Not that long ago, the home office used to be an afterthought: a spare bedroom with a desk, maybe, or a nook tucked in near the kitchen, where a couple times a month someone might sit with a laptop ...

Drywall (minimum of 12.7 mm (½") thick) is required on the ceiling and on both sides of all wall studs that separate a suite from main residence and in the mechanical room. All drywall joints must be ...