Whether you had renovation plans in the works before the pandemic arrived or you've just had plenty of time at home to notice the things that don't work for you, maybe you're considering having some work done on your house. And maybe you're wondering, is that ok?
Everyone's situation is unique, so there isn't one right answer, but we can offer some suggestions about how to think your way through to the answer that's right for you. Here are some questions you might ask yourself regardless of where you are in the process:
Is this project urgent in some way? Does it pose a threat to your safety or the potential, if not fixed, to result in further damage to your house? Is there a creative way to do as much planning and design as possible without workers entering your home?
If workers will need to be inside your home, is it possible that you can go away while they're working? Note that there is some risk with this plan–imagine one of the tradespeople on your project gets sick or has a family member get sick.
If the project needs to happen now, can you devise a set of protocols that you and anyone working inside your home will agree to? (Everyone–workers and family members–wear masks at all times, if anyone in your household or the workers' households contract COVID, the work is automatically paused for a two-week quarantine). This article provides some great tips about interviewing contractors and other