Unlike an office where you have a conditioned desk to carry out your work on the computer efficiently and keep your concentration, working from home can be a real challenge if you do not have an appropriate place to carry out your tasks on the laptop or PC, in addition to the distractions that can disturb the process.
That is why it is necessary to choose a space at home where you can install a desk that you can use as a workstation, with features tailored to your requirements so you can work comfortably and have organized in one place all the material you need to carry out your workday. If you have the necessary skills and tools, you can have the possibility to make your own desk with the help of the plans we offer in this post.
Factors to consider when building a desk
When building a desk, you need to keep the following criteria in mind:
Size
Usually, the desks available in most of the stores presents a size of 60 inches. You can take this size into account or make the structure of the desk larger depending on the woodworking plan you choose for its construction. It is worth noting that a large, mid-size desk can cost an estimated $400.
Cost
Building a desk on your own can save you a considerable amount of money. You should look for materials that are inexpensive but are of sufficient quality to make a desk that looks good, is sturdy enough, and performs its function effectively.
Difficulty
When building the desk, you may be able to choose to build it out of a single sheet of plywood for less than $100, although this would require special tools and mastery of certain carpentry techniques. This is why when choosing the desk plans you should make sure that it is a project where you have the necessary tools and you feel capable of achieving a result that can replicate what is shown in the plans.
Ergonomics
Few people do not understand the difference between a custom computer desk and a standard desk. That’s why during the process of building the desk you should keep in mind that it should be just the right size for your body so that you feel comfortable using it and don’t feel fatigued after several hours of sitting.
Once you have taken these factors into account, it’s time to get down to work and start building the desk with the free woodworking plans available for download in this post. In these plans, you will find all the information you need to build the desk according to your needs.
Also, each of these plans has images in which you will have views from all angles that will help you better understand the construction process, showing the measurements and cuts that you will have to make to obtain the pieces that will be assembled and will shape the structure.