How often do you have a bath?

[namtrak]

......watching those big bubbles mysteriously appear every ten minutes or so!......

Only every ten minutes? Is your plumbing blocked?

[Ivan in Oz]

G'day Craig,
I bathe about once, maybe Twice a week.
Mind you, it is the first thin I miss when it is NOT available.

Good place to Relax, read a book; or WW Magazine
No!
No Bubble Baths:eek:

[silentC]

Haven't used ours for a couple of weeks. It gets used fairly often, but it's a spa. If it was a plain bath, it would probably rarely ever be used. A bath is great after a long bush walk.

If you're not going to put in a spa, I wouldn't bother with it. They are also great at collecting dust and pain in the asre to clean. A spa would probably be a selling point. High powered execs love 'em

[Daddles]

My girlfriend loves to relax in the bath every now and then. It's not just kids who use them.

Richard

[womble]

I'm not a fan but my wife loves them, our current rented place has none but the house we're moving to will have a clawfoot for her...

[bennylaird]

Me years since.

Wife? Nearly every night.

Kids? Never but all older.

If I was buying a house I would like one, the longer the better mainly for the wife. (She is tall, and short baths are no good.) A spa would be the ideal way to go as I would use it then. Love those water jets..........

[jmk89]

Clearly I am in a minority, but I like a bath and usually use it for my daily wash - I find it relaxing

[Bleedin Thumb]

Sharing a bath is a lot more fun than sharing a shower. And safer.
Besides sprinkling Radox over yourself and having a shower just isn't the same.

[Bob38S]

Shower Shower

Why would you sit and try and wash yourself in dirty water? You still need to rinse off when finished - if you say not necessary - check out the "ring of confidence" left around the bath.

How much effort does it take to reach "all of the bits" when you are sitting in the tub?

Generally - people use more water in a bath than a shower which has a modern shower head.

[Tex B]

Craig,

I'd say if you plan to live there for the next decade, do what works for you. If you're planning to sell in the next few years, put in a bath. Most newer homes now have spa baths as a feature, and they have them because that's what people (women) want to buy.

My 2c.

Tex

[MurrayD99]

I reckon about twice in 5 years in the current house - meaning twice in 10 years because the previous house just had a shower. I'm not sure about taking it out though. Buyers generally expect a bath to be there.

[bennylaird]

You could always import a bath or a shower from the UK. They never get used over there

[Big Shed]

Until a few years ago I was also of the "who needs a bath" variety.

In our previous house we had a small bathroom with the shower over the bath, I hate nothing more than this stupid, and dangerous, arrangement. So when it came time to remodel the bathroom, we ripped the bath out and installed a shower base and cubicle. Ripper!

When it came time to sell, almost without exception, the people who inspected the house objected to there not being a bath. We did eventually sell the house, but it took longer than we anticipated. Maybe because of the lack of a bath, maybe not.

In our new house, we now have a conventional bath and shower cubicle in the second bathroom and a shower cubicle in the ensuite. The bath does get used a fair bit when our grandchildren come to visit.

So when you decide on bath or no bath, think of resale as well. It seems that although people don't use the bath, they still want one!

[Christopha]

I have had about three baths since I built the place over 20years ago, and only then for therapeutic reasons and on each occasion I went straight from the tub to the shower in order to feel clean... I am going to remove the bath in my beach house soon when I reno the "personal cleaning space", the Grandmonsters are big enough to shower and I don't want the expense of buying a new tub, I don't want the waste of my rain water and I want more room in my bodyscrubbingroom.

[Auld Bassoon]

I have a bath once a year, whether I need it or not :eek:

Actually, I almost always use the shower as the bath is a combo spa and bath. Nice to have when I want a good soak, but to be honest, not the best use of space (or water!)