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babymakes3
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No tub in master bath?
We will eventually be renovating the master bedroom and bath in our new house.
DH wants to put a nice shower in there - multiple jets, a bench, beautifully tiled, etc. and just eliminate the tub. His reasoning is because we hardly take baths anyway and we will have a tub in the other bathroom for the kids. The space gained from not having a tub will give us more space for the walk-in closet.
I would love to do it his way but I think it would be better for resale if we have the tub in the master bath. (I'm talking modest sized soaking tub, not a behemoth jacuzzi.)
What do you think? Could you live without a tub in the master suite?
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Posted 3/9/09 11:00 AM |
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Re: No tub in master bath?
Posted by babymakes3
We will eventually be renovating the master bedroom and bath in our new house.
DH wants to put a nice shower in there - multiple jets, a bench, beautifully tiled, etc. and just eliminate the tub. His reasoning is because we hardly take baths anyway and we will have a tub in the other bathroom for the kids. The space gained from not having a tub will give us more space for the walk-in closet.
I would love to do it his way but I think it would be better for resale if we have the tub in the master bath. (I'm talking modest sized soaking tub, not a behemoth jacuzzi.)
What do you think? Could you live without a tub in the master suite?
We opted for steam shower big enough for two with heated bench over saving space for tub we'd never use.
I think had we made room for tub the bath would look cramped versus now where it is more spa like
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Posted 3/9/09 11:12 AM |
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Re: No tub in master bath?
We have a small master bath, and it came with just a shower. We renovated it and replaced with shower again. We have a jacuzzi tub in the other bathroom. There really was no room to add a tub, so we didn't... it doesn't seem to be problem at this time (no potential buyers have mentioned this as a problem for them).
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Posted 3/9/09 11:17 AM |
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CaMacho
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Re: No tub in master bath?
I'd much rather a nice big shower than a tub, I never use a tub either. Not sure how it would affect resale, but i'd love it!
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Posted 3/9/09 11:18 AM |
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LightUpOurLife
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Re: No tub in master bath?
Posted by CaMacho
I'd much rather a nice big shower than a tub, I never use a tub either. Not sure how it would affect resale, but i'd love it!
Same here.
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Posted 3/9/09 11:19 AM |
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ml110
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Re: No tub in master bath?
i think that just a nice shower would be fine.. make it big enough for 2 and make it look "spa like"- i think that will be good for resale i think a lot of times the jaccuzzi tubs are more for show anyway- by the time you fill them up, you forget that you wanted a bath lol as long as you have a tub somewhere in the house for bathing young kids, thats good.
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Posted 3/9/09 11:19 AM |
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Cheeks24
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Re: No tub in master bath?
If you can make it a big shower, I think you should be okay. I would check with some real estate experts though to find out if it will affect your resale value.
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Posted 3/9/09 11:21 AM |
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JessInCA
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Re: No tub in master bath?
That's what my house has - big, beautiful shower in the master bath, but no tub. I love it and don't miss having a tub in there at all, but I do wonder about resale sometimes, because I think buyers expect the master bathroom to have a nice tub. There's one in the second bathroom, in case anyone really wants to take a bath though.
I guess ask yourself how long you plan to stay in your house, and what's more important in the meantime, making the house buyer-friendly for if/when you plan to sell, or having a nice shower that you will enjoy every day.
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Posted 3/9/09 12:44 PM |
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CunningOne
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Re: No tub in master bath?
Our master bath is tiny - a shower (although it's a big space and could fit a tub) and a pedestal sink and toilet. That's the way it was when we bought, so we updated it and left it as is, and we have another bathroom with a tub (as well as a third bathroom with another shower stall downstairs).
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Posted 3/9/09 2:33 PM |
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MrsM-6-7-08
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Re: No tub in master bath?
You will be fine as long as there is at least one tub in your home. It doesnt have to be in the master bath.
I think an extra large shower would be great
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Posted 3/9/09 4:19 PM |
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Kissy331
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Re: No tub in master bath?
We have a medium sized master bathroom & we only have a shower. When we redo it, I will not put a tub in since we have one in the main bath. I only take baths when my back is bothering me, so it is wasted space. I would much rather have a big shower
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Posted 3/9/09 5:20 PM |
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Tabitha
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Re: No tub in master bath?
i would consider an awesome shower to be a plus! something that i would want more than a tub. is there at least one tub in your house? i think if you have one somewhere else, youll be fine!
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Posted 3/9/09 5:24 PM |
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Acerone
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Re: No tub in master bath?
Resale resale resale... If ever you plan on selling down the road it will only hurt your sale....
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Posted 3/9/09 5:25 PM |
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KimberlyScott
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Re: No tub in master bath?
I could live without the tub. We never use ours. I'd much rather prefer a larger shower but, for some reason when we were looking, every house we saw w/o the tub we scratched.
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Posted 3/9/09 5:25 PM |
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Faithx2
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Re: No tub in master bath?
Posted by MrsM-6-7-08
You will be fine as long as there is at least one tub in your home. It doesnt have to be in the master bath.
I think an extra large shower would be great
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Posted 3/9/09 5:47 PM |
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Beth
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Re: No tub in master bath?
the master in the house I grew up didn't have a tub
there was a tub in the kids bath down the hall
I think the rule for resale is 1 tub in the house...
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Posted 3/9/09 5:50 PM |
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Kristin616
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Re: No tub in master bath?
I don't think it will hurt your sale at all. As long as you have one tub in the house. We just redid our master bath and we have a stand up shower. Our last place had the tub and we never used it plus it was a PITA to keep clean. We have a tub in our main bathroom next door.
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Posted 3/9/09 7:54 PM |
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HoneyBadger
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Re: No tub in master bath?
Posted by Acerone
Resale resale resale... If ever you plan on selling down the road it will only hurt your sale....
I disagree wholeheartedly. Since the house has a full-sized bathroom in it with a tub, I don't think you need to have one in the master bath nor do I think it would affect your resale value.
If you were giving up a tub altogether, that, IMO, would be a different story.
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Posted 3/9/09 8:03 PM |
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ThePinkGoose
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Re: No tub in master bath?
I seem to be in the minority here but I'd put in the tub. Any house that we saw where the Master Bath was beat up or didn't have a tub, we passed on. Just my opinion.
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Posted 3/9/09 8:46 PM |
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