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Wi-Fi and network installation in Martinez
Old downtown bungalows and later hillside tracts. Contra Costa County, California.
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Homes in Martinez
Martinez was laid out in 1849 and has been the county seat since 1850, so its downtown blocks hold some of the older houses in the county. The downtown neighborhood has Craftsman bungalows overlooking Plaza Ygnacio and other older homes from the early 1900s. Houses of that age are usually on raised foundations with crawl spaces, and often have plaster walls.
Away from downtown the housing gets newer. Virginia Hills, separated from most of the town by hills, was developed from the mid-1960s into the 1980s. Homes of those decades usually have attics and attached garages. Alhambra Valley has larger houses on larger pieces of land, with a rural feel.
Laid out in 1849 and made county seat in 1850, Martinez grew around its ferry and waterfront and incorporated in 1876. Oil refining arrived in the early 1900s, with the Shell refinery opening in 1916.
What that means for your Wi-Fi
Plaster walls in downtown bungalows
Old plaster over wood lath soaks up signal room by room. We run Cat6 through the crawl space and up into walls or closets, placing wired access points in the middle and back of the house.
Larger pieces of land in Alhambra Valley
When the house, shop and guest unit are far apart, one router cannot cover them. We link buildings with buried cable or a point-to-point wireless bridge and give each its own access point.
Later tract homes usually have open attics
Homes from the 1960s to 1980s usually have an open attic over the whole floor plan. That lets us place ceiling access points exactly where the coverage is needed.
Around Martinez
- John Muir National Historic Site: The house where the naturalist lived from 1880 until his death in 1914 is preserved as a national historic site.
- Vicente Martinez Adobe: Built in 1849, the same year the town was laid out, the adobe is the oldest building in Martinez.
- Contra Costa County Courthouse: The 1901 courthouse downtown reflects the city's long role as the county seat.
Questions about Wi-Fi in Martinez
Can you run Ethernet in an older bungalow in downtown Martinez?
Usually, yes. Houses of that age are typically on raised foundations, and when there is a crawl space we run Cat6 through it and up into walls or closets. That lets us put wired access points past the plaster walls that block the signal.
How do you cover a larger property in Alhambra Valley?
It depends on how far apart the buildings are. When the house and another building sit well apart, one router cannot serve both. We link them with buried cable or a point-to-point wireless bridge, then give each building its own access point.
Is it easy to add ceiling access points in a Virginia Hills home?
Often it is. Homes from the 1960s through the 1980s usually have an attic over the floor plan, which gives us a route to almost any ceiling. We confirm access first, then place access points where coverage is needed, not where the modem happens to be.