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Wi-Fi and network installation in Antioch

Rivertown cottages and decades of commuter tracts. Contra Costa County, California.

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Homes in Antioch

Antioch's oldest houses sit in Rivertown, the historic downtown along the San Joaquin River, where a few buildings go back to the 1860s. Small houses of that age are usually on raised foundations with crawl spaces underneath. After World War II the city added subdivisions of single-family homes with yards, built as returning veterans looked for affordable houses.

A large share of Antioch went up between 1970 and 2000, and the population grew from about 62,000 to about 90,000 in the 1990s alone. Tract homes from those decades are often two stories with stucco exteriors on slab foundations, and the internet connection usually lands in the garage or a downstairs corner.

Antioch began as Smith's Landing in 1849, took its current name in 1851 and incorporated in 1872. Since the 1970s it has grown as a commuter city, and BART reached it in 2018.

What that means for your Wi-Fi

Two-story tract homes with the router downstairs

When service enters at the garage, the upstairs bedrooms get the weakest signal. We run Cat6 up through the walls and attic to ceiling access points on the second floor, powered over the cable.

Older Antioch houses on raised foundations

Where an older house sits on a raised foundation, the crawl space gives us a path under the floor. We bring cable up inside closets to wired access points and test every run.

Stucco exterior walls keep Wi-Fi out of the yard

Indoor signal fades quickly once it passes a stucco exterior wall. We mount a weatherproof outdoor access point under the eave, wired back to the main switch, so the patio and pool are covered.

Around Antioch

  • El Campanil Theatre: The theater in the Rivertown district opened on November 1, 1928, and remains one of downtown's best known buildings.
  • Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge: Established in 1980 along the river, it was the first national refuge set up to protect endangered plants and insects.
  • Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve: The regional park in the hills south of the city covers the old coal mining towns of Nortonville and Somersville.

Questions about Wi-Fi in Antioch

Why is the Wi-Fi weak upstairs in my two-story Antioch tract home?

Usually because the internet connection lands in the garage or a downstairs corner, so the router sits a floor away from the bedrooms. We run Cat6 up through the walls and attic and mount ceiling access points on the second floor, each powered over its cable.

Can you run cable in an older house near Rivertown?

Usually, yes. Small houses of that age are often on raised foundations, and if yours has a crawl space we use it as the path under the floor. Cable then comes up inside a closet to a wired access point, and we test each run before we finish.

How do I get Wi-Fi out to my patio and pool in Antioch?

Add an access point outside. Indoor signal drops off quickly once it passes a stucco exterior wall, so pushing the router harder does little. We mount a weatherproof outdoor access point under the eave and wire it back to the main switch.

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