I did some of the work on mine, but mostly acted as my own contractor- hired others to do the work, but found and hauled the lumber, appliances, etc. on sale. You can save a lot that way. Mine was 30 years ago, but I found many trades guys who would work for time and materials, and I really think I saved a lot- but then, I was lucky and didn't run into anyone who skinned me. And my dad was the carpenter- didn't work for free, but was very reasonable.
Gotta get pros for the carpet, and especially the drywall and insulation. As someone else said, they'll probably do it for very little more than the cost of the materials for you (ever see drywall on sale at Home Depot?). And its HARD WORK, rasslin' that stuff around.
The plumber is still around, and I see him occasionally (mine was his first house job). The numbers have changed, of course, but he did it on time and materials, and dad and I had bought some ABS fittings before we decided not to do it, so he used some of those. He estimated $1,500 for the job, it came in at about a thousand. I asked him what he would have bid it, and he said 1,800.
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