2nd bathroom in house need opinions

5 years ago

I am gathering thoughts (intel) on a bathroom re-do. This bathroom is the more central bathroom that would be used by guests stay over and visiting and daily by my young adult son. The other 2 BR's will have walk in showers and are connected to BR (en suite) . For this bathroom I think my son would enjoy a walk in shower but I would still like to have a tub in there for the house, for the occasional use. Also the next buyers, who will inevitably have kids. I am in agreement that a home should have at least one tub. Shouldn't it be a great tub? Can you bathe little kids in a stand alone tub or similar type. Is it a back breaker for the parent, too deep? Maybe a small stool to sit on next to tub would help. Should I scrap the idea of splitting these two and just go back to the alcove tub/shower combo? But, when you get those TSC too deep, getting out of them is a bit tricky.

Next question, the bathroom currently has a very long counter with two sinks, I thought I would do this again, a couple of kids getting ready for bed, two sinks - two kids brushing their teeth. The few posts on here that I read, people were very against the 2nd sink. I just want to ask again about that. I am a MB one sink person. Never been an issue, I like the extra counter space, one less thing to clean is a win for me. But again, want to be sure for this particular situation. The other thing I was thinking is, I could off set the sink and they could plumb in the 2nd if needed. Thank you in advance

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jjaazzy
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5 years ago

Thank you, all for taking the time to send in your comments. It helps to hear other perspectives on the subject and work through the thought process. I think I will look for a more narrow tub that is not so deep but still an adult could use. I don't care for the land yacht ones anyway, they take too long to fill and have hot water tank issues, which I know can be addressed. I think if the child is really small it's probably going in deep kitchen sink and beyond that I think as long as an adult could reach in and over I think it would be workable. After all I am doing this for us for at least 10 years. Come to think of it, I got a huge shower going into one of the bathrooms now that you could put a kiddy pool in, if it was a real problem . I would like the tub for house members, jetted and bubbles are out, although bubbles are really tempting, but, all those tiny dark holes to who knows where is just asking for it. I will see what happens with the sinks. Thank you all.

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JudyG Designs
5 years ago
I have two sinks in the master, but they are pedestal sinks. Not a big fan of standing shoulder to shoulder and brushing teeth.

I guess a house needs a tub, but I wouldn’t go overboard on something fancy. IMO, the little children need a tub, but with age, tubs become obsolete.
Toronto Veterinarian
5 years ago
I prefer the extra counter space to an extra sink.
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maifleur03
5 years ago
I would go with the two sinks and the tub for resale reasons along with if you are using it once your son moves out as guest bathroom it provides two sinks for guests to ready themselves.

Your son now being an adult should be doing his own cleaning not you. An occasional look with a suggestion on cleaning better should be all that is needed. No need then to go from Mom to Wife.
pkpk23
5 years ago
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Would not go with free standing deep tub if you are considering resale aimed at families needing a tub for kids- back breaker plus hard to get kid out. Three kids, two years apart could easily need a tub for ten years. Two sinks a plus for guests and getting kids ready.
rrah
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
I'd also recommend going with a regular alcove type tub. When our children were young we passed on a house because the only tub was a deep jetted tub in the master bath. There was no way bathing them in that thing would have been easy, and a small stool wouldn't have helped. You still have to reach over the tub to wash their little feet, etc.
S Melt
5 years ago
I have a freestanding soaking tub and there's NO WAY I could bath my toddler in it. No way at all. I'd keep an alcove tub.
homechef59
5 years ago
It's never a bad decision to include more features if they will fit in the space. I suggest two sinks in the family bath if they will fit. If it's a squeeze, then go with one centered sink with oversized vanity with drawers. Also, a basic alcove tub/shower combination is the preferred setup. It's the most useful and versatile. A jetted tub is not necessary. You typically see these only in master baths. Many homes are moving away from a bathtub in the master bath. Instead, they are installing a larger, two-person shower that allows two people to get ready simultaneously in the morning.