No bath

Aura

clairecymru wrote: »

Would buying a house with no bath put you off? There is just a large shower in the house we are considering purchasing at the moment. You probably could rejig the bathroom and get a bath in there but that is money we don't have at the minute. Otherwise house ticks all the boxes.

We do have a toddler and wondered if we could just get away with bathing him in a toddler bath as neither of us tend to have baths anyway.

Would no bath really affect re-sale value?

It would be brilliant for me as I can't use bath's due to my disability. Anyway your sitting in your own floating dirt in a bath which leaves a residue on your skin when you get out.

robatwork

Your toddler will need a bath, no question. So either swerve, or budget a few thousand for a conversion.

When I was looking I saw a few flats that had gone from bath to large shower, often older couples who couldn't get in and out the bath any more. But bathtime is important for young children.

rosie383

If your little one is still very small you can get a big tub and put it in the bottom of the shower and they will love it. When my kids were small we did this when visiting family who only had a shower. We used a big tub about 2' across and about 1'6" deep. The kids absolutely loved it even when they were about 6 and it was a tight squeeze with a few toys.

vqmismatch

Would be a plus for me, I hate baths in bathrooms. Give me a good shower cubicle over one any day. If you have a shower cubicle and a bath then the bath just takes up space, and I can't stand showering in a bath.

You probably have the greatest market to sell to if you have a bath and a shower also.

ManuelG

Grew up without a bath, never missed it tbh, barely use the bath now (once in five months - not to say I don't shower!).

Guess it's what you're used to, but if I knew there were discounts going for just a shower, I'd have looked harder!

moneyistooshorttomention

rosie383 wrote: »

If your little one is still very small you can get a big tub and put it in the bottom of the shower and they will love it. When my kids were small we did this when visiting family who only had a shower. We used a big tub about 2' across and about 1'6" deep. The kids absolutely loved it even when they were about 6 and it was a tight squeeze with a few toys.

Guessing you mean trugs? I think that would be perfectly possible with one of the largest size ones.

It's amazing just how handy trugs are for quite a variety of things in fact.

You don't have to be old and infirm to appreciate just being able to step straight into a walk-in shower. I appreciated it when I've "done my back in" a couple of times.

Ideally I'd like a house that had both a large walk-in shower and a separate bath (meaning either one large bathroom or two bathrooms), but I would think the majority of houses have to manage with one none-too-big bathroom and a lot of people would be putting something or other else as higher priority than that.

good_advice

A bath v shower would be way down my list of needs.
A small child can be bathed in a shower tray. Just buy a travel plug.

Top of my list would be location.
Then size for the money I have..
Does it have off road parking is a high need for us, followed by garage and conservatory. Space is important!
Bathrooms and kitchens you can change at a later date.

Argghhh

we managed with just a shower with 1, she wasnt keen on the shower mind.
on the arrival of our 2nd - i was asked politely by my missus to get a bath put in, "take how you will for the politely bit" lol
it cost in total £400 for bath and plumbing and shower shield all fitted so hardly the end of the world

CathA

My friend had a house with no bath, and she used to put a paddling pool in the bottom of her shower for her toddler. No worries about storing a large pot/tub and cheap to replace if it got broken.

However, I like my baths so if it was me and the house was perfect other than that, I'd buy it and save up for a bath. But as long as you have some way of keeping clean it's surprising what you can get used to.

lindsaygalaxy

We are buying a house with no bath - just a shower. The vendor had mobility problems. We are going to reput a bath back in when we move in - all the plumbing is still in place. For a whole new suite cost is £4-£500. With tiling, new flooring etc we have been quoted about £1500-£2000. We have 2 children and although they dont mind showers I want a bath.