we are thinking of redoing our one bathroom...and taking out the tub and just putting in a kickass showerstall...with benches and room...(since I haven't taken a bath in years...I get skeeved out by the dirty water)
but our RE agent told us that we could not list it as 1 bath...it would have to be 3/4
since we only have one...would that be horrible? its a condo...not a house...
the bathroom is configured weird...its about 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 and the sink is outside anyway...but we are thinking about closing in the sink...but it wouldn't leave room for a separate tub and shower
Lisa Rose
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hmmmm...that is a hard one.
do you have one or 2 bedrooms in the condo?
if you have one, then it shouldnt be a problem because you know a family with kids will not be looking at it (when you are ready to sell) if it has more than one bedroom but only one bathroom you might run into a problem.
I say do what pleases you now. Dont always think about re-sale value (god knows you wont get back what you put into it!!), you never know what will happen in the future. some people buy a 'starter' home and never move out!!
MarcellaBella
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Why would your RE make you do that? not for ntohing but, most people would assume that a 3/4 bath is like no bath..
I'm the one who said YES.. hehe
Sage10.03
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I say do it! It sounds awesome and I am with you about being skeeved by the dirty water in bath's .....they're just not my thing!
Why would your RE make you do that? not for ntohing but, most people would assume that a 3/4 bath is like no bath..
I'm the one who said YES.. hehe
she just mentioned it...that we may have to list it as 3/4...
lisa...it is technically 1 bedroom...but can easily be made into 2 nice sized BRs...
and I will not stay in this place for years...
ChristineC68
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I would do it!
I think a kick *** shower beats a tub any day!!
Fran M
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If thats what you really want go for it. I would try to configure it in a way that a tub would be easy to pop in if it became an issue.
You know what they say about plans.
alina
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Posted by Fran M
If thats what you really want go for it. I would try to configure it in a way that a tub would be easy to pop in if it became an issue.
You know what they say about plans.
I agree with Fran on this one
Niecey
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I would totally consider that too because I haven't taken a bath since I was a child. I am a shower person myself. I know some of my apartments in NYC only had a shower - no bathtub and that was fine with me. My master bath only has a shower stall - no tub and it was listed as a full bath when I bought - I had never even heard of 3/4 bath.
The only thing - is the town house you bought somewhere where you/someone would raise a family - because them I think you/they would want a tub with children.
karen32
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i couldn't live without a bathtub - i love my occassional bath. since you are definitely not staying, i think you need to be concerned with resale value. personally - i would never buy a house without a tub in at least one of the bathrooms.
hmmm...I wonder if this is a compromise...a shower...with an edge to step over?
so it could look like a pseudo bath?
RichsBride
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The house we just sold in Florida was technically a 3/4 bath-but we listed it as a full-I have only seen homes with more than 1 bath listing one as a 3/4. I think you should do what makes you happy in your lifestyle now. Unless your future buyer had a child between the ages of 8 months-2 years I don't think its a real problem. We change tubs to showers all the time because our customers tell us even their little kids take showers. ETA:is the bathroom on a second story? if not you could market is as a handicapped accessible bath in the future.
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I would do it if you dont use the bathtub alot.
My parents house has a one full bathroom, one half bath (with no shower or bath tub) and a 3/4 bath (standup shower/no tub)in the master bedroom - but their neighbors who have the same split level list it as 2.5 baths ....I always assumed if you have a shower or bath then its a full bath but I guess not huh.
I dont think it should affect the resell too much.
charon54
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The house we are in contract on has a bathroom with only a shower and a 'full' bath downstairs. It was listed as two baths, not 1 and 3/4 baths. For us, it didn't matter that upstairs only had a shower, because we would use that bathroom to get ready in the mornings and would not take baths in the mornings. I say go for whatever makes the room look bigger, the bigger it looks the better.
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We are buying a house that was advertised as having 2 baths. 1 has only an awesome shower stall but I considered it a full bath and I dont think that we paid any less then we would have had it had a tub in that shower as well!!!
ETA I think they only way it would hurt is with kids. Once you have a toddler I would think you would really need a tub
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honestly...isn't a half bath only a toilet and sink? So shouldn't a FULL bath be a toilet, sink, and a shower and/Or a bathtub.....
I think I may look into having a big shower...with out a conventional tub...but something that could hold water....
I saw a house advertised with 1 1/4 baths? what a 1/4? unless it was a 1/2 and 3/4?
who said you wouldn't need math when you grew up!!!!
dgtlsunshine
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We live in a new development and I went in one of the newer houses and the master bedrooms have a shower and no tub. Those houses sold as soon as they hit the market so I do not think that will be a problem.
Kelly9904
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I do know that if you see in an ad 1.55 baths it usually means that there are two half baths....but a 1/4 bath?? THat blows my mind!
