This is the fourth post in my series on smart home technology. You may want to start with the one entitled Smart Home Starting Point. {Disclosure: I’m providing links for these products. If, at the time of publication, the price was the same on Amazon and elsewhere, I linked to Amazon and I may getContinue reading “Smart Home – Doors and Locks”
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Status Report, 29 Jan 2024
Big Picture: Where are we? Poor weather has limited outdoor progress over the past 2 weeks, so I focused on finishing the vestibule door. Corp Update Bad weather has definitely hampered progress outdoors. The week of 15 Jan was bitter cold, and the ground was so frozen that it wasn’t possible to work. The following week, the soilContinue reading “Status Report, 29 Jan 2024”
Status Report, 15 Jan 2024
Big Picture: Where are we? The hardscape project is UNDERWAY! Technically this status report is being written on Tuesday, but that’s OK… Corp Update And….. they’re off! Friday, Jan 12, we started demolition of the concrete for the hardscape. Fred spent the day breaking up concrete, putting it in the truck, and hauling it away. By the end ofContinue reading “Status Report, 15 Jan 2024”
Status Report, 8 Jan 2024
Big Picture: Where are we? Vestibule plaster work is complete, and hardscape work has begun OK, this status report is more than a bit “overdue”, but this should catch everyone up to where we are. It’s been a great holiday season, with time to visit family and friends and really enjoy the fruits of our labor. There’sContinue reading “Status Report, 8 Jan 2024”
Status Report, 13 Nov 2023
Big Picture: Where are we? Progress on concrete permits, and working on vestibule Corp Update Revised plans for hardscape have been submitted to the City of Pgh. We had a bit of back-and-forth, but seem on a path to getting them all finalized in the next 10 days. Working on getting updated bids from a smallContinue reading “Status Report, 13 Nov 2023”
Smart Home – Lighting
This is the third post in my series on smart home technology. You may want to start with the one entitled Smart Home Starting Point. {Disclosure: I’m providing links for these products. If, at the time of publication, the price was the same on Amazon and elsewhere, I linked to Amazon and I may getContinue reading “Smart Home – Lighting”
Whom do I trust? (updated)
{I originally posted this back in Feb 2022. Since then, I’ve found new sources, and some are less valuable over time. It’s worth updating this post to include them. Read on…} In the “old days”, if you had a project at your house, you had to have a friend who knew what he was doingContinue reading “Whom do I trust? (updated)”
Status Report, 29 Oct 2023
Big Picture: Where are we? When one door closes, another one opens. The concrete is still stalled… BUT big news on the doors! it’s been about 6 weeks since I wrote a status report. It isn’t for lack of activity- just not what I’d define as progress. I’ll dive into it below. Corp Update We finallyContinue reading “Status Report, 29 Oct 2023”
Smart Home – HVAC
This is the second post in my series on smart home technology. You may want to start with the one entitled Smart Home Starting Point. {Disclosure: I’m providing links for these products. If, at the time of publication, the price was the same on Amazon and elsewhere, I linked to Amazon and I may getContinue reading “Smart Home – HVAC”
Smart Home – without the headaches
I probably watched too many episodes of The Jetsons as a kid, but I have always loved the idea of home automation. I just thought it would be cool to come into the house and have it automatically make the environment exactly what I liked, without having to run all over the place changing theContinue reading “Smart Home – without the headaches”
