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I Bought A Neglected House!
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In this video I clear some more vegetation, add more insulation, show some local wildlife, and take you on a tour of the servers.
I'm curious how many people are interested in the electronics portion of the project.
I'm curious how many people are interested in the electronics portion of the project.
I haven’t watched this weeks video yet but the electronics parts are generally not my favorites. It’s just a little over my head. That being said, I do enjoy some of it (like hearing how the server was the computer that co tripled the cotton bowl scoreboard at one point (or something like that).
Thanks for the feedback! I definitely wouldn't do full on tutorials, most of that is covered by other YouTube channels. I was thinking about the occasional bit where a problem was stupid hard to solve, or how the home automation stuff can improve your daily life.
I enjoy both aspects. But I've been meaning to ask you. What are those yellow stick things in your yard? Having recently cleared a lot of vegetation here, I can tell you things grow back very quickly when its wet and hot. What we have done with areas we are not planting right now (but will be in the future) is to cover them in sheeting etc and then just deal with them in the spring. Otherwise the weeds come us soooo quick!
The yellow sticks are just reflectors so you can see where the edge is. I started buying them when I almost fell in the creek while talking to someone, while talking I took a step back right onto the edge of the concrete. Now that I park in the garage daily it is nice to see where the edge is.
Covering the ground is a good idea, do you think it'll keep the ivy away?
Covering the ground is a good idea, do you think it'll keep the ivy away?
Got to help. That’s one of the things we are trying to control. One side of the house was covered in it when we moved in. It was making its way into the loft. Maybe some solar lights for the yard might be a good idea?
I would think ivy might be hard to kill if you haven't gotten the roots out. I wonder if you ran a tiller through there to churn up the ground might help?
Interesting that you have a pair of red foxes there. Wonder where they are staying? Better keep an eye on your cat otherwise it may be dinner for them.
I haven't finished the video yet, so haven't gotten to the electronics. But did you cut out/down the stumps? I was thinking it would be cool to cut them down some enough to sit on.
Interesting that you have a pair of red foxes there. Wonder where they are staying? Better keep an eye on your cat otherwise it may be dinner for them.
I haven't finished the video yet, so haven't gotten to the electronics. But did you cut out/down the stumps? I was thinking it would be cool to cut them down some enough to sit on.
I'm absolutely interested in the electronics and I think you could really get some YT hits sharing your knowledge on that, there's so many new homeowners and more coming for many years. It boggles my mind seeing all of those use-cases in your controller menu (excuse my uneducated verbiage).
As a matter of fact, there's a huge YT computer tech guy who just bought a house and was asking for ideas: search YT for '5SkJdPp35pM', I didn't want to embed that on this site.
There will be many... widgets, I'll call them, that you have that he hasn't even imagined. And if you were to get a few mentions from LTT, it could create a YT business for yourself. Just a thought.
The foxes were cool, too.
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I like the electronics too and would love to run my home through one.
that part about your room being warmer than the others and how you resolved that is very interesting but over my head.
that part about your room being warmer than the others and how you resolved that is very interesting but over my head.
The cat is indoor only, he is actually very good about not trying to sneak out.
Cutting down the stumps with that chainsaw would be an exercise in frustration...
I's love to do some colab work with LTT(been watching for years) but I suspect anything I could do Anthony could do faster and better. I'm still very much doing lots of trial and error when getting many things to work together.
Most modern HVAC systems have a ducts feeding each room, and one big vent somewhere feeding the system. My house has individual return ducts in addition to the feeder ducts. By closing off the ducts feeding the cooler rooms I am able to use the furnace fan to most air from the colder rooms to the warmer ones. Home Assistant just automates that for me, based on the temperature in my bedroom.
Yep, still holding out. I think the next video will be mostly me running around finishing up projects I'm mostly done with.
Would love to talk about grabber you use to get the movies and all that. What software do you use to grab torrents?
