Bath or no bath?

Dansmam

I keep looking at the square Japanese baths that fit in approx the space of a shower. Google Japanese bath. Might be a selling point and could be best of both worlds with a shower over?

chappers

Can't remember the last time I had a bath, probably 20 years ago. Took our out in 2001 to fit a shower in but put it back in last year to sell the house as it would probably appeal more to a family.
I reckon that's where the decision lies as children prefer baths

worried_jim

Not used the bath for 14 years. Shower is good enough. Go for a good one.

CommitedToChange

Do what you want to have for the next three years - it's a 50/50 call on what buyers want.

A bath or space to put one in was a deal breaker for me after 10 years without one - but my brother replaced his bath with a shower as soon as they moved in.

shortcrust

I’m single and I didn’t even look at anywhere without a bath when I was house hunting. Love a lovely bath!

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xxzeezeexx wrote: »

I want to have our bathroom re-fit asap. The space is tiny, 2.2m (longest wall - slightly irregular shape) x 1.6m.
We can barely fit a bath in and I want to replace it with a shower cubicle instead.

My bathroom is 1.45 x 1.75, and I have a bath and a shower.

Sarastro

Do what you want, it's your house. It might make a difference to some, but they can always put a bath back in if they really want it. You can't try and please every potential buyer that's going to come and look so do what's going to make it practical and liveable for you.

xxzeezeexx

jack_pott wrote: »

My bathroom is 1.45 x 1.75, and I have a bath and a shower.

So do I; there is a shower over the bath.

There is no way you can have a shower cubicle, a bath, a sink and a toilet in a room that small and still have a usable room. Unless you stand in the bath to get to the sink, toilet and shower? Do you have an outward opening door?

The way I see it, the room looks ridiculous with a bath. I have to stand with one leg in the bath to wash my hands. I haven't had a bath for years. As a poor kid, I had to share bath water with mum and brother; as the youngest I was last and the water was dirty and lukewarm. Urgh.
Bathing at grandparents was no better - they only let us fill the bath 4 inches.

While it may not be suitable long term for a growing family, those that just want to get on the property ladder don't always have the option to be that choosy.

Doing the kitchen first though. Just need to convince the OH to let us do the bathroom after!

Slinky

I would have liked a bath in our new house, it only has a newly installed wet room. Location won out over the lack of bath, however we are debating turning a bedroom into an ensuite bathroom and putting a bath into it as well as a shower.

I didn't like the thought of the wet room but it seems to work pretty well but we do need to put a rug down on the landing so you don't walk water over the landing carpet when the bathroom floor is still drying.

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xxzeezeexx wrote: »

So do I; there is a shower over the bath.

There is no way you can have a shower cubicle, a bath, a sink and a toilet in a room that small and still have a usable room. Unless you stand in the bath to get to the sink, toilet and shower? Do you have an outward opening door?

The door opens inwards. There's a shower over the bath, a sink, and a towel rail on the wall over the radiator, but the toilet is separate.