Demo Party! and Mobile Home Renovation hints appreciated!

[Wash. state Desk Jet]

2. !!! you are going to be busy for a while

Like X Digger said a lot will depend on your skills. On the demolition, well, what your doing is taking it apart. Since it's a trailer my guess is the bath tub should be a fairly simple removal.
Any demo and hauling off construction waste is going to save you money.

When I rip out carpet I usually take a razor knife and cut it into strips about 24 inchs or so wide ,than roll it up one strip at a time ,than tape it- it is easy to load it up and haul it away that way!
Same with the carpet padding,cut it into strips 24-to 30 inchs wide there abouts roll it up and tape it with duct tape !Change blades a lot-if the knife don't rip through that carpet in one swipe,shange or reverse the blade. The tack strips last ,I tape those up too because those tack strips are far more easy to handle that way and it bags up better too. This method keeps order to the demo pile.
As you will know construction waste builds up fast and the last thing you want to do if go fishing through yer junk pile loading it up in a truck, than get bit by those carpet track strips ! Next to the pile would be cabinets would be my guess ! See where I'm going with your junk pile ? ! Nice and orderly !

Lets see, linoleum ,if it's not in bad shape a floating floor is made to float over it ! Why make more work for yourself !

I would suggest you get yourself a helper and have at the demo . Rip out those carpets and caninets ,the bad bath tub- what the heck remove the toilet and vanity and do it up right.

The best time to go after plumbing and electrical issues is after the demo is done because everything is wide open.

Get yourself some self help books -there a book for everything at a cost of about $15.00 per.
Why not you got $50.00 or $75.00 bucks to invest in yerself right ? !
Than you need a helping hand ,some young guy that wants to make some money and help ya.
Maybe even knows something !

On yer appliances ,you simply have those delivered !

Do all the demo first.

Do a tool inventory and figure out what you need inso far as tools and have at it.

It shouldn't cost you in total what you have allowed in expenses if you shop smart and do as much as you can yourself with a helper.

Look around for a do it yourself book specializing in trailors.

Also, look around for a good handyman -general contractor that does work time and materials. Or you buy the materials get it there and the contractor goes on time.

Look up building materials in your locality ,than discount building materials , used building materials ,than specifics the same carpet-tile linoleum,windows doors ,tubs tub surrounds on so on.Craigslist has a section used and unused bulding materials- I recently bought a lot of quality tile off from a tile guy on craigslist, he had a ton of good stuff left over from a very large job & sold the lot of it too me for $100.00 and he was glad to see it all go.

I'm guessing but I think your doors and windows ,the originals that came with the trailor might be speciality items-or special order- there is where you have to do some research.

I recently finished up a total do over in a 2 story unit in October-floating floors new kitchen ,new bathroom, on and so on,every thing new. It's a lotta work. It helps a lot to have a helper even if the helper is just another set of hands, you can always teach them as you go,that is unless you got one that has no brains and is all thunbs !

Seems I lost a couple of paragraphs !
From what I read in your post ,it seems to me if you shop smart and are not fighting against time, you should be able to do everything you listed well under the amount of monies you have set aside for your project.

For example, I removed all the kitchen cabinets and 25' be 18 ' of floating foor in one day myself, and I'm an old guy. The next day I went up stairs and took out a complete fiberglass tub and tub surround one piece-had to cut it out there is three pieces, hauled it downstairs and out to the junk pile where the flooring and cabinets were piled up.

After I gutted the bathroom total two days the flooring and cabinets came in for pick up.
Since I had to pick up and deliver the goods as well as install it all, that is when I knew it was past the time to hire a helping hand.

To have it all hauled off we got a hauler to do it for about $150.00
They came back when the project was done to pick up the last load for about the same price.
$300.00 total hauing fees.

The sq. footage is about 25'x's 18' twice with a stair case. All wood cabinets, granite counter tops -real wood scratch resistant floating floors down stairs and landing -really nice stuff, carpet upstairs and staircase, new bathub plus tile in and all new appliances. 20,000 something in total with labor. However the cabinets and granite counter tops came from a Chineese dealer !And they fabricated the material on location. Chineese people .
Sad to say it;s just too good a deal to pass up ! There's a lot contractors around here standing in the very same dog house !

Five years ago that granite was 3 to 6 thousand at one of the suppliers. It was less than one thousand . But five years ago these suppliers did not exist.

In the remodel game as do it yourselfer or a contractor it is all about finding the best you get for the least you can pay.When the product is good and price is right you got to go for it.