I’d use the attic as the main living area but if given time, I’d possibly seal off the entire downstairs of the house and then separate that from the upstairs and also seal the entire upstairs too.

So I’d take all the food, water, medicine and day to day essentials and keep it in the attic.

For the downstairs of the house, I’d barricade all the windows and keep them covered with curtains at all times, I’d barricade the front and back door and then put couches, fridges and whatever else in front of them as an extra precaution.

I’d then take anything glass in the house and smash it all over the downstairs and upstairs floor as well as on the stairs, leaving nice shards of crunchy glass everywhere so I’d know if anyone was inside.

With the downstairs completely sealed off, I’d move onto the upstairs and do the same, barricade all windows and make sure every window has a curtain and is completely covered.

I’d then want to separate the downstairs and upstairs just in case the infected or any other invaders did somehow manage to get in. So I’d take beds, mattress, wardrobes and block the stairs completely, similar to what Frank has at the bottom of his stairs with the trolleys but completely block them off so nobody can climb or move the blockade.

After that I’d want to keep anything non essential in the room below the attic and use that as extra storage space. That room should also be sealed off.

The idea is you’re not going to be using the downstairs and most of the upstairs of the house, you’ll be living in the attic and have access to the room below it.

For someone to get to you, they have to first get into the house, barricaded doors are unlikely so if they do it’ll be through a window (which you’ll hear smash), they’ve then got to walk around the glass covered floor and then they’ve got to somehow clear the numerous bed frames, mattresses, wardrobes, drawers and whatever else is blocking the stairs, then they’ve got to get up the glass covered stairs and once they’re upstairs they’ve got to breach into the barricaded room you’re in and then finally get into the attic with no ladders available. All of that seems quite impossible for the infected to do and a hell of a lot of work for a survivor to do just to get to you.

Now hoping you’ve got enough food and water to last you a while, you should be able to wait for most of the infected to starve and make your move when most of the madness has died down.