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I am hoping to have a fully automated home...eventually.

30+ outlets

16+ light switches

HVAC/thermostat (are these one in the same to turn automated?)

smart power grid

2 refridgerators

1 stove

1 dish washer

1 garbage disposal

3 toilets (if possible to automate)

2 shower (if possible to automate)

plumbing (if possible to automate)

irrigation system

2tvs

ps3

blue ray player

FIOS box

2 smartphones

3 ipads

1 macbook pro

21 windows (security and automated blinds)

5 external doors (locks & security)

1 garage door functionality & security

washer/dryer

2 fireplaces

heated floors not including install

6 fire alarms

1 carbon monoxide alarm

install voice operation

install full house speakers

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I am hoping to have a fully automated home...eventually.

30+ outlets

16+ light switches

HVAC/thermostat (are these one in the same to turn automated?)

smart power grid

2 refridgerators

1 stove

1 dish washer

1 garbage disposal

3 toilets (if possible to automate)

2 shower (if possible to automate)

plumbing (if possible to automate)

irrigation system

2tvs

ps3

blue ray player

FIOS box

2 smartphones

3 ipads

1 macbook pro

21 windows (security and automated blinds)

5 external doors (locks & security)

1 garage door functionality & security

washer/dryer

2 fireplaces

heated floors not including install

6 fire alarms

1 carbon monoxide alarm

install voice operation

install full house speakers

 

That is some list! A question is going to come down to value. An example are the 30+ wall outlets. Why do you need to automate 30+ wall outlets? I had thoughts of doing the same in our home, but I could not come up with a use for the majority of our outlets. So now I have a few indoor and a few outdoor plugin modules instead; and I always have 1 or 2 of them just hanging out in the garage.

 

At the basic level, go over to smarthome.com and start a shoping list for insteon devices. For the ones you can not find check out Z-Wave. Then take a look at the forums here for some of the more complex examples, such as fireplace.

 

I would also drop some of the oddities from your list. Automated garbage disposal and toilets?

$10K + would be my very rough guess.

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