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@J0nathan to add to this. If you do go on holiday, make sure you're still contactable by the contractors for any decisions that need to be made, odd things that come up etc. Nothing worse than returning to your spanking refurbished home to see a radiator in the wrong place or something because you weren't available to consult.
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Yes, we'd just stay with family in or around London, so would be contactable.
I think the best course of action might be to see if they can front load with the dusty/ disruptive work for ten days or so while we stay with relatives then move back in and grin and bear it for the rest of it.
@aggi - I think the stuff that I def need to store is a few bikes! Can't see them fitting out of the way otherwise. Might see if there's a self storage locally for literally just my bikes I won't be using. Then get as much stuff as possible into storage tubs in one or two rooms and tape them up with plastic sheeting. Just thinking out loud here.
J0nathan
I haven't done anything so extensive but my experience from similar stuff is that:
a) It's a bit grim living somewhere that is part building site. There's dust everywhere, various stuff isn't working, if you're home during the day it can be noisy, etc
b) Things can move quicker if there's less concern about someone living there. A room can be used as a bit of a workshop, the property doesn't need to be made habitable each day (e.g. you can leave the water turned off for a few days), etc
I'm not sure if you need to go as far as putting stuff into storage but not living there may make it a bit more pleasant. Although whether the cost of an Airbnb is worth it is probably something you need to consider yourself.