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[quote=Anonymous]For me the big stressors were:
* choosing designer and builder--huge decision and lots of scammers/bad communicators out there
* deciding what we liked and didn't like of their recommendations...and agreeing on stuff
* waiting for permits to come in
* the cost of everything (including permits & expediter)
* packing everything up/getting a storage unit and moving stuff to it/donating or selling the stuff we no longer needed
* dust and mess of demo
* neighbors throwing crap onto our dumpster (it had a closed top but they couldn't tell/didn't care)
* noise and people in my house
* fear that something major would go wrong (luckily only one minor thing did)
* trying to check as we went that things were being done correctly, without really knowing enough to do that effectively
* responding to emails and phone calls from designer and builder about various issues
* switching from work from home back to the office (this really wasn't bad)
* not having a kitchen and only one bathroom
* keeping the cats away from the construction so they didn't get hurt or escape
* so much money
* stuff crowding the non-construction areas
* being home to accept deliveries
* materials delayed or arriving broken 
* parking the car on the street to make room for construction vehicles
* unpacking everything and finding new homes for stuff
* second-guessing certain choices we made (or going along with the designer's ideas rather than making our own choices)

It didn't break up my marriage or anything, and I really like our new space. We had a fantastic builder and I thank my lucky stars for that. But I think it will be a long time before I want to renovate anything again and my hope would be to buy and renovate before moving in rather than living through the reno.

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