At Home - Summer 2020

Can You See Yourself Quarantining Here?

Americans tend to deal with crisis through humor. This doesn’t mean we aren’t taking the crisis seriously; it’s just how we cope. The current COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented in its impact on social and economic life throughout the world, and in the U. S. it has had immediate and drastic, but hopefully not long-lasting, impact on all aspects of the economy and social life.

One of the most impacted, of course, is the real estate market, as corporate transfers have dropped off and folks are reluctant to make the commitment of a new purchase and move until the coronavirus situation improves. One recent joke has a real estate agent showing a prospective buyer a house and asking, “Now, can you see yourself quarantining here?” The humor hits home in one regard: we have all been spending a lot more time in our homes than usual. With the children home from school, and both parents working from home, it may be that your house has become a lot smaller than you remember it.

Here in South Carolina the distancing restrictions are being slowly lifted, due to positive data on ‘flattening the curve’ with the coronavirus. This is encouraging, and even though the recovery probably won’t be as quick as we would all like, there is good reason to think it will be strong. Things were running quite well before all of this hit, and we can certainly hope that we will resume that upward course before too long. That means going back to school and back to the office, but it may also mean addressing some of the deficiencies in your home that became apparent during the ‘stay at home or work’ era. Perhaps a place for the children to do their schoolwork other than the kitchen table. Or maybe a home office…with soundproof walls. An upgrade to the master bathroom – with a deep soaking tub – may be in order to help deal with times of intense stress such as we are currently experiencing. A screened porch is an excellent way to safely enjoy the out-of-doors during stay-at-home.

Although families are not required to meet the ‘social distancing’ requirements inside their own houses, it may be time to expand your living space so that ‘civil distancing’ is possible when everyone is home together for an extended time.

AJH Renovations, LLC is thankfully quite busy designing new projects as we manage our current workload as safely as we can.

Folks are already queuing up to improve their living spaces in the near future and we are confident that things are going to improve soon. Give us a call today and let’s start the conversation about all the improvement ideas you have had while self-isolating! We all hope that this event never comes around again, but if it does, AJH Renovations, LLC can help you be more prepared.