Doing away with the bathtub
I am renovating an older home (for a rental) and I have to totally gut the full bath. My question is how important is it to have a bathtub vs. a shower only? As a remodeling contractor, I get asked this all the time by my clients. My answer is usually "keep the tub" since it could affect the resale value of the home. The funny thing is when I ask how often they use the tub for a bath most says either they cannot remember when the last time they used the tub or it has been more than a year! Part of me feels like a bathtub is an old technology and since it wouldn't get used much that I should just do away with it! What say you?