Bathtub in master bath

[QueenIsabella]

You need an inspector like this. She's the one who gets into the attic. This is while our bathroom was being re-done--that's the shower to the left, and the old tub/new surround to the right.

 

[Halle]

I live in a four bathroom house. We are redoing our master bath. The tub is separate from the shower. It is built into a tiled box (very late 2000s). We are thinking of removing the tub and replacing it with a "stand alone" tub. However, it's a major plumbing expense (not to mention expense for the tub, tub filler, etc.). We have 4 bathrooms in the house. Two guest bedrooms have a standard shower/tub combo, and the bonus room bathroom has a walk in shower. So, if we remove the tub in our master bathroom, would that affect the value of the house when it comes to resale? Thanks for your advice....

Realtors in our area

I live in a four bathroom house. We are redoing our master bath. The tub is separate from the shower. It is built into a tiled box (very late 2000s). We are thinking of removing the tub and replacing it with a "stand alone" tub. However, it's a major plumbing expense (not to mention expense for the tub, tub filler, etc.). We have 4 bathrooms in the house. Two guest bedrooms have a standard shower/tub combo, and the bonus room bathroom has a walk in shower. So, if we remove the tub in our master bathroom, would that affect the value of the house when it comes to resale? Thanks for your advice....

Realtors in our area (upstate NY) have told me that as long as you have one bathtub in the house you will be fine.

 

[kanerf]

My master bath is an art deco masterpiece from the 40's and I keep it that way. I resisted the plumbers desire to sell me a low flow toilet and kept the pinkish one there that matches the tub and sink. Now the tub is very unusual. It is fairly shallow and I just use the shower. There are separate taps for both the shower and tub. It is a big square thing with a sort of bench in one corner and the tub area at an an angle in the middle. The whole thing is porcelain.

 

[vetrik]

We're building and not planning a tub in the master bath. We never take baths, and when we had a huge soaking tub before it was our cat's favorite place to sleep and a hassle to keep clean. I'd much rather have a larger tiled shower. We will have a tub in the upstairs hall bath though - with kids/dogs and for future resale we would always have at least one tub.