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Wi-Fi and network installation in Pleasant Hill

1950s ranch tracts built almost all at once. Contra Costa County, California.

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Homes in Pleasant Hill

Pleasant Hill was largely developed after World War II, and it shows in how uniform the housing is. Gregory Gardens, started in 1950, has smaller ranch-style homes from the 1950s and 1960s. Houses like these usually have low-pitched roofs with shallow attics and attached garages, and many have been extended by additions over the years.

Poets Corner has mid-century homes on tree-lined streets named for writers, such as Shelley Drive and Byron Drive. Near the BART station at Contra Costa Centre, newer development includes townhomes and condos with shared walls. In the older tracts the internet line usually enters at the garage, at one end of the house.

Vineyards here were subdivided beginning in the 1920s, but most of Pleasant Hill was built after World War II. A post office opened in 1948, Gregory Gardens began in 1950, and the city incorporated in 1961.

What that means for your Wi-Fi

Garage conversions and additions stretch the floor plan

A room added at the back or a converted garage usually ends up with the weakest signal. We extend Cat6 through the attic to an access point that serves the addition directly.

Shallow attics over 1950s ranch houses

The attic is tight but workable. We use it to reach a central ceiling location, and a second one near the back, so the yard-facing rooms are covered too.

Attached homes with the modem in a closet

Many attached homes have the modem tucked in a closet on the ground floor. We run cable to an access point on each level and keep the equipment in a small tidy rack.

Around Pleasant Hill

  • Downtown Pleasant Hill: The shopping and dining district opened in July 2000 and was designed to resemble a small-town main street.
  • Soldiers Memorial Monument: The 45-foot concrete monument dates from 1927 and was moved to its current site in 1954.
  • Diablo Valley College: Diablo Valley College, a community college, has its campus in Pleasant Hill, as does College Park High School.

Questions about Wi-Fi in Pleasant Hill

Why is the Wi-Fi weak in the addition on my Pleasant Hill ranch house?

A room added at the back, or a converted garage, usually ends up farthest from the router. We extend Cat6 through the attic, which is shallow but typically workable in these houses, to an access point that serves the addition directly.

Can you work in the low attic of a Gregory Gardens home?

In most cases, yes. Houses like these usually have low-pitched roofs with shallow attics, tight but workable. We use the attic to reach a central ceiling location and a second one near the back, so rooms facing the yard are covered too.

My modem is in a closet in my townhome. Is that a problem?

It can be. Many attached homes have the modem tucked in a ground-floor closet, which muffles the signal before it reaches the other levels. We leave the equipment there in a small tidy rack and run cable to an access point on each level.

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