I remodeled our house in 2013. I tore out both bathrooms and kitchen myself and hauled it off. I paid my cousin to GC the first half and he subbed out all of it and we move back in and then I tore out the other bathroom and finished the bedrooms on the other part of the house by hiring the same subs he used for the first half. The cost to completely gut and finish out the master bath only with custom cabinets, granite counter tops, tile shower and bath plus everything else probably ran about 12 grand since I had to include the GC fee(cost plus 10%). We only lived there 3 years after remodeling and then sold and built on new property. I am sure that I did not recover what I spent but we got to enjoy it. The inside was totally remodeled and and it was like living in a new house.

Not an option here.
Love my house, love the location, love my neighbors. And it’s paid for.

Use ceramic tile vs natural stone in shower. Natural stone requires much more maintenance. Use smallest mortar joints you can to avoid moisture penetration, again a maintenance issue. Use the Kerdi waterproof system, old school rubber bladder is well old school.

Vent fan in shower is most effective to remove moisture. Vent to outside not into attic. Install a countdown timer for fan so fan is programmed to run a bit after you get out of shower. Skylight provides lots of natural light if single story.

Install outlet near commode for heated toilet seat. Easy to get real spoiled once you have one.

If you are installing a shower wand separate from your shower head make sure plumbing is looped properly to allow for proper mixing or you’ll have shower head coming out at one temperature and wand at another.

Insulate interior walls for sound abatement.