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Norminn

wrote:

cshenk wrote:

If you have a cold snap, might be best to stay with family for a day or so.
I presume here you don't live too far north or you couldnt shut off the heat
long at all.

Any reason why you have to turn the heat off? That is pretty wierd.

Thanks for the reply.

I am afraid running the heater will distribute all the dust during the
remodeling. So I plan to seal off all the vents and return duct during
the remodel. After the house is throughly cleaned, then use the
heater if I still need to.

I am in the San Francisco bay area. So by the time the remodeling is
done, it's likely that I won't need the heater until November..

Raymond

If you make a reasonable effort to contain the dust from the demo
portion of the job, it should not
create a hazard very different than just living in the home. From the
work you describe, I can't
imagine a hazard particular to a pregnant woman. I would worry more if
you were sanding old
(lead) paint. You can tape up tarps to close up the room, cover the
vents in the room, clean up with shop vac.
Flu season is far more dangerous to early pregnancy than the work you
describe. Last time I checked,
the routine advice for pregnancy is to keep doing what you normally do.
My daughter was riding
horses when pg, although not great advice for the early days.