▲ 8 r/Home_improvement+1 crossposts

Siding Cost in Austin?

I’m helping a senior widow get estimates for new siding. And wanted to know if her first estimate is close to accurate. It seems high.

Basic Single story 1200sqft house
Hardie
Front elevation is 90% brick.
Replacing trim and fascia
And replacing a couple rotted entry way beams

$35k

Edit: also includes painting.

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u/freeformed70 — 11 days ago

Mods/Creations on PS5?

We play on PS5. Multiple people use the console. I installed watchtower on my acct this afternoon. I’m much further along in story and level (NG+, L101) then my wife. She now has watchtower in her game. It is getting ambushed by watchtower fleet. It’s frustrating her.

Is there any way to disable watchtower just for her?

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u/freeformed70 — 1 month ago
▲ 4 r/KitchenAppliances+1 crossposts

KitchenAid range hood (KVWB400DSS) LEDs dimmed.

This is the second time this has happened in two years. I fixed the first time with a new transformer. And I assume it’s the same issue. Does anyone know a way to fix permanently? Or is there some type of recall?

u/freeformed70 — 2 months ago

Selling my F150. What car should I get?

Selling my 11yo F150. I’m looking at:

Rivian R1s/R2
Lexus GX550 (likely out of my budget)
Land Cruiser
Kia Telluride

I’m obviously into the boxy SUVs. I’d like all the bells and whistles, and creature comforts. Plan keeping this for 10+ years as well. New or low mile used. Open to EV, hybrid, or efficient ICE.

I’m 6’4” so need a larger cockpit. And love the roominess of the F150.

Am I forgetting about any similar vehicles? Or opinions on staying away from any if the above?

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u/freeformed70 — 2 months ago

Antique Mortise Lock Replacement?

Does anyone know where I may be able to find a replacement for this antique/vintage mortise lock mechanism for my cabinet?

u/freeformed70 — 2 months ago

Adding Govee bulb to ST. Getting error.

I’m trying to add several Govee bulbs to SmartThings. I tried adding directly via SmartThings. And kept getting the same error. Was able to successfully add the bulb into the Govee app. But I need it in SmartThings for automations.

Is it normal for matter devices to be added to your iCloud account? If I opt out of adding to iCloud account, it stopped pairing. If I add to iCloud account it eventually errors out.

Last screenshot shows successfully added into Govee.

Am I able to add Govee into a SmartThings environment? Similar to Phillips Hue devices?

Obviously, I would like to bypass the Govee app and pair directly via SmartThings.

Any suggestions? I’ve tried about 15 times. All the same error.

u/freeformed70 — 3 months ago
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Hue Play 8K nightlight?

I had an original several years ago, had to get rid of it with a new TV. Recently got the 8K.

For some reason I when I wake up the Play is on at ~10% every morning. It’s off when I go to bed. There are no automations running. Is this some standard feature? I can’t anything in the app to alter. Help?

Note: I also have a SmartThings but the Play isn’t associated with any automations there either.

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u/freeformed70 — 3 months ago