Remodeling Bathroom, Will No Tub Prevent Me From Selling?

portishe on Sun, 6th Sep 2009 6:05 am 



I don’t think a tiled bench in the shower is the way to go, you might as well just put a tub in there. It all depends on how you do it. If the shower is just a regular shower and there is nothing special about it, it has curtains, etc, then that is the same as an apartment and will hurt people liking your bathroom I would say. If your shower is nice and big, with sanded glass door and panes around it, then I wouldn’t see it being a problem with no bathtub. People don’t really take baths anymore, usually for just small kids.
I would say, if the shower is a cut above, a very nice shower, then go for it, you don’t really need a bathtub. I wouldn’t recommend a tiled bench, as this may be costly, timely, not turn out the way you thought, may collect mold, etc easily. Realistically, do whatever you want to do with the remodel unless you are possibly downgrading from what is currently in there.
I know that the tub issue will hurt whether or not people like your bathroom or not, but as far as resale, people care about the NUMBER of bedrooms and bathrooms, not what they have, overall area of the house, area of the land, location within the community (safe, accessible?), year house was built, monthly fees. If someone doesn’t like your bathroom they will just redo it the way that they want to.
It’s why artists paint their paintings and simply paint the sides instead of framing them, or they frame them in pretty generic frames. Because they don’t want to waste precious money or time when the next owner may just change the frame themselves no matter how nice or expensive the original frame that came with the painting was.

lms222 on Sun, 6th Sep 2009 1:02 pm 



Personally, when I bought my house, that was one of my criteria, but it won’t stop you from selling it, it’ll just aim your house at a different market of people.

Tid on Sun, 6th Sep 2009 2:18 pm 



that really depends on who are selling the house to. if u are selling it to a family then they might want a tub, like if they have littler kids that dont take showers.
i would go with ur gut.
good luck Alana

marym78@ on Sun, 6th Sep 2009 4:35 pm 



A 2 bath house should have at least one tub, (very important to young families with children). To have no tub in either bath would certainly limit your target market of potential buyers.

Don S on Sun, 6th Sep 2009 4:48 pm 



well thats a good idea but a bath and shower are 2 different things. Maybe you should buy a tub then sell (it will sell faster!)…..i hope you find this helpfull

Ty on Sun, 6th Sep 2009 6:20 pm 



consider a tub that just sits on top of the floor (like the old fashioned kind).
tubs are fairly important especially for buyers who have small kids..

jammin70 on Sun, 6th Sep 2009 6:35 pm 



If you don’t have a shower or a tub, no one is going to want to buy it.

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