Can I Live In My House While Renovating?
Find out about the benefits and why relocating while renovating is recommended.
Why Relocating Is Recommended
Whether you are conducting exterior extensions, small scale internal works or major full home renovations, it is highly recommended to move out rather than living on the premises while construction is underway.
This is for many reasons including safety, practicality and overall project efficiency.
4 Benefits of Moving Out
Health and Safety
Home renovations can create an unhealthy and dangerous environment for occupants and pets to live in. Renovation work can stir up and expose old toxins such as Asbestos, generate dust and pose various hazards to residents of the home.
Along with this, there is building materials, tools, ladders and debris spread throughout the renovation area and constant disruption from hammering and drilling.
Moving out during renovations eliminates these risks and ensures you and your family are safe.
Maintain Routine and Access to Amenities
Relocating during renovation allows you to have constant and unrestricted access to all basic amenities, such as bathroom, toilet, kitchen, laundry and living spaces.
Some people relish "camping" in their living room, but it can become unsustainable.
Moving out eliminates having to navigate trades, limited space and entrances, and allows you to maintain your normal daily routine without interruptions.
Privacy and Quality of Life
Finding alternative living arrangements improves practicality and eliminates unwanted construction noise from trades at early hours of the morning, providing you and your family with privacy to prepare for the day.
Along with this renovating causes isolated areas in the house and fine building dust tends to get everywhere, leading to constant cleaning. Vacating your house allows you to have a break from construction, maintain a better quality of life and continue to entertain family and friends throughout the process.
Renovation Efficiency and Time Span
Moving out can help speed up the efficiency and timeframe of your renovation, as trades can access all areas of the home. Cleaning up a worksite daily to make areas semi-liveable for occupants is time consuming for trades and can create time-restrictions to complete the job.
Therefore, moving out can actually get you back in your house quicker and help save you money in the long run, as the cost of living at the property has the potential to extend the build process.
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