The Only Bath Is A 3/4 Bath

[Tim The Enchanter]

I think there was a discussion like this before, but am not finding it.
My subject is a 1200 SF 3+1 that was gutted and remodeled, and recently finished.
Owner bought 15 months ago, and said she moved in last month after work was mostly done.
Very nicely done, but the only bath has no tub.

I rarely take bath, just shower, I suspect most people do the same.
Still, if you want to take a bath, there is a problem.
She said she plans to add another bath next, that should fix it, but does nothing for todays value.
Of course there are no comps with such an issue. So, I am thinking what to say and do.
And asking this question for research. What would you do?

 

[Noreen]

Lee, from what I have seen in this area, it becomes a real marketability issue for families with children that bathe, too young to shower. If you know this is a true "issue" in your analysis, would an adjustment for functional obsolescence work (cost of the tub versus the shower)?

 

[gregb]

Which uses less water, a shower or a bath?

 

[CindyR]

Which uses less water, a shower or a bath?

a dip in the pool

 

[RSW]

What the heck is a 3/4 bath?

 

[Tim The Enchanter]

Lee, from what I have seen in this area, it becomes a real marketability issue for families with children that bathe, too young to shower. If you know this is a true "issue" in your analysis, would an adjustment for functional obsolescence work (cost of the tub versus the shower)?

Good thought, I did not think of kids. but lack of a tub can be an adult issue too.
I'm thinking a cost to cure. A tile guy could turn it into a tiled tub under the shower.
For a $700k +- house it's a small issue. Hmm...

RSW, 1 toilet, 1 sink, 1 shower. But no tub.

 

[form1025]

In my market It's either 1/2 or full
3 to 4 fixtures is considered a full bath

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

What the heck is a 3/4 bath?

It's 3/4 scale for short people.

I know a couple who built a house with 3 rooms. 1200 SF. Empty nesters - this is small, easy to care for. The one bath has the washer/dryer, and a shower in addition to two other fixtures. They love it. Older people are abandoning tubs as painful entry and going to the walk in tub or shower for safety reasons.

A shower takes less water unless you take a really long shower. Try turning the plug when you start a shower (in a shower-tub combo) and see just how much water it uses. Or, perhaps as a "portly gentleman" myself, a small tub would only take an inch of water, but I need to lather up good with Alpha Keri lotion so I don't get stuck

I intend to remove one tub from my house and replace with an oversized shower. It's not real safe anymore with one bum leg to swing over the tub side on wet toes.

 

[JTip]

Love to see how you UAD a 3/4 bath.

Call it a full and disclose in the report that only people in erectile dysfunction commercials take baths.

 

[J Grant]

The real problem is there is only one bathroom . That should be enough of a marketability issue that the tub lack would not need adjusting (imo) ,