This depends on budget, family situation and the scale of work, but generally, moving out during a major renovation is more comfortable and often faster, if you can afford it. When walls are being broken, floors replaced, and plumbing and electrical lines moved, the house becomes noisy, dusty and sometimes unsafe for kids or older people.
Contractors also work more freely when they don’t have to worry about your daily routine, limited hours, or protecting your furniture constantly. Fewer interruptions can mean quicker completion.
But moving out has its own costs – rent elsewhere, shifting essentials, travelling to check site progress. If the renovation is limited to one part of the house, some families choose to live in the other half with a very clear separation.
A middle path is to move out only for the noisiest and dirtiest phases, like demolition and tiling, then come back for final finishing.
Ask yourself honestly: can you handle weeks of dust, noise and workers every day? If living on-site will make you miserable and slow the project, it may be worth finding a temporary alternative.
