A walk-in shower being installed

I still have a tub/shower. I haven't had a bath since I was 8. Whenever there was a hurricane warning, my mom would fill the tub with water. It's something she was taught to do to prepare for a disaster. (Actually, it's what you should do.) While I don't fill the tub with water in prep for a disaster, I'm so ingrained by my mom, I have to have a tub, even if I don't use it.
 
I have always preferred showers. I feel cleaner. I have the shower heads with the switch for the handheld. I always do a final rinse using it. I took those restrictors out of the heads back when it was illegal. I also removed those mattress tags threatening a felony inditement if removed. Never lost any sleep over it, however the hubs claims he has, worrying about my arrest. :ROFLMAO:
 
The main bathroom has a bathtub but my bathroom only has a shower. All the years I've lived here, I've never used the bathtub, but I would not want to convert it into a shower because if I ever sell the house, the buyer(s) may want a choice.
 
I always take showers to get clean but still would want a bath tub in the house. During those cold winter months probably once a week I'll draw a nice hot bath and soak while I read, it's a nice little pleasure. I imagine in my future I'll have to give that up for safety reasons but for now I still enjoy it.
 
I have a very low bathtub with a shower. 4 years ago the cost was 15k for a walk in shower so I decided against it. My mom could still lift her leg over the tub at almost 90 when she was dying from cancer so I expect to be able to do the same. I installed safety bars and a non slip pad in the shower.
 
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Planning for 'down the road' mobility issues, I am converting my existing bathtub into a walk-in shower. Just wondering how many others have done this or are thinking of doing this. Do you miss your bathtub?
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Were down the road already. My wife wanted our main use bathroom with tub shower combo to be walk in shower only. Her want was my command to do as a DIY project. Turned out as she wanted. Best feature was her wanting a hand held shower head to replace the ridged one. As can be seen I'm not to good at taking pics. The conversion is 100% level
 

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Couple of walk-in showers here and a large Hot Soaker tub. The home we looked for here.
The Soaker with sprayer is great for aches and pains of feet, knees, shoulders stuff.
The Lake home has 2 showers and the usual Tub. Plus, a Spa on the deck down to the lake.
 
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One bathroom with a walk-in shower. The other with a tub. I canā€™t remember when I last used it. Tubs are only meant to be used in hotels. They can do the scouring.

Thereā€™s another bathroom in the downstairs. Itā€™s plumbed for either shower or bath. The next owner can make the decision.
 
When we built our house in the early 90s, we installed a walk-in in the main bath. The downstairs bathroom has a tub/shower combo. Over the years, we both have had injuries/surgeries which made a tub very difficult to use.

Our walk-in is a surround which has been easy to keep clean & has a built in reclining seat. The only problem is that it's slippery as heck without the glue down non-slip pads I put in. But it's time to remodel both baths.

We stayed at a Hyatt House last fall & the walk-in shower is what I want in our house now. This pan had a rubber coating & when I tried to slip in it, I couldn't (not to say it wouldn't ever happen). They also had a nice amount of grab bars in the right places too. The best thing I liked about it was the hinged shower door & with to frame to hit your foot on getting in or out.

The downstairs bath we've been discussing whether or not to replace it with a walk-in. I want another tub/shower combo, but hubby wants a walk in. The one thing we do use the tub for is giving the Schnauzer a bath. No one has taken a bath in years, but it's nice have the option to be able to soak if needed.

Years ago, when my husband had leg surgery, the doctor ordered a hand-rail attachment for the toilet like the one in the picture. That was the best thing we could have been sent home with. It's sturdier than it looks & we kept it & have used it several times since. If your toilet isn't set close to a wall for a hand rail, this thing may be an answer for you.


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Jules said:
The next owner can make the decision.
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I often say that about aspects of my house, too. 35 years ago we had a large master suite added to the house. Big, beautiful bathroom with double sinks, custom oak cabinets, large walk in shower and a double Jacuzzi tub that we haven't used in at least 20 years. (DH really wanted that tub, I didn't but acquiesced.) The tile throughout the bathroom is still lovely but no longer in fashion. Ditto the lighting, which is attached to the custom mirrors in the huge built in medicine cabinet.

We're not interested in a sinking $20K - $30K into a perfectly serviceable, presentable bathroom. When this house is sold by us or our heirs, the next owners can remodel to suit. Of course, whatever they do will be out of fashion ten years later.
 
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Since having to do some fix up on my Mom's (10+ yrs) & MIL house (5 yrs) when we had to get them ready for sale, I learned some things that made sense.

The guys who replaced carpet (had to be done) in MIL house said they didn't ever put high end carpet in their houses. They said it was cheaper & nicer to have lower priced carpet replaced more often that keeping up cleaning maintenance on expensive carpet that was too expensive to just "throw" away. I have one last room to put wood flooring down & I'll have no more carpet in the house. Much easier to keep clean.

My neighbor, who does tile work on the side, said he wouldn't ever put high end fixtures/tile/etc. in his bath or kitchen. His reasoning was things going out of style. He also said you get tired of what you have, but if you put a lot of money in it, you don't want to get rid of it.

After that, the only thing I will put money in is really good paint. I have neutral colors that go with different things & I HATE TO PAINT ANYWAY. I love my kitchen cabinets, but they are a style that has been around for a long time & go good with our log cabin. Since I didn't want more natural wood in the house, I choose painted cabinets. Very easy to change the color when I want to update.
 
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