Shower or bath

SailorSam

I've got two shower cubicles, one in the bathroom the other in one of the bedrooms, so the only thing the bath is used for is to hang clothes on a rack to dry. But still in a family house it will seen as a must.

princeofpounds

Baths are really important for pets and children. You can't exactly stick them under the power shower all the time, you know.

System

I say have both as when you do come to sell, more people will be interested of you have a bath.

I don't like the idea of baths as you are washing yourself in dirty water and it takes ages to fill one. I can have a shower in the time it takes to fill a bath.

EssexExile

kinger101 wrote: »

Corner baths are bad. They're not comfortable if you want a good long soak.

Agreed, but they fit in a shorter space so sometimes it's the only option.

Waterlily24

I wouldn't buy a house that didn't have a bath either.

freeisgood

I could not be without a bath, I also see it as essential with young children.

Haha sailorsam, what we use our shower cubicle for in our house is for only hanging up wet clothes to dry LOL , no one uses it for a shower.

PasturesNew

Have a bath - but not a corner one. They're so dated they put a lot of people off.

Mrs_Soup

As the owner of two small children when looking for a 4 bed home we would not have bought one without a bath. As it is a family type home I would definitely leave it in.

TBagpuss

I agree with those saying that *particularly* in a 4-bed house where your potential buyers will include families with children, a bath is essential.

Corner baths take up a lot of space, are not very comfortable, and look dated. But in a normal bath, or a P shaped bath with shower over.

I tend to have a shower most days but love to be able to take a long bath to relax - I would not want to live in a house with no bath - when I was househunting, having no bath put me off, as for me it meant that I would have to immediately re-do the bathroom as soon as I moved in, so I would only have considered a property with no bath if it was significantly better in other respects, and if I could negotiate on the price to cover the cost of putting a bath in as soon as I moved in. For me, a bathroom without a bath is not really fit for purpose, and that would be reflected in any offer I would make on such a house.

I think in a studio or small flat you might get away with no bath as there isn't always space, but not in a 4 bedroomed house.

laughingcow81

Not having a bath would also put us off a house - although we don't have many baths it is always an advantage to have, especially when we have kids.