removing a tub, which bathroom?

This house has two small bathrooms, Both are 5 feet by 9 feet. I think when it was built in the late 90s, they decided to take the one bathroom in the plans and turn it into 2. Both have a sink, toilet, and bathtub. We want to turn one into a bathroom with just a shower. I want to do it to the main bath, but I have heard it said to do it to the "master bath." What does the hive say? Personally, I would not mind doing both, as nobody takes a bath anymore, but if I ever sell this place to a family with small kids..

Unless you have plans to move in the near future, I'd do it the way you want it.  If, down the road the new owner wants it different, he can change it.  I can't imagine it's going to impact the selling price in a material way.

Who would likely be buying the home in the future? Are young families priced out in your area? Are there a bunch of stairs that make it difficult for older folks? Does the number of beds/baths mean one of those is more or less likely, etc?

Ultimately there's logic in either approach, so I'd consider who a potential future buyer might be, and weigh that against what I wanted and how long I planned to be there.

We ultimately left a tub in our upstairs bath, near the master bedroom.  We figured we might still want to soak sometimes.

But I agree, unless you're planning to flip it soon, do what you want. I would not do anything that made it difficult to revert to at least a 30x60 tub in the future, though.

Don't live with something you don't like on the off chance it might affect the sale of the house someday. A buyer may love it as-is, or they can convert it back to a tub in a day. Remember, newborns don't use a tub for the first year anyway, they have time. 

For many decades 5'x7' was a standard bath size. 
 

Any chance of combining them?  Turn the "Main Bath" into a simple 3'x 5' powder room,  and make the rest into a nice luxury Master Bath"

Go with the shower stall with lots of storage.

Plan in plenty of grab bars to the stand up shower!

Shower-only in the bathroom attached to the master bedroom is common, so shouldn't present any impediments to sale.  Shower-only in standalone bathroom is unusual, and means that if the event someone does want/need to take a bath (maybe a house guest, or there are certain injuries or short-term medical issues that require baths) then they have to go through your bedroom to do it which is inconvenient.

Do it in the master bath! The main bath should be for "everyone" which would include any kids that might live in or visit the house later. The master bath is for the homeowners and they'll be less likely to take a bath.

On combining the two I think that's a bad idea. Having two completely separate bathrooms that are capable of bathing you is wonderful. Having only one shower/tub means if you ever have to take it offline for repairs (even just recaulking it!) you have no way to shower at home. I find a house with only one bath/shower a pain.

In reply to dculberson :

I totally agree. (I live in a house with 4 people sharing only 1 bathroom- it sucks!)

However, I'm imagining this is a small house. Perhaps a 2 bedroom. With only 2 adults living there (who share a bathroom).

If that's the case, I'd want a luxury bath.  Just to enjoy it.  And I'd give up a 2nd bathing area to have it (but I wouldn't give up a 2nd toilet. I already know what that's like!)

In reply to SV reX :

Ha! I live in a house with seven people sharing four bathrooms and I've thought about adding another... maybe trauma from the years of single bathroom houses has flavored my perception. 

codrus (Forum Supporter) said:

Shower-only in the bathroom attached to the master bedroom is common, so shouldn't present any impediments to sale.  Shower-only in standalone bathroom is unusual, and means that if the event someone does want/need to take a bath (maybe a house guest, or there are certain injuries or short-term medical issues that require baths) then they have to go through your bedroom to do it which is inconvenient.

 

This was the information I was looking for. I was not sure what was considered "normal" and what was not. 

And while this is a small house, only 1300 square feet, it does have three bedrooms and a full basement with 8 foot ceilings.

In reply to mad_machine :

Sounds like you need a third bathroom in the basement.

In reply to VolvoHeretic :

Bathrooms are like horsepower.  You can never have too much/many. 

1988RedT2 said:

In reply to VolvoHeretic :

Bathrooms are like horsepower.  You can never have too much/many. 

...and BOTH use gas to create movement and POWAR! 😂😂

My kids needed the bath and wife wanted a nice shower so we ripped out our tub. Now she takes baths in their bathroom pretty often and complains about us not having one... I would just have a shower in the master, but I don't take baths.