The Home Ownership Thread

[Piobaire]

An art light is essentially a task light. It is a targeted light source for the task of viewing art.

You need ambient light to provide uniform illumination down the hallway. I find it visually pleasant when there is a light source at the ends of the hall, so you're always walking toward a light.

So basically you're following the light?

 

[nootje]

Anybody here has experience with a crestron home system?

Currently looking at a place that has that. Lighting, shades, audio and I think heating all connected to it.

I’m a bit intimidated. And I work in ffin high tech.

Update, currently bidding for this place.

 

[sugarbutch]

Update, currently bidding for this place.

I was at city hall recently, and I noticed that they use Crestron in the hearing rooms.

 

[nootje]

I was at city hall recently, and I noticed that they use Crestron in the hearing rooms.

Well, we bought the house. But the husband is not happy about the price (it was his wife’s, and she accepted the bid), so he’s taking the domotics with him 😂

 

[imatlas]

Can he do that? In the US, if it wasn't specifically excluded it goes with the property.

 

[nootje]

Can he do that? In the US, if it wasn't specifically excluded it goes with the property.

That’s unclear at the moment. Realtors are talking. Legally they accepted our offer, then he made a counteroffer saying I had to pay 50k more or he’d take it with him. I’m fine with him taking it, as long as the house functions. That system was way overbuild anyway.

But it’ll get clear soon enough, I’m not signing anything until that’s clear.

 

[sugarbutch]

Sounds like the husband is SOL if you play hardball

 

[brokencycle]

Seems like something more easily solved by a proper setback.

What's the setback required to prevent unwanted ingress into my house?

So basically you're following the light?

I walk the path of peace and follow a path of light.

 

[nootje]

Sounds like the husband is SOL if you play hardball

Yup. That’s what my realtor said.
But I don’t mind if he pays for a downgrade in order to be able to take all his screens and cameras with him.

The guy put cameras literally everywhere. Think bedrooms & Living included, outside completely covered of course. The same with TVs, every single room has one or two, it’s nuts.

I’m fine as long as I can control the screens, aircon and heating

 

[UnFacconable]

Yup. That’s what my realtor said.
But I don’t mind if he pays for a downgrade in order to be able to take all his screens and cameras with him.

The guy put cameras literally everywhere. Think bedrooms & Living included, outside completely covered of course. The same with TVs, every single room has one or two, it’s nuts.

I’m fine as long as I can control the screens, aircon and heating

Guy sounds like Martin from The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

Hopefully he at least leaves you the fixtures in the fungeon.

 

[jbarwick]

If he takes things, hopefully he repairs everything and doesn't leave you with holes and/or wires hanging everywhere.

 

[Mujib]

Doesn't want to leave any evidence behind. Check the basement now. Cf. Intrusion.

 

[otc]

I know I've complained about this before...but wtf is up with real estate listings that refuse to show the garage?

I just looked at one where the description even talks about the garage and its newly installed storage system as a selling point...and then they don't even have a single photo of the inside. And it is not like they are adverse to including "ugly" photos...they have a photo of the utility room with water heater and electrical panel.

 

[gettoasty]

Sellers sometimes stuff the garage in prep for moving?

 

[cross22]

My guess too. The #1 rule of making a home look nicer is to remove about 80% of the crap from it. So they stuff those in the garage.