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16-03-2006, 09:18 PM   #1

Choose Bath or Shower?


Well I am seriously considering removing the bath andhaving a walk in shower put in as I am not considering moving (not leaving Oscar) resale won't matter. Just a bit undecided - at the moment have a bath with a shower over.

Karen



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16-03-2006, 10:13 PM   #2

Re: Choose Bath or Shower?


Hmmm I like both, bath in the winter and showers in the summer, I also have a shower over the bath, is your bathroom big enough to get both in??



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16-03-2006, 10:20 PM   #3

Re: Choose Bath or Shower?


I like showers in the morning to wake me up then a bath in the evening to send me to sleep!



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17-03-2006, 09:55 AM   #4

Re: Choose Bath or Shower?


We've had showers only for the past 6 years here, and to be honest have not missed a bath one little bit. I am now seriously considering putting a bath back in with a new baby on it's way and Dominik refusing showers (and growing out of his baby bath), it's looking more and more like a neccesity . So I think a shower over the bath will be a bit of a compromise for a while but will have to be done.

As you say - resale is an issue, if you plan to stay in your current house (as we did), then it's not really a concern. You can get some amazing walk-in showers or even consider a wet room if you're feeling really brave.

We built our shower out of glass bricks with custom made toughened glass splashbacks rather that tiles . . . you can see the edge of it here . . . it's built into the corner of the room and is nice and spacious





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17-03-2006, 09:58 AM   #5

Re: Choose Bath or Shower?


Both have their attractions but there is a strong case for a really good walk-in shower with power features etc.

If I did that I'd also try to find room for a bidet. Really don't know why we don't have them as standard.........both for their proper pupose and for foot soaking!



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17-03-2006, 11:56 AM   #6

Re: Choose Bath or Shower?


I prefer showers but only if they are really good (and am not really a fan of over the bath jobbies!). We have a shower over our bath but I only ever have baths because the shower is awful. I think I would like the choice even if we had a great shower. And as Yola pointed out, a shower only can be a bit of a problem when you have children.

We have been having lots of power cuts recently and as I don't want the cats anywhere near candles, me and Neil were confining ourselves to one room and making sure the cats weren't in it (notice how we shut ourselves in a room so the cats have the run of the rest of the house rather than the other way round!!! ). Anyway, the other night I put lots of candles round the bath (no electricity again!) and had a nice long soak and Neil sat on the floor talking to me, it was really lovely - showers are so functional in comparison!



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17-03-2006, 12:32 PM   #7

Re: Choose Bath or Shower?


Hi Kazz
I had my bath removed a few months ago in favour of a walk in shower. It's the best thing I have done, I love it. Unfortunatly it was for health reasons but it's great amd opens up the room. We have so much more room now. I even have big plants in there!



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17-03-2006, 12:59 PM   #8

Re: Choose Bath or Shower?


I love a shower in the mornings to wake me up and great for hair washing, but I love a soak in a warm bubble bath after a hard day, nothing like it. I suppose we are lucky that we have a shower in the en-suite and a bath in the bathroom, if we didn't I think the best compromise is a shower over the bath.



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17-03-2006, 01:23 PM   #9

Re: Choose Bath or Shower?


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Originally Posted by yola
We've had showers only for the past 6 years here, and to be honest have not missed a bath one little bit. I am now seriously considering putting a bath back in with a new baby on it's way and Dominik refusing showers (and growing out of his baby bath), it's looking more and more like a neccesity . So I think a shower over the bath will be a bit of a compromise for a while but will have to be done.

As you say - resale is an issue, if you plan to stay in your current house (as we did), then it's not really a concern. You can get some amazing walk-in showers or even consider a wet room if you're feeling really brave.

We built our shower out of glass bricks with custom made toughened glass splashbacks rather that tiles . . . you can see the edge of it here . . . it's built into the corner of the room and is nice and spacious

Yola what a beautiful looking bathroom



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17-03-2006, 03:14 PM   #10

Re: Choose Bath or Shower?


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Yola what a beautiful looking bathroom
I agree, it is very nice!



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