Bath AND shower cubicle (in same room)?
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Bath AND shower cubicle (in same room)?
Currently renovating our property which is a three bed but we’re going to market it as sleeps 4.
The bathroom is just about big enough to have a shower cubicle as well as the bath.
Is this worth the extra expense and upkeep? If we don’t have the extra cubicle we will have a bath with a shower over it.
Reasons for
- to allow for older / less mobile people who would prefer to walk into a shower
- no shower curtain
- some people prefer a cubicle shower
Reasons not to
- extra expense
- something else to go wrong
- more cleaning
- could make the bathroom crowded (or might not)
The bathroom is just about big enough to have a shower cubicle as well as the bath.
Is this worth the extra expense and upkeep? If we don’t have the extra cubicle we will have a bath with a shower over it.
Reasons for
- to allow for older / less mobile people who would prefer to walk into a shower
- no shower curtain
- some people prefer a cubicle shower
Reasons not to
- extra expense
- something else to go wrong
- more cleaning
- could make the bathroom crowded (or might not)
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I've just stayed in a hotel with the same arrangment. It's great as I can soak in the bath after a long day in the car and hubby can have a shower at the same time. If there's plenty of space go for it. You can have a shower screen over a bath though, no need for a curtain if you don't want one. I have a sliding one over our bath at home. https://www.plumbworld.co.uk/coram-fram ... 8522-18825
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Yes, we have bath plus shower Tardis in the bathroom in the little cottage. The thinking behind it is that it's a stone building with timber lining and we didn't think that an open-to-the-air shower would be good for the building. So, the shower is enclosed including a lid and positioned so that you have to close the shower door to be able to exit the bathroom.
It was expensive but it's done about 9 years now and still cleans up nicely. The bath is rarely used.
It was expensive but it's done about 9 years now and still cleans up nicely. The bath is rarely used.
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Consider both as a wet room rather than a conventional bathroom with both.
Hidden shower tray in the floor tiled over then fit a freestanding bath over the floor. No cubical, no shower screen or rail. Just an open room, a lot less to clean and look after.
This is what i have done and it works very well indeed, very low maintenance and it's cleaned in a flash.
Just google "Wet Room with Bath" to get ideas. Most images will show a wet room with screen and a hidden shower unit but you don't need them. I have just used a STD electric Mira shower unit, cheeper and easy to maintain / repair and replace if required. The room is large enough not to need a screen i admit, yours may not be large enough i don't know.
Hidden shower tray in the floor tiled over then fit a freestanding bath over the floor. No cubical, no shower screen or rail. Just an open room, a lot less to clean and look after.
This is what i have done and it works very well indeed, very low maintenance and it's cleaned in a flash.
Just google "Wet Room with Bath" to get ideas. Most images will show a wet room with screen and a hidden shower unit but you don't need them. I have just used a STD electric Mira shower unit, cheeper and easy to maintain / repair and replace if required. The room is large enough not to need a screen i admit, yours may not be large enough i don't know.
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Thanks everyone, great food for thought. I have to confess to currently exploring buying an old cast iron bath and getting it resurfaced. Not broken the idea to the builder yet though - would need a strong floor!
Def going to try bath plus shower in one form or another.
Def going to try bath plus shower in one form or another.
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it sounds to me like it's going to be quite a tight fit for you to have bath and shower, and I think shower over bath is not great (safety, and not that nice to use on holiday).
I get a lot of families with children in my three bed cottage, which has en suite and family bathroom.
Did away with the bath to enable 900 x 900 quadrant showers in family bathroom and en suite. That's worked well for 5 years and it's never mentioned as a down side.
I did some market research before we decided, basically by asking random mums at cafes! They all said shower rather than bath.
I think when people are on holiday they aren't so concerned about baths as they would be at home. It's potentially only an issue when someone has a baby, but it doesn't seem to be.
My thoughts would be forget the bath, and put a big shower in a cubicle in. If you are marketing a very high end boutique property, then I think you would need a bath.
I get a lot of families with children in my three bed cottage, which has en suite and family bathroom.
Did away with the bath to enable 900 x 900 quadrant showers in family bathroom and en suite. That's worked well for 5 years and it's never mentioned as a down side.
I did some market research before we decided, basically by asking random mums at cafes! They all said shower rather than bath.
I think when people are on holiday they aren't so concerned about baths as they would be at home. It's potentially only an issue when someone has a baby, but it doesn't seem to be.
My thoughts would be forget the bath, and put a big shower in a cubicle in. If you are marketing a very high end boutique property, then I think you would need a bath.
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...cast iron baths are very cold to lay in (Been using one in an old house I'm referring....its going!)
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