Just wanting some feedback on how important bath tubs are in your family. Were currently renovating our place and the bathroom is small...it holds a shower, bath and small vanity. Problem is the toilet is on the other side of the house, in the laundry right next to the kitchen so I really want to re-locate it to the bathroom. In order to fit the toilet in the bathroom something has to give...and to me thats the bath. Our kids are currently 4 and 2 and I prefer to shower them (quicker, easier and less fuss) but hubby feels its important for them to have a bath every now and again. So my option is I either ditch the bath or have a shower over bath, which im not really liking. If I didnt re-locate the toilet everything wld fit perfectlty but I think this is more important than having a bath or not. So, what do you think? Would a house with no bath be a deal breaker for you? I'm also thinking in terms of re-sale value later on. What age do kids stop using baths? I understand adults love baths too, I love soaking in one every now and again but in order to get the toilet where I want im willing to sacrafice it. So what would you do and how important are tubs to you?
Bath for sure. We paid to have one put into our small bathroom. I feel that it's important for young children to have a good soak, a shower just doesn't give a good thorough clean. Definitely a deal breaker.
What size is your bathroom? How about a bath with a shower? Our bathroom is tiny (1.5 x 3.6) and when we renovated we combined shower bath & added in the toilet. I like the bath but if you plan on no more babies & they enjoy the shower then encourage that.
I wouldn't buy a house with no bath.
Can you extend the bathroom?
I actually prefer to have the loo outside the main bathroom. Is it possible to put the loo beside the bathroom?
You can get small half size baths these days or ones that go in the corner.That might fit better with toilet in there as well. If the bathroom is really small I'd go shower over bath just so you have a bath in there. Although some people really hate them and they are a bugger to clean I think that would be better than nothing.
I could live without a bath. The layout of the toilet obviously bothers you so probably would someone else too - so relocating could have a positive impact on resale too. All depends how long you are planning to live in it - unless a very short amount of time - I would be tempted to do what suits you - often people like to redo stuff anyway so could put a bath back in if they wanted. I know depending on the layout of the house if the toilet was a long way away from all the bedrooms and through the kitchen that would bother me - fine for a second toilet but if there is only one I would opt for it near the bedrooms even if that meant losing the bath.
I would definitely want a bath - shower over the bath is better than no bath.
BUT, I would also want toilet as close as possible to the bedrooms. I pee a lot during the night. Having a toilet a long way from the bedrooms is as big a dealbreaker for me as no bath.
So yes, I'd probably compromise and move toilet into bathroom (presuming it's closer to the bedrooms than the laundry) and have shower over bath.
Alternatively, turn current bathroom into ensuite (presuming it's next to a bedroom) and turn laundry into family bathroom with european laundry somewhere else ie.washing machine/dryer in a cupboard with no laundry trough and no benchspace.
It all depends on where the toilet is compared to everything else. It doesn't matter if its separate to the bathroom if its still handy to get to most of the time. Personally I prefer toilet separate. But of you have to walk a kilometer to pee in the middle of the night, having it in the bathroom might make more sense. But to me having a bath is pretty high priority. Can you rejig the design somehow? Consider space savers like corner bath & shower, or go for a basin with a smaller footprint.
Or, depending on where the rooms are, you could swap them. It means redoing both rooms but a really well designed laundry is a real selling point.
Alternatively, could you convert the existing toilet/laundry somehow to be more like an ensure, with a shower and basin, which would then allow you to put in a decent sized bath with a shower over the top in the main bathroom.
thanks everyone for the feedback...seems like most of you opted to keep the bath :/ The initial plan was to try to turn the linen closet (which is right next to the bathroom) into a seperate toilet but plumber man thinks its too small along with the fact were on a slab the ideal spot for the toilet wld be against the outside wall which means we have to have it in the bathroom. The other idea is to eat into our main bedroom slightly to gain more space in the bathroom to fit it all in...but im not sure about cost on that.. This is our forever house though so I want to get it right..
Has anyone got a shower over bath? They look like they wld be awkward to bath kids in...and im imagining they wldnt be too easy to step in and out from as they wld have to be quite deep...im not sold on this idea but i see ppl do see bath tubs as being an important part of the bathroom so its something I may need to look into to keep the bath :/
Toilet is at the back of the house..the main bathroom is at the front however the house is not big so no big deal walking to it...its more the fact that its right next to the kitchen that bugs me. I did think of swapping (turning the laundry into a main bathroom and turning the bathroom into the laundry) but id have the same problem cause the laundry isnt big!! and the issie of having the toilet next to the kitchen is still there. bugger bugger bugger!!
I have a shower over a bath. Had one in the last 4 houses I've lived in, 2 rented and 2 owned. They work fine, and it's like getting out the bath to get out the shower. You just step out.
I'd rather have a shower over a bath than no bath. Although I would consider having just a shower in the ensuite and just a bath in the bathroom, along with basin and loo. And keep the seperate loo too: always nice not to be interrupted when you're bathing.
LMAO at "European Laundry" - my "laundry room" is... well... isn't. I have a washer/drying in the kitchen. It doesn't need its' own room! Posh houses have seperate washers and dryers, and they're in the utility room.
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