I just purchased my first home! Woohoo! The home is 20 years old, so obviously things like home automation weren't taken into consideration when building it. It was however a custom built home and the AC ducting is quite complex (not efficient in my eyes)
I love the concept of home automation...but honestly after reading the forum posts for the past few days I see all kinds of different systems...and I am lost to the point where too much information is bad!
Where do I start? Is there some kind of guide or synopsis somewhere here (or elsewhere) that can give me some kind of overview into what different systems are out there, how things work, and what can and cannot play nicely?
My end result goal is to have a completely automated house at some point, from lights, ac/window blinds, AV, to anything else that may come down the road. of course I am only 24 right now...so that end goal won't need to be reached immediately.
I know I will have a lot of reading ahead of me and I"m certain i'll be asking questions specific to my setup. I have a computer background, and am a 100% DIYer so I'll be doing everything I can from pulling wires to writing code. Hopefully there are fellow DIYer's like myself out there so I'm not too crazy
Thanks!
I love the concept of home automation...but honestly after reading the forum posts for the past few days I see all kinds of different systems...and I am lost to the point where too much information is bad!
Where do I start? Is there some kind of guide or synopsis somewhere here (or elsewhere) that can give me some kind of overview into what different systems are out there, how things work, and what can and cannot play nicely?
My end result goal is to have a completely automated house at some point, from lights, ac/window blinds, AV, to anything else that may come down the road. of course I am only 24 right now...so that end goal won't need to be reached immediately.
I know I will have a lot of reading ahead of me and I"m certain i'll be asking questions specific to my setup. I have a computer background, and am a 100% DIYer so I'll be doing everything I can from pulling wires to writing code. Hopefully there are fellow DIYer's like myself out there so I'm not too crazy

Thanks!