Work From Home Space – Making Use Of A Cellar

Finding Work from home space for a new business or career may be a challenge, in particular where your home is a busy one shared by many family members. But, if you own a more mature property it may well have some below ground accommodation that is not at present in use|being used|occupied[/spin]. This space may easily be put into use and provide all the space you crave to work from home effectively.

Although there are, some potential issues to take into consideration. Damp can be a problem with rooms below ground and this can affect your health and comfort if you plan to work from home for long periods of time. The solution to moisture can be costly and normally tanking the walls.

Low levels of daylight can also be a problem. Although not a health hazard it can feel quite discouraging to have to function in an environment where there is no ambient light and lacking views from a window. Indeed a shortage of daylight can frequently be an advantage, particularly if your work from home involves Online jobs or other computer based activities. You should take into account your own response to this in advance of spending money on converting the basement, try working a couple of days in a room with curtains drawn to see how you adapt.

A final issue is ventilation. Your basement will not be difficult to keep warm and will probably not become over warm during hot summer months. But it may be more difficult to keep well ventilated as you will not be able simply to throw open a window. Be aware that having a constant supply of fresh air is crucial to your efficiency, trying to work in stale air is debilitating and will ruin your work from home experience. Ensure you can bring fresh air in. If need be give consideration to installing a proper ventilation system with a quiet fan and ducting to the outside world. With some careful thought this can easily be organised on a DIY basis.