UniFi home network question

I would stick with simple home grade stuff as it is cheap, powerful, readily available, and can be found really cheap this time of year from people upgrading. Just had the orbi 963 system fall into my lap for $100.
Let the home mesh handle NAT and build a small 4 core+ server to handle everything else you want to do.
We only use Ethernet outside the IT closet for for WiFi backhaul(now 2.5g) and even that is barely necessary.
Not sure about wifi7, but some iot things don’t like wifi5(ie first gen echo). The WiFi system is where the money is. If it breaks an iot thingie, build a VLaN or replace the iot thing.
My fav home system by far is deco. It is so versatile. All pods can be satalites, APs, or routers. I manage 3x remote deco networks on a simple app and can spin up WireGuard servers or clients remotely on my phone in one minute. VLAN options are terrible but that’s what you get with home equipment. Oddly enough the only router I’ve ever had to reset(and a lot) was a business model).

Edit: also a 2400 sq ft house should need no more than two APs, especially since you’ll have a third one with wire backhaul in pool house that will help to cover outdoor areas.

The guy is committed to unifi and has already bought most of the hardware.

I went with the 6 pros a few years back. No experience with the Wi-Fi 7 APs but the 6 pros have been rock solid.

I did the in wall APs on the outskirts of my house with a ufo looking AP in the attic and have real good coverage.

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I’m leaning u6 Pros, 3 for house and 1 for pool house. Although, I am also considering mixing in a U6 Mesh if needed.

Normally I would go with the wifi7 APs but have read about a lot of IOT issues with the 2.4 band. I’m just learning so I don’t think I’d be up to fighting those type issues if they popped up.

Thanks in advance for any guidance.

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You can always buy the U7s from someplace that allows returns and try it.

I'd start with two APs and a pair of long ethernet cables. Move the APs around the house and see which placement gives you get best coverage before commiting the the celling drops. If two APs doesn't give you great coverage, then buy the third.

I'd go with the long-range AP over the pro. it's only another 10 bucks per. You'll have better coverage over the entire home and outside at the pool.

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I'd go with the long-range AP over the pro

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This is so wrong. The pro is considerably better and most end devices have shitty wifi chips that don't help with the long range

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This is so wrong. The pro is considerably better and most end devices have shitty wifi chips that don't help with the long range

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How may AP's total have you deployed?

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Commercial WiFi systems are made for offices, not homes.

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Wrong. I got tired of buying new piece of shite systems every other year, only to keep failing. I went with UniFi gear my last go around, rock solid. There is a difference in the equipment, and it's not that much more expensive.

The regular U6+ will work fine in a residential setting. I have 2 of them in my house (4200 sq/ft) and an original dream machine which is wifi5. Depending on your layout 1-2 will cover the whole house.

I'd go with an OpenWRT router and then some sort of closed MESH system for access points only. Unifi gear isn't what it used to be.