Do you take baths. Do you even have a bath?

JupiterKid

It seems that over the past decade everyone is ripping out their baths and replacing them with big showers with drencher heads. Whilst that is all fine and dandy, do you not miss the occasional bath in which to de-stress and soak those aches and tensions away?

I have a bath with a shower unit and I just could never get rid of the bath, as although I dont use it very often it is nice to have as an option to have a nice soak now and then

Yes: you've guessed it. After getting into a painful and very awkward move in yoga this evening, I just had a delightful 30 mins relaxing in a hot bath.

So, do you have a bath and do you use it? If you don't, do you miss it?

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Yes, and yes

Silver Breeze

No and no...

_Kaiser_

No and no.

Oddly this house I'm living in at the moment doesn't even have a seperate/dedicated bathroom! Ensuite for both bedrooms though and a toilet downstairs.

AvonEnniskerry

I used to take them pre kids every Saturday morning while my husband lay in. But now I don't think I've taken one in well over 5 years. I hardly get a quick shower in peace. A bath would be futile. However I always followed a bath with a shower.

The bath has been great for the kids. But even now remains unused as the shower is quicker and easier to wash in. (Hair etc)

Purple Mountain

JupiterKid wrote: »

It seems that over the past decade everyone is ripping out their baths and replacing them with big showers with drencher heads. Whilst that is all fine and dandy, do you not miss the occasional bath in which to de-stress and soak those aches and tensions away?

I have a bath with a shower unit and I just could never get rid of the bath, as although I dont use it very often it is nice to have as an option to have a nice soak now and then

Yes: you've guessed it. After getting into a painful and very awkward move in yoga this evening, I just had a delightful 30 mins relaxing in a hot bath.

So, do you have a bath and do you use it? If you don't, do you miss it?

As a long time yoga poser myself I'm curious to know which pose got you in a bind!?

KungPao

Currently redoing our bathroom, diy job. Thought of ripping out the bath, but we have an en suite with shower, so no real need for two showers.

Will look great retiled and new screen etc. I’ll have an occasional bath I’m sure. Great for aches or for when it’s -10 outside.

pablo128

I'm 6'3" so I don't really fit into baths.

Though I give it a good try. I'd spend an hour easy too. Just top up the hot water after a while. Still though it's rare I'd have the time.

JupiterKid

Purple Mountain wrote: »

As a long time yoga poser myself I'm curious to know which pose got you in a bind!?

Downward Dog. I've been able to do it previously no problem, but today I slipped on the mat and fell over!

ToddyDoody

I have a bath and have gotten into using radox bath gel recently like a proper non-peasant. Its pleasant, get a proper lather going. The picture of plants on the bottle makes you feel like you're in a heated pond in some kind of biodome.

Tilikum17

Only if my back is sore. Once a year maybe.

gmisk

No and yes.
I love the idea of one but never seem to get around to having one.

OldMrBrennan83

I only bath as both showers in the house are weaker than a watering can.

Tails142

No bath in the house now, don't really miss it as was rarely used and the last house even had a whirlpool bath but it made too much noise. We've a toddler and small baby, baby gets washed in a tub in the bottom of the shower! If we're away in a hotel with a bath I might take one for the novelty.

Badly Drunk Boy

No and no. I removed my bath 2 years ago because I never used it, so I got a decent sized shower instead. Being 6'5", the bath hasn't been a comfortable place for me since I was a kid.

TheValeyard

Showers are just easier and take less time.

SEPT 23 1989

Your house will be worth less if you remove the bath

mad muffin

never.

Rubberlegs

Yes. I have a bath but I never use it. I don't know what it is but I can't just lie there, after a few minutes I'm bored out of my mind and want to get out. It is great for small kids though, but time consuming so am trying to get her to have showers instead some of the time.

Dalomanakora

Twice daily baths at the moment with Epsom salt for medical reasons, and one shower a day.

I can't wait til I can stop having baths and just wash myself quickly and easily

wexie

Yes and yes.

I'm 6'5 and it was never really all that enjoyable.

Turns out baths come in different sizes though, got a nice big Jacuzzi bath a few years ago and fit fine.
(never use the Jacuzzi bit though, makes far too much noise)

Zorya

I have a bath about once a week. Plus showers of course. I use Epsom salts for non medical reasons, just because they are good for you, and make you feel great. My baths are quite fast, as I need the water to be really hot, and as soon as it starts to cool, I get out. Baths are one of life's treats. I lived for more than 15 years in various places with no electricity or running water and always swore one day I would have a bath at my disposal. Love my bath.

