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Wi-Fi and network installation in Emeryville
Converted warehouse lofts and high-rise condos. Alameda County, California.
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Homes in Emeryville
Emeryville was industrial for most of its life, and a good deal of its housing is either a converted factory or a building put up since the 1970s. The Emeryville Warehouse Lofts turned a 150,000 square foot warehouse into 142 live-work spaces in 1998, and the 45th Street Artists' Cooperative occupies a 1926 factory. Converted industrial buildings like these tend to have concrete floors, brick or concrete walls, and tall open ceilings.
The Watergate condominiums date from 1973, and the 30-story Pacific Park Plaza tower opened beside the freeway in 1984. The Bay Street development later added about 400 residential units alongside its shops. About seven in ten homes in the city are rented.
Emeryville incorporated in 1896 and filled with rail yards, meat packing plants and steel and paint works. Industry began leaving in the late 1960s, and the turnaround started with the marina section in the mid 1970s.
What that means for your Wi-Fi
Concrete and brick stop signal cold
Loft walls and floors made of concrete or brick let very little Wi-Fi through. We plan access point positions around those walls and run cable in neat surface conduit that suits an industrial space.
Tall open lofts are harder to cover than they look
A tall room looks easy to cover, yet a raised sleeping area and the space beneath it often end up weak. We mount access points where both levels have a clear view of one.
Dense buildings mean dozens of competing networks
In a tower or mid-rise your router competes with every neighbor on the floor. We wire access points inside your unit, use in-wall models where cable already exists, and tune channels to cut interference.
Around Emeryville
- Bay Street Emeryville: The shopping center opened in 2002 on a former industrial site and includes about 400 residential units.
- Emeryville Public Market: The market opened in the late 1980s, in the years when former rail yards were being redeveloped.
- Emeryville Marina: Redevelopment of the city began with the marina section in the mid 1970s, as heavy industry was moving out.
Questions about Wi-Fi in Emeryville
Why is Wi-Fi so poor in my Emeryville warehouse loft?
Concrete and brick are the usual cause. Converted industrial buildings tend to have concrete floors and brick or concrete walls, which let very little signal through. We plan access point positions around those walls and run cable in neat surface conduit.
Where should access points go in a loft with tall ceilings?
Where every level can see one. A tall room looks easy to cover, yet a raised sleeping area and the space beneath it often end up weak. We mount access points with a clear view of both, wired and powered over the cable.
Can you fix interference in an Emeryville condo tower?
We can reduce it a great deal. In a tower or mid-rise your router competes with every neighbor on the floor. We wire access points inside your unit, use in-wall models where cable already exists, and tune channels to cut the interference.