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Was it more about the building process for you or more about the usage afterwards?


I enjoyed building it, but the primary motivation was to have the additional space


So basically there was no dedicated room inside the house for WFH before?

When you use your shed, what are the aspects that you came to value? E.g. is it more about the feeling of nature (because the garden is much closer) or is it more about the sound-separation from the rest of the home? Or would you be as happy with a dedicated room within your house?


> So basically there was no dedicated room inside the house for WFH before?

I was previously working from our bedroom. The main downside was if I wanted to start working while my wife was still asleep.

> When you use your shed, what are the aspects that you came to value? E.g. is it more about the feeling of nature (because the garden is much closer) or is it more about the sound-separation from the rest of the home? Or would you be as happy with a dedicated room within your house?

Sound separation, and not needing to work for my room that also has another purpose. But a dedicated room with in a house is better for me, and when one became available I started working from there instead of the shed.


Interesting. Thanks for sharing your experiences. Did you do extra-preparation on the extra room that is now available to you? E.g. foaming walls or door to have the same level of sound separation?

Which direction of sound separation is more important to you, incoming sound (not being disturbed) or outgoing sound (not disturbing sleeping people with your work)?


I am not particularly noise sensitive, so the amount of sound separation you get just by being in a separate room is usually enough for me.

The shed has excellent noise separation, however, which occasionally has been useful in letting friends work there for a while.


How do you handle something highly noise sensitive like baby crying in another room while being on a Zoom call?


I have a headset mic which does a very good job of picking up just me: https://www.jefftk.com/p/wired-headsets-for-video-calls

As long as my door is closed and the kid is not immediately outside it, they're basically inaudible.




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