The Official Homeowners Thread

[levitate]

Damn, b. No pics? No price? No specs? No location?

Congrats tho!

Got that HIV.


4 bed, 3 bath. 2-car garage.

Finished basement...LAWD...


About to get a cordless electric lawnmower this evening or tomorrow to cut the grass this weekend.

 

[levitate]

Finished cutting the grass yesterday.

Copped the electric/cordless mower.

Stood back when I finished and looked at the grass like...

 

[intruder]

Brehs in Georgia (THo, other electrical companies in other states may be doing this too)

If you have ever been interested in NEST smart thermostat for your home and have Georgia Power for your electricity service check your email ASAP. Their Georgia Power marketplace has them on sale + an instant rebate which brings the whole thing down from $250 to $179 and then to $104.

The other model also down from $179 to $139 to just $69. Just make sure to click APPLY REBATE at checkout to bring it down from $179 to $104 or $139 to $69.

Georgia Power Marketplace

 

[intruder]

BTW any of you brehs and brehettes doing home-automation stuff?

I've been replacing some of the light switches and dimmers at my place and after 6+ months i'm loving it. There are various models out there selling for anywhere between $36 to $55 a pop.

However the one i went with is the EUFY model which works great, allows you to set schedules for when the lights turn on and off (all through a phone app) is easy to install and doesnt require a hub. A lot of models require you to buy a hub to control them which is another $80. With Eufy you only buy the switch use the app, period.

Spoiler: Amazon link

@Rawtid

And here's the kicker, clones. Them shyts are on sale right now on Amazon for $19.99 a pop.

Thought i'd share this. I already have 3 installed in my house but honestly i only used them to replace the switches that control the outside flood-lights and front door and back porch. I travel a lot so i need to have a way to set the lights to come on and go off when i'm away.

Gonna order some more and install them at my mom's place for her.

 

[Mr. Glass]

I can post in this thread now.

Escrow closed last week, remodel starts next week, I'm making my parents proud.

 

[newarkhiphop]

BTW any of you brehs and brehettes doing home-automation stuff?

I've been replacing some of the light switches and dimmers at my place and after 6+ months i'm loving it. There are various models out there selling for anywhere between $36 to $55 a pop.

However the one i went with is the EUFY model which works great, allows you to set schedules for when the lights turn on and off (all through a phone app) is easy to install and doesnt require a hub. A lot of models require you to buy a hub to control them which is another $80. With Eufy you only buy the switch use the app, period.

Spoiler: Amazon link

@Rawtid

And here's the kicker, clones. Them shyts are on sale right now on Amazon for $19.99 a pop.

Thought i'd share this. I already have 3 installed in my house but honestly i only used them to replace the switches that control the outside flood-lights and front door and back porch. I travel a lot so i need to have a way to set the lights to come on and go off when i'm away.

Gonna order some more and install them at my mom's place for her.

thermostat / lights automated through Google Home

 

[newarkhiphop]

Finished cutting the grass yesterday.

Copped the electric/cordless mower.

Stood back when I finished and looked at the grass like...

recently started switching over to all electric machines snow thrower mower chain saw

 

[levitate]

recently started switching over to all electric machines snow thrower mower chain saw

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Lining up a new gig this month. Gonna spend January working on a refi on my current property, cleaning up my credit again (I got sloppy during these past four months of not working ), consolidating my student loans, putting all my old 401k’s into my investment account...hoping that by next summer, I can line up everything to purchase my grandma’s house from my mom.

 

[hashmander]

BTW any of you brehs and brehettes doing home-automation stuff?

I've been replacing some of the light switches and dimmers at my place and after 6+ months i'm loving it. There are various models out there selling for anywhere between $36 to $55 a pop.

However the one i went with is the EUFY model which works great, allows you to set schedules for when the lights turn on and off (all through a phone app) is easy to install and doesnt require a hub. A lot of models require you to buy a hub to control them which is another $80. With Eufy you only buy the switch use the app, period.

Spoiler: Amazon link

@Rawtid

And here's the kicker, clones. Them shyts are on sale right now on Amazon for $19.99 a pop.

Thought i'd share this. I already have 3 installed in my house but honestly i only used them to replace the switches that control the outside flood-lights and front door and back porch. I travel a lot so i need to have a way to set the lights to come on and go off when i'm away.

Gonna order some more and install them at my mom's place for her.

i haven't done any home automation because i'm not really into it like that ... yet. the situation you described about traveling a lot is the same as mine, but for controlling those lights i just have dusk to dawn bulbs on my front porch and and back patio. my flood lights are motion activated. and my best security protection is my 8mp 4k security cameras and i can watch my house in ultra hd from my phone.

 

[hashmander]

recently started switching over to all electric machines snow thrower mower chain saw

which brand? i have kobalt 80v. i've had the 80v mower for a couple years now and the other day lowe's had the mowers on clearance so i bought a self-propelled one for $250 and gave my cousin the old one. i love the chainsaw.

 

[newarkhiphop]

which brand? i have kobalt 80v. i've had the 80v mower for a couple years now and the other day lowe's had the mowers on clearance so i bought a self-propelled one for $250 and gave my cousin the old one. i love the chainsaw.

greenworks 40v with two batteries (it can hold two at once)

I also have the snow thrower and the pole saw

the mower will be the 1st one I actually put to the test as I hate cutting grass and let that shyt get way to long

my black and decker leaf blower recently gave out so looking to pick up a new one of those

 

[hashmander]

greenworks 40v with two batteries (it can hold two at once)

I also have the snow thrower and the pole saw

the mower will be the 1st one I actually put to the test as I hate cutting grass and let that shyt get way to long

my black and decker leaf blower recently gave out so looking to pick up a new one of those

oh ok. greenworks makes the kobalt ones for lowe's.

 

[lightskin jermaine]

We should be closing on our home in a few weeks and our realtor(family friend) has done very little since we signed the contract

I speak to the builder and sales consultant weekly and she'll text me or call me days later telling me everything they already told me earlier that week. I want to ask for some of that money back at closing tbh.

 

[Mr. Glass]

Closed on 11/20, Redfin already says my house is worth 34K more than what I paid for it.

Now, I know there isn't any legit indication of this value being real.

But, shyt, it feels good to look at.