I need to redo my bathroom this summer, and would prefer to replace the bath
completely for a stand alone / walk in shower unit. (will probably be here
for another 3 years or so).

Any ideas as to the likely effect of this on the value of the house? It's a
3 bed semi built late '60's.

The market for the house would be 1st / 2nd time buyers (i.e. peeps with
young kids, that *might* feel they still *need* a bath in the house)

Any ideas gratefully received.

tct wrote:
I need to redo my bathroom this summer, and would prefer to replace the bath
completely for a stand alone / walk in shower unit. (will probably be here
for another 3 years or so).

Any ideas as to the likely effect of this on the value of the house? It's a
3 bed semi built late '60's.

The market for the house would be 1st / 2nd time buyers (i.e. peeps with
young kids, that *might* feel they still *need* a bath in the house)

Any ideas gratefully received.


as a young family with a child a bath would be essential for me so
personally i wouldn't remove the bath totally, i would however relish
both bath and seperate shower as i could have a shower before/after work
and then a bath later with kids! maybe an onsuite to the master might be
possible and desireable?

In article , tct
writes
I need to redo my bathroom this summer, and would prefer to replace the bath
completely for a stand alone / walk in shower unit. (will probably be here
for another 3 years or so).

Any ideas as to the likely effect of this on the value of the house? It's a
3 bed semi built late '60's.

The market for the house would be 1st / 2nd time buyers (i.e. peeps with
young kids, that *might* feel they still *need* a bath in the house)

Any ideas gratefully received.

I don't know if it would undermine value but think it might undermine your
market. I reckon more than 50% of buyers view a bath as a must so you
could be cutting your market in half. I'm one of those that likes an
occasional soak and am prepared to put up with the shower over bath
weakness if that is the only way to manage it. I do have a large, solid and
flat bottomed cast iron bath that likes to think it is a shower tray so
perhaps that could be a way for you to make a based bath solution better.
My separate shower awaits the conversion of one of my walk in cupboards.
--
fred
Plusnet - I hope you like vanilla

"tct" wrote in message
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I need to redo my bathroom this summer, and would prefer to replace the
bath completely for a stand alone / walk in shower unit. (will probably be
here for another 3 years or so).

Any ideas as to the likely effect of this on the value of the house? It's
a 3 bed semi built late '60's.

The market for the house would be 1st / 2nd time buyers (i.e. peeps with
young kids, that *might* feel they still *need* a bath in the house)

Any ideas gratefully received.

Personally love a shower but with 3 kids under 7 wouldn't read past the
bathromm details on the estate agents sheet !!!

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.·°·. NIK .·°·.
(¸.·º(¸.·¨* *¨·.¸)º·.¸)

In message , tct
writes
I need to redo my bathroom this summer, and would prefer to replace the bath
completely for a stand alone / walk in shower unit. (will probably be here
for another 3 years or so).

Any ideas as to the likely effect of this on the value of the house? It's a
3 bed semi built late '60's.

The market for the house would be 1st / 2nd time buyers (i.e. peeps with
young kids, that *might* feel they still *need* a bath in the house)

Any ideas gratefully received.

Not having a bath will reduce the number of potential buyers, and
therefore the value.

For some reason, most people feel they need a bath in the house, even if
they always shower.

--
Richard Faulkner

In message , NikV
writes

"tct" wrote in message
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I need to redo my bathroom this summer, and would prefer to replace the
bath completely for a stand alone / walk in shower unit. (will probably be
here for another 3 years or so).

Any ideas as to the likely effect of this on the value of the house? It's
a 3 bed semi built late '60's.

The market for the house would be 1st / 2nd time buyers (i.e. peeps with
young kids, that *might* feel they still *need* a bath in the house)

Any ideas gratefully received.

Personally love a shower but with 3 kids under 7 wouldn't read past the
bathromm details on the estate agents sheet !!!


