Home Improvement.
Backyard Office
This page is still under construction — but might be worthy of a sneak peek.
That time I lost my home office to our newborn. And decided to build a new one with my bare hands.
Let’s start from the start.
Meaning: lots of YouTube, Figma, and dirt.
Foundation.
Foundation.
Foundation.
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It’s all about that (insulated) base.
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Walls going up!
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Roof.
Roof.
Hooray!
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Funny enough, we did the wrapping on Christmas day.
(Keeps moisture out.)
And that’s a wrap!
Just kidding. A lot more to go.
Time to focus on the inside a bit.
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Electrics
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Insulation
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Drywall
Hired Carlos for this one. Installing 80-pound drywall sheets while walking on stilts was a little out of my abilities.
Flooring
& paint
& baseboards
& outlets
& door trim
& recessed lights
& air conditioner
Back to the outside.
Concrete siding and power.
Time to put the siding on, connect the power and Internet to the main house, and final touches.
Pause to have a baby.
Pause to have a baby.
Pause to have a baby.
Pause to have a baby.
Aaaand DONE!
Still want to add a deck around it and a proper pathway to the house. But now I have two kids to take care of.
