Hi all,
When renovating a bathroom, is it advisable to have a separate bath and shower (hence combined bath/shower would add less to the profit of a property)? Or is it simply a question of space within the room?
Any help would be great.
Cheers,
Bob
personally, I dont like baths with showers in them. They remind me of a house my grandparents lived in 30 years ago. too old fashioned. And I hate shower curtains!!!!!
In our renos, we keep them seperate, but others may have different ideas!!!!!
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phone 0412 437 582Apart from my personal preference of having a separate bath and shower, I imagine, to answer your question about the bathroom design adding value to the property, that having the tub separate from the shower will add more value to the property than combining them.
People today just love luxurious bathrooms in terms of comfort (don’t they call them Power bathrooms?, hehe)
Having said that, it doesn’t mean that you will have to cramp both bath and shower in a small bathroom.
People also are into storage and space.
It’s all about maximising the space you have available.
Walking into a bathroom where everything looks squashed is not attractive and won’t add value.If having a tub AND a separate shower looks cramped, then think of a combined tub/shower but make the vanity base one that is offering a lot of storage, and perhaps add a safe medicine cabinet.
Celivia
Hey Bob,
Unless you or your target market have little kids, my belief is that the bath is a complete waste of space and should be turfed out altogether. Many people I’ve spoken to where the youngest in the family is above about 5…the bath becomes a bit of a white elephant.
My choice would be just to have a shower only. Spend the extra money saved and space saved jazzing up the rest of the bathroom with a snazzy shower. Maybe a big dualhead shower, one either end of a long rectangular spaced shower.
But then, I don’t know what your intent is with the reno.
Cheers,
Darryl Moore
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You can get a bathtub that is larger at one end, just for shower/baths. The one I have used was quite big. It also had a glass screen(not a curtain Dr X) and IMOP looked OK.
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[email protected]Most people would agree that a bathroom can make or break a sale. I personally hate those shower baths but they are literally everywhere in NZ.
The problem is that you have to stand funny in them or sideways or something. What is with those baths that are so short you can’t lie down or don’t hold enough water to cover you. What the!!
I have just taken a poll and 100% of those surveyed would not take the bath out. That’s right, both poll participants would keep the bath.
What about one of those cool showers with two heads and a chair thingy bolted to the wall to sit on. That would be pretty indulgent.
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Bob, I’d have a bath / shower. A couple of things to consider though, make sure the bath isn’t too high to step over as this will stop less mobile people from being able to use it (you might have to factor in a step); definitely do away with the shower curtain, in my last place I used a fixed glass panel that was only 600mm and it looked great and kept the water off the floor; and consider using a removeable shower head, this gives you more room to move about.
Cheers EllyWith reno on last place we turfed the big tub that had the shower in it and built a smaller “Roman Bath”, not sure that’s the right terminology, but build the brick wall and tiled it. It was low so appeared to just be a big shower, but for families with little kids they could still put a plug in and run a small bath.
Seemed to keep everyone happy that way (excpet those that do like theri long luxurious baths, but they seemed to be a minority).
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PKIm doing a bathroom reno and just bought a fully enclosed massage shower from the auctions for $880. Now compare this to Bunnings price for a BASIC shower (glass door, base, sides & wall panels. mixer, shower head not included) of around $800…….and remember that you dont need to waterproof, dont need to tile inside the shower…..plus you have an exhaust fan, light, radio, phone, massage jets, 2 shower heads
and a seatextra cost you say? more like a SAVING overall!
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Positive Geared Share InvestingI never have showers.
I always soak in hot/warm/lukewarm baths depending on how I feel. If a property does not have a bath tub it is a turn off….but if this boils down to question of money (cheaper rent) I can do without a bath tub.
my original 1966 bathroom was completely renovated before i moved in. I got rid of the horrid bricked up bath (what is comfortable about sitting in a square tiled bath???) not to mention the horrid yucky tiny tiles that looked like they had never been cleaned and the grout was coming away. I still shudder at the thought of those tiles. I replaced the small bricked in bath with a smooth tiled floor for a nice large shower. luxurious. I had considered getting a bath to replace the bricked up one but due to the obscure size of the alcove i could not find a bath to fit, It has opened up the bathroom and made it seem more spacious (the white tiles on the walls also helped with this) I tell you the most expensive part – getting the plumber to block off the bath taps and change the shower taps to a single mixer. costs below:
Tiles removed and replaced $1800
Tiles $300 (got end of lines of tiles)
new toilet $330 (porcelain p trap – reece)
New Vanity $250 (ebay)
Tap/shower head/mixer $150 (ebay)
New large mirror $40 (IKEA)
new towel holders etc $50 (bunnings)
Plumber $3000 (included fixing all new fittings and some work in the kitchen)All in all it was realtively cheap for a whole new luxurious modern bathroom which added a lot of value to the place. I can also now easily walk around without thinking of those old horrid tiles!!!!!
That sounds like a really big improvement, dohicky. I only can imagine what the ’66 bathroom must have looked like![puke]
It would be good if there was a photo forum on this site in where we could show off our before and after renovations with as easy access as going to any of the other forums.
When someone writes about the work they have done, renos or decorating, I always get very interested and curious.
Would be fun to have a look at each other’s work and improvements.Celivia
hi celevia,
that does sound like a good idea, I have photos if you want to see, just PM me.
Fantastic reno, Dohicky!
The bathroom looks so fresh and modern now- a big asset to the house! [thumbsupanim]Celivia
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