I am in the process of remodeling my master bathroom. It is small.
Right now I have two sinks. I could sure use more counter top space and was wondering what to do.
Would you eliminate one sink, or would it be best to keep two sinks for resale value, even though I plan to stay here?
Thanks.
Kate
TWO sinks in a SMALL master bath?
Very, very few (like maybe seven) master baths in the whole country have two sinks and in five of those the second sink is used as a urinal.
Ditch the second sink and replace it with a plant.
Your landlord might be a redneck if you tell him that you got a leak in the sink and he says: "Go right ahead." (Foxworthy, I think)
Jeff
Hard to say. If 2 sinks in the master is common in your area in similarly priced homes I'd try to keep them both. How about one of those shelve systems that straddles the toilet?
Yes, that is called a Banjo top, and I have one of those.
We do see a lot of homes with two sinks in the master bathroom.
Thanks.
Well if you take one out then you do run the risk that a buyer would see that as a negative. I know we use both of ours at times. I'm looking at remodeling our lake house master and I'm considering switching it to a large shower with no tub. But still keeping the twin sinks. No matter what you do, there will be somebody that would prefer it differently.
I don't believe any of the houses we looked at had a single sink in the master bath. While a single sink wouldn't turn me off (a small master would), it would be an immediate NO SALE for SWMBO.
Depends on the size of the counter, IMO. If it looks like they were crammed in just to put a mark in that check-box, then I'd dump the second sink. If both sinks are usable simultaneously, I'd keep them.
If it is a counter with 2 sinks sunk in it - maybe make a cover for one of the sinks that makes it usable counter space?
What all the gear and labor for two new sinks would cost is worth having one nice one put in with nice hardware. We replaced two with a granite top, and a granite rock sink, and Moen fixtures rather than do two in a rather small countertop.
It's your house. Like your floor, do what YOU want. A single sink isn't going to kill a deal on your house, and if you're staying, what's the fuss? Do something real nice for yourself. You're going to be looking at it for a long time. Never say, "Oh, I wish I would have ............"
Steve
Heart surgery pending? Read up and prepare. Learn how to care for a friend.
In spite of your lurid language, Smitty, I totally agree with you. The resale myth is done, gone, caput, with the housing market the way it is. People badly need some reality checks these days as the economy staggers along. McMansions are a drag on the market, and like it or not, practicality and frugality along with common sense may just be the wave of the future.
Joe
"Resale value" is quite important. This should be obvious to everyone in the current home sales climate. If you lost you job and had to relocate you'd better believe "resale value" is important. If there are a thousand houses on the market in your area, it doesn't take much to knock your house out of the running. *Anything* abnormal for your price range can do it.
Kate, Here we have two somewhat extreme positions. As is usually the case the median is the place to be.
Only a fool would completely ignore resale value as they remodel. Not having something you want as an offering to the goddess of resale is about as bad.
My wife does not do a lot of make up. Many women do. Homes in my area where there is room for 5-6 foot vanity that are meant to appeal to working couples are split about 50/50 between a double bowl and a single bowl with make up area. Not having either when there is room for it is a big mistake. One sorta offsets the other. I could easily trade the second bowl for space. We can both use the same bowl but she needs to keep her crap out of my way. -:)
Provided your house is just another unit in a subdivision. I'm in a unique house on two acres. The selling points are:
Two acres Good freeway access Good schools A 20x40 outbuilding (currently outfitted as a workshop) Three-season room Loads of charm:
Only 1200 square feet (including that three-season room) Only one bathroom Miniscule kitchen
Anybody who would consider my house wouldn't be deterred by it not being comparable to other houses in its price range.
Everybody's circumstances are different.
Cindy Hamilton
? WHAT? I don't know where you live but almost ALL master baths in new homes have two sinks and many of them have a built in vanity area on one with the other being several inches higher.
That being said, if it is a SMALL master bath, having the additional counter space may be a better way to go and would probably do more for the resale value than not having enough.
That final part will never happen as long as you both share the same counter top. I realized that fact early in our marriage (35 years and still going strong) so now we have separate sinks and separate counters. Hers on one side of the bath and mine on the other. Do I need to mention that hers has more than 3 times the counter space and an area for her knees while she is putting on her face? I also raised mine a good 6 inches higher so its more comfortable to use. Oh, and none of it was done for resale value but entirely for our own benefit.
That final part will never happen as long as you both share the same counter top. I realized that fact early in our marriage (35 years and still going strong) so now we have separate sinks and separate counters. Hers on one side of the bath and mine on the other. Do I need to mention that hers has more than 3 times the counter space and an area for her knees while she is putting on her face? I also raised mine a good 6 inches higher so its more comfortable to use. Oh, and none of it was done for resale value but entirely for our own benefit.
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Bob just because you failed to train the spouse does not mean that Kate or I are incapable of that task. -:)
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You are absolutely right, I stand corrected. Just let me know when you think you have accomplished that feat.
I live in a 3000' home with four baths*. None are dual.
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I say "may" because she's driving back from Buffalo, NY and, who knows, she may have met a 5'4" Spanish dance instructor named Gomez who sports a pencil-thin mustache and wears patent leather shoes.
It's happened before.
Are you saying that out of 1000 other homes in your community there isn't one that's comparable to yours?
Exactly. The OP currently has two sinks in the master bath. This is very likely typical in the price range that house is in. It would be stupid to do anything "different" that could be a negative. Your house, OTOH, is in a different market. At
The two of us live in a 2600ft^2 house with three bedrooms and four bathrooms (one a half). The master-master has a dual. The guest room en-suite bathroom does not.
Uh-oh. There goes the neighborhood.
Ah, a three-way. You're going to need *two* more sinks.
TMI.
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