Does anyone regret having a bath replaced with walk in shower

Cannot understand people saying they are unable to use their baths due to medical conditions. There are so many wonderful aids that can be used to assist this.

Knee replacement, hip replacement, imbalance problems, obesity.... all make climbing in and out of a bath difficult. A walk in shower is much safer.

Not losing my marbles the picture didn't send with first post. Don't why it did now.

Did you know if you have to have your bathroom altered because of illness or disability you can get the VAT back off the fittings not tiles. It has to be fitted by a professional to qualify. Just say where you buy your products from you want to claim the VAT back. Simple form to fill in. I got £550 back.

We've had a new bathroom fitted this year (no VAT thanks to this site).

We had the bath removed and replaced by a large walk in shower with a hand rail. It operates off a combi boiler with the temperature set at 38 but this can be altered.

I'm delighted with my new bathroom.

We have both but hardly ever use the bath. Shower is quicker in the morning.

My mum had a total hip replacement about twelve years ago, followed by a new knee three or four years after that. She used her bath throughout it all. The council came and fitted an electric seat over the bath and it works perfectly for her. She loves a good soak for her aching bones.

We have two baths both with showers over. I love my bath, never feel clean with a shower, it’s like just rinsing yourself, not washing throughly, though I read on the news yesterday that we all bathe too much anyway! ?

Actually I feel much cleaner having had a shower. I have a bath about once a year and that is to use up the toiletries I have been given at Xmas!

Meant to say because a bath is just sitting in dirty water, isn't it?

This is a really useful thread as we have just been discussing whether to have the bath replaced with a shower in the “guest” in our case , or “family” bathroom ( estate agent speak) . I love a bath and we have bath and shower in our En suite. I’m thinking, why keep a bath for the occasional guest that prefers it to a shower , when most would prefer a proper walk in shower to climbing in and out of the bath to have a shower, with a curtain.

In my youth, I was around 30, I fell having a shower in a bath. Never ever again. No broken bones but very shocked.

We have just had walk in shower in and bath out up to press have no regrets do appreciate it could lower house price but the shower is helping us now not worried about house price in the future.

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Meant to say because a bath is just sitting in dirty water, isn't it?

???My mum made us rinse the bath water off us (with a bowl before we had an over the bath shower or one of those rubber tap attachments) because otherwise you came out with all the dirt you’d gone in with.
I never got out of the habit, which is why I’d rather soap down in the shower and rinse it away as I go.

We haven’t missed the bath, it was removed four or five years ago. No regrets at all.

If you are not worried about re selling fans just want to make the house right for you get a walk in shower - big as you can with no steps ! If your water pressure is adequate you should not need a power shower - just a good mixer shower like Mira. Less to go wrong and quiet .

I haven't had a bath for years. The shower is much easier and more efficient. It wouldn't put me off buying a property with a shower but no bath.