| Remodels are tough on everyone. The house
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| | day, honey?" Conducting heart-to-heart
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| is out of order,
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| | conversations
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| the refrigerator is out of pudding, and
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| | around the dinner table during a
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| the family wiener dog
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| | remodeling process is like
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| is out of sorts as he searches for his
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| | carpeting your bathroom-not a good idea.
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| food dish. To help
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| | Even if you delay
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| ease the stress of a remodel, we suggest
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| | such discussions until later in the
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| you follow the list
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| | evening, you may find it
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| of tips below.1. Invest in "his" and
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| | difficult to concentrate as you gaze at
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| "hers" robes. During a remodel, your
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| | the rec room through a
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| house in no longer your own. Everyone
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| | hole in the floor.6. Get-togethers are
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| from Pete the
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| | great-but not at your house. Family and
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| plumber to Earl the electrician walks
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| | friends, they mean well. But under no
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| through your home at
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| | circumstances should
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| all hours with little regard for
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| | you invite anyone over before the
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| privacy. If you'd rather they
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| | project is complete. Wait
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| concentrate on the work in front of them
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| | for the paint to dry before you break
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| instead of you
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| | out the fondue set. Even
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| walking by them, we suggest you invest
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| | if she wants to view the work in
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| in some
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| | progress, you know full well
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| robes-preferable terry cloth for their
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| | Aunt Mabel is bound to say something
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| comfort and thickness.2. Stuff your speed
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| | about the entry tile
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| dial with take-out. Even if the kitchen
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| | that will send you into orbit and drop
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| isn't
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| | you back on Earth
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| part of your remodeling project, it's a
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| | feeling sick to your stomach.7. Do not
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| good idea to create a
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| | open until X-Mas. You may be tempted to
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| robust file of take-out and delivery
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| | plan a
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| menus from local
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| | party or host a family holiday shortly
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| restaurants. Place settings and candles
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| | after the anticipated
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| on a cardboard
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| | project completion date. Don't. If you
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| box where your dining room table used to
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| | thought picking out a
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| be aren't
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| | faucet for the master bath made you
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| motivation for anyone to prepare
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| | sweat, try cutting up
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| five-course meals. And you
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| | jicama for your party and then noticing
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| never know when you may find yourself
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| | a blotch of ceiling
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| without electricity,
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| | paint on the backsplash. Even under the
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| natural gas or water. Plus, delivery
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| | perfect conditions,
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| guys need the tips.3. Get to know that
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| | remodeling always takes longer than
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| guy with his name stitched to his shirt.
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| | anticipated. There's
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| Prior to starting your project, kindle a
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| | plenty of touch-up work required up to a
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| relationship with your
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| | month after the
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| local gas station attendant. Buying
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| | tradesmen call it a wrap. And it's not
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| bottled water, dairy
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| | like the perfect
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| products and using the facilities will
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| | accessories are just waiting to be
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| be a much more
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| | snapped up at your
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| pleasant experience when you know the
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| | neighbor's garage sale. Our best advice
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| person behind the
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| | to you is that you
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| name. You may even get a smile every now
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| | plan your first party six months after
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| and then.4. Know when to drop everything
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| | the estimated project
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| and run. Just as you would
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| | completion date.We hope these survival
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| for a double date with the couple across
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| | tips come in handy as you plan for
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| the street, devise a
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| | your next remodeling project. If you're
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| plan of escape. Even the best-run
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| | tired of survival tips
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| projects can try your
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| | and are looking for someone who will
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| patience and linger on with no end in
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| | offer you a wonderful
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| sight. Tack the phone
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| | remodeling experience, hire top-notch
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| number and picture of a close friend or
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| | professional interior
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| favorite hotel to your
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| | designers or architects who come highly
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| refrigerator (if you still have one).
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| | recommended by
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| Knowing that there's an
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| | friends, family or associates.Lisa Peck
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| alternate site to the natural disaster
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| | and Kristen Mengelkoch are partners and
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| that was once your
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| | principal interior designers at Pisa
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| orderly home may be all the therapy you
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| | Design, Inc. in
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| need until the
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| | Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are experts
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| project is completed.5. Hold off on
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| | in both remodel
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| conversations that start with "How was
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| | and new construction residential
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| your
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| | projects.
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