What Is the Best Relocation Option While Your Home Is Being Built?

Having your home built is an exciting project, a dream for many. But between the first shovelful of earth and the handover of the keys, one question quickly arises:where will you live during construction?

In many cases, future homeowners have to leave their current home before the new one is ready. Whether it is because of a quick sale, an expired lease or the need to be closer to the building site, a temporary relocation solution becomes necessary.

So, what is the best option for housing yourself while your home is being built?

The most common options

Here are the choices generally available:

1. Staying with family or friends:

Inexpensive, but rarely viable in the long term. Living together under one roof can become stifling for everyone, especially with children or when working from home.

2. Renting a traditional home (12-month lease):

Often inflexible. If the house is finished earlier (or later), the lease doesn't adapt. On top of that, you have to furnish the home, sign up for utilities and manage a full move… twice.

3. Staying in a hotel or an Airbnb:

Impractical for several weeks or months. High cost, limited space, and a lack of everyday amenities (laundry, full kitchen, etc.).

4. Renting a furnished temporary home for 30 days or more:

Often the most flexible and comfortable solution, and the best suited to this kind of transition.

✅ A furnished temporary rental: the ideal solution

Choosing a fully furnished temporary rental for a month or more has many advantages:

Flexible duration (1 to 6 months, sometimes renewable as needed)
No furniture to transport
Kitchen and appliances included
Internet, heating and electricity already in place
A real home while the other one is being built

Some companies that specialize in this type of housing, such as Kondo, offer units available quickly in several Québec cities. These homes are designed for families in transition, with everything needed to live comfortably while their primary residence is being built.

A unique option for rural areas: mobile homes delivered to your land

In some cases, when construction takes place in a rural or remote area and no rental solution is available nearby, another alternative stands out:a temporary mobile home delivered directly to the land.

Companies like Kondo offer this type of service, setting up a fully equipped home on wheels right on the site of the future construction project (or nearby), so owners can follow the work closely while staying comfortably housed.

These units are:

Turnkey
Easy to connect to essential services
Installed and removed by a professional team

Plan ahead to avoid stress

It is important to plan your temporary rehousing option from the very start of the construction project. Timelines can vary, surprises are common, and finding housing at the right time can become a source of anxiety if it hasn't been planned.

In summary

The best relocation option while a home is being built depends on your situation: location, budget, estimated length of the work and the makeup of your family.

But for the majority of future homeowners, a furnished temporary rental with a flexible term proves to be the simplest, most practical and most comfortable solution.

And in rural areas, temporary mobile homes delivered on site offer a particularly well-suited alternative.