I just do most of the work myself and only contract things out directly (hire the tile installer directly, don't use a "remodeling" contractor) to make things a

I just do most of the work myself and only contract things out directly (hire the tile installer directly, don't use a "remodeling" contractor) to make things affordable. Obviously there are still expensive parts, but we don't rebuild the entire bathroom every 15 years and we don't have to do that rebuild all at once.