How much will this hurt resale?

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I have a 2 bedroom, one bath home.  It's an 81 year-old bungalow.  Very small.  The bath needs to be remodeled.  It has a very small tub shower.  To fit a standard size tub, the wall has to be bumped out, making the 2nd bedroom smaller -- too small, in fact, according to my realtor.  I am considering turning the tub shower into just a shower.  This is my only bathroom, so no tub anywhere else.  It'll be very nice, travertine, semi framless glass, etc.  Everything in the bathroom will be travertine (floor) with custom cabinetry, vessel sink, etc.

How much will not having a tub hurt resale?

jimmyjames · Accepted Answer

I would not expect the lack of a tub to hurt resale value.
If you are able to supplement no bathtub with a whirpool bath somewhere else, that would obviously work in your favour.
The difference between a bathroom with a tub and one with a shower in a listing is very small, if anything. Both are commonly considered 1 full bath yet some listings will call it a 3/4 bath. This works for most people with the exception of those with children.

Just make sure you do the shower design well. I am an architect and I have seen many people just put in a prefab unit instead of the nice tile they had originally envisioned and they end up with a crappy, still small, bathroom.

There will be millions of options available for specifying the materials so looking on the internet and perhaps stopping by an office of a manufacturer would help out.

I could quickly sketch some alternatives up for you, send me an email if interested. I could also verify or contradict the idea that the 2nd bedroom would get too small.

How little is the space for the tub? If you have 5', you have enough room for the whirpool cast iron tub in the last link below.

Below are links to articles that may give you some insight.

troy · Answer

I have always been told bathroom and kitchens sell houses so i would go for it and put the tub in. I wouldn't just put a shower in. The next person maybe be single with no or even one child and may not need much more room but would enjoy and nice standard shower. By the way sometimes you can find nice fiberglass tubs at a mobile home supply store that would fit in smaller areas.

Sweet Melissa · Answer

Hmmm, I wouldn't think it would hurt much. It's not like it's a 3 or 4 bedroom house that a family w/ kids would consider moving into. I lived in a house w/ just a shower once upon a time-- no problems as far as I cared!

ramage · Answer

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