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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As someone else mentioned, if you buy new carpet, they will tear out and haul your old carpet. So don't waste time with that.  You won't get a discount (or if you do, it's like a $50 fee or something nominal).

You do need some kind of contractor/handyman (but not a "general contractor") for the ceiling drywall and moving a wall.  I'd be inclined to just let them deal with the ceiling. If it's such an easy job for you to do on a Saturday, it's an even easier job for them to do -- in which case, the demo shouldn't add much to the cost.  If you didn't otherwise have to bring in a contractor, I'd say just tear out the ceiling yourself. But not worth it since he'll already be coming.

Then plumber (2 hours of work?) and a painter.

Do it in this order: 
- contractor to do ceiling and move wall. He can tear up the carpet around the existing wall while he's there. 
- then tile (assuming they will remove existing tile - do this before carpet to avoid dust)
- then sink
- then carpet
- then paint (or do paint before carpet - depends on if existing carpet will get in the way of the paint).

Also - if you're moving a bathroom wall, do you need to retile the bathroom?  [/quote]

We were just quoted 45-50k for this work.  I'm not kidding[/quote]

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