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Bath or no bath?

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Oldcroc17 Sat 21-Aug-21 15:15:27

We’re creating a new, small bathroom. Our debate is wether to have a shower over a bath or shower only. My only reason to consider a bath is if we were to have grandchildren ( which as it stands is not very probable) . Neither of us bath and we’re on a water meter. We already have an en-suite so this would essentially be our guest bathroom for visitors. Wondering if anyone has had a similar dilemma, what did you decide and maybe regret. I’m for a shower only but OH wants a shower over a bath.

MiniMoon Tue 24-Aug-21 13:31:32

We gave a shower room and a larger bathroom. Our bathroom needs a serious overhaul in the coming months. We are considering taking out the bathroom and installing a larger shower unit with a seat. I am currently looking at bathrooms online and in brochures.

Framilode Tue 24-Aug-21 15:21:47

I don't think it makes much difference to selling a house these days if there is no bath. Most young families just shower these days and if there are tiny children a baby bath can be used. I certainly don't think it would stop most people buying a house if everything else suited them.

JadeOlivia Tue 24-Aug-21 18:32:59

I kept a bath in one out of 4 bathrooms,we do use it a few times a month. For families, always useful to have one somewhere.

Cynnybobbooboo66 Tue 24-Aug-21 21:32:24

We had our bath removed some years ago and had a larger shower cubicle instead. Love the shower but often regret having the bath removed because although we didn't use the bath very often the option was still available. Sooooo, my advice would be to have a shower over the bath

Callistemon Tue 24-Aug-21 22:23:24

As you have an ensuite with a shower I'd fit a bath with shower over in the bathroom just for the saleability of the house.

mokryna Wed 25-Aug-21 22:23:53

I have both a bathroom with overhead shower plus double hand basins next to my bedroom and a shower room plus double hand-basins with washing and drying machines. I only use the shower room even though it is further away. When remodeling the bathroom, for sale value, I put in a new bath. Five years on I think is was a silly idea, as I will never use it. The grand children always use the shower. When they were very small I hardly ever had them for nights

Maddison Wed 25-Aug-21 23:48:57

Bath 100% i regret putting a shower into our bungalow i soooo miss my bath that i am thinking of redoing the the shower room out and installing a bath i cannot envision not having a good soak any longer

SueDonim Thu 26-Aug-21 00:21:06

One of my DC was browsing properties today. They saw a house with showers-only and commented that it must be an old person’s house. So I did a quick survey of my dc and none would buy a house without a bath unless it would be easy and cheap to add a bath. I hadn’t mentioned or even thought of this thread so I don’t know whether they’re mind-readers or something! ?