So, I am finally at the point where my flooring/crawlspace work is going to be done next week (for anyone who read my posts about that). I scheduled it before the announcement about no masks needed for vaccinated people. Dd and I are fully vaccinated and ds got his first vaccine Saturday. I called the contracting company to ask what their policy would be regarding their contractors wearing masks in houses and they said they still intend to have them wear them. Of course, our health authority has not yet released their guidelines for businesses. Our governor "is complying with the CDC guidelines" so no mask mandate. That said, who knows what the contractors will do and if the business will be more lax on their policy when health authority announces their guidelines.
Both kids are still doing remote schooling. I am trying to figure out what I need to do to protect ds. I dont want to take the perspective that he's a kid, he will be fine if he gets Covid 19, as I am just not convinced especially given some of his risk factors. He can stay in his room while they are here; although they will be here full days, and then I can air out the house when they leave. I am actually considering renting an airbnb so we can feel free to do what we need to do during the day and come home at night (or not?). It could also make things easier for me, as long as there as good wifi, as I am still working from home. Issues with that are that I am worried the contractors may push back the job because 1) I ordered flooring and it may not come on time; I have already been told that 2)It seems fairly common that contractors do that around here. So, worried I will reserve something and those are not the days we need it. I could wait until the day before, and just hope I find an airbnb if that is what I want to do...but there are not a ton still left. I also think about renting an airbnb further away in a nice setting...but I may need to come back to check on the work...right?
I dont know a lot about how having this kind of work goes, so would love personal experiences. They will be opening my floor, going down to remove/put in insulation and vapor barrier, pulling back carpet in the adjoining room, fixing and dry wall rot, and eventually laying new vinyl in the kitchen. We are hoping to be able to keep the carpet in the living room, but there is a lot of unknown.
They are projecting they will work Tues-Fri and then Mon and Tues. I thought of pushing it out until ds is fully vaccinated, but I want the work done and this is the only company that actually ended up giving me an estimate (long story).
So, have ds stay in his room as much as possible and air out the house or do something more? I dont have any friends whose houses he can go to at this point that would be safer or that can accommodate him during the day. If he wasn't doing school he could also stay outside a lot of the time...and can still for part of the day..