<p>^are you saying a bathtub is not a feature you use?^</p>
<p>Yeah, I guess that is what I am saying. Unless you have small kids, it seems like the main reason to have a tub (outside of master bath) is for resale. Is it right to live our lives for the purpose of “resale” :p</p>
<p>As empty-nesters, we bought a house last year, removed the '90s-era jacuzzi tub in the master bathroom, and replaced it with a big shower. There was a small stall shower in there, which is where my dressing table now stands. We love showers and don’t take baths, so we didn’t put in a tub, but there is a tub in another bathroom in the house. We’ve configured this house for ourselves, not for resale, as we intend to stay here for the rest of our lives. Our kids can worry about selling it!</p>
<p>Kajon, i agree 100% , we will have a regular bathtub in one bathroom, which is ensuite,and my guess that BR would be a nursery if a family purchased this home,hence,no need for another tub…we would then use the term ’ teen suite’ at the other end ofhouse where the 3 brs share the bath we plan to remodel…</p>
<p>My feelings about ANY renovation…do the renovation because it’s something YOU like. Let the next owners do whatever they want. Don’t anticipate what tne next owners will/won’t want.</p>
<p>Oldfort–go shopping for fixtures, take a pix, model numbers and then get on-line and see if you can’t do better.</p>
<p>We have an enormous master bath tub in our home we bought a year ago. Still haven’t used it. We want to remodel. Bigger, nicer shower and a tub that is editable. That is, can be put in and then removed with relative ease. Have a space for a tub but don’t build the space for the tub, in other words.</p>
<p>I unstand your house is your castle, you can do whatever YOU wanted. Still remember that movie about the story of Jackie Kennedy’s Aunt, She let her house dilapidated and Jackie could not stand it, so Jackie spent the money to renovate her aunt’s house.</p>
<p>But for most Americans, we move in a 5 year cycle. So unless you have the macho doe, most of us thinking of resell value when remodeling is involved.</p>
<p>gouf78-and oldfort–If you have a smart phone and the barcode scanner app, you can just scan the bar code for anything and it will look it up on Google for you.</p>
<p>Obviously you must have kids in college or nearly in college or you wouldn’t hang out here. I’d think twice about renovating for their needs since they will probably be out of the house before you know it. Then they’ll come back to visit with your grand kids and need a tub.</p>
<p>“8 yr olds still taking a bath?” - Yes, I think that is quite common… especially if the eldest child. (Our younger one converted to showers not too long after the older one). </p>
<p>If resale is important, I’d say stick to a tub in the Jack/Jill bathroom. That’s certainly what we wanted when we bought this house and had small kiddos.</p>
<p>Problem is young families likely couldn’t afford this home, so i am of opinion,right or wrong, to do what pleases us today…</p>
<p>Deega, they can come home, or stop by tennyears from ow with kids in tow, and we still have a bathroom with tub in a room…</p>
<p>Many would question why we dropped 6 figures on a pool/ spa with significant landscaping if we were worried about resale, we have sold 3 homes in the past ,never on market for more then 1 week, we are big time meticulous, and live in desirable areas…still leanng towards eliminating the tub,appreciate all replies…</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>If you’re keeping a tally…I vote for the tub. Especially in a J&J bathroom.
Even better would be a shower with lounge chair in it and an acrylic screen to keep your book from getting wet…</p>
<p>Thanks for your thoughts, appreciated!!!</p>
<p>We just finished remodeling upstairs bathrooms. Kept the tub/shower in the jack-&-Jill bath but removed it for shower in the third bath. It’s next to our guest room and with parents getting older the tub became a safety issue. New shower is in the same footprint but spa style - rain shower and hand-held shower heads, thermostatic valves, frameless glass, marble trim on marble-look porcelain tile. Tumbled black marble shower floor. I like it as much as our master remodel. Added a very attractive grab bar bolted to the studs. I think almost everyone has aging parents who will appreciate that feature. Plus be sure to add a niche for all the shampoo and such.
Talked to several real estate agents in our area before we pulled the tub and the consensus was that if there was a tub on the same floor, the large shower would be a plus.
Our neighborhood appeals mostly to families with school-age kids, not toddlers.</p>