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Finished the wall and ceiling prep in the office today. I had to stop myself a bit when I was spending time touching up the wall above the door ... In the closet... Facing out towards the room ...

Unfortunately this room is made of doors and windows. Which will be a pain, since I only have two saw horses.

Hoping to finish wood filler, caulking, sanding and deglossing the trim, and then ceiling and new light fixture this weekend. Bonus points if I can get the casings and some doors done.

I'm going to have to choose light switches and door knobs soon, since this will be the first room with a non dimmer and an interior door. Going to most likely go with brushed nickel hardware and decorator paddle switches.
 
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Wayfair is kind of amazing. I have a set of patio furniture that is getting worn out so I searched for a 4 seat patio set and they have 5700 of them ranging from $89 to $14,000.
 
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BrutulTM said:
Wayfair is kind of amazing. I have a set of patio furniture that is getting worn out so I searched for a 4 seat patio set and they have 5700 of them ranging from $89 to $14,000.
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Pretty sure that is where we purchased our new TV cabinet. It's still going strong.
 
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Met up with an old co-worker I hadn't seen in a while and he told me about how a small water leak caused $250k damage to his home while he was vacationing. Sounded to me like the line to his toilet sprung a leak and dumped water for 18 days before anyone shut it off. He has since installed these sensors all over his "new" house. I'm thinking of doing the same.

Govee Life Leak Dectectors

I figure between toilets, sinks and cloths washer I'll need 11 sensors. Also some version of this.

Remote controller water line shut off.

Seems pretty inexpensive overall, probably less than $300.

Anybody here done something similar and have any recommendations?
 
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lurkingdirk said:
I'm going to go ahead and suggest that the $89 one isn't going to age well...
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I don't care if it crumbles into dust with the first stiff breeze, it's still kind of amazing to think that I could get something that looks like a 4 chair patio set delivered to my house for $89.
 
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Yes.

The stuff from Wayfair and even Ikea aren't that bad and I considered using them as a temporary solution, but a lot of their stuff seems to have balance issues and needs to be bolted to the walls which I’m not going to do.

I was looking for more of a “real wood” solution or close as possible opposed to all the particle board, mdf, ect stuff. Found a few ”amish” shops and some speciality stores that offer what I’m looking for and of course the price is premium. I might actually hold off and get a carpenter to do a built-in library depending on quote and just get the entire room redone.

Some of the sites I ended up saving for reference:

Gothic Cabin (no glass)

Vermont Furniture Designs

Crafters and Weavers
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Gotcha. What you linked is nice and IS nicer than Wayfair.
 
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Anybody here done something similar and have any recommendations?
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Seems like it'd be easier just to manually shut off the interior water when you go on vacation, if you're worried. Leaks are as likely to occur in walls or somewhere you haven't instrumented as anywhere else.
 
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Met up with an old co-worker I hadn't seen in a while and he told me about how a small water leak caused $250k damage to his home while he was vacationing. Sounded to me like the line to his toilet sprung a leak and dumped water for 18 days before anyone shut it off. He has since installed these sensors all over his "new" house. I'm thinking of doing the same.

Govee Life Leak Dectectors

I figure between toilets, sinks and cloths washer I'll need 11 sensors. Also some version of this.

Remote controller water line shut off.

Seems pretty inexpensive overall, probably less than $300.

Anybody here done something similar and have any recommendations?
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I have the older version of the govee ones - they send some tone to the base station, so, you're limited in how far away you can place each and still get it picked up audibly - you still get the alarm if not in range, just no notification. It's pretty decent though - I have one in my guest bathroom on the second floor, one under the kitchen sink, and another in my mudroom, which are all different corners of about a 2000 sq foot house.

I think the system could only handle maybe a maximum of 10 as well. They were a pain to set up, but have worked flawlessly once up and running. I've had them for 2 years and haven't needed to change a battery on a single one yet. You'll need to put the sensor in a place it'll reliably have water pooling in case of a leak, so, it's difficult to absolutely cover everything - I picked the places I was most concerned about.

