| Choosing the ideal location for your home
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| | a bad idea at all. Obviously you don't
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| office isn't always as easy as some
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| | want to just fit a desk, chair and
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| people may think. As a matter of fact it
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| | computer in the middle of existing garage
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| can be one of the toughest decisions to
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| | junk so do make sure that you at least
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| make in the early stages of your
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| | convert part of the garage into a proper
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| business. Most homes are already quite
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| | home office. You could always partition
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| limited in the amount of space they have.
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| | off a section of the garage and dedicate
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| Trying, then, to fit a home office into
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| | that solely to your home office
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| this limited space can make matters more
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| | functions? If you have enough space of
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| complicated than you may have ever
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| | course.
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| considered.
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| | A major concern with using your garage as
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| What choices do you have? Let's have a
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| | a home office is security. The garage is
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| look at each.
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| | technically "outside" your home so make
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| Attic
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| | sure that you have proper security alarms
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| Converting your attic for use as a home
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| | and doors fitted to prevent intrusion. If
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| office is a wonderful idea. You'd have
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| | you're really serious about your business
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| privacy and a dedicated working area
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| | you could always convert the garage into
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| that's away from your friends and family.
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| | an office by removing the garage door and
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| Although an ideal location a proper attic
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| | having a wall built there instead. This
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| conversion can cost several thousands
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| | may seem extreme but would provide a
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| dollars to complete properly. It's not
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| | complete solution to most security
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| just a matter of putting down some
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| | concerns.
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| flooring and fitting some power points on
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| | You'll also need to ensure that the
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| the walls. It needs to be properly
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| | garage is properly heated, air
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| ventilated and insulated to cater for all
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| | conditioned and insulated. Otherwise you
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| types of weather. You'll also need some
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| | may find yourself in a well equipped
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| Velux windows fitted to make sure you
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| | office thats cold, uncomfortable to work
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| have natural air and light coming into
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| | in and even damp.
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| the new home office in your attic.
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| | Spare Bedroom
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| Another question worth asking is whether
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| | This is one of the favorite spots in any
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| or not your attic is actually capable of
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| | house to use as a home office. Why? It
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| being converted - not all are. It depends
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| | comes with the advantage of being
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| on how the roofing timbers are arranged
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| | indoors, it's already painted and
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| and on the overall structure of the
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| | decorated and is, of course, heated and
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| house. A local attic conversion
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| | quite comfortable to work (or sleep) in.
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| specialist will be able to help more with
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| | The vast majority of at-home-workers tend
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| advice on this. Just make sure that if
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| | to favor the spare bedroom as a home
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| you do decide to go down this route that
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| | office for the reasons of simplicity and
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| you have a proper stairs fitted - some
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| | convenience. It's just a matter of
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| attic conversions only come supplied with
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| | putting in your furniture and your
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| ladders which simply isn't convenient or
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| | computer and away you go right? Well
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| safe for any real business purpose.
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| | kinda.
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| Basement
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| | The problem with using a spare bedroom is
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| Using your basement as a home office is a
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| | this. It was a bedroom first and an
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| great idea normally. As a matter of fact
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| | office second. It's hard to get people to
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| a famous entrepreneur friend of mine runs
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| | change how they see it in that regard. If
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| his entire business from his basement. It
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| | you choose to make a spare bedroom your
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| allows him all the space he needs and
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| | office then make sure that it's function
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| again the privacy that a business
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| | as an office comes before anything else.
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| requires to be run properly.
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| | Do you really want guests sleeping near
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| Using your basement as a home office is
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| | valuable equipment and/or sensitive
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| very similar to the idea of converting
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| | business documents? Nope. Didn't think
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| your attic except that far less work is
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| | so. If necessary convert it fully to an
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| required for this room to become a
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| | office and throw away the "spare bedroom"
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| functional home office; in that flooring
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| | title altogether. You'll be glad you did.
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| and other such items are rarely required
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| | Family Rooms/Utility Rooms
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| in a basement. With all the space that a
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| | Unless you have no other choice in where
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| basement provides it can easily become a
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| | to locate your home office then set it up
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| case of home office clutter so make sure
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| | here. Experience has shown that trying to
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| you have a dedicated area of the basement
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| | work productively when your kids/family
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| to work from that's as far away from any
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| | friends are running/chatting/eating
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| utility items ,such as washing machines,
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| | around you is pretty much impossible. The
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| as is possible.
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| | same can be said of the utility room -
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| The primary concerns with using a
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| | they tend to be far too noisy to be of
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| basement as a home office is dampness and
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| | any real use. Use these locations only as
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| any moisture related damage to computer
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| | a last resort.
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| and other electronic equipment. Printers
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| | A key factor in setting up an office at
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| and fax machines in particular hate
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| | home is for those in your family and
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| dampness and this can lead to no end of
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| | social circle to realize that it is in
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| printing headaches. Make sure your
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| | fact an office and not just someplace for
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| basement is well insulated, damp-proofed
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| | them to call in to for a chat and a
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| and properly air-conditioned also.
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| | coffee. If you're serious about your home
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| Garage
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| | business then be serious about your home
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| Using your garage as a home office isn't
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| | office also.
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