List of Things I Want to Do to the House
This is my complete list of home improvement ideas. Since it is my house, I want to not only fix it up but also add cool, geeky, futuristic things to it.
Short-Term
Prioritized
- Install garbage disposal
- Wire for Ethernet
- Install pressure-assisted toilets
Whenever
- Trash compactor — ~$1k
- Hang television in bedroom
Long-Term
Prioritized
Whenever
- Office Floor
- Gas line for barbecue
- Solar panels
- Shore up deck
- Insta-hot water heater
- A/C or heat pump
House of the Future
Off-the-Shelf
- Smart fire alarms
- Hallway
- Master bedroom
- Guest bedroom
- Smart lighting
- Office
- Master bedroom
- Master bathroom
- Hallway
- Great Room - North
- Great Room - South
- Kitchen
- Dining area
- Smart door locks
Custom Built
- Smart-phone notification that washer/dryer is done
- Energy-usage monitoring
- iBeacons for location-aware functionality?
Complete
- Smart thermostat
- Paint outside - Completed 11/2015
- Hang television in living room
- New roof - Completed 7/2016