Oooo, damned if you do and damned if you don't scenareo, I've been there a couple of times with my two eldest. If your holiday was booked prior to the house exchange then take your holiday and help them out when you get back, I'm sure they can appreciate that, tell them you will be more than happy to help them after your holiday.
Many people work with what they have for the short term and half the fun of a new house is being able to see it develop as you do the jobs one by one, they may not see it now but somewhere down the line they will really appreciate the effort they put in and the end result will justify the short term inconvenience they experienced.
I helped my two eldest on numerous occasions with diy projects etc but they also knew I couldn't always be there on demand and so they had to 'rough it' a bit whilst the jobs were being sorted.
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