Getting rid of the bathtub

pieroabcd

Hi,
in my home I have 3 bathrooms. In one of them there's a bathtub that I've hated with all myself since I first saw it.
It's a well-behaved bathtub, shining new because I'm sure that nobody ever used it in the last 6 years, except to wash the tub itself :-) . I've seen an identical one for sale at B&Q for 1k.
When I bought the house I had already sent it an eviction notice, planning to replace it with a large shower almost as soon as moved in, but a lot of people told me "noooo!!! you will devalue your house!!".
Not surprisingly all the potential lodgers that I'm viewing tell me that they want the bathroom with the shower, that I want for myself.

Think also how much easier it is to fall from a bathub than from a shower.

So the question is: have someone really experienced a loss of value of the house  or someone pulling  back just because none of the bathrooms had the tub?

Swasterix

Change your house to suit you. Don’t worry about potential future value. Simple really. 

vacheron

From what I've previously heard, a home should have at least one bathtub as it an expected characteristic which creates a feeling of security and (apparently) potential buyers picture themselves lounging smugly in the tub in their new home which can strongly add to the overall appeal. 

Personally, if you are not planning to sell in the next few years, do whatever suits your lifestyle. 

Our home had two baths when we moved in. We quickly replaced the one in the en-suite with a large bath sized walk in shower. but we kept the free standing bath in the main bathroom. 

Anonther thing to note depending on your age, is that at least one bath is invaluable should you plan on having children!

YoungBlueEyes

You sent it an eviction notice even though it’s a well-behaved bathtub? Maybe it’s waiting on the bailiffs coming so it’s not made itself intentionally homeless… 

Emily_Joy

Try to bath two toddlers without a bathtub... If the house is suitable/appealing for a young family, then a bathtub is necessary.

BlueVeranda

I've noticed a lot of 3 bed houses that come up for sale in my area have a large walk in shower and no bath, in the main/only bathroom. I always heard a bath was a must have in a 3 bed so you don't put off families with small children, but they seem to be selling anyway.

We are likely to redo our bathroom next year and it's something we've considered doing as well, but I think we still like bathing a bit too much to pull the plug on it completely.

born_again

Your house, your rules. 
If these other people as so against what you want to do. Tell them they are free to have it (so long as they can provide it a good home)

carly

I am in the process of renovating my bathroom as we speak.  The rarely used bathtub is going to be replaced by a large walk in shower  I have no intention of moving and planning for a future which might entail mobilty issues as we hurtle towards old age.  Shower seems a sensible option.

pieroabcd

No plan to have children.
As for selling the house, definitely not in the near future and only if I can't afford it anymore. It's a blissful house so far.

Maybe I can have the tub moved to the shed and restored if the the need  to sell arises.

DullGreyGuy

99.9% of the time I am a shower person, if I have 1 bath a year its probably about average. However as soon as I moved into a place that only had showers then I wanted a bath all the time and missed its absence. Naturally when we moved on and returned to the status quo of a shower over the bath then didn't want to have a bath again. 

I can see that with those with families then a bath is a more important thing 

You seem to be saying it's bath or shower... why not the shower over the bath model? Its a bit of a compromise on the shower element but not massively 

[Deleted User]

We have two shower rooms. Very easy for all family to use and considerably cheaper than running baths! I prefer clean water running over me than sitting in potentially dirty water lol. Much easier to wash hair too!