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Replacing a shower unit with a bath

  • 01-07-2017 9:39pm
    #1
    toodelies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭


    Hello

    We will be closing the purchase of a house shortly. The main bathroom has an shower unit with an electric shower, no bath. We have a toddler and a new baby on the way so want to keep the electric shower unit but replace the shower tray with a bath and a shower curtain/screen so it can be used as a shower (us) or bath (kids). The bathroom is fully tiled. We have very little cash left after the house purchase, can any one give me a ball park figure of the costs of getting this done? Based in Dublin. Have looked at getting a small bath (1400mm) which we have priced at around 250e


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  • #2
    Calahonda52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,873 ✭✭✭✭Calahonda52


    difficult to price as there is no data on size/ type of shower, ease of access to hot water cylinder for 22mm supply to bath: hot and cold)
    when you say electric is is fully elec or just has a booster pump.

    Then ripping out the tiles may leave you with the need to retile the lot.

    so maybe think outside the box and have a free standing bath which can used in // with shower or removed once the kids get past the bath stage

    “I can’t pay my staff or mortgage with instagram likes”.



  • #3
    pauldavis123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 354 ✭✭pauldavis123


    https://www.pinterest.com/source/portable-bathtub.com

    You will want rid of the bath in a couple of years when you see how much they cost to run!

    https://www.pinterest.com/pin/473440979559171747/


  • #4
    toodelies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭toodelies


    Thanks for the replies. I didn't realise you could get portable baths for the shower, have found a company in Germany that make them and deliver so have ordered :-) we didn't really want to get rid of the shower so this is an ideal solution!


  • #5
    pauldavis123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 354 ✭✭pauldavis123


    Fortune saved, got to love Boards! ;-)


  • #6
    toodelies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭toodelies


    Delighted! Thanks v much for the tip Paul!


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  • #7
    coffeyt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 304 ✭✭coffeyt


    As a short term measure you can get inflatable baths that fit in a shower also. I got one when we were in the same boat when we bought our house. I got it on amazon, was called the Jane inflatable bath tub and will suit up to 5 yrs old. Can I ask what the name of the company is where you are getting the permanent one from?


  • #8
    toodelies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭toodelies


    coffeyt wrote: »
    As a short term measure you can get inflatable baths that fit in a shower also. I got one when we were in the same boat when we bought our house. I got it on amazon, was called the Jane inflatable bath tub and will suit up to 5 yrs old. Can I ask what the name of the company is where you are getting the permanent one from?

    http://www.bibabath.com

    Comes in three sizes and is washable!


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