yep, that happens even within Florida. You go to the central/north part of the state, away from the coast, and tell someone you want impact windows and/or doors and they'll look at you like you have three heads.Originally Posted by HeavyDuty
yep, that happens even within Florida. You go to the central/north part of the state, away from the coast, and tell someone you want impact windows and/or doors and they'll look at you like you have three heads.
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a small item that is sometimes overlooked when building or remodeling is, before the sheetrock/drywall is up blocking around the windows for future window treatments may save aggravation down the road.
Don’t know what the supply chain is like where you are, but we just ordered a new garage door through a local installer and were quoted 12-18 weeks for delivery.
This was seven or so years ago, and it was that long then because of the finish, window pattern and wind rating.
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Ordered the new Google Nest Doorbell, two of the new cameras, and the Nest learning thermostat with two remote sensors. Nest Wifi is what we're gonna run when we get internet hooked up. I'll probably grab some cheaper cameras for oddball locations, and then supplement with a few more Google cameras once we're moved in. The Nest Floodlight with camera seems appealing, but I need to see what a good LED floodlight would be first before I go and presumably limit myself with the camera attached.
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When it comes to house automation/smart switches - what is a good way to go? I am reading up on Z-Wave vs Zigbee vs WiFi but still haven't decided which is a clear winner.
My use case is to have smart light switches and a few cameras/motion sensors.
We use Leviton Smart wi-fi. Although this is a fairly recent development, and I hadn’t done any myself when I was wiring our homes (which was just a few years ago). Our electrician knows more about it than I do, but at any rate we haven’t had any issues or complaints.
I got on SmartThings a couple of years ago so Amy now pretty well “stuck” for the time being. There is some drama as Samsung bought SmartThings, and is now stopping support, or selling it to someone else… I’m square I have ll of that wrong. Lots of drama on the SmartThings owners page on FB, but my stuff continues to work relatively well. There’s a hiccup from time to time, but generally everything works as it’s supposed to.
I use ours to do things like automate when the patio and tiki and pool lights go on and off, turn off the kids’ bathroom light after they’ve been out of there for X minutes, turn off the kids’ bedroom lights when it’s bedtime, turn off the fan after 15 minutes that the older one keeps turning on…. I guess I use them to regulate the kids a lot haha. We also have it integrated with our Alexa so we can ask her to turn on/off individual lights. There’s supposed to be a way to have her act on groups of lights (“Alexa, turn on the patio group” or something like that) but I have t figured that out yet.
If I was starting over today, I *might* be inclined to just to with Alexa compatible devices that are WiFi based and don’t require a hub (smartthings requires a hub. We actually have two.). But I also don’t know the “cons” of that setup.
One other thing I like about SmartThings, and again maybe other systems do the same, is that I can control a whole group of things, from different manufacturers, but all z-wave, to do something like lick all the doors and turn off all the lights at 10pm sun-thurs nights, which is kinda nice.
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We got the first one in and got it assembled pretty easily and it fit really well so we now have #2 on the way. Pretty stoked about the idea of two, full-size, sofas that both the wife and can lay on once the weather turns (provided we stay home on weekends often enough to do so…)
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Xfinity installed Saturday, Nest Doorbell Battery installed, but not wired yet. Two Google Nest Cameras, battery, also set up, but not mounted yet. Doorbell zones set, alerts set, etc. Google Nest Wifi three pack set up as well, with a guest network for the lady doing our wallpaper removal because my wife and I are working ~60 hours a week at our jobs, with other work as well. All in all, save for the thermostat not being charged, it was painless. Thermostat was set up as well, just not to our Google Home app, yet.
Also built my Uplift desk for my office and calibrated that. Super simple.
Amish oak stuff delivered on Monday, just after the carpet was installed. Master bedroom almost done.
Formal living room, soon to be the puppy crate room, is all painted, just awaiting flooring. Need to get a quote for the fancy vinyl plank flooring before determining how our time is best spent.
Living room wallpaper is down, walls to be painted this week. Furniture might be this week, not 100%. Won't be making a stink or asking about delivery until we're ready for it. TV size will be a question, our 55" is likely to land in my office with a 75" for the living room.
Dining room table is here, but it's an old one from my wife's great great grandfather. He saved the tabletop in the Johnstown Flood and it's been passed around for years. I still want something that's a little different, but we can worry later.
Eat in kitchen table will be January we suspect, but we will ask once we move in. We've got options there.
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