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What's wrong with the outside you cheeky fuck?
TBH I also need to revisit the brief with my OH now I've done some research. It may have been an idle comment.
It is a nice place to be. Just before we let it out and the whole house was empty of furniture and spotless I WFH for a day in it. Had to drag the router down the hall on an extension cable. But it was lovely.
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Outside view was fine, but I couldn't see things like a decent floor, conduit, bench, blinds etc. all in usable condition, which changes the emphasis. My garden shed looks ok outside but I wouldn't want to spend much time in it.
Have you looked at solar reflective paints? Some are bitumen based and can be used on a felt roof where much of the solar gain will occur in summer. Trellis and something like ivy could screen the south facing side (shade with up to 30% IR absorption by the leaves) if you don't want too many industrial colours in your garden.
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I'd go for the shed conversion. I went a slightly different route, buying a shed for the purpose of converting into a cheaper alternative to the garden studio we couldn't afford or accommodate.
Main intended use was as a practice room for my wife's cello, so I put in acoustic plasterboard on walls and ceiling, packed acoustic insulation between the 'studs', laid underlay and carpet and double glazed the perspex windows. Junked the flimsy doors and built a great ugly slab from stud timbers and plyboard. Had an electrician hook it up. All in, probably cost c. £750 on top of the cost of the shed, including a few necessary tools and sundries.
Soundproofing is not bad, but it also seems surprisingly well thermally insulated - cool in summer despite a double glazed south-east facing window and holds on to heat (from an oil radiator) when it's cold outside.
It now pulls three duties as wfh space for me, practice room for my wife and playhouse for junior. I don't actually like working in it because it's a bit too spot on sitting inside a great big metaphor for all my failings in DIY/life, and that's not great for my mental health. But a modicum of competence in the build would get you round that!
Interested to see what you do.
MrE
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Inside looks more promising than the outside.
When I partitioned off the end of my garage as office space, three double sockets seemed enough. In practice there were times when it wasn't. Later I moved the partition further down the garage to give more space - an office / workshop / darkroom depending on what was on the bench and what had been put in a cupboard - and put in two more double sockets. There are times when it still isn't enough.
Perhaps start a thread in 'Current Projects' when you begin?