Setting up Work from home space for a new business or career may well be quite difficult, especially where your home is a busy one shared by lots of family members. But, if you have an older property it might well be blessed with a basement accommodation that is not presently in use|being used|occupied[/spin]. This space may easily be put into use in order to provide all the space you could dream of to work from home efficiently.
Although there are, some potential issues to take into consideration. Damp is often a problem with accommodation below ground and this can present a health hazard if you plan to work from home for long periods of time. The solution to moisture can be expensive and normally tanking the walls.
A lack of daylight may well also cause problems. Although not a health hazard it may feelcan be quite discouraging to have to perform in an environment lit only by artificial light and lacking views from a window. Indeed a shortage of natural light can often be useful, especially if your work from home involves Online jobs or other computer based activities. You should take into account your own reaction to this in advance of investing in adapting the cellar, try working a couple of days in a room with curtains drawn to see how you adapt.
A final issue is ventilation. Your cellar will not be difficult to heat and will probably not become too hot during hot summer months. But it may be more difficult to ventilate as you will not be able simply to throw open a window. Be aware that having a continual flow of fresh air is vital to your effectiveness, trying to work in stale air is debilitating and will spoil your work from home enjoyment. Be sure you can bring fresh air in. If need be think about fitting 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.
