We have a nice shower in our remodeled MB and a tub in the second upstairs bathroom that was good for our kids when they were little. Don't miss having a tub in the MB at all.

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Anonymous wrote:When we renovated our master bath a few years ago we took ours out. The old bathroom had a large tub and a tiny tiny shower. We used the tub maybe once or twice a year. Now we have a hug shower where the old tub was an its amazing. We are very happy and don't miss the tub at all. The other bedrooms share a bathroom that has a standard tub/shower combo so there is still a bathtub for bathing kids.

Your mast bath is too small, mine is 18 x 20, is this one of those old cramped homes? The ones built in the 80s the pre DC upper middle class era

Excess: when your bathroom is bigger than most people's bedrooms.

We've never had a tub in our postage stamp sized bathroom. When we redo it, I am getting a tub.

I’d rather shower in a tub than have a walk-in shower only. But it seems like I’m in the minority. I don’t understand what I’m supposed to be doing in a huge shower.

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Anonymous wrote:I would never ever buy a house without any tub at all. Given that you don't want to eliminate a whole category of buyer off the bat, I suggest you don't get rid of all baths.

This seems like a silly rule. Plenty of cultures make do with a bath tub. It's not the only way to do little kids. You have to be creative, but it's certainly possible.

But why would I do that if most houses have bathtubs and they are the main way I relax?

Live my tub. It was a must-have for me.

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Anonymous wrote:When we renovated our master bath a few years ago we took ours out. The old bathroom had a large tub and a tiny tiny shower. We used the tub maybe once or twice a year. Now we have a hug shower where the old tub was an its amazing. We are very happy and don't miss the tub at all. The other bedrooms share a bathroom that has a standard tub/shower combo so there is still a bathtub for bathing kids.

Your mast bath is too small, mine is 18 x 20, is this one of those old cramped homes? The ones built in the 80s the pre DC upper middle class era

Yours sounds like a cookie cutter in the exurbs, are you in Bowie?

for resale purpose and not everyone elses personally bathing preferences:

1. Stand alone shower that is a good size is a number one priority in master
2. If the bathroom has enough room for a stand alone tub in addition to number 1 is definitely ups the "wow" factor

Anonymous wrote:In my dream world I'd have a large soaking tub that is separate from a shower.

But we can't fit both. So I'd much rather have NO tub and a walk-in shower in my bathroom. Currently we have shower/tub combo and it's the worst option. Useful when my kids took baths all the time (we have another tub in their bath) but now less so. Kids only take baths sometimes.

We just renovated our primary bathroom and took out the tub. Tiny bathroom and old shower/tub combo. We went with a nice walk-in shower instead. Our secondary bathroom only has a shower as well. Decided that we are going to be in our house for another 10 years or so, and I want to be comfortable. DC leaves for college in 1 1/2 years. My 1950s house with updates but no additions is going to be a tear down anyway unless the market really tanks in 22207.

Anonymous wrote:Must have a tub, and with a large tile surround, not a useless vessel tub. Just like in the 80s.

I hate those stupid trendy vessel tubs. They're not even comfortable. Plenty of great looking options for tubs with a surround that doesn't look like it comes from the 80s.

Anonymous wrote:When we renovated our master bath a few years ago we took ours out. The old bathroom had a large tub and a tiny tiny shower. We used the tub maybe once or twice a year. Now we have a hug shower where the old tub was an its amazing. We are very happy and don't miss the tub at all. The other bedrooms share a bathroom that has a standard tub/shower combo so there is still a bathtub for bathing kids.

Your mast bath is too small, mine is 18 x 20, is this one of those old cramped homes? The ones built in the 80s the pre DC upper middle class era

Anonymous wrote:I would never ever buy a house without any tub at all. Given that you don't want to eliminate a whole category of buyer off the bat, I suggest you don't get rid of all baths.

This seems like a silly rule. Plenty of cultures make do with a bath tub. It's not the only way to do little kids. You have to be creative, but it's certainly possible.

In my dream world I'd have a large soaking tub that is separate from a shower.

But we can't fit both. So I'd much rather have NO tub and a walk-in shower in my bathroom. Currently we have shower/tub combo and it's the worst option. Useful when my kids took baths all the time (we have another tub in their bath) but now less so. Kids only take baths sometimes.

I would never ever buy a house without any tub at all. Given that you don't want to eliminate a whole category of buyer off the bat, I suggest you don't get rid of all baths.

No, I do not want a tub. Baths are a waste. Plus I'm tall so it would have to be a really large tub for me to relax into it.

If you're going to have one in the primary bath it must be separate and it should be huge. I like a tile surround, at least that has a secondary use for plants and hair products.