Bath vs. no bath
malts
8 years ago
Hi there!
Hoping you can offer some advice!
I'm looking to do a full reno on my bathroom. I have a 1 bedroom / bathroom property and the bathroom size is 1.8x2.8m.
Tossing up between removing the bath and having a walk in shower or putting in a freestanding bath.
Bathroom with be grey floor, white wall tiles and chrome finishes. Ivan fit in a 750 vanity and a 1500 bath if keeping the same positions as is now.
I don't use the bath today. Minor sure how long I'll live here for. So, I am torn with what to do...
Let me know if you need more info :)
Hoping you can offer some advice!
I'm looking to do a full reno on my bathroom. I have a 1 bedroom / bathroom property and the bathroom size is 1.8x2.8m.
Tossing up between removing the bath and having a walk in shower or putting in a freestanding bath.
Bathroom with be grey floor, white wall tiles and chrome finishes. Ivan fit in a 750 vanity and a 1500 bath if keeping the same positions as is now.
I don't use the bath today. Minor sure how long I'll live here for. So, I am torn with what to do...
Let me know if you need more info :)
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PROmalts
8 years ago
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Comments (3)I love the claw foot bath but if i was ever lucky enough to put one in I would make sure it was in a wet room, the idea of cleaning under it makes me shudder...See MoreTo bath or not to bath?
Comments (3)If you won't use it, then I would get rid of it. Otherwise, it just becomes something else that you will have to clean and, depending upon the dimensions, cleaning around the base of a free stranding bath can be a challenge. This may also allow you to have a separate enclosed toilet, double shower and/or double vanity (if you don't already have those), which may offer more practical benefits than an infrequently used bath. If necessary, possibly consider upgrading the bath in the main bathroom to a more luxurious size so that if you do feel like soaking in the tub, that option will still be available....See MoreBath or no bath
Comments (9)Hi Em, Families with young children are the most likely to need a bath tub in their home. Just about every other demographic could live without one. Some appreciate one less cleaning chore too! With this in mind, which market is your property in; a house for raising children or not? If not, I would lean towards a generous shower and no bath in what is a fairly small space for a main bathroom. If you can maximise the wow of that internal courtyard to create a great light-filled space in the room all the better!...See MoreTo bath or not to bath?
Comments (11)Agree it is hotly debated. In our first home we renovated we had a big bathroom, double shower, clawfoot bath, double vanity. Our laundry was right outside our bathroom and we decided instead of having a change table for our babies, we would put a mat on the laundry bench and use that, much to several of our friends dismay who promtply delcared we would get sick of it after 5 minutes and do the changetable in the nursery. Um nope, never did and used the laundry bench the whole time, actually made cleaning up several 'poonamis' as we used to refer to them as, rather easy actually. In the end, both children ended up bathing in our laundry tub, no kneeling down and bending over a bath, and right next to our designated 'changing station' lol, and it worked perfectly. Failing that we would often shower the kids, we had a bumbo that we put in the shower with us and they would sit in that, loved it. As they got older as toddlers, both used to shower a lot and not use the bath at all. We left that house when our eldest was 7 and our youngest was 4. We went on to purchase and renovate another house that never had the bath put in until we were nearly finished the reno and were selling, so no baths there either. Now we are in their (the kids) third house since they were born and they are 12 and 9, small bathroom layout, they've had baths here a few times...but not a lot. And now like you we are debating...when we redo this bathroom...to bath or not to bath...lol. Not sure if it helps... :)...See Moremissmel07
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Sioux Cee
7 years agoThe biggest shower you can fit in there with a frameless screen would be great. If you did go a bath (but I wouldn't in this situation) make it a spa bath so it might get some use :-)
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