Living in your home while renovating is best described as challenging but doable.

If you are about to start yourhome renovation, you may have wondered whether to move out and rent a property or live in your home while renovating.

Here are 7Tips for living in your home while renovating.

1. Plan to renovate during cooler drier weather.

With renovation work going on all day long, if it’s summer, it can get sweaty sticky and uncomfortable sitting in a dusty house. You’ll feel your power bill rise due to continuous air conditioning. Avoid any painting,renovation work during the monsoons as well. The high moisture level in the air will prevent you from getting the desired output. The best time is between October/Decemberwhen the weather is cooler drier and there is lots of enthusiasm andenergydue to festivities.

2. Keep kids out of the way.

If you choose to live through your renovation, your little one’s safety is your responsibility. Workers will do their best to keep things safe, but keeping kids away from the renovation areas is a matter of health and safety. You can start renovating one room at a time so that during the entire phaseyou will have one room untouched for you and your kids to live in safely.

3. Lower your expectations around keeping a clean and tidy house.

When the renovation work begins dust gets everywhere, however hard your workers try to minimize that by covering your furniture with plastic sheets. You can try to clean and tidy at the end of every night but you’ll be wasting your time. Perhaps save that effort for once a week on a Saturday evening so you can enjoy a relatively clean house at the weekend.

4. Make the job of workers and yours a bit easier.

If workers can have a separate entrance and exit to your house, this will make your life a lot easier. We understand this cannot be made possible in every house. If possible, designate an area for the workers to keep their stuff and change their clothes. In case there is a common restroom available in your society premises, take permission from society and allow the workers to use the same. These pointers pay off well and keep the mess to a minimum.

5. Be a nice and thoughtful customer.

Provide separate water bottles for the workers and let them know where to fill the drinking water from. Offer them tea or coffee if that is possible for you. Most of them bring their lunch from home and take a short break after meals. Let them know if there’s somewhere they can safely leave their tools overnight rather than have to pack up each time.

6. Set up or rent a temporary kitchen.

Think of a makeshift kitchen in the dining room with a microwave, kettle, toaster and plastic plates. Think about all those small appliances that often end up forgotten at the back of a cupboard, like a slow cooker, air fryer and sandwich press. They can come in handy and you can still enjoy your home-cooked food when you don’t have access to your full kitchen.

7. Let the experts do their job at peace.

Few customers, especially elders get curious about the work and love chatting about plans for the house with the workers;however, remember time is money. Mention something if you’re not happy, and ask questions, but let the experts get on with their job in peace. At the same time, be available and approachable if your workers have questions for you.

Let us know which tip wasmost helpful to you. Happy Renovation!