For what you're looking to do, you might want to consider a Moen Flo or Flume 2. Both of those you put at the main water inlet to the house and they track usage and flag leaks based on pattern recognition. The Moen also functions as a disconnect. Some insurance companies will give you a break if you install one. If you have hard water I'd probably go with the Flume - the Flo's have a bunch of bad reviews for having their impeller seize up.

Edit: Forgot to add, the Govee app is a disjointed mess. The Chinese have this weird obsession with having a single app that does everything. So, it works with the entire range of products they produce. I bought some Govee Christmas lights last year and had to set them up in the app. I was a little confused when I noticed the app already on my phone, but then saw the leak detectors. So, now I can control these Christmas lights and those leak detectors all in the same place. The good news is, outside of the initial setup, you never have to use the app again for the sensors.
 
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Arghh. So finished drywall repair and sanding I thought. Stupid screw pop would not stay filled on ceiling. Kept thinking it was enough, but turned out they didn't hit the strapping with the screw, so the drywall was flexing. Finally saw the slight flex in the light and put in a few more screws. How to ruin a head start on a painting weekend.
 
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+1 for wayfair though started out incredibly skeptical and had to be talked into it. imo better than ikea for sure, though their fake leather is the cheapest kind imaginable. I spent months looking for barstools and ended up getting two pair of similar style that I really like and are solid built. Ended up going back for a bookcase and it's solid as well. Shipping was fast. Completely turned me around on them. It's laminates and chipboard so your kids likely wont inherit it but good all the same.
 
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Kobayashi said:
I have the older version of the govee ones - they send some tone to the base station, so, you're limited in how far away you can place each and still get it picked up audibly - you still get the alarm if not in range, just no notification. It's pretty decent though - I have one in my guest bathroom on the second floor, one under the kitchen sink, and another in my mudroom, which are all different corners of about a 2000 sq foot house.

I think the system could only handle maybe a maximum of 10 as well. They were a pain to set up, but have worked flawlessly once up and running. I've had them for 2 years and haven't needed to change a battery on a single one yet. You'll need to put the sensor in a place it'll reliably have water pooling in case of a leak, so, it's difficult to absolutely cover everything - I picked the places I was most concerned about.

For what you're looking to do, you might want to consider a Moen Flo or Flume 2. Both of those you put at the main water inlet to the house and they track usage and flag leaks based on pattern recognition. The Moen also functions as a disconnect. Some insurance companies will give you a break if you install one. If you have hard water I'd probably go with the Flume - the Flo's have a bunch of bad reviews for having their impeller seize up.

Edit: Forgot to add, the Govee app is a disjointed mess. The Chinese have this weird obsession with having a single app that does everything. So, it works with the entire range of products they produce. I bought some Govee Christmas lights last year and had to set them up in the app. I was a little confused when I noticed the app already on my phone, but then saw the leak detectors. So, now I can control these Christmas lights and those leak detectors all in the same place. The good news is, outside of the initial setup, you never have to use the app again for the sensors.
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Met up with an old co-worker I hadn't seen in a while and he told me about how a small water leak caused $250k damage to his home while he was vacationing. Sounded to me like the line to his toilet sprung a leak and dumped water for 18 days before anyone shut it off. He has since installed these sensors all over his "new" house. I'm thinking of doing the same.

Govee Life Leak Dectectors

I figure between toilets, sinks and cloths washer I'll need 11 sensors. Also some version of this.

Remote controller water line shut off.

Seems pretty inexpensive overall, probably less than $300.

Anybody here done something similar and have any recommendations?
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FWIW I bought 3 of these, 1 for the hot water heater, one under my kitchen sink, and one in my pump tank / water softener out building. They warn of leaks AND freezing temps. Also have their smart smoke/CO/air quality detectors

www.kidde.com

Water Leak + Freeze Detector | Kidde

Timing is everything when it comes to limiting water damage or frozen pipes. The Water Leak + Freeze Detector alerts you to water leaks or temperatures approaching freezing.
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