Edward M

Yes occasionally now.
A few years back I used to do maintenance work in a piggery, had to shower before we went in and needed one coming out for sure.
They were provided on site, but I never felt clean until I got home and had a good soak in the bath.
I lived beside a family once where the man had a shed at the back with a bath in, he went in and bathed in it every evening and changed his clothes before he went in the house, he worked in chicken battery.

sbsquarepants

We have one - but only the kids use it. That being said I wouldn't get rid of it, it's nice to have the option.

I see a lot of people take out the bath and put in a shower "for space" and I just think to myself, you've just spent all that money / done all that work for an extra square meter of bathroom with absolutely no functional use - wtf was the point!

LirW

JupiterKid wrote: »

It seems that over the past decade everyone is ripping out their baths and replacing them with big showers with drencher heads. Whilst that is all fine and dandy, do you not miss the occasional bath in which to de-stress and soak those aches and tensions away?

I have a bath with a shower unit and I just could never get rid of the bath, as although I dont use it very often it is nice to have as an option to have a nice soak now and then

Yes: you've guessed it. After getting into a painful and very awkward move in yoga this evening, I just had a delightful 30 mins relaxing in a hot bath.

So, do you have a bath and do you use it? If you don't, do you miss it?

I think for many it simply is a pragmatic decision. If you're living in an ex-corpo or council built house the bathrooms are tiny and you get a lot more space by giving the bath tub up. We live in an 80s built ex council house and the previous owner made the bathroom a bit bigger and crammed a shower and a bathtub in. We opted for just a shower, a spacious one and love the space we gained.
No, I don't miss baths, I'd only have one if I stayed in a Hotel and the room has one.

LirW

sbsquarepants wrote: »

We have one - but only the kids use it. That being said I wouldn't get rid of it, it's nice to have the option.

I see a lot of people take out the bath and put in a shower "for space" and I just think to myself, you've just spent all that money / done all that work for an extra square meter of bathroom with absolutely no functional use - wtf was the point!

It depends on, some bathrooms are really insanely tiny. By putting out the bathtub we gained more space for a whole storage unit that we wouldn't have otherwise. In our small-ish house I'd go for storage > bath any day. But I'd probably have one if I'd live in a much bigger house.

Steve F

Nope!
Shower on the 1st day of every month,for the other 30 days Lynx Africa
No one ever complains...then again...no one comes near me ;0)

mvl

depends on the size of the dwelling. larger the space, larger the bath.
- can only agree with shower only for temporary accommodation, i wouldn't live in a home without a bath.

L1011

I have one but its going when the bathroom is re-done - want a better shower and more storage space. Last time I had one would have been in the 1990s.

Shenshen

We just had to re-do our bathroom (we had a leak), and I insisted on having a bathtub again.

I don't use it very often, maybe once a month, but it's just such an indulgent pleasure to take a bath, I wouldn't want to be without.

Also, I had a bike accident earlier this year and ended up with quite a lot of bruises and a sprained shoulder. Not sure how well I would have done without being able to take baths to relieve the pain.

Planet X

Bath. At least twice a week.
Even had a couple during the heatwave.............:eek::eek::eek:

LirW

It seems it's really a Marmite thing. Some love the soak, some really don't, I know I'm certainly not a big fan of it.
It also bothers me that a lot of places have only small tubs where you can't soak properly in it but have to get in this awkward position to somehow fit into it.

Postgrad10

Have a bath with a shower hose attachment. Miss the shower though, faster and more water efficient.

branie2

Yes I do.

We have a really big fancy looking bath in the main bathroom. I never really used it until about 3 weeks ago when I thought.. feck it I'll have a bath. Ah it was lovely. So relaxing, I thought I should do this more often and actually went out and bought a fancy soak.

Then a few days later I saw a MASSIVE spider climbing around a shelving unit in there. Sent my OH in to deal with it but he couldn't find him. "Probably went behind the bath" he said. Well you can burn it to the ground now. I'll be sticking to my en suite shower.

corner of hells

Shenshen wrote: »

We just had to re-do our bathroom (we had a leak), and I insisted on having a bathtub again.

