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Can builders work in a heatwave? What hot weather does to your renovation timeline

Can builders work in a heatwave, and what does hot weather do to your renovation timeline? What actually happens on site, why a pause is a safety call rather than laziness, and how to keep a heat delay from turning into a dispute with your contractor.

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Michael Oladele|June 25, 2026|5 min read

Construction work on a building site in Amsterdam during the heatwave.

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Cold drinks, hot building sites: what the Amsterdam heatwave teaches us about renovating

The Netherlands is living through one of its hottest weeks on record. Here is what extreme heat does to a renovation timeline, and why it so often ends in a dispute.

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Michael Oladele|June 25, 2026|6 min read

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