I just put all these pics into photobucket. Its hard to tell what I've done from the photos, but it might give you all motivation to not try this at home. I'm 5 years into my 6 month project.
http://s245.photobucket.com/albums/gg78/c-w-a/remodel/
My home was originally built in 1882, from brick. They only made brick in the Gunnison Valley for a few years while they built Taylor Hall at the college. So my home is unique, and was one of the premium homes in Gunnison in 1882.The brick was poor quality & deteriorated. Almost all the exterior brick has been sided over, but I've gone to extraordinary measures to expose as much inside as possible. The back of the home (my bedroom, kitchen & bath) were added later. It is stick frame construction w/roughsawn lumber & square nails. There are no records of the addition, but I'm guessing it was between 1900 & the 20's. I found a Denver Post in the floor from November 1944, but I think it was part of a later remodel. This addition protected the back wall of the home & the old exterior brick was still in wonderful shape when we exposed it, you can still see an outline of the old shed roof over the back door.
I started the addition in the back of the home, and now have moved to Phase II, the front. In the back, I've moved my bedroom wall & added a closet. I've also added new, custom doors & new windows, not to mention adding insulation to the walls, which had none before. In the front, I've recently ripped out a bedroom wall & made a large living room. It will be home of the 1903 Bruswick pooltable my Grandfather bought in Youngstown, OH in 1954. I have some great friends who are carpenters & electricians who have helped me through this project. And yes, in the Gunnison spirit, many of the materials have been scavenged from other building projects and used in my home. My friend hates to see materials thrown in the trash and I'm the beneficiary. I have a garage full of barn wood planned for wainscot, and much of the blueboard & lumber that was installed in the new floating floor was saved from the landfill. Its a long way from done, and the pics don't really tell the whole story, but here you go (all new electric & new 200a service, moved boiler/water heater, all new baseboard, etc).