I don't use it very often, maybe once a month, but it's just such an indulgent pleasure to take a bath, I wouldn't want to be without.

Also, I had a bike accident earlier this year and ended up with quite a lot of bruises and a sprained shoulder. Not sure how well I would have done without being able to take baths to relieve the pain.

Please tell me you had the bike accident in the bath , it'll take the thread to a whole new level

valoren

Have a bath but any time I ever used one with hot water I could feel my blood pressure going through the roof. I could never sleep after it either.

Every now and then I might take a 20 minute cold bath. Icy cold water, the colder the better.
Take cold showers as is so it's not a shock.

pekitivey

I love to listen to audio books and sometimes find it hard to find the time to do so. A bath is the perfect excuse for me to take some personal time and listen to a nice audio book

Dial Hard

I LOVE the bath. Have one every weekend. Candles lit, glass of wine, good book - bliss. I can easily spend two hours in there.

sugarman wrote: »

Rarely, I generally dont enjoy sitting in my own filth.

I never understood this argument. How dirty are people letting themselves get in the first place??? Anyone who showers daily isn't going to be anywhere approaching the point where they'd end up "sitting in their own filth". Besides, I can't speak for anyone else but I always finish my baths with an all-over wash followed by a rinse with the shower head.

Such a strange thing to say.

topper75

They are excellent once in a while. I would never take out the bath. It is not a bathroom without one.

Your body loosens out and relaxes and then that transfers to you rmental state. You feel great.

Alcohol may provide this, but at a hangover cost!

If you are into sport at any level, it really helps with staying conditioned and fresh between hard sessions.

Wheres Me Jumper?

I usually shower 3 or 4 times per week, but there's nothing nicer than a good hot bath on a cold winter's evening while enjoying a glass of red wine and listening to some good music. Aaaaah!

Ciaran_B

The house I've been living in for 4 and a half years has a big bath but I've never taken one. Maybe when the winter comes in I'll have one.

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Occasionally I'll have an epsom salt bath if my muscles are sore. I usually stick a movie on my tablet and have it sitting beside the bath and watch that while in the bath

pekitivey

When I was younger my mother would put a few drops of tee tree oil in our once weekly baths. and myself and the brothers were the only people in the school to never get head lice when there was an outbreak. she swore by the stuff

Boom_Bap

pekitivey wrote: »

When I was younger my mother would put a few drops of tee tree oil in our once weekly baths. and myself and the brothers were the only people in the school to never get head lice when there was an outbreak. she swore by the stuff

There's shampoo for kids that include it now to try stop outbreaks.




We got our bathroom done recently and had to keep the bath. It's rarely used but comes in handy from time to time.
It's mostly used to clean my paint brushes though ha!

Alun

Would never get rid of the bath. I'm getting on a bit in years and the body needs the occasional long soak with some body soak salts to ease away the aches and pains.

Shenshen

corner of hells wrote: »

Please tell me you had the bike accident in the bath , it'll take the thread to a whole new level

I wish I had the imagination to tell you a big story now about my bike in the bath.

But unfortunately, it was just me cycling down a hill around a corner and meeting an SUV head-on as it was overtaking a pedestrian.

freshpopcorn

Yes and Yes.
I go on phases of having baths especially in the Winter.
I would never get rid of the bath because I know people who did and they ended getting them back in again.
It's something I find relaxing.
In the past I've had a skin condition and taking a bath is meant to helpful for it if it flares up again.

Digs

Yes when I’m pregnant I love Epsom salt baths, life saver in the last few weeks. Only 2/3 weeks left on that road though. It also buys me half an hour sanity bathing the kids together. Otherwise I never tend to and we’ve been in this house 8 years and I don’t think my husband has ever had one!!

Once the kids are a certain age I can see us redoing the bathroom and ripping out the bath in favour of a spacier shower!

cbyrd

sugarman wrote: »

Rarely, I generally dont enjoy sitting in my own filth.

If I'm sick or aching and need to relax i'll have one followed by a shower.

Lol how dirty are you? If you're manky should you not shower first??

I have a bath and love it, although I'm usually too tired to use it often, there's nothing like a hot Epsom bath when your aching.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

I like baths but don’t get the reading-in-the-bath thing. To keep the pages dry, you need to elevate your arms which is anti-relaxing.