We lived through ours as well, I was desperate to find somewhere else to stay but just couldn't afford it (our kids were 3 & 1.5) I would re-iterate the importance of having one room free of crap to relax in and try to keep some normality. HDbs-we used a company called Art of Glass, based in Herfordshire, they were half the cost of the London quotes we got and we liked their designs, we chose glass panels instead of velux windows and we are really pleased with the finish.the first thing they did was plumb in a temporary sink (even the dishwasher!) on the other side of the kitchen which was a real help. Again, do not underestimate the amount of dust! It was even in my son's cot upstairs. You can choose to wrap your sofas/armchairs in the same plastic as the stuff that goes around baggage, we just had a professional clean when the job was finished but it was the dust that got to me more than anything.
