Hacker News with Generative AI: Home Improvement

Mission Accomplished? Heat pump adoption has a long way to go (heatpumped.org)
A few weeks ago, my feed exploded in celebration – not only have heat pumps maintained their sales lead over gas furnaces, but the gap has continued to grow year-on-year.

Energy Efficiency, Climate Change, Technology, Home Improvement

22 points by ssuds 12 days ago | 77 comments

Why Northern England is poor (tomforth.co.uk)
Buying an old and neglected house in Leeds and working on its renovation for two years has increased and broadened my podcast listening. A series that has provided the soundtrack to stripping the stairs and priming the window frames has been Conversations with Tyler.

Northern England, Poverty, Real Estate, Home Improvement, Podcasts

166 points by paulpauper 27 days ago | 156 comments

Ask HN: What are the best programmable holiday lights? (ycombinator.com)
I am replacing some old outdoor lights and I want to get LED lights that I can program? Any suggestions on the best ones? Ideally replaceable/extendable light strings with some kind of programmable controller that has usb/wifi. If it has an app my family can use that’s a plus.

Home Improvement, Smart Home, Technology, Christmas Lights

251 points by sh1mmer 77 days ago | 115 comments

Show HN: I built a(nother) house optimized for LAN parties (lanparty.house)
We are Kenton Varda and Jade Wang. We've been married since 2014. This is our house, where we live with our two kids, in Austin, Texas.

Home Improvement, LAN Parties, Gaming

1117 points by kentonv 97 days ago | 381 comments

Super-sized doggy door helps North Vancouver family coexist with local bear (globalnews.ca)
Most people are familiar with the concept of a doggy door, but how many have had the idea to super-size the concept?

Animals, Wildlife, Design, Home Improvement

6 points by speckx 111 days ago | 0 comments

Building a Tiny Office Pod Under My Stairs [video] (youtube.com)

Home Improvement, DIY, Small Spaces

6 points by skadamat 119 days ago | 0 comments

Fireball.xyz – the best place to learn about smoke detectors (fireball.xyz)

Fire Safety, Home Improvement, Technology, Safety

7 points by kirillzubovsky 125 days ago | 0 comments

Trying Out a Far Infrared Heated Poster (bentasker.co.uk)
Back in March, I wrote a little about the heater in our living room and how I'd probably replace it before the next winter.

Home Improvement, Reviews, Technology

71 points by speckx 133 days ago | 60 comments

I added a ratgdo to my garage door, and I don't know why I waited so long (arstechnica.com)
I added a ratgdo to my garage door, and I don’t know why I waited so long

Home Improvement, DIY Projects, Technology

26 points by OptionOfT 170 days ago | 2 comments

Air Con: $1697 for an on/off switch (hopefullyuseful.com)

Air Conditioning, Home Improvement, Technology, Cost

2001 points by ranebo 177 days ago | 478 comments

Bamboo Can Invade Your House (core77.com)

Bamboo, Invasive Species, Construction, Home Improvement

38 points by surprisetalk 190 days ago | 7 comments

Viral Home Inspector Goes to War with Humiliated Builders (gizmodo.com)