My bathroom

Prep DayWhat I learned: Living at home through a renovation will make you feel like John Travolta in The Boy in the Plastic Bubble. They prepped by laying down cardboard over my floors along the path from the front door to the bathroom and creating a plastic tunnel that led upstairs from the front door to keep the house from filling with dust. Zipping and unzipping plastic doors to get to certain places in my house became the norm.They also vacuumed and swept their way out the door each day. Ask your contractor if the team does this when you’re getting your estimate. Also make sure items like the dumpster and the port-a-potty are included, along with their servicing. You’ll find that unrealistic low-ball offers leave out necessary line items like this. What You Need to Know About Controlling Dust During a Remodel

Figure out where the staging area will be when materials arrive, and prep this area by clearing it out and protecting the floors and any remaining furniture. Discuss child and pet safety. Inquire about how trash will be taken off site, as you may need to provide room for a dumpster. Figure out where the workers will park. And make sure there will be a portable toilet, where it will be placed (consider the neighbors) and how often it will be serviced. The cost of things like daily cleanup, dumpster fees and a portable toilet should appear in the estimate.

Protecting From Dust With Plastic Barries

Prep Day: What I learned: Living at home through a renovation will make you feel like John Travolta in The Boy in the Plastic Bubble. They prepped by laying down cardboard over my floors along the path from the front door to the bathroom and created a plastic tunnel that led upstairs from the front door to keep the house from filling with dust. Zipping and unzipping plastic doors to get to certain places in my house became the norm. They also vacuumed and swept their way out the door each day. Ask your contractor if the team does this when you’re getting your estimate. Also make sure items like the dumpster and the port-a-potty are included, along with their servicing. You’ll find that unrealistic low-ball offers leave out necessary line items like this.