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I’m in Ireland and made a shed office in my garden. I’m aware being in an apartment probably means you are gardenless but I’ll throw my hat into the ring anyway
by p0d 8y ago
I’m in Ireland and made a shed office in my garden. I’m aware being in an apartment probably means you are gardenless but I’ll throw my hat into the ring anyway.
My shed is 10x8 and insulated. It has double glazed windows I got from gumtree. I have power running from my house and an ethernet cable. Both above ground for most of their run.
I have a raspberry pi turning a 500w heater on/off using a relay and temperature probe. I have conquered the winter months but I have not been able to handle the recent heatwave. I’m working on this at the moment.
Being out of the way is important for both myself and my family. I don’t want to be disturbed by them or spoil the general atmosphere for them either.
We are blessed in Ireland with much green. Apologies if my answer is out of reach for you. I just like talking about my shed.
- mark212 8y agoSounds like a great set up. I have something similar (a bit bigger at 12’ x 14’) here in Southern California. No heat and in the summer it does get stuffy but I have a standing fan and a ceiling fan and that helps. When we built it, I had the electrician vastly over-wire the place with outlets and circuit breakers. I agree 100% about separating work from home. Feels wonderful to shut the door on work and go home at the end of the day, even if it’s only a few steps away.
- p0d 8y agoAs a favour I made a one page website for an electrician I knew eight years ago when he started out on his own. He returned the favour by wiring my shed office years later. The webpage is terrible but it has brought him a lot of business :-)