Shower only in house Good or Bad??

cslogg

Not sure if this is the correct section but here goes.
I am about to completely redo my bathroom and at the moment we have a standard bath with a powershower over one end.As we always have showers never baths we are considering ripping out the bath and putting in one of those showers that are completely enclosed.My question is,will this go against me when we try to sell the house.I have heard a house without a bath is a serious no no.
Any thoughts?

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gremlin

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IMO it would really depend on the prospective market for your house sale.

If it is a family house then not having a bath would possibly put off buyers, a bath is necessary for smaller children.  This can apply to older people too.

However if its aimed at young proffessionals then a power shower is a good investment, and a bath not generally an issue.  

I looked at many similar issues when buying/renovating my house and I went to a lot of local estate agents and asked their advice - and contrary to popular belief they were (mostly) very helpful and gave me some good advice. So I would look at the area trend - and who might be purchasing after you - that might be the best way.


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MisterT2

There was a program on telly a couple of weeks ago about 20 ways to devalue your house. One was to take out the bath as families would prefer to bath kids.

The other thing was that you should only get white suites (apparently) but I didn't personally agree with that.

I think Wicks do some really nice shower trays - pretty big for fatties like me - so my advice would be that if you decide to have a shower only, then make sure its not the "standard size" - otherwise that will definitely limit your market.

terrierlady

;)keep the bath.

aussielle

;)keep the bath.

Ditto

A shower is great in the mornings but I love a soak in the bath to chill out at night. It would put me off buying a property if there wasn't a bath or room to install one.

cslogg

I can see the point about having a bath in the house when selling as not having one limits who you sell to.
As we will probably not be moving house for 10-12 years it seems pointless having a bath in it when it would get no use at all.We were thinking of taking the bath out and installing a shower and if in 10 years time it becomes a problem to sell we can just reverse the process.I have not gone into cost properly yet but it does not cost a fortune to do this (I hope)

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VickyA_2

Although I prefer a shower, there's always a need for a relaxing bath every now and again IMO! ;D

TigerLily_3-2

For the sake of a straw poll I love baths and wouldn#t buy a house or flat without one (I am one of that famous breed, the young professional! So it's not just a family issue). Girls like them generally I think. Having said that, bathroom equipment is really cheap at the moment (apparently prices now are the same as they were in the late 1980s!) so you could always re-install later as you suggest, which sounds like a good compromise to me.

Dan29

Ditto

A shower is great in the mornings but I love a soak in the bath to chill out at night.  It would put me off buying a property if there wasn't a bath or room to install one.

Agree. Many people, if they saw there was no bath, would think they'd have to spend a lot of money to get one fitted - even though we know that probably isn't true

If you're think you might sell before you re-fit the bathroom again, keep the bath.

dark_star_3

I used to have my own plumbing and heating business.
One nice little earner was people thought they didn't want a bath (I usually advised against it) but they were insistant....only to get a call 9 months to a year later asking me to fit a bath in again

MisterT2

One nice little earner was people thought they didn't want a bath (I usually advised against it) but they were insistant....only to get a call 9 months to a year later asking me to fit a bath in again

Interesting point - as an electrician I was forever taking out centre lights in lounges and dining rooms, then taking out wall lights and putting centre lights back in.