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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We just finished up living in our new (old) house during a massive renovation and addition. It nearly broke me. I would not recommend living through a renovation. If I could go back in time we would have rented somewhere close by or found a different home that didn’t need such extensive work. It is not for the faint of heart. Now we are very pleased with the work and the home looks great, but it was incredibly disruptive to live here during the construction. [/quote]

Can you say more about what exactly was disruptive and terrible about it?

(As someone planning to stay in our home during a renovation this is terrifying, but we are not losing use of our kitchen and don't expect too much dust in our main living areas, so maybe it will be okay?  Or maybe those aren't the main problems at all and we're still doomed to be miserable?  I dunno.)[/quote]

Do you work at home? That’s where it becomes most wearing and untenable. And managing pets. 
Dust (and the health risks), bad odors from paint etc,  less privacy in your home, having guys working, playing radios, hammering all day, disruptions to ask you questions, supplies in your non work spaces, decisions, everything costing more than it should. It’s wearing. [/quote]

Yes the above were all of our issues. It was a 3-week project and by the end, I was nearly driven insane. (And they did a good job! It was just hard living in a construction site)[/quote]

3 week project? [/quote]

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