Thoughts on master bath with no tub

[sk!mom]

We did a big remodel in 2010. We took out the master bath tub and replaced it with a large walk in shower. We love it and have never regretted it. I have no idea what it will do to resale value but we were remodeling for ourselves.

 

[minniecarousel]

We took out our jacuzzi tub & put in a nice big shower during our remodel. I did replace the tub in the second bathroom with an air bubble tub. Love that and use it a few times a year. But, as pointed out, here in California, filling a bathtub is a bit extravagant.

I agree, having a tub in the house is important, but it doesn't need to be in the master bathroom.

 

[Stacy's a freak]

We never use our tub - just the shower. If resale is your thing, you would probably get more interest with a gorgeous shower than keeping things as is with the jetted tub. I know that HGTV renovations are not what the average person has, but if the average person is seeing fabulous showers and no tubs (which is what I tend to see on those shows), then that's what the average person will want when looking for a house. Think about it - how many people are dying for granite? Or were until concrete or quartz made its way on our TVs? I wouldn't think twice about these things if HGTV hadn't told me that these are "what I should want".

 

[pooh4evr]

We are removing ours to expand our closet!

 

[Julie's Haircut]

My master bath has only a shower. The main bath has a standard tub/shower combo, but I don't think I've ever used the tub in the 27 years I've lived here. DW uses it occasionally.

 

[whatname]

We have a walk in shower and jet tub in our master bath. It is the biggest, most expensive laundry hamper I have ever owned. I say go for it.

 

[low-key]

who needs a butt soup maker anyway

 

[Stacy's a freak]

who needs a butt soup maker anyway

Yup. There was a time that I thought a lovely bath was a treat. Then someone commented that I was sitting in my own dirty water. Never again.

 

[DVC-Don]

Go for it. Our master baths in both our New York home and Florida home have massive showers and no tubs. Our other baths have deep soaker tubs in those houses.

 

[disny_luvr]

When we built our house 6 years ago, we wanted a large, tiled shower and no tub in the master. We don't regret it one bit. My boys' have a standard shower/tub in their bathroom so there is a tub in the house in the event I want to take a bath. Go for it!

 

[scrapquitler]

Soliciting some opinions. We are thinking of remodeling our master bath and removing the jetted tub. We want to expand our shower and really make that nice.

We never use our tub and have three other bathrooms with tubs in the house if we ever need one.


Anyone do this? What do you think of this idea?

I would rather have a big nice shower than a big tub.

I haven't taken a bath since I was a child, and I have no interest in ever taking a bath.

Our master bath only has a shower.

And really, with the aging population in this country, I think having a shower that can be easily entered without having to step into a bathtub would be a bonus.

 

[havaneselover]

Yup. There was a time that I thought a lovely bath was a treat. Then someone commented that I was sitting in my own dirty water. Never again.

I remember when Kramer on Seinfeld said, "I'm sitting there in a tepid pool of my own filth."

As far as the resale argument, I remember a dozen years ago being told how important a formal dining room was for resale. Now great rooms are much more popular. Also one of my coworkers lives in a high end town home. I think his was built around 2010. The newer models no longer have tubs in the master bath. Sure you will lose some buyers, but it seems to be a minority.

 

[tvguy]

I remember when Kramer on Seinfeld said, "I'm sitting there in a tepid pool of my own filth."

As far as the resale argument, I remember a dozen years ago being told how important a formal dining room was for resale. Now great rooms are much more popular. Also one of my coworkers lives in an expensive high end town home. I think his was built around 2010. The newer models no longer have tubs in the master bath. Sure you will lose some buyers, but it seems to be a minority.

For those who have taken out a bathtub from the master bath and put in a similar sized shower, for about $3,000 a tub can be put back in. With the average price of a existing home hovering around $220,000, I can't see that breaking a deal if the rest of the house is what the buyer likes.

 

[Monykalyn]

So Happy to see this question! We are planning a remodel as well-bought our house as a builder foreclosure (dude ran out of money and not everything was finished-or I should say not finished well) We have TWO jetted tubs in this house (one main master suite and a mini master suite on same level). Main master has a ginormous corner jetted tub-drains the water heater just to fill it. Has been used maybe 10 x in 7 years. Shower is a slapped together box (can tell builder was starting to run out of money). I despise that tub and want to expand it to a big walk in shower complete with multiple shower heads and heated bench. The smaller suite has a tub/shower combo but that tub is also jetted. Can we say cleaning nightmares?? Plus another tub/shower combo on lower level (walkout basement).

I wouldn't think twice about these things if HGTV hadn't told me that these are "what I should want"

Yep-just like when a couple walks into a main bathroom that has a pedestal sink and they say "how charming"! I am thinking -NO storage space! (Also have one of those dumb sinks in the 1/2 bath-that's gone in the remodel too)

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

Soliciting some opinions. We are thinking of remodeling our master bath and removing the jetted tub. We want to expand our shower and really make that nice.

We never use our tub and have three other bathrooms with tubs in the house if we ever need one.


Anyone do this? What do you think of this idea?

We had a house without one and though we managed, I didn't like not having a bath. I had to use the guest bath which was 1960s sized aka tiny when I wanted a bath.

I might have felt differently if the tub was larger or we had more options.

As it is, kids like using our tub in our house now. So not having one sounds smart.

That said--if you ever plan to sell, buyers may not like that there is no bath in there. Even if they would have never planned to use it.

 

[Cantw8]

A tub is important me. I love me a nice hot bubble bath

 

[mel&me]

Remodeled a couple years back, got rid of tub from master, big tiled shower only

 

[cmarsh31]

Just used our big jetted tub last night - with a bath bomb from Basin of course! Personal preference, but it was on my required list when we bought this house!