Added Stress on Family Performing renovations on your home, while a positive step, is a stressful event. A pregnancy adds its own stresses onto the family. During the first few months, the mother-to-be is likely to be more tired than usual and my not feel like doing home renovations or having installation crews in her home. Hazards from Lead Paint While new paints are no longer made with lead, you may run into issues if you live in an older home. If your renovation plan includes stripping painted surfaces to get down to bare wood, developing lead poisoning is a possibility. Exposure to Chemicals Rather than run the risk of exposure to the flame retardant chemicals contained in new carpets, which will have a certain amount of off-gassing after installation. This is the evaporation of chemicals from a material and is what you are detecting when you notice that, “new carpet smell”. To be on the safe side, your best bet is to install your new flooring before getting pregnant or waiting until the new addition to the family is a year old before replacing your floor.   If you have decided to replace your flooring right away, Tony’s Flooring Centre is the place to go for carpet, as well as vinyl, engineered hardwood, laminate and ceramic tile. Come see us at our showroom in Etobicoke.]]>