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Tuesday was a beautiful fall day
Oct. 7th, 2025 08:33 pmAltho it was quite warm. I drove out to the construction site, because we had another meeting with the metal artist folks about the shower enclosure, which is looking awesome, and the railings, which are moving along nicely, and to discuss the overhang above the front door. There was probably something else we discussed, but it is not springing to mind.
I brought the knobs that I bought on Amazon and both E and J liked them. So, yay! Under $30 for 10 knobs and we all think they are quite nice. Can’t argue with that. The Etsy knobs for the vanity — 6, and 10X the total price of the former, arrived after I got back home. They are labradorite and super cool. I always worry that this stuff looks too muddy to be nice, but it really does not. I didn’t think to check hardness before ordering, but it is apparently a 6, which is fine. The last batch I ordered, the Schaub scarlet silk in the round form, should arrive before next Tuesday. It was fun to shop for those knobs, and it’s also enjoyable to have completed the task.
We also discussed the gate briefly. Apparently the gate guy who had something that would do homelink had cobbled together something using raspberry pi, which while clever is 100% not what I am looking for. I dug into the specs on the liftmaster I had suggested — and which no one has said won’t work, at least not yet — and found the weight limit, which is 2800 (4500 with “optional arm” whatever that means). We all agree that if the gate is anywhere near that limit, the gate needs to be reduced in weight.
Later on, I dug into the specs further, and learned that it has integrated battery backup, and can either open when it loses AC power or when the battery is below a certain threshold, which is awesome. The operating temp is pretty wide, but there’s an optional heater if we are worried about it. This thing looks really great, and works with homelink (R.’s criteria) and MyQ (my preference).
I brought the knobs that I bought on Amazon and both E and J liked them. So, yay! Under $30 for 10 knobs and we all think they are quite nice. Can’t argue with that. The Etsy knobs for the vanity — 6, and 10X the total price of the former, arrived after I got back home. They are labradorite and super cool. I always worry that this stuff looks too muddy to be nice, but it really does not. I didn’t think to check hardness before ordering, but it is apparently a 6, which is fine. The last batch I ordered, the Schaub scarlet silk in the round form, should arrive before next Tuesday. It was fun to shop for those knobs, and it’s also enjoyable to have completed the task.
We also discussed the gate briefly. Apparently the gate guy who had something that would do homelink had cobbled together something using raspberry pi, which while clever is 100% not what I am looking for. I dug into the specs on the liftmaster I had suggested — and which no one has said won’t work, at least not yet — and found the weight limit, which is 2800 (4500 with “optional arm” whatever that means). We all agree that if the gate is anywhere near that limit, the gate needs to be reduced in weight.
Later on, I dug into the specs further, and learned that it has integrated battery backup, and can either open when it loses AC power or when the battery is below a certain threshold, which is awesome. The operating temp is pretty wide, but there’s an optional heater if we are worried about it. This thing looks really great, and works with homelink (R.’s criteria) and MyQ (my preference).