Is no bath really such a problem?

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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?

I love mine! I couldn't do without!

How the other half live eh?

I wouldn't buy a house without a bath. But there are many people who wouldn't be bothered about it.

I couldn't do without a bath. I suffer with pain due to disabilities and I sleep so much better after a long hot soak. I do shower in the morning but twice a week bath is a real treat for me and really helps my pain levels.

@Colderthanever ??????

Hmm I have lots of aches and pains, maybe I should start having baths!! I really hate them though. I always get cold so quickly. All 3 kids had a lovely bath tonight so I don’t know! It’s a lot of water for a few mins really.

Googling this!

@YesItsMeYesItsMe Here are some photos (neither of which are my bathroom!).

You can buy inflatable baths now.

what a time to be alive.

We bought a house with no bath and it's fine. Tbf I'm from a country where people don't have baths so it's not really something I ever got used to. DC would like a splash but is enjoying our nice warm shower, and I've promised them that I'd look into these inflatable ones. 😂

Thank you! Google wasn’t very helpful. I love those!!

We recently moved into a house with no bath. We got one of these and the children love it.

I wouldn't buy a house without a bath ..unless we paid less the cost of getting the bathroom sorted ...say £8000 'off'

Low baths sound intriguing but where can u get one in the UK??

@Baggingarea The only readily available one I’ve been able to find so far is the Bette Ocean Lowline.

@mobear that's so funny I discovered bette baths last night!! Get out my brain!

@Baggingarea How funny! You can get a white waste to match the bath which also acts as a bath filler, if you want to keep it really discreet, then have a diverter on the overhead shower controls.

We have recently had our bathroom done and taken our bath out. None of us had used the bath since my son was 2 (he's now 11) so we decided to remove and have a larger walk in shower, we have left all the plumbing in to put a bath back in if you change our minds in the future

It's a dealbreaker for me

I never bath! Hates it. The water gets cold and becomes unpleasant. If I want hot water I stand in the shower for longer. What is amazing is mains pressure hot water. We changed our water cylinder to an unvented one and showers are now as good as those in hotels.

No bath wouldn't put me off, as long as the shower is decent.

The more liberating piece of advice I was given about this was “Do as you please, bathrooms go out of fashion so quickly you may refurbish it one more time before you move on”

Who gives a shit what other people want, if you want no bath do that. You can change if need to sell or buyers can. I’d go for one of the those small square deep/tall Japanese style baths and bigger separate shower.

Exactly this ^

Baths are a huge waste of water and energy, not to mention time. We’ve just finished a substantial extension and we now have no baths at all, but 3 kick ass walk in showers. It’s bliss.

As we need to reduce carbon emissions and stop wasting water, we should all be switching to short showers. It’s a very easy change.

The one time I bought a house without a bath I ended up booking into hotels just to have a soak from time to time until I could get one fitted.

Wouldn't even consider a house without one now.