This weblog began in September 1996. 27 years on, the time has come to make a change.

Virtually 3 a long time after I started my dwelling automation journey, I’ve discovered my good dwelling nirvana. It was a protracted and winding highway, and it’s been full of nice experiences, not least the numerous friendships made alongside the way in which.

Common readers may have observed a discount within the quantity of posts although, particularly since we completed our Automated Residence 2.0 self-build challenge in 2020. My spare time has largely been taken up on one other challenge (on electrical autos) over the previous couple of years and It could be an important disgrace to let Automated Residence fizzle out. So I’m delighted to say that I’ve reached an settlement to see the weblog proceed.

Please welcome the brand new proprietor Marty, as he takes over the positioning. The following submit will probably be from him, laying out his plans for the longer term.

Thanks to everybody that helped me with Automated Residence through the years, and particularly to all of the readers, your loyalty and assist at all times meant an important deal to me.

Signing off

Mark