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Bathroom revamp, advice appreciated!

(58 Posts)
Smileless2012 Wed 04-Sept-19 20:37:39

It really depends on how often you have a bath as opposed to a shower.

I agree that it's not a good idea to do away with a bath all together. A 3 bedroom house is generally considered a family house, and a family looking to buy, when you eventually come to sell, would I'm sure want a bath.

Feelingmyage55 Wed 04-Sept-19 20:34:04

1. Everyone will take a shower. Not everyone will take a bath.

2. Make sure you get nonslip/safety flooring.

phoenix Wed 04-Sept-19 20:05:45

Thank you all for the responses.

Gymstragran absolutely with you on all counts! We too have only 1 bathroom in a 3 bed house, so not a good idea to get rid of the bath altogether, plus I struggle to do the flamingo thing when trying to shave my legs in the shower grin

Newquay Wed 04-Sept-19 19:57:37

Funnily enough we’ve just had our bathroom changed to a shower room. Much as we love a soak it was getting difficult/dangerous getting out. So we now have a decent sized walk in shower. I understand OP saying about not having a bath when you come to sell but we need house to suit us now and, hopefully, in the future too.

Davidhs Wed 04-Sept-19 19:23:18

Depending what kind of hot water system you have you may not have enough, we fitted a really nice spa bath only to find we needed a second hot water cylinder to get enough water.

Gymstagran Wed 04-Sept-19 19:23:00

I had an L shaped bath put in as my bathroom was too small for separate shower and I do like a bath. I've not noticed it taking any longer to fill but would have chosen the bath route anyway. Unfortunately as I only have one bathroom in a 3bed house I think going down the shower only route would be detrimental if I wanted to sell.

Daisymae Wed 04-Sept-19 19:12:30

Yes, he is right and takes a long time to fill. We had one so that there could be a shower option in the main bathroom. TBH it rarely gets used as most guests just shower. I would consider getting rid of a bath and having a shower, unless you really want to bathe now and then.

phoenix Wed 04-Sept-19 18:38:27

Hello all, and usual good wishes.

Having sorted the kitchen, we are now turning out attention to the bathroom.(Glutton for punishment!)

As we don't have enough room for a separate bath & shower, we have been considering an L shaped bath, and one of those combination wash basin/wc furniture things.

Our plumber has said that a standard (1700) length bath, with the extra width for the L shaped bit, would take a LOT of water, so we are looking at a 1600 length.

Has anyone had an L shaped bath, and if so, what are your opinions?

Thank you!