Does our house need a bath

My sister lives abroad but has a three bedroom property in the UK, she updated the bathroom and took out the bath. I suggested that it would make selling the property difficult especially as the bathroom was big enough for a bath as well as a shower. I think she believes it is not her problem, someone else will be trying to sell the property after she has gone.

Do what you want to make your life easier, when the day comes to sell the house there is still the room and plumbing for a bath, which in the scale of the costs of a house purchase is very small. Most people seem to want to change kitchens and bathrooms when they move in anyway.

I would never buy a house with no bath! I hate showers!

Do whatever works for you, the people who live full time n the house. Make it work for you. If you sell, baths can easily be replaced or removed. My late fathers house sold within 3 days despite being a large 3 bedroom family detached house with a shower room and no bathroom.

If you do replace the bath with a shower, try to make sure you retain enough space for a future occupier to install a bath either upstairs or downstairs.

I thought the same, Auntieflo - had a puzzled couple of moments imagining a house up to its chimneys in hot water with a giant loofah...

Skimming the headings, I wondered, why on earth someone's house needed a bath. Who would do it and how? Nice kind window cleaner, with sudsy water . Apologies for the daft 5 minutes.

Just had a quick Google and there is a mumsnet thread about washing machine in bathroom. However a building website indicates a washing machine in a bathroom must be 3 meters from bath basin etc even if socket outside the room. So unless your room is very big it won't be possible. What's the difference from having it in a kitchen? We weren't allowed a kitchen socket within a certain distance of the sink.

Only an issue IMO if and when you want to sell - if it's a family home likely to attract people with young children.
Speaking from experience, trying to 'bath' small children in a shower is a major PITA!

Thank you all for your thoughts. We are likely to stay in our dormer for the foreseeable future but may be planning for the day when the stairs won't be as easy and we sleep downstairs. At the moment the washing machine and dryer are in the outhouse as there isn't room in the kitchen and wondered if the whole bathroom is going to be refurbished the electrics would allow for that. I would love someone to come along with a magic wand and decide for us.

I shower most days but there are occasions when I like a bath. If I were to move [roll on the day!] I would welcome the choice - but not one of those fancy baths that make it a feat to get in and out of nice though they look. My bath has integral handrails and DH put one on the wall too as I've got temporary problems with my legs - and also though I hate to admit it I'm getting older!

I'm not sure if you intending simply to replace the bath with the washing machine, or if you are putting in a shower as well.

If you are thinking of moving, then consider a 'selling point'; if not, then do what suits you.

I would however, have a downstairs shower if you can, in case of being unable to get upstairs.

I very rarely used my bath so had it replaced with a walk in shower. Now I miss it terribly, particularly on those occasions when your bones are cold and a shower just doesn't cut it. I would keep both

we put in a new shower room downstairs , I wanted the washing machine there too , but the electrician. refused , saying that it was against regulations , the plumber agreed with him .So we have a large shower room and tbe washong machine taking up space in the kitchen

It isn't that difficult to reinstall a bath if new owners want one, the plumbing's all there.

If someone really wants the house, they'll usually take such things into account before making an offer.

In our last UK house we replaced the bath which was there with a walk in shower but we also installed an ensuite in out guest room so put a bath in there. It could be good not to put a bath which is too deep in with a shower over - my cousin has this and cannot step into the bath so now needs to have a walk in shower put in. I love a shower with a big head to have a good amount of water - DH likes to have the sort you can take off and hold in your hand so we buy dual shower heads.
Here in France we have en suites with showers but in what is now our downstairs cloakroom we have a short Frenxh bath. It is a very pretty one and I used to like using it as wonderfully deep, although an adult needs to have their knees bent! Have difficulty getting out again now though but I use it as a large utility sink from time to time!

We are bathers and would not consider a house without a bath.

Yes I agree with Eloethan, the resale value will be greater if you have a bath and shower. Depends how long you intend to keep the house. If it's your forever home then go with what fits best with your lifestyle..

It depends if you envisage selling at any time. Estate agents usually say that most people want some sort of shower and a bath.

I wouldn't buy a house without a bath unless it would be very easy to install one.

I love a bath so I wouldn't buy a house without one, unless it was going to be easy to fit a new one in.

My son was saying that it's difficult that so many hotels only have showers nowadays as that means there's nowhere to bath a baby or toddler. He stayed in one upmarket hotel recently and requested a room with bath. They said they didn't have any baths at all in the entire hotel!

Having watched Amanda Lamb Selling Houses (guilty pleasure?) I would definitely keep a bath if at all possible. In one property where the owner had removed the bath and put in a shower she advised 're installing a bath with shower over. There are lots of space saving suites available now so could you squeeze both in?

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I wouldn't remove my bath although I can't remember when it was last used as a bath but purely for selling purposes either for me or my kids who inherit my houses as I believe it is a money loser to not have both in the house

We have just done the same Tanith and re-designed the whoe bathroom at the same time, it looks much better now. I think you need to design the house to suit yourself really, if somebody wants a bath in the bathroom it's no biggie to have the shower removed and a bath installed.If they like the house enough, they will still buy it.

But tanith they already have a shower room.