Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement 1 Nov 01, 2014 5:08 pm We’re having a full home makeover! Two renovated bathrooms (including ripping out old tile to replace with new), renovated kitchen, new flooring throughout (new bamboo floating flooring, on top of tile, and replacing carpets), full interior re-paint. Getting it all done at once. Yes, the planning work has been substantial. Later I will post the story, but now it I want to raise the issue of surviving the renovation work and especially avoiding the bad air quality.
The implementation phase begins on Monday! We are going to stay in two bedrooms, that will be the last carpeted and repainted. We’d simply keep the doors closed in the evening and when we go to sleep, but we’ve got an old cat and the cat will want to enter and exit our rooms. Thus, I know that my wife for sure will want to leave the bedroom door open for the cat. The cat would scratch on our door anyway, to be let in. My main concern at this time is bad air quality from dust and painting. I’m told the painting will take three weeks (the entire renovation is anticipated for five weeks). I’m a bit concerned about breathing the air especially on the nights after painting, though some days the painting will be further away from the bedrooms than others and it is low VoC Wattyl Interior Design Luxury Low Sheen. Our neighbors have offered we could sleep in their downstairs some nights, but my wife doesn't like imposing. Is sleeping in a bedroom with the door ajar fine? Is it possible to have a tarp in front of the bedrooms area? Any other strategies for avoiding bad air quality during the renovation? Any other tips or good web pages to look at regarding surviving the renovation? Re: Surviving a full house renovation, avoiding bad air qual 2Nov 01, 2014 5:24 pm I'm not too sure how well this would work out, but subject to which way the wind was blowing, you might find fitting a box fan up next to your window, where it is drawing some air in from outside, which would give some positive air pressure in the room that should prevent much of the 'bad air' from coming in to the room. Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: Surviving a full house renovation, avoiding bad air qual 3Nov 02, 2014 9:10 am Thanks bpratt for the suggestion about using a fan to bring in fresh air and push out bad air. You know, as I think about it, everything else is merely inconvenience (such as shifting to paper plates for awhile), but the bad indoor air quality is a bit scary to me, as that's a health risk. The other problem exacerbating the situation is the cat. We could simply close the bedroom door, but the cat will want the door open. We assume the cat is smart enough to stay outside and away from the construction while the workers here. Hi Kristy Around $1.7-1.8m or around $4,600/sqm. if you PM me your email I will send you a break up in a spreadsheet so you can get an understanding of the costs for… 1 758 You might be able to apply to divert the sewer at your expense. In NSW you would contact a Water services co-ordinator and they would give you advice as to whether or not… 1 12949 do not pay until you are satisfied with workmanship windows require flashing over the head archithrave and up under weatherboards 3 25316 |