Seriously Cheap Arduino Based Remote Sensor

Hi - this is almost exactly what I want to set up for my house. Its an old home and I need to prioritize which rooms I work on w.r.t drafts, etc.

This post is a great example! Thanks for sharing.

I have ordered a similar set of parts to get started. I'm new to Arduino and electronics in general, but am picking things up fast.

Question: where and how did you interface the receiver? I want to read it through USB, since I have lots of free USB ports. Could I use a USB to Serial breakout board for this and read that with a library similar to the one used for Java -> Arduino communication?

This is what I was thinking of:

robotshop.ca/sfe-ft232rl-usb-to-serial.html