D J wrote:


(1) Create a new bath room. - I know this could be difficult and not
wise to do everything by myself, without plumber help. I just want to
minimize the plumber help and of course the money. May be I can install
the walls myself, may be floors too? may be paint it? install counter
tops, sinks etc?


We're looking into a bathroom remodel right now, adding a shower to a
half-bath. Difficulty level is going to depend a lot on your home
construction. We're on a slab, so connecting the shower drain will
involve some concrete work - cutting the slab, finding the drain line,
tying in the shower drain, etc. Complicated by the fact that we're in
an expansive soil area, so the slab is a post-tension slab, with steel
cables running through it. If your house has a basement or a crawl
space, obviously the under-the-floor plumbing work is a lot easier.

I would leave the serious plumbing to a pro - just my 2 cents worth.

Jerry