[pengwing]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing your experiences. Did you do extra-preparation on the extra room that is now available to you? E.g. foaming walls or door to have the same level of sound separation?

Which direction of sound separation is more important to you, incoming sound (not being disturbed) or outgoing sound (not disturbing sleeping people with your work)?

[jefftk]

I am not particularly noise sensitive, so the amount of sound separation you get just by being in a separate room is usually enough for me.

The shed has excellent noise separation, however, which occasionally has been useful in letting friends work there for a while.

[pengwing]

How do you handle something highly noise sensitive like baby crying in another room while being on a Zoom call?

[jefftk]

I have a headset mic which does a very good job of picking up just me: https://www.jefftk.com/p/wired-headsets-for-video-calls

As long as my door is closed and the kid is not immediately outside it, they're basically inaudible.