathroom next year and won't be putting a bath in. When we bought the house, the bathroom was absolutely minging, and I refused to bathe our then toddler in it. There was a slightly less minging shower upstairs that I used to hose him down in.
We've got a bath now, that no one ever uses, so we've decided to get a swanky walk in shower when we refurb next year.

C4tastrophe · 16/10/2022 11:33

No bath for me. Those free standing ones are ridiculous anyway. Use the space for a great shower instead.

SavingsThreads · 16/10/2022 12:00

On the flip side, I wouldn't want a bathroom with a shower over the bath. I hate them. People are out off by all sorts of things. You only need one buyer - do what works for you

justanotherlaura · 16/10/2022 12:03

We don't have a bath and have never missed it, we wash the dog in the shower, it's big enough for us both to get in it and the shower walls stop any mess when she tries to shake off mid soaping.

We're due a baby in a few weeks and literally the only time I've thought about having a bath is it's recommended for labour pain before you go to the hospital... not worth having a bath for one day in the last 8 years though!

NeedAHoliday2021 · 16/10/2022 12:05

I’m the only one who has regular baths here - I like to soak after exercise. Dc usually have a bath when ill (dd1 currently has flu and wouldn’t have managed a shower). But we have friends with just a shower and it works for them. Our shower is over the bath and the bath is an L shape which works well. We have a separate en-suite shower too.

chocolateisavegetable · 16/10/2022 12:09

We bought a house with no bath, but it’s not really a home for people with young kids and we plan to stay here long term anyway

TickTockBaby · 16/10/2022 12:10

I also wouldn't consider a house without a bath, unless it was for sale as an obvious 'doer-upper'.

Our DC are 6 and 2 and we're currently getting our family bathroom re done. We have an ensuite with shower but its been an absolute pain.

TickTockBaby · 16/10/2022 12:11

HighlandPony · 15/10/2022 18:07

It depends on the property. Small non family type house or flat or elderly persons type bungalow would be fine but if it’s a family sized house then it would be.

This too, if its a family sized home, i wouldn't consider no bath.

Colderthanever · 16/10/2022 12:13

I’d also happily have no bath.

WinterStar1 · 16/10/2022 12:16

When I moved home 9 years ago the house we moved to had a smaller bathroom, no bath just a walk in shower which was great as we had really only used our bath to have a shower in. Fast forward a couple of years and I really miss having a bath, just even for practical stuff like washing the dog after he's been rolling about the mud! In all honestly if it would fit in my bathroom I would have a bath back in there again. Good luck in your decision

SuperCamp · 16/10/2022 12:17

Most buyers have common sense and know they will make some alterations. I never have a bath but have bought a house where a bath takes up a chunk of bathroom… if I bought a house with the space but no bath I would just get one put in without replacing the entire bathroom (unless that was the plan anyway).

Create the house that suits your life.

Bluevelvetsofa · 16/10/2022 12:51

We’re contemplating replacing a bath with an over bath shower with a walk in shower. However, in the en suite there’s a bath and a walk in shower, so we’d still be left with one.

gogohmm · 16/10/2022 12:53

I wouldn't buy a house without a bath, but not would I buy a house without a separate shower - we have 2 bathrooms, one with a bath (with shower over) and the en suite has just a shower. Where we live and our budget thus wasn't an issue

BerryShots · 16/10/2022 13:05

I gave up my bath in favour of a glorious powerful dream walk in shower. No room for both.
It's what I want and I love it. It's just me and DS13 (and DS23 when he visits), so it suits us perfectly.
I'm not a bath, candle, wine gal and no plans to sell.

AgathaMystery · 16/10/2022 13:09

In our last house We removed the bath in our very cramped bathroom & instead had a really big, luxurious shower. We have done the same in our new house. Ripped out a roll top bath (fortune to heat, water went cold fast) & have a huge walk in shower, enclosed so that you’re not cold in it. Our DC (10) have never lived In A house with a bath & shower themselves etc with no bother - have done since they were tiny. We save a lot of water too. Our DD has just gone down for the 4th yr running.

AgathaMystery · 16/10/2022 13:10

Oh I should add - I sold our last house in 3 days on Instagram. No one mentioned the lack of bath at all.

NameChange30 · 16/10/2022 16:37

justanotherlaura · 16/10/2022 12:03

We don't have a bath and have never missed it, we wash the dog in the shower, it's big enough for us both to get in it and the shower walls stop any mess when she tries to shake off mid soaping.

We're due a baby in a few weeks and literally the only time I've thought about having a bath is it's recommended for labour pain before you go to the hospital... not worth having a bath for one day in the last 8 years though!

You could get a really big paddling pool, if you have somewhere inside to put it you could have a bath in that!
I bought a massive one when I was pregnant with DC2 and it was theoretically "for the kids" but actually for me Grin

BlueMongoose · 16/10/2022 20:16

I wouldn't want not to have a bath.
Nobody else in my household ever uses ours, though.
When we first moved here, I couldn't use the bath for months. When it was fixed, I really appreciated how much I'd missed it, and I'll have to find some way of still fitting one in when we finally redo the bathroom. Showers are fine for getting clean. The can be invigorating, and are okay in the summer if you've been exercising and got sweaty.
But for relaxing, for me, a bath is required.🙂