A week in a construction camp

I call my home a construction site as we renovated it last week. My family and I did not agree on where we would stay during the renovation. We ended up with a comprised solution by staying upstairs while the downstairs was being constructed.

The work began and more than half of the house space was full of dust, sand, cement, and tools. Even on our reserved floor was too dirty to stay. So at the end of the day, we cleaned and removed all unwanted things before we slept. It took us two to three hours to tidy our bedding area after construction workers left.

The main concern was our health. We breathed dust in, we walked on nails, glasses, and tools which injured us several times. This went on for the whole week.

Finally, it was over. We sat down and discussed on the experience. Now everyone realizes the difficulty of not moving out. We come to a conclusion of not repeating next time. The experience was a good lesson, though.

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