Replace bath with a shower - good idea?

tm9

Hi, we are about to start renovating our bathroom and are wondering whether to completely remove our bath and replace it with a nice large shower cubicle. Quite a few people have done this in our area but we have a family house (4 beds) and just wondered whether this might put people off if we want to sell in the future. Any views would be really appreciated. Thank you.

Mojisola

tm9 wrote: »

Hi, we are about to start renovating our bathroom and are wondering whether to completely remove our bath and replace it with a nice large shower cubicle. Quite a few people have done this in our area but we have a family house (4 beds) and just wondered whether this might put people off if we want to sell in the future. Any views would be really appreciated. Thank you.

There's a good chance it would but how long are you planning to live there?

We took out the bath and put in a lovely big cubicle a few years ago and are really pleased we did. We want to house to suit us. By the time we come to sell, the new buyers would probably want to upgrade the bathroom anyway so they can put a bath back in if they want.

yangptangkipperbang

Mojisola wrote: »

There's a good chance it would but how long are you planning to live there?

We took out the bath and put in a lovely big cubicle a few years ago and are really pleased we did. We want to house to suit us. By the time we come to sell, the new buyers would probably want to upgrade the bathroom anyway so they can put a bath back in if they want.

That was my line of thinking too. I took my bathroom back to bare walls and put in a high quality shower. I don't intend moving for a few years (am retired) - I will have had my money's worth from it, any buyer in x years can decide what he wants to do then.

lostinrates

We have been having a doscussion anout this with our main bathroom in the house. In the end we have planned to take a bit from the room next door. If you might move within a very few years i think a bath remains important. If ista your home for the foreseeable future i would do what suits you best.

southcoastrgi

why not put a shower over the bath then you get the best of both worlds

azzabazza

Is this your only bathroom or do you have an en suite? If you have an en suite then you probably have access to a shower anyway.

DH and I had a similar discussion a few years ago but decided to stick with the bath with shower overhead as we expect grandchildren to stay and a bath is more suitable for their needs.

I don't think I would like to buy a house without a bath.

tm9

southcoastrgi wrote: »

why not put a shower over the bath then you get the best of both worlds

We already have a shower over the bath but we recently visited friends who had removed the bath and replaced with a large shower cubicle - it just seemed a lot safer not having to climb in the bath, there was less condensation on the walls as there was large glass doors and it was nice having more space to move about. However, as you suggest, having both a bath and a shower may well be the best option.

Thanks for all the info so far.

lostinrates

tm9 wrote: »

We already have a shower over the bath but we recently visited friends who had removed the bath and replaced with a large shower cubicle - it just seemed a lot safer not having to climb in the bath, there was less condensation on the walls as there was large glass doors and it was nice having more space to move about. However, as you suggest, having both a bath and a shower may well be the best option.

Thanks for all the info so far.

How big is the bathroom? How big is your budget? A bigger than standard modern bath, or made to space big square 'void' with drainainge might look impressive to sell with and be better to shower in.

Personally i detest shower units, i hate cleaning them and we would only ever put in a double shower or wet room. But we looked at a fair few shower over bath options before deciding on taking from the next room for a wet room in the bathroom, and sevral of those i liked, a lot.


There are a lot of times a bath might be preferable, for example, after some injuries/operations after accidents a shower might not be possible but a bath with the offending limb out of the side is (a reason fornot to go for taps at the end rather than the middle).

12sapphire

We had our bathroom updated a few years ago which included removing the bath and having a walk-in shower instead. Three years later we had the shower cubicle ripped out and had a bath put in with the shower over. At the time of the refurb we thought we wouldn't miss having the bath - but we did

margaretclare

southcoastrgi wrote: »

why not put a shower over the bath then you get the best of both worlds

Oh no. Too dangerous. Risk of slipping while climbing in/out. Apparently more accidents in the home happen in bathrooms than in any of the other rooms.

We can't do baths - my hips, his knees. We've had a shower cubicle instead of a bath for about 10 years now. 4 years ago I had it upgraded to a bigger cubicle with lower step-in. We don't miss baths at all. We pay less for the water used, that's another plus.

drummer_666

i would get a shower bath - they are bigger up the shower end, so you have a good amount of space

i think taking out the bath would be a mistake if you end up selling within the next 5 years