Shed to office conversion!

Wednesday, 2011.10.19 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Misc progress report below:

2011.10.18 finished cleaning out shed and removing all existing fixtures/items
2011.10.19 reinforced west wall, installed 36″x36″ window

Thurs 10/20
x Seal gaps with expanding foam

Fri 10/21
x roofing felt
x wood supports
x Install foam

Sat/Sun 22/23

Taking a break for a trip to play disc-golf in Winona and visit John in STL. Stopped by Lowe’s to pickup supplies including screws and trim.

Mon 24th
(x) Pickup poplar wood for trim
(80%) Plywood up (80% done with plywood, have not started panel board)
(1/2) Lacquer the wood trim (first coat complete)

Tues 25th (planned)
x Wood trim done: 1 coat lacquer 2 coats polyurethane
x Finish the east wall
x All plywood done
(60%) of whiteboard paneling done

Wed 26th
Finish white panelboard installation
Install trim

After KS/Spfd trip
Install flooring
Mount triple monitors!
Build desk using black glass
Commence working 🙂

2011.10.31

Flooring installed:

Partial view of flooring, final baseboards not yet installed

2011.11.01

Mounted monitors:

3 Dell monitors mounted with VESA wall mounts, before final adjustment

Late November: “HouseWarmer” brand heater installed

More photos to be posted…

x (planned) seal gaps, x install barrier material (rf), install vapor barrier, add supports/braces, x install insulation, install plywood, install white board, entryway for wiring

Potential futons (since this is also a guest room)

Amazon.com: Dorel Home Products Emily Splitback Futon, Black: Furniture & Decorhttp://www.amazon.com/Dorel-Home-Products-Emily-Splitback/dp/B005FKMUHQ/ref=sr_1_13?s=furniture&ie=UTF8&qid=1319422564&sr=1-13Multi position split back sofa sleeper Rich, faux leather upholstery is practical and easy to maintain Sophisticated and contemporary design with its beautiful chrome legs…

Amazon.com: Dorel Home Products Emily Splitback Futon, White: Home & Gardenhttp://www.amazon.com/Dorel-Home-Products-Emily-Splitback/dp/B005FKMVN4/ref=pd_sbs_etk_hg_fd__1Multi position split back sofa sleeper Rich, faux leather upholstery is practical and easy to maintain Sophisticated and contemporary design with its beautiful chrome legs…

Amazon.com: Dorel Home Products Delaney Sofa Sleeper, Black: Furniture & Decorhttp://www.amazon.com/Dorel-Home-Products-Delaney-Sleeper/dp/B004LQ1QN4/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_topCombine comfort, function and style with this casual convertible sofa and sleeper. Perfect for sitting, lounging or sleeping.

Amazon.com: Homelegance Elegant Lounger, Fruitvale: Furniture & Decorhttp://www.amazon.com/Homelegance-4791PU-Elegant-Lounger-Fruitvale/dp/B002SACK4Y/ref=cm_cr_pr_sims_tThe Fruitvale Elegant Lounger is offered in a black faux leather cover with contrasting baseball stitching. This contemporary sofa converts from sofa to lounging bed with little…

Amazon.com: Dorel Home Products 3163 196 Belle Revolution Convertible Sleeper Futon, White: Furniture & Decorhttp://www.amazon.com/Dorel-Home-Products-3163-196/dp/B003AKZN36/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319596775&sr=8-1Converts quickly and easily to a full size sleeper Back is adjustable allowing multiple positions Hidden support legs add stability when in sleep position Features plush faux…

Other cool shed-to-office projects:

DeHamerspace » Working At Home – The Officehttp://dehamerspace.com/2008/04/08/working-at-home-the-office/As it turns out there was another option that was immediately obvious: build a stand-alone office. Our house isn’t particularly big, but we do have a pretty good sized lot…

Backyard Shed Turned Home Office (info about the prev link…)http://lifehacker.com/397216/backyard-shed-turned-home-officeThese are just a few pictures of the construction. See Brian’s full Home Office Flickr set for more details. Amazing work! Update: Brian says the whole thing cost about $6,000 to complete (though he did do the wiring work himself to save cash). The shed alone cost about $3,800 (which included delivery and installation).

Shed Conversion: Home Office & Guest Househttp://www.the2ndkey.com/showthread.php?93-Shed-Conversion-Home-Office-amp-Guest-HouseShed Conversion: Home Office & Guest House Converting a shed into a home office, guest house or “man cave” can make a lot of sense from a zoning and taxation…

20 Creatively Hacked Urban Garden Shed Offices | Cartridge Save Bloghttp://www.cartridgesave.co.uk/news/20-creatively-hacked-urban-garden-shed-offices/The garden shed can serve as a way for the telecommuting employee to maintain better boundaries between work and home because it’s a separate space away from the rest of…

Misc semi-related links:

Mooney Wall — A low cost, high R value wallhttp://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Conservation/MooneyWall/MooneyWall.htmThe Mooney wall provides high R value, low thermal bridging, and good resistance to infiltration. All this at a low cost (especially if you are providing the…

ColoradoENERGY.org – R-Value Tablehttp://www.coloradoenergy.org/procorner/stuff/r-values.htmR values for a wide variety of material!

Top Search Terms:

shed to office conversion (16)
shed office conversion (13)
shed conversion to office (7)
convert shed to office (6)
painted paneling before and after (4)
shed paneling (4)
best office monitors 2011 (3)
shed conversions to room (3)
dell monitor wall mounting (3)
converting shed to office (3)

Household, Remodeling, Work conversion, office, officeproject, remodel, shed, Work

J.D. Hodges

Every man has a story, this is my story.