Indeed, there's no might about it, anyone with young kids is going to
want a bath, and I think most people want to see a bath in house they
are buying anyway.

That said my parents ahve just removed the bath in their small bathroom,
in the house they have just bought, but then by dad is disabled and
finds baths hard to use, and they don't intend selling the house anytime
soon/ever.

Certainly if you expect to move in the nearish future (3 years isn't
that long) then i wouldn't consider it.
--
Chris French

In article ,
Richard Faulkner writes:
For some reason, most people feel they need a bath in the house, even if
they always shower.

That would apply to me. I normally shower, but very occasionally
take a hot bath if I want relax for an hour in a steamy bathroom,
e.g. if I'm trying to avoid or shake off a nasty cold.

I might buy a house that didn't have a bath only if it was possible
to fit one, but then I would reckon on having the cost of a
bathroom refit knocked off the price (even if it had only just
had one).

--
Andrew Gabriel

"fred" wrote in message ...
In article , tct
writes
I need to redo my bathroom this summer, and would prefer to replace the
bath
completely for a stand alone / walk in shower unit. (will probably be here
for another 3 years or so).

Any ideas as to the likely effect of this on the value of the house? It's
a
3 bed semi built late '60's.

The market for the house would be 1st / 2nd time buyers (i.e. peeps with
young kids, that *might* feel they still *need* a bath in the house)

Any ideas gratefully received.

I don't know if it would undermine value but think it might undermine your
market. I reckon more than 50% of buyers view a bath as a must so you
could be cutting your market in half. I'm one of those that likes an
occasional soak and am prepared to put up with the shower over bath
weakness

Why is that a weakness?

if that is the only way to manage it. I do have a large, solid and
flat bottomed cast iron bath that likes to think it is a shower tray so
perhaps that could be a way for you to make a based bath solution better.

Ah - ours is a cast iron bath too and as solid as a rock to stand on under
the shower.

I thought about the advantages of the bath vs shower and, apart from the
obvious ones like keeping the coal in it, I wouldn't be without ours for
washing fleeces.

It's also great for hanging dripping clothes over when it's raining.

Mary

"tct" wrote in message
...
I need to redo my bathroom this summer, and would prefer to replace the
bath completely for a stand alone / walk in shower unit. (will probably be
here for another 3 years or so).

Any ideas as to the likely effect of this on the value of the house? It's
a 3 bed semi built late '60's.

The market for the house would be 1st / 2nd time buyers (i.e. peeps with
young kids, that *might* feel they still *need* a bath in the house)

Any ideas gratefully received.


Why not just replace the bath with a shower and enjoy your home as you want
it. You probably work hard and pay a mortgage so enjoy what youre paying
for.
If you are really worried about the value when you come to sell discuss the
matter with your estate agent and if needs be put a cheap plastic bath back
in, wouldn't cost more than £250.

Andy

"Andy" wrote in message
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Why not just replace the bath with a shower and enjoy your home as you
want it.

Heavens! Someone suggesting that a house should be fitted and decorated to
enjoy yourself instead of for a buyer?

I thought I was the only one who believed in that!

Mary

In message , Mary Fisher
writes

"Andy" wrote in message
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Why not just replace the bath with a shower and enjoy your home as you
want it.

Heavens! Someone suggesting that a house should be fitted and decorated to
enjoy yourself instead of for a buyer?

I thought I was the only one who believed in that!

Not at all, it all depend son the context. And the OP started the thread
asking for opinions on the effect on the value of the house without a
bath, hence the comments.

If you are likely to be selling the house in the foreseeable distant
future, then it makes sense to consider the impact on the
price/saleability of major works that you do. - Note 'consider', not
the same as you should do something.

In our old house, we revamped the kitchen a couple of years after moving
in. We did it for us without considering really the future sale of the
property. When we did up couple of rooms in the year before it went on
sale then we did pay some consideration to the future sale, we wanted a
good price and we knew we would want as quick a sale as possible
--
Chris French