Keeping the bath: shower baths, screens and when a bath still earns its space
The internet is full of people ripping baths out. Some of those people do not have a four-year-old covered in paint. A bath earns its footprint when someone in the house needs it every week. Otherwise it is the thing stopping you having a shower you can stand in.
Shower over the bath
The classic terrace answer. A screen, a proper mixer if the plumbing allows, and a tray-less bath that is comfortable to step into. The wall still needs waterproofing above the bath line. Tiles that stop at shoulder height and then meet painted plaster are how showers soak the ceiling.
When we recommend taking it out
When the bath is never used, the room is tight, or someone in the house is no longer safe stepping over the side. A walk-in shower is not a fashion statement in that case. It is the room working.
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Quick answers
Can I have a bath and a separate shower?+
In a large room, yes. In a typical terrace, usually no. A shower over the bath, or a bath and no separate shower, is the honest layout. A shower-and-bath combination is a priced upgrade when the room can take both.
Are shower baths worth it?+
A P-shape or a wider bath can make standing easier. It also uses more floor. We only specify one when the length and the screen clearance are real.
What if we only use the bath at Christmas?+
Then it is an expensive shelf. A walk-in shower will serve you the other fifty weeks. Tell us how you actually wash.
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