Managing house renovations as single woman

[niadainud]

I was hoping for some advice or just general moral support regarding having work done while still living in your property. I'm single so have no-one to help with either practical things or to share thoughts or problems.

The main areas that need attention are bathroom and ensuite, plus ideally all my carpets need to be replaced. So I guess it's a medium-sized project - not full-on renovations, but not just a quick lick of paint.

How do people manage with moving furniture when it's a small flat with nowhere to move it to and they're not physically capable of moving half of it anyway?

Also how do people cope with the noise, the disruption, the dust, etc.? Aaarrgghhh!

I always feel uncomfortable having tradesmen in my house and this is my idea of a nightmare, but I do want to get these things done and can't put them off for ever.

So in short, I'd appreciate any brilliant tips on how to make this process more bearable. I'm not doing it on a tiny budget so can throw a little money at it, but can't (for example) afford to stay in a hotel for a month.

Thank you!

Search furniture sliders & furniture lifter on Amazon, they make the world of difference when it comes to moving furniture on your own. The lifter enables you to lift one side of a really heavy item to place the sliders underneath, or if its something like an armchair you can lift the edges & move the sliders under the legs of the chair with your foot & slide it across the carpet. Magic! 👌

I'm a single female. I recently had the family bathroom and en-suite replaced

(Planning on selling when both mine finish uni)

There was very little dust and disruption. They took away all their own mess. The bathrooms themselves got dusty but they cleaned up as they went.

I did get someone to clear a bedroom (into another bedroom) so they had space to put stuff as my family bathroom is tiny.

With a family bathroom and an en-suite they do one at once so you always have a usable bathroom. I was prepared to shower at a friend's if necessary but it wasn't.

Talk to your plumber. They will leave you with functioning facilities while the bathrooms are being done. Normally, carpet fitters will move your furniture as long as you have packed up the books/ornaments/bits. They understand that you cannot empty your whole house.