Remodeling your home can be exciting, and in the end, you will have a home that you love even more. However, it can be difficult to deal with your remodel during the process. Some people have the budget to simply live somewhere else during their remodel, but for most people, they have to find a way to live alongside the remodeling while it happens. Finding that balance can be hard, but it’s possible.

Even if you are going to be staying in your home during your remodel, you can’t keep everything where it is in the meantime. Fragile items are likely to get broken while valuable things can get damaged. Moving things that are valuable and fragile during your remodel can help to protect your assets and lower your stress while you are dealing with the difficulties of remodeling. Renting a storage unit to keep your valuables in can be a great tool to help you stay in your space without needing to worry about any potential damage those items might incur.

Figuring out off-limits areas is essential to living safely at home during a remodel. You need to have space where you can go and be by yourself without interruption from builders, and you also need to make sure that your kids know what spaces are off-limits to them during the process. If your kids know that certain areas are dangerous and out of bounds, they will be less likely to be injured by accident. Make it very clear what areas are off-limits from the beginning and let everyone know if anything changes. People can’t adjust to changes if they aren’t aware and that’s the same for your children as well.

Remodeling can be a messy job and it produces a lot of dust. If you are going to be living in your home during your remodel, you have to take care of dust so that it doesn’t cause problems for you and your family. There are specialized covers with zipper doors that you can use to prevent dust from getting into the parts of the house that you are staying in. Make sure to budget for dust containment so it doesn’t add unexpected costs to your build. It is also helpful to clean areas around the entrances and exits to your living space so that you can minimize the amount of dust you bring into your sleeping area.

Remodeling produces a lot of trash and that trash can become a safety hazard if you aren’t careful. Take care to use large dumpsters to get trash out of the way so that you don’t have to deal with the consequences of an accident. One way to clear clutter and make a work environment safer is by utilizing trash hoppers. Keeping trash in dumpsters and staying on top of waste will also help your space to look cleaner and be easier to navigate even in the middle of your renovation process.

One thing that you should be sure to do while you’re living at home during a remodel is to have a good idea of the schedule and how to work around it. There will be times where people are working and times where you have the house to yourself, and you must know when those times are and how to work with them. The more you can make your life work around the schedule of the remodel, the easier it will be for you to make things work. Also, be sure to know when power or water may be turned off so that you can make arrangements to make things run more smoothly.

Even if you are planning on staying in your home during your remodel, it is still important that you have time away. Make sure to get out of the house a little bit every day and to make time to spend at least a weekend or two away when you have the chance. Getting out of the house will give you time to decompress and to get away from the noise and mess of construction. All of that can get overwhelming when you are around it every day, especially in your own home. Don’t hesitate to step outside if you find yourself overwhelmed and to give yourself plenty of breaks from your living space when possible.

During the remodel, you will probably be stuck using less space than usual, which can get tough. The best thing you can do about it is to make the space you can use as comfortable as possible. Work on reorganizing the space so you can have dedicated spots for work and sleep and play. The more comfortable you can make your living arrangements the easier it will be to make it through the renovation without major issues. Consider getting earplugs as well if you will be home for a lot of the work since construction can get loud and uncomfortable.

Just because you are staying at home during your remodel doesn’t mean you have to survive it on your own. Reach out to friends and neighbors for help with your kids or clean up or anything you need. The more help you have the easier things will be and the more comfortable the process will feel. After the project is done, host a party for the people who helped so they can feel your appreciation and enjoy the new space you have in your home. There is no shame in getting help and in fact, it can make things so much easier.

Remodeling while you live at home is a challenge, but it is doable. Take time to figure out a plan in advance so your project can go as smoothly as possible.