5 Essential Characteristics of a Backyard Office Shed

With more and more employers allowing work-from-home or hybrid arrangements, homeowners are discovering the benefits of a separate office space outside the main part of their home! A high quality backyard office shed from Wellmade can make work-from-home more efficient, more enjoyable, and more productive. There are many perks to a backyard office shed - as long as it has these five critical characteristics.

The Modern-Day Backyard Office Shed by Wellmade

A Wellmade “backyard office shed” is so much more than just a tiny building where you sit and work on your computer (or where your grandmother might have stored her gardening tools!). It’s a permanent, prefabricated outdoor structure, sometimes referred to as an accessory structure or outbuilding, that functions as your own customized personal workplace, giving remote workers, freelancers, and entrepreneurs their own quiet and peaceful place to create and focus. Also, a Wellmade backyard office shed eliminates your commute time while still adding that home and work-life boundary, literally adding productive time to your day! 

The Most Important Things to Look For in an Office Shed

A quality backyard office shed will have these features: 

1. Sturdy Materials: A backyard office shed is always customizable - It all depends on the size of your backyard and the space you have to work with. But regardless of size, always use sturdy materials that can withstand all weather conditions and remain solid year after year.
2. Insulation and Climate Control: The climate in your office needs to be comfortable so you can focus, and that starts with the right insulation. Depending on what the weather is like where you live, you will either need air, heating, or perhaps both so you can use your backyard office shed in year-round comfort. The function of the office shed is to provide a productive workspace where you can do work, and work doesn’t stop when it’s hot or cold outside!
3. Windows: Windows will reduce the need for artificial lighting and also promote ventilation. Sprinkling a window or two throughout your backyard office shed also adds freshness and energy to your office. This will help combine work and nature, bringing relaxing benefits and benefiting your overall mental health. (In fact, studies show that even viewing the outside world through windows has serious mental health benefits!
4. Sound Insulation: Adding sound insulation is a good idea if you live in an area that is busy or noisy. It not only keeps sound out, it helps keep sound in if you have a music studio. There is no need to always have to use headphones with the help of built-in sound insulation.
5. Power and Connectivity Options: Of course, electricity will be needed for any lighting, appliances, heating and cooling, as well as for all of your tech and work accessories. For your backyard home office shed, internet connectivity is also a must. Together, these elements will give your new office the power and internet infrastructure it needs to be fully functional.

Finally, you can take things up a notch and add a bathroom to improve functionality even more – to create a small overnight space for guests, for example. This will really complete the ultimate backyard office shed, and provide for an even more versatile use of your new Wellmade structure.

Questions About Backyard Office Sheds?

If you have a question about all the things you can do with a Wellmade backyard office sheds, or if you’re just looking to relocate your office to a stand-alone structure on your property, reach out to us. We will respond to your inquiry and or set up a time to cover as many questions as you have. We look forward to hearing from you!