Bathtub vs Shower

[luchobucho]

I'm thinking about renocating my bathroom again and its really small and so I'm wondering if I should eliminate the tub for a shower.

My reasoning is I can have much more flexibility with shower sizes than tub sizes.

I dont' plan to live in the house forever, but I will likely try to rent it sometime down the road when I move.

The space is about 58" x 75". The house is a small south Philly row, "3" bedrooms, 1 bath, about 1000 square feet.

Would I be taking an unecessary risk by getting rid of the only tub in the house? What if i did a shower with a nice integrated sitting surface?

Thanks for your thoughts!

[toxigal]

I'm thinking about renocating my bathroom again and its really small and so I'm wondering if I should eliminate the tub for a shower.

My reasoning is I can have much more flexibility with shower sizes than tub sizes.

I dont' plan to live in the house forever, but I will likely try to rent it sometime down the road when I move.

The space is about 58" x 75". The house is a small south Philly row, "3" bedrooms, 1 bath, about 1000 square feet.

Would I be taking an unecessary risk by getting rid of the only tub in the house? What if i did a shower with a nice integrated sitting surface?

Thanks for your thoughts!

i think most people with young kids would choose the house with a tub.

[seand]

I know space wise a shower is so much more practical but in my 20's my appendix ruptured and I stupidly thought I had a bad case of food poisoning. Anyway because I had a bath tub where I lived I kept the fever down by staying in the tub. Every doctor I spoke to when I eventually ended up in the hospital basically said I saved my life because of that. Its been a rule ever since to always live where there is a bath tub as an option.

[luchobucho]

i think most people with young kids would choose the house with a tub.

I agree, I just don't know how realistic that is....especially for my little house. Most of my neighbors bathe their baby's in mini tubs.

I guess I'll start the search for a short and narrow tub..... :-(

[Home12011]

I agree that the tub is much more marketable when you go to sell or rent. Not are the reasons above good reasons, but you also have to consider the alternative uses for the tubs. A house with no tub makes me think of a studio apartment. I have a similar sized bathroom in my house, and I have just a shower (tub is in another bathroom). I'm looking for ways to put a tub in their so my wife will be able to have that luxury. Just some thoughts to think about! Good luck!

[ShoshTrvls]

You might want to look at japanese soaking tubs. They can be a bit more expensive, but because they are generally deeper, they also have a smaller footprint.

I'm redesigning my bathroom right now, and decided I wanted a separate shower stall and tub; the only way to do it is with a soaking tub, which is what I use the tub for anyway, so I'm going for it.

(OTOH, the second floor bathroom has a full tub and I couldn't have bathed Ellery in a soaking tub, so if you've got only one bathroom, this might not be a realistic solution).

[Braveheart]

I agree, I just don't know how realistic that is....especially for my little house. Most of my neighbors bathe their baby's in mini tubs.

I guess I'll start the search for a short and narrow tub..... :-(

Unless the Code changed since I last checked at least one bathtub is required in a residential dwelling. If you have two
or more baths you only need one bathtub. This deep Japanese tub Shosh is speaking
of sounds very nice.