Master Bath: Large Shower and No Bathtub?

13 years ago

We have space limitations for our master bathroom. We never use a bathtub, so we have been toying with the idea of not putting in a bathtub and instead just having an extra large shower. This would give us an approx 9'x4' shower as opposed to a 4'x4' shower. We will have a bathtub in each of the other 2 bathrooms.

Is this a big issue with resale value or anything else?

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Granite Grannies Hethmon

13 years ago

Does anyone really need 3 bathtubs? I recall a houzz discussion thread recently with pretty much the same dilemma. I think everyone agreed that it makes more sense to renovate the house the way you want it. Most likely, if you sell, you'll end up with a potential buyer that is glad to have a huge shower without having to renovate themselves. Go with the big shower if that's what you prefer.

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Ryan Hunter
Original Author
13 years ago
I'm with you on this. My wife is hesitant, so I was curious if anybody could give any real reason that this isn't a good idea.
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E. C.
12 years ago
We are planning to update our master bath and take out the tub and increase the shower. My sister just bought a house with a gigantic shower but she said its so big it is cold.
mcbmd3
12 years ago
I have no bathtub in the master bath, just a nice size shower. There is a bathtub in another bathroom. No one uses it.
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12 years ago
Go for the shower, dude. There's no sense in having three tubs in the house. Not too many people use a tub for cleansing these days.
dooders1981
12 years ago
Go for shower only. It's more appealing to adults today anyway. The main reason tubs are used today are for bathing children. Yes, there a Few people that still enjoy a soak but they are in the minority and you have other tubs. It's your home and master bath --- build it to enjoy for your use not for a very limited pool of future buyer.
studio10001
12 years ago
I also vote shower, but wanted to mention that 9' is a whole lotta squeegee action.
bgfuqua
12 years ago
older post