Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry Re: Bathtub in ensuite 7May 12, 2020 8:06 am It really depends if you are a bath person. I'm not, so we didn't bother putting a bath in the ensuite. You could always add more space to the walk in robe instead. Re: Bathtub in ensuite 8May 12, 2020 2:25 pm Make sure you get into the bath when choosing it. I don't bath, but my wife chose our bath purely on looks. Now she never uses it as she says it is too uncomfortable! Re: Bathtub in ensuite 9May 12, 2020 3:18 pm That was why I suggested a spa bath to my wife, as some have head rests and the jets give a nice massage. As our house will only have the one bath (master ensuite) I suggested it, but she is not keen, said it was old fashioned and didn't want to spend extra! Bathtub in ensuite 10May 12, 2020 3:25 pm Apart from the issue of regular use, to me it would also depend on the type of home and where it is located. I'm not saying that people building project homes in outer suburbs don’t deserve luxuries, but when it comes time to sell (and most of us do eventually) it could be perceived as over-capitalisation. Re: Bathtub in ensuite 11May 12, 2020 3:29 pm Sparkyf That was why I suggested a spa bath to my wife, as some have head rests and the jets give a nice massage. As our house will only have the one bath (master ensuite) I suggested it, but she is not keen, said it was old fashioned and didn't want to spend extra! yeh i think they're old fashioned also, take up a heap of room and require cleaning and take a heap of water to fill up. Re: Bathtub in ensuite 14May 15, 2020 7:23 pm We had a bath in both ensuite and main bath in our last house and will do the same with the next house. Alexp, do you actually have a free standing bath? We had one in our last bathroom and had no issues cleaning behind it, you just need about 2-3cms to get a mop down the back, no issues, our next build we will be doing one free standing and one back to wall, but that’s more about looks rather than function Re: Bathtub in ensuite 15May 15, 2020 7:47 pm My mop won't squeeze into 2-3 cm opening Robot cleaner is not able to clean in that space too. Yes, I had this one in the service apartment once and removing the water and dust/dirt from near the wall was always a pita. On the other side, in the serviced apartment it was never an issue as it was freestanding in the middle of the balcony/terrace over there. Back to the wall should be better from that standpoint. Re: Bathtub in ensuite 16May 15, 2020 7:56 pm ourrawsonbalmoral38 Sparkyf That was why I suggested a spa bath to my wife, as some have head rests and the jets give a nice massage. As our house will only have the one bath (master ensuite) I suggested it, but she is not keen, said it was old fashioned and didn't want to spend extra! yeh i think they're old fashioned also, take up a heap of room and require cleaning and take a heap of water to fill up. When we were building our current house 20 years ago, as it had 2 baths, we decided to put a spa in the ensuite. Of course due to the water requirements, they had to install a bigger hot water service also! And 10 years later we had severe water restrictions for a while, but apart from that, it was probably used about 10 times in 20 years! Mind you, it never worked the first time we used it! We filled it up, jumped in, pushed the button, and... nothing. Went outside, checked the switch was on, went back inside, still nothing. Wasted a spa full of water. Called the builder out next day, they had to lift the spa out slightly, and found the air tube from the start button to the pump had been squashed during installation! No one would know until it got used! Re: Bathtub in ensuite 17May 15, 2020 9:21 pm Alexp, 2-3cm is all that is needed to get the handle of the mop down there, i lived with It for 6 years, no issues what so ever. In regards to serviced apartments, i just had to live in one for a month due to a house fire, lucky for me they cleaned it every day... Hello It is good to have a planned bathroom reno to suit your budget and design, living for 10 years I think you need a bathtub 4 10379 Thanks for the suggestion. The space between shower and sinks was too tight. I agree about the toilet location. So I have tried two other options: The lower one is… 3 6144 the step up is 30mm and wanting it to be flat . how much does the concrete have to be lowered .we plan on removing bath and lenghten shower and adding seat. the old bath… 0 11838 |