Bath or shower?

GDB2222

Doozergirl wrote:

A shower only would definately make your house less desirable, may even devalue it. It even affects the saleability of a 1 bed flat,

You can buy a showerbath! It's much bigger at one end so much less splashing involved as showerscreens do tend to leak everywhere. I've just bought one of these for a house where the family bathroom is lacking enough space for both. Was the best price I found too, have seen the same bath retailing for £900.

http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/1294-0000

They have them in MFI if you fancy looking at one.

Thanks, Doozie. This looks just the thing. I like the way the shower screen folds across out of the way, so you can have a bath (or bath a baby) without the screen in the way. Does that work for you, in practice?

GDB2222

John_M_Business wrote:

Generally agree with the above comments ... a home, particularly one that could be for a family, would not benefit from only having a shower. In fact, it might make the home a complete write-off for many families.

We've got a double-ended bath with a separate shower over it and it's perfect. And, if you want our advice, the whole curtain thing is redundant, we got a swift-seal shower enclosure and it's perfect - like a fixed screen when in use, but collapses almost completely away.
http://www.manhattanshowers.co.uk/swiftseal.htm
We paid about £200 for the four-shutter one... and it was definitely worth it.

Thanks, I've seen one of these installed, and it seems to work ok.

Doozergirl

GDB2222 wrote:

Thanks, Doozie. This looks just the thing. I like the way the shower screen folds across out of the way, so you can have a bath (or bath a baby) without the screen in the way. Does that work for you, in practice?

I have to admit, it arrives on the 19th! But it works fine in the shop(!) and there's plenty of room for 2 children to bathe. You just need to make sure your plumber doesn't place the taps/shower anywhere that hinders the fold away.

sooz

scheming_gypsy wrote:

nothing worse than having a bath though. You lie in your own muck then you need to have a shower after it so you can get clean and wash your hair.
Plus your comic gets wet

shower first, then lie in the bath. and read a proper book, with a spine, then it won't get wet.....

with a large glass of wine

scheming_gypsy

but i read Maxim and it's bound to get wet.


with a 6 pack of lager.

Phonix

lol maxim

So in other words you read soft !!!!!! in the bath with a six pack of lager.

scheming_gypsy

i just look at the pictures.

FaTB

I looked at a lovely flat a while back, but when I got to the bathroom the lady proudly showed me this all singing all dancing power shower that she had paid about 5K for, but there was no bath !!

I could not bring myself to rip out this lovely unit, but I also could not live without a bath, therefore I did not buy the place.

IMHO it would definately devalue the place.

GDB2222

sooz wrote:

shower first, then lie in the bath. and read a proper book, with a spine, then it won't get wet.....

with a large glass of wine

Spoke to a client over the 'phone at lunchtime today. I'm virtually certain she was in the bath.

So, don't forget the portable phone ....

sooz

more showerbaths on sale

http://www.bathstore.com/product_master.asp?code=15780

freedom bath only 199 pounds

freedom whirlpool with screen and front panel 699 pounds