Remodeling over the winter... pros (if any) and cons

[Anonymous]

Your thoughts?

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Why would it make a difference?

[Anonymous]

I like it because the contractors are less busy - easier to get a project done fast

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t do a kitchen in winter

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t do a kitchen in winter

why not?

[Anonymous]

We did our kitchen in the winter. It’s messy so you won’t want your heater on blowing the dust everywhere. It was cold.

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Anonymous wrote:We did our kitchen in the winter. It’s messy so you won’t want your heater on blowing the dust everywhere. It was cold.

We did our kitchen that one winter where there were multiple snow storms and an obscene amount of snow days off school. Contractor lived an hour away so didn't make it in a few times. I have pictures of my kids laying through the wall that was removed down to the studs. It was less than ideal. However, in the end it was all fine and I would rather have my kitchen six months earlier than not.

[Anonymous]

WE have done renovations in the summer and winter.

Summer Pros: More daylight, opportunity to grill and spend time outdoors away from house.
Cons: House may get hot with open doors/HVAC dust. More popular time to renovate so may encounter contractor delays.

Winter Pros: Once you get past the holidays, contractors are less busy.
Cons: House may get cold with open doors/HVAC dust. Not as much opportunity to be outside and away from renovation.

[Anonymous]

We've done renovations in summer and winter.
Feeding kids during a summer kitchen renovation was challenging.

We did a major remodel in the winter and should've moved out but didn't realize this until it was too late. Clearing the sidewalk/driveway and stairs in the early morning for the contractors was a lot of work but it was an especially snowy winter so YMMV.

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Anonymous wrote:We did our kitchen in the winter. It’s messy so you won’t want your heater on blowing the dust everywhere. It was cold.

Would you say the same thing about getting new flooring installed during the winter?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We did our kitchen in the winter. It’s messy so you won’t want your heater on blowing the dust everywhere. It was cold.

Would you say the same thing about getting new flooring installed during the winter?

Most flooring is best done during temperate weather. Doing it during humid weather or winter is asking for trouble.

[Anonymous]

We had walls open during winter and it's the only time we've ever gotten (or at least found) mice in the house.

As someone mentioned, wood flooring needs to sit at your normal indoor temp and humidity for a while before installation.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t do a kitchen in winter

why not?

When you're living without a kitchen it's very handy to be able to grill and sit outside to eat. We basically did that every night for months.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We did our kitchen in the winter. It’s messy so you won’t want your heater on blowing the dust everywhere. It was cold.

Would you say the same thing about getting new flooring installed during the winter?

Yes, but that’s a shorter project so it wouldn’t bother me much.

We put down hardwood on the main floor in the spring and went without A/C for the dust but it was only a week. Then we stayed in a hotel for four nights to let the smell of the stain fade.