Okay, I'm could google this but the how to articles never tell you what to expect in the way of problems. The writers usually assume you know your behind from a hole in the ground, which is a dangerous assumption when writing a how-to article, wouldn't you agree? Assume you're schooling an alien who has never seen a wrench before. Seriously.
For my bathroom, I'm having a new window, flooring, and a vent fan installed by people who presumably know what they're doing. Nevertheless there are a couple things I need to keep in mind when scheduling and preparing the work areas to help them do their jobs.
1. I need to remove the toilet for the floor guys and then reinstall it when they're done. I hear this is not complicated. We had a plumber do it the last time.
2. I want to hire someone to come in and replace the surround on my bathtub. I reattached the surround in areas that were coming off with tub surround adhesive, but when I went to apply the caulking bead around the whole surround, the results were, well, pretty damn bad. Like I invited a kindergartner in there to fingerpaint. Jeebus it looks horrible. I just don't trust myself to try doing it again without throwing a monumental hissy fit when I do it wrong again. Not to mention the surround itself looks wretched.
Who knows how to do tub surrounds? Where would you find such a critter, and how would you know you could trust his work? I got taken the last time and it wasn't even the lowest bidder, the SOB. It's my fault for not making him fix his mistakes, but I'd just as soon not have to deal with that again.