A bathroom with only a shower is not considered a full bathroom, it is a 3/4 bathroom which can effect home value and marketability. Your house should have at least one bathroom with a tub. Explore the bathtub vs.
shower debate in our guide, weighing pros, cons, and costs to make an informed choice for your bathroom remodel. Removing a bathtub during a remodel continues to be a trend. But is it right for you? Here are the questions you should ask before removing a tub.
plus, a few pros and cons of removing a tub to help with your decision. Shower/tub combinations are the most common type of fixture you'll see in household bathrooms. This is because they're practical, they're efficient, and they give you the option of taking either a long bath or a quick shower.
However, there are some cons as well. While they're practical for families with young kids, they can pose. We have tub/shower combos in our two main bathrooms (we added a shower stall to the guest bathroom which was previously a half bath, with toilet and sink only).
Some 65% of homeowners choose a prefabricated tub/shower combo for their main bathroom simply because it's usually the most cost-effective option, meaning it offers full functionality at an affordable price. A stand-alone tub is the next most affordable solution, costing, on average, about $3,000 to install. I just renovated my own bathroom and replaced the old shower-over-tub with a nice modern shower-over-tub, which can still be tiled nicely and have glass doors.
I dont have kids so my decision was objective as I will sell this place in 3. The one I'm remodeling had a bath tub that really never got used for baths, just showers. Resale value later though has me questioning whether to just replace the tub or go with a walk-in shower.
The other bath has a walk-in only. So I ask do you need a bath in one of the bathrooms or are the showers adequate for most people? Archived post. Replaced our tub with a walk-in shower about 5 years ago.
No regrets whatsoever. Climbing in a tub is much more difficult than walking into a shower, there's more (relatively) flat space so it's much more open and easy to navigate. For the main bathroom I can either fit a bath with shower over, or no bath and just a normal shower.
Not enough room for a separate shower and bath. What do you think is more valuable? Share Add a Comment Sort by: Best Open comment sort options activelyresting.