So I am a mobile worker - my office is at home and most of the time I am working either there or at customer sites. I do go into the office maybe once a week but it isn't convenient to work from there so I don't generally do it.
Working from home with young kids and a stay at home mom is kind of a challenge. My office is also the spare bedroom and when we have a guest I work from home less. Our kid's room is a little small for all their stuff and we're considering rearranging the house to better serve our needs. That would mean giving each kid their own room and putting their toys in those rooms. Right now we have a 10x10 space that acts as the play area in a common room between the master bedroom and the rest of the house. This room is 'L' shaped and the 10x10 part would be the horizontal part of the 'L'. I'm considering walling the space off - putting a door on that wall and putting my office in there. That would allow me to create a little nicer office space that was dedicated to me and I could also build some sound proofing into it. I would probably use some french doors so that if I wanted things open it could be open. The downside is the space is right at our backyard door so it is a pretty common walk way but to be honest when I'm working I don't think it would be a huge issue. I could put the office space elsewhere in this area but I would have to move my master bedroom door to do that and it might makes the rest of the space a little awkward.
My question is, as I'm considering this what types of things should I be worried about when it comes creating a new walled space in the house? Code issues, etc - I know nothing.
Thanks!
