Time to Work From Home
YardPod Home Office A better way to Work at Home Many of us in the Bay Area will no longer be welcome at our office or place of work when restrictions eventually lift. [...]
Need a Fire-Resistant Home Office or Shed?
Do you live in a WUI (Wildfire Urban Interface)? We have the answer - a YardPod F-R, Fire-Resistant Home Office or Shed. YardPod F-R is a line of fire-resistant YardPod Home Offices and Sheds for people living in high-risk fire [...]
Dump your Commute – Work from Your YardPod Home Office
Why waste time and money, commuting to work every day! Commute times add up, some people spend years of their life stuck in traffic or on public transportation. Regain that lost time with a YardPod backyard room just a few [...]
How to work from home effectively
Whether you’re an employer or an employee, here are some tips for how to work from home more effectively: Get into the right mindset for work When you work in an office, the environment has lots of cues and associations [...]
Design Idea: 100 square foot tiny house.
What can you do with 100 square feet? by Liz Stinson, Curbed, September 5, 2009 If this house outside Vancouver is any indication, quite a bit. The tiny home perches on a wooded hill overlooking the city and does more [...]
YardPods – To Permit or not to Permit!
The wrong choice can be costly! Buildings in the USA are regulated by local authorities and two forms of permit are required for almost all buildings: “Planning Permits” and “Building Permits.” Planning regulates zoning, size, proximity to boundaries, etc. Building [...]
16 things I’ll never miss about Working in an Office, and 8 Tips for Working from Home
Here's how to prepare if you're dreaming of an office-free existence. by: Laura Belgray, August 12, 2019. Money In my work lifetime, I’ve had what you’d call “dream jobs” at cool companies. I was an ad copywriter at SPY Magazine [...]
New Sheds (and YardPods) help increase the value of homes
From the UK, but equally applicable in the USA: "A new shed was the third most common home improvement made over the last five years, just behind garden landscaping and a Kitchen remodel. Making the right changes to your home [...]
YardPod FAQ’s – The Basics
Q1: What is a YardPod? A: A YardPod is a well-designed, modern, high-quality, insulated stand-alone building of 120 sq.ft. or less, designed for use as a Home Office or Studio. Q2: Are Permits required? A: Most local authorities allow such [...]
How to Add a Home Office to Your Too-Small Home
For many people across the world, work no longer means navigating rush hour traffic or subway crowds to make it to work and spending 9 to 5 there. In the mobile age, more and more companies are relegating offices. [...]