I've decided that I want to do a whole house audio and video system. And it will be a DIY installation. That's a little bit outside my comfort level, but fortunately not much. The main difficulties are sourcing the equipment and understanding the various options in the marketplace.

Researching this stuff has actually been a blast. I've learned a lot, and I know there's a lot more to learn before I can say I'm qualified to design and execute this. Fortunately I have a firm grasp on the basics.

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We are actively in the process of changing our floor plans. Architect Jason had drawn up a staircase that runs diagonally (45° angle to the walls), and it has proven to impair some of the changes we wanted to do in the second floor layout. It takes up a fair bit of room. So we have decided to do a straight run of stairs with a right angle bend in it, very plain.

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