THE PROJECT

The renovations break down into three or four separate parts. They are:
Structural repair and upgrades to the back of the house.
The addition of a mud room with a laundry room at the back, kitchen remodel, converting the downstairs bedroom and bath into a master suite and converting the former laundry room into a powder bath.
Front porch remodel, structural improvements to the front room ceiling.
Construction of a garage and apartment.

CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE
There are questions as to how we should proceed. Option 1 would be to construct the garage and apartment first. Then we would move into the apartment. Then the structural work can be done along with the rest of the interior work. It seems that this would be the most cost effective way. Then as the back is finishing up I can start the front porch demolition work and the front porch concrete work done last.
Option 2. It seems like option 1 is the way to do it, because of the savings in time and money to combine all of the interior project into one project. We can get a pod to store all of the household stuff and live apart from the dust of the work. This would allow much wider latitude in the demolition which I would be doing thereby making the framing much easier. By our not occupying the house during the work I would be able to do more of the work on account of there not being a very strict time frame to get the work done. If we try to occupy the house while the kitchen and downstairs bath is torn up the work will have to be on a fast track. As it is, if we can avoid occupying the house while doing the work, we should.
Option 3. Do the emergency structural repairs needed in the basement, kitchen and upstairs, then build the garage apartment so as to make the house salable first. I still think that the way to go is option 1. Build the garage and apartment first, then do the remodel.