Home Office

It has been a long journey but the home office is now complete. The follow picture looks at the back corner of the office through the construction

Office/Studio Update

Work on the office/studio has been stalled because I've developed Bronchitis. The doctor says I actually have signs of pneumonia but not enough to make him change his treatment. Until I can get these lungs working better I don't want to sand dry wall.

Office/Studio Update: Drawing

Scale drawing of the Home Office/Podcast Recording Studio showing the attached server room. There can't be a door to the server room because that would violate ingress/egress (two ways out of every room). The plan is for the wall to block out most of the noise.

Office/Studio: First use

OK, it is a little pathetic, but, this marks the first evening I am working in my new office. I promise: it'll only get better from here!

Office/Studio Update: The Closet

This weekend's work: the 5x4 closet is framed, drywalled, taped, and the first layer of mud is on it. Within is a 19" rack that holds AV and computer gear for the room.

Office/studio update: I hate drywall

I hate to tape and mud drywall!

Office/Studio Update: Built-in shelves ready for paint and prime

Office/Studio update: Drywall done

The drywall is hung!

Office/Studio Update

This was a productive weekend. First, I finished framing the heat duct and then hung fire rated drywall around it.

Then I started the mold and moisture resistant drywall on the walls. There are tons of electrical boxes and each one needed to be cut out.

I finished around half of the drywall.

Office/Studio update: Drywall

$200 in mold resistant and fire resistant drywall: purchased, transported, and moved into the basement.

Office/studio update: High Voltage

The office's closet is now framed. All of the high voltage cable is ran. Next? Install 16 outlets.

Office/Studio Update: Low Voltage

1300 feet of low voltage cable ran to 20 electric boxes - done!

Office/Studio: Covering the ducts

Running through the center of the room are two heating ducts: one hot and one return duct. My plan is to construct a ladder on each side of the ducts and cover with fire rated dry wall. My concern is that it spans 3.5 feet. Will the 4 foot wide dry wall sag in the middle?

Office/Studio Update: Boxes Hung

All the electrical boxes are installed. Second door is hung. cable paths through the studs are drilled. Now it is time to run some cable!

Office/Studio update: Walls are frames

I finished framing the home office/podcast recording studio's walls and hung one of the two doors. Next comes the high and low voltage electrical boxes. Since this is also a recording studio there are 40 boxes to be installed!

Goodbye Switch

This was a center piece of my home server room for 8 years but I don't have room for it anymore so it must go! You are looking at a switch with 16 100mbps ports, 12 10mbps ports, and 9 100mbps fiber ports. Once upon a time this was state of the art!

Office/Studio Update: Back up sump pump

My sump pump runs every five minutes for 6 months out of the year. If that pump ever died it wouldn't take long for the basement to fill with water. Today I had a plumber install a $650 backup water powered sump pump. If the power goes out or my sump dies, the backup will use municiple water as means to pump water out of my basement.

In addition to a plumber I arranged for the cable company to come out and redo the house cable terminations and distrubtion that goes through the construction area.

Office/Studio Update: First wall

The first 8' section of wall is framed. Got three more sections to do and then hang a door.

Olive Garden for Birthdays

The family went to Olive Garden to celebrate the February birthdays (both my daughter and I). Since when did burnt chicken parm, uncooked spaghetti, empty drink glasses, dirty dishes, and the never full bread sticks cost $110 for 5 people? Olive Garden says they aren't doing very well anymore. I can see why!

Office/Studio Update: Floor is done

The office/studio's moisture barrier and subfloor are done. Now I need some walls!