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Wi-Fi and network installation in San Anselmo
Early summer houses and Sleepy Hollow ranches. Marin County, California.
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Homes in San Anselmo
San Anselmo's older neighborhoods began as summer places. Summer residents first camped along the creek, and after the 1906 earthquake many of them built permanent homes and planted trees along the streets. Houses around the seminary and downtown are often from those early decades, and some are large, such as the 1906 wood-frame Robson-Harrington House on Crescent Road.
A second wave came after the Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937, and building continued after World War II. Sleepy Hollow, the unincorporated community on the town's northern border, became a residential area soon after the war. It includes an enclave of 15 single-story Eichlers designed by Claude Oakland and built from 1972 to 1974, with post-and-beam construction and radiant heat in the floor.
The railroad made San Anselmo a junction in the 1870s, and the San Francisco Theological Seminary opened in 1892. Summer residents settled for good after the 1906 earthquake, and the town incorporated in 1907.
What that means for your Wi-Fi
Walls from the early 1900s are hard on signal
Houses of this age often have plaster walls, which absorb more signal than modern drywall. We place wired access points closer together and feed them through the crawl space or attic.
Sleepy Hollow houses spread across wide lots
Single-story houses here often stretch across the lot, which leaves the far bedrooms weak. We run Cat6 through the attic to ceiling access points near both ends, so the signal does not depend on one router.
Hillside homes above downtown span several levels
When the entry is on the top floor and bedrooms are below, signal has to pass through floors. We wire one access point per level and tune roaming so your devices switch cleanly on the stairs.
Around San Anselmo
- San Francisco Theological Seminary: The seminary was built in San Anselmo in 1892 and remains one of the town's most prominent landmarks.
- Robson-Harrington Park: The 1906 wood-frame mansion on Crescent Road was left to the town in 1968 and is now a public park with gardens.
Questions about Wi-Fi in San Anselmo
Why is Wi-Fi so weak in my early 1900s San Anselmo house?
Often it is the walls. Houses of that age frequently have plaster, which absorbs more signal than modern drywall. We place wired access points closer together than we would in a newer house, and feed them through the crawl space or attic where one is usable.
How do you cover a long single-story house in Sleepy Hollow?
With an access point near each end. Single-story houses there often stretch across the lot, which leaves the far bedrooms weak. We run Cat6 through the attic, where the house has one, to ceiling access points so coverage does not depend on one router.
Will my phone hold a call moving between floors of a hillside house?
It should once the network is wired and tuned. When the entry is on the top floor and bedrooms are below, signal has to pass through floors. We wire one access point per level and tune roaming so devices switch cleanly on the stairs.