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Tenderloin
@Tenderloin we've done two different property renovations (currently on second) with our daughter - first was pretty easy with the wee one being 0-10 months and in a city we could get out and about doing stuff. Second (ongoing right now) has been hell on earth, living in a smaller place (albeit lovely), back of the house removed which meant walking to the kitchen was going outside, three walls knocked down and endless fucking holes/tools/builders/general danger everywhere - we're just about to have new stairs put in and a bathroom installed after a bedroom partitioned and then we're done. We've been in the house the whole time, and the house is tiny.
My 3 year old, while boisterous is actually quite respectful of things so if we good afford nice things as part of the renovation we would (we're on a tight budget given the scale so everything is budget).
That said the few nice things we do have I still get pretty uptight when I can see the damage being done (see brand solid wood flooring full of dents already) - if buying that nice flooring will stress you with inevitable damage from toys and shit I wouldn't bother, go for something that is on par but much cheaper and you'll stress a lot less.