I'm new to renovations and everything else...
I've just bought a house (1980s) that has all of its original features. It has a bathroom (1800mm x 3300), then toilet (900x1000) then laundry (1800 x 3300). The toilet sits between the bathroom and laundry on the exterior wall with cupboards on the end facing the hallway.
Now I need to change all of this to suit my son who is part time in a wheelchair. I obtained 2 quotes so far and they came back at $45 000 - $50 000. So can I do this cheaper myself (by contracting out the work for each little segment)?
I know I have to widen all the doorways (bathroom and laundry 720 to 820), and toilet (there are two doors to the toilet from bathroom and laundry (620 to 820). So I would need to knock out a couple of the walls (brick) of the cupboards to achieve this. If I swap the shower and vanity positions, I can then have a frameless shower next to the bath with the toilet door at the back of it. (Not ideal I know, but then he can least walk from the toilet into the shower and clean himself if so required. The vanity would be as you walked into the room before the shower.
I'm not looking at marble tiling - gee straight concrete would be a blessing - easy to clean and hardwearing!
So is this possible for me to renovate the bathroom/ toilet/laundry at a cheaper price? If I demolish the bathroom myself will this save money?
Does anyone have any recommendations (Perth) on how to do this?