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: 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…
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…
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…
