Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Dec 06, 2012 3:13 pm I personally don't use a bath, only the shower. Do you think I should include a bath for resale in my new house? I don't intend to sell this house for quite a while. thanks Re: do you think a new house must have a bath 2Dec 06, 2012 3:20 pm my personal opinion is when you are building a house for yourself without the intention to sell in the near future then you should build to suit your needs and worry about re-sale later.. because to sale you only need one person to love your house to sell it.. Building Henley Monaco Nouveau Q1 - Mernda Villages https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=57810 http://razbuild.blogspot.com.au/ Re: do you think a new house must have a bath 3Dec 06, 2012 3:47 pm I don't really use the bath either. In our first house we owned I used the bath once in 3 years as that was when I was in labour and having contractions - believe me it didn't dull the pain at all. In our last house I used it personally a couple of times. However, when we had children I used the bath all the time for them. I tried them in the shower a couple of times and it did not work and so without a bath we would have been lost. in the new house we are having two baths. One in the main bathroom and one in the ensuite. We were going to take the one out of the ensuite and increase the size of the master bedroom, but we have kept it for re-sale value only. Our kids prefer a shower now, but I would still want a bath for them as they sometimes as for a bath instead of a shower. If you dont want a bath, then just be prepared that it might not effect the re-sale value, but you might be reducing the market of who would be selling to. A family with young kids, or a couple planning a family might be be put off by a house without a bath Modified Fernside 38 Rawson Homes Blog: http://www.thehousethatmatandjenbuilt.blogspot.com Build Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=60501 Re: do you think a new house must have a bath 4Dec 06, 2012 3:55 pm A friend of ours had no bath and then had kids! then went to re sell the house they had trouble selling the house as the bath seemed to be a bargaining point with potential buyers! They regretted not putting it I when building. That's their story but at the end of the day it's your choice if you are not selling for a while and are not fussed then go for it Re: do you think a new house must have a bath 5Dec 06, 2012 4:05 pm I guess it comes down to what you are concerned about - the costs of installing a bath now (and not using it) or the saleability of your house in the future. Unless sitting in pool of your own filth goes out of fashion anytime soon (I hate baths also) I think that not having a bath will limit the market of your home at the time you do sell (regardless of the fact you don't plan on selling in the near future). boosho because to sale you only need one person to love your house to sell it.. Not including a bath potentially wouldn't impact the resale price of your house, just limit prospective buyers. However if you needed to sell it quick, you may need to discount for some buyers to get past the fact there is not a bath. Re: do you think a new house must have a bath 6Dec 06, 2012 4:48 pm I agree that if you are planning to live in the house for years and year to come with no plans to sell then I wouldn't worry about the bath. However if you are planning to sell in the not too distant future and to a family then I would definitely put in a bath. Maybe you could plan your bathroom so in the future there is a spot to put a bath rather than trying to work out the configuration at a later date Re: do you think a new house must have a bath 7Dec 06, 2012 5:36 pm I mean seriously people are saying about designing a house for yourself the bath is like 1.6 metres by no more than 500 wide. For the amount of space it takes, and for the resale value no matter how long your intend on staying in it for (unless you plan on dying in it) then you should have a bath in it. I've had my 3x1 duplex for 10 years and now building a 4x2 one of the key reason to build was to have a bath for my child and and future sibling, it's a major inconvience not having one and when you decide to sell your house key features like these increase the demand of people wanting to buy your house the more people that are interested in your house the more value you can put on it. Re: do you think a new house must have a bath 8Dec 06, 2012 6:00 pm I think you definitely need one in the family bathroom for a broader target market, but it is not a necessity in the ensuite. I just wanted one there. It is your house and you can design it how you like it. I know there are people in this forum that have specifically chosen not to have a bath at all as they have teens who will never use it and they prefer more vanity space or a second sink or whatever. We all make plans but things change so you need to bear that in mind but its completely your call. Re: do you think a new house must have a bath 9Dec 06, 2012 6:06 pm If you don't include one now, I would at least make sure one of the bathrooms has enough room that you could potentially put in a free standing one if you changed your mind (or for resale value). Settlement: 10.02.13 Slab: 06.03.13 Frame: 08.03.13 Lock-up: 05.04.13 Handover: 03.06.13 Build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=59555 Brisbane Photography Re: do you think a new house must have a bath 10Dec 08, 2012 7:28 pm I had an idea to use the bath space for a two way makeup station (having 3 daughters, soon to be teenagers) and then for resale put in a free-standing bath later. You can alway have the plumbing and drainage put in and capped off. Needless to say, my idea didn't get up in the scheme of things, but someone else might find the idea interesting. No. It's not original. Circa early to mid 90s would be my guess and maybe even as late as early 2000s 1 6891 Thanks mate. Yeah good points! Leaning towards Option 3 to get a bit extra space in the cabinets but not going too crazy high (and expensive). 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