Do you have a mesh system? I am in need of getting one and am thinking of this:
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Do you have a mesh system? I am in need of getting one and am thinking of this:
TP-Link Deco WiFi 6 Mesh WiFi System(Deco X20) - Covers up to 4000 Sq.Ft, Replaces Wireless Internet Routers and Extenders, 2-Pack
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I have a Ubiquiti router, switches, and wired AP's(wifi access points). I've lived with mesh systems before and highly recommend going with wired AP's if you can. Everything else being equal, wired AP's will get you higher speeds and better stability.
I use Radarr and Sonarr to find movies and TV shows, and Transmission to do the actual downloading. All of this software is cross-platform and there are LOTS of tutorials on how to use them. That software was designed around people using Plex for their media server, but I use iTunes so I added on to my workflow. I have Tdarr monitor the Radarr and Sonarr download folders, it grabs the files and uses Handbrake to convert them to iTunes compatible H.265 m4v's and saves them in a new folder, everything is fully automated up to that point. I then use MetaMovie or MetaTV (found on the Mac App store) to tag the files properly and add artwork. I then manually import them to iTunes.
If you have a single Mac running as your media server you could easily do all that from it and not need a whole server stack. The only paid software is the Meta* apps.
I use Radarr and Sonarr to find movies and TV shows, and Transmission to do the actual downloading. All of this software is cross-platform and there are LOTS of tutorials on how to use them. That software was designed around people using Plex for their media server, but I use iTunes so I added on to my workflow. I have Tdarr monitor the Radarr and Sonarr download folders, it grabs the files and uses Handbrake to convert them to iTunes compatible H.265 m4v's and saves them in a new folder, everything is fully automated up to that point. I then use MetaMovie or MetaTV (found on the Mac App store) to tag the files properly and add artwork. I then manually import them to iTunes.
If you have a single Mac running as your media server you could easily do all that from it and not need a whole server stack. The only paid software is the Meta* apps.
Yeah, hardwire is the way to go, but I have a Tesla and my phones/firesticks do not have that, so I have to have some wireless.
Thanks for the info and I do only have 1 mac mini, so will try that.
Thanks for the info and I do only have 1 mac mini, so will try that.
Since you asked about the tech part of things & I answered before, just wanted to say that I enjoyed the last video where you talked about the temperature sensors, etc. A lot of it was still well beyond my experience level, but it was interesting to see what you can do with a few $ and a little bit of time. I have a nest thermostat that I bought several years ago because I loved the simplicity (and before Google bought them) but it's interesting to see what you were able to put together, especially the remote sensors that manage the thermostat.
Thanks man! This last week I started on the next step of automation. I built a couple more small computers to detect the washer and dryer vibrating, and I'm now collecting that data. The next step is to figure out how to notify people when they are done with their cycle.
Interesting video. Crazy that you found an entire statue/wall underneath all of the brush (maybe you already knew it was there, but still crazy). Also, good to find out what those big metal pieces were (the trampoline). Originally before you started cutting brush, I thought that was a metal barrier that was installed to prevent cars from backing into the fence.
The washer/dryer stuff is pretty interesting. I will like to see how that turns out. It would be great to get a notification when it's done. I may have to try to incorporate that into my house if it ends up working out for you.
The washer/dryer stuff is pretty interesting. I will like to see how that turns out. It would be great to get a notification when it's done. I may have to try to incorporate that into my house if it ends up working out for you.
Nice! yeah, I wish I could figure out sensors and such....I haven't watched the latest video yet, that's for tomorrow during work
What were you initially using to cut the overgrowth? That thing is powerful.
It's funny, it's like you keep discovering more and more property. Amazing how much overgrowth there was.
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I bought this Makita kit, I'm thinking of doing a little review of it in the next video.
When it comes time to replace the fence on the rear property line, and behind the garage, I'll get quite the visual gain in property because of how far the current fence is on my side. But man, it is a gonna SUCK removing the current chicken wire fence.