Bath only
For a long soak.
A bath and no shower. It suits people who would rather soak than shower, and families bathing young children. It's the simplest type to plan, and it fits from a compact room upwards.
- Fits from
- A compact room
- Best for
- Soakers and young families
- Less suited to
- Daily showering
- Layouts
- 4
Is it right for you?
Choose it if…
You'd rather soak than shower, you bathe young children, or there's a separate shower elsewhere in the home.
Think twice if…
Anyone showers every day and this is the only bathroom. A shower over the bath gives you both in the same space.
The layouts
Four ways to plan a bath-only room, from the smallest to the most spacious. Each has its own page.
A compact bath
A shorter bath for a smaller room.
A shorter bath that keeps a proper soak in a smaller room.
Read more →A built-in bath
A bath for soaking, with no shower above it or separate shower.
The classic: a full-size bath along the wall, panelled or tiled in.
Read more →A bath tucked into a corner
A corner-shaped bath that wraps around two walls.
For rooms where a door or window rules out a straight bath.
Read more →A freestanding bath
A separate sculptural bath as the main feature of the room.
A bath as the centrepiece, with space all around it.
Read more →What you'll choose next
Once you've chosen the layout, the bath itself is the big decision: its shape, its material and the taps that fill it. A built-in bath also needs a bath panel.
Worth knowing
Rinsing off
A bath shower mixer, with a handheld shower on the bath taps, makes hair-washing and rinsing the bath easy without a full shower.
Hot water
A deep bath takes a lot of hot water. It's worth checking your hot-water system can fill it.
Heavier baths
Cast-iron and stone resin baths are very heavy when full, so the floor may need checking.
Warm & natural: a wood vanity and warm stone tones.
Clean & minimal: pale greys and white.
Classic & traditional: metro tiles, a panelled bath and a painted vanity.
Bold & colourful: terracotta tiles with a deep green wall.
Every room is different. These are starting points, and we confirm what fits at your home visit.
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