Anyone regretted getting rid of their bath

We got rid of our bath about 20 years ago. I really missed it to begin with but not anymore. I certainly don’t miss cleaning it. When I have a bath on holiday I find it really uncomfortable.

Instead of a long soak to ease my aching bones I wrap my self in a heated throw.

We have a walk in shower and we also have a roll top bath. The shower is used every day and the bath is only used by youngest grandchildren. Used to love lounging in a warm bath but now I overheat plus getting out is “challenging”.

We have one bathroom with a large walk in shower and one with a bath both the bathrooms are only small but good to have the choice .

BlueBelle

I have a bath but haven’t bathed in it for about 20 years always use my shower

And me BlueBelle

I can’t get in or out of a bath. I do miss having a lovely soak though.

I have lived for a year and a half without a bath. I wouldn't use it daily if I had one BUT once a week or so, for a relax, I would love it.

When looking at flats, my tick list for MUST HAVES included, preferably two bathrooms (one with a bath and one with a shower) or else a four piece bathroom,. The flat I bought had the first. However, I quickly discovered that the bath in my flat was a small corner one - and one of my large expenses has been to have the replaced (which involved having a totally new bathroom). Worthwhile,though, lovely bath, double shower over (for guests). It did used to surprise me when looking at flats how many of them which had been built originally with an en-suite shower room and a separate bathroom (as I now have) and these were both had showers.

Showers are wonderful for daily use, but there is nothing that beat a warm or hot bath on certain occasions. I am fortunate that I have both.

Get rid of my bath? Never, never, never. The one in the bathroom I use dates to the 1960s, it is wide and has a lovely sloping back. When we gutted the downstairs bathroom and installed a new one upstairs, the bath was kept. If we sell, I will try and take it with me!!

We do also have a shower in another bathroom. It is not very big and DH is currently using it until he is well enough to get in and out of the bath again.

We removed our bath about four years ago, never regretted it. I'd never worry pleasing people who MIGHT want to buy our house one day.

Not really. Gave us room for large walk in showers. Nether of us have used a bath for the past twenty years so no practical reason for one. The impact on a house sale when most buyers change the bathrooms and kitchens anyway will be minimal.

We removed the bath in the downstairs bathroom but kept one upstairs. It was with the intention of “future proofing” the property. When we become less agile we can live downstairs and by that time it will be showers only.
In the meantime I love my daily bath. OH prefers a shower.

I found my 60 s wedding dress in a bag in the loft recently and following utube guidance, successfully washed it in my bath with pleasing results.

Getting rid of a bath de-values a property.
X bil is an estate agent and he adviced us not to.
So our bath is staying put even though we only ever shower.

I love a bath sometimes, also useful for washing small grandchildren in, they don’t like the shower.

When we moved to France in 2013 our new house had showers only. Friends in the UK used to ask what I missed and I’d say grandchildren, crumpets and a bath. When we came back in 2017 we made sure we had at least one bath in the house. I used it once.
Orlin uses it sometimes after a day digging the garden, but we mostly shower. Nice to have the choice I suppose.

She would probably like that Dragonella

I would never not have a bath, I would miss it too much. So relaxing to have a long, hot soak.
Showers can be quick and invigorating so there's a case for both.

I regret keeping ours and not going for the walk in shower. We kept the (new) bath on the advice of someone that it would be better to keep as to house selling point. We’ve never sold and I’ve no plans to at the moment so I think it was daft idea to have followed. A new owner is likely to refurbish.

I would miss my bath. Can still get out by turning onto my knees and pushing up. Dislike a shower as if i have to close my eyes because water gets in I can and do lose my balance.
Was told by a consultant that for those with inner ear problems the eyes take over to manage balance and if those eyes are closed or its dark then balance is affected, and not in a good way. He recommended leaving a light on at night.
I hope my knees stay good for a while yet.

I certainly do miss a bath. A shower is great as I can do my hair at the same time, but you can't beat a good soak in a full bath. I'd give anything for relaxing in a bath now and again.

Trendy Maybe your friend could buy a hot tub for the garden?

Yes, I do now. We had it taken out, ironically, because we hardly ever used it and put in a walk in shower, but this past year I have been plagued with aches and pains and there have been times when a soak in a bath would have been heaven.

Definitely not! There was a bath in our house when we bought it but the bathroom itself was awful and we decided t would get a complete refit as soon as possible. During the few months that we were waiting for the new one we both slipped whilst getting out of the bath, no serious injuries but there could have been! There are other ways to relax and no one drowned in a shower after being knocked unconscious during a fall!

I have a bath but haven’t bathed in it for about 20 years always use my shower

I was looking at purchasing a property without a bath and decided I definitely needed one - to bath the dog, mainly!