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The Guardian - UK
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Is a wet room a viable alternative to a bath?

A shower head with running water
Would potential homebuyers go psycho over a shower or wetroom instead of a bath? Photograph: Roberto Melchiorre/Corbis

Every week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it's up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday's paper.

This week's question

In our house we never use the bath and are considering replacing it with a large shower unit or a "wet room". Will we regret removing the bath? Would it make the house unsaleable, and do wet rooms really work? They look nice but what are they like to live with?

What are your thoughts?

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