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Wi-Fi and network installation in Sunnyvale
Eichler tracts, ranch houses and mobile-home parks. Santa Clara County, California.
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Homes in Sunnyvale
Sunnyvale has more Eichlers than any other city: over 1,100 across 16 tracts, mostly in southern neighborhoods such as Fairbrae, Rancho Verde, Cherry Chase and Ponderosa Park. Eichlers are typically slab-floored, post-and-beam houses with paneled walls and no attic. Fairbrae, in the west end, is often treated as the model Sunnyvale Eichler neighborhood, and Cherry Chase mixes Eichlers with other ranch houses from the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Not everything is a tract house. Sunnyvale has 11 mobile-home parks, the largest being Casa de Amigos with 909 spaces, Plaza del Rey with 800 and Adobe Wells with 613. Manufactured homes tend to be long and narrow, and they sit close to their neighbors.
Walter Crossman bought orchard land in 1897 and the town took the name Sunnyvale in 1901, incorporating in 1912. Hendy Iron Works, the Moffett air base and Lockheed, which arrived in 1956, drew the workers who filled the postwar tracts.
What that means for your Wi-Fi
Eichler slabs and beam ceilings rule out hidden runs
You cannot fish cable through a ceiling that is also the roof deck. We run it outside in conduit matched to the trim, and mount in-wall access points on the few solid interior walls.
Long, narrow homes in the mobile-home parks
A manufactured home is long end to end, and a router at one end leaves the far bedrooms weak. We place a wired access point near the middle so the whole length is covered.
Cherry Chase ranches with attic access
A conventional ranch usually gives us an attic to work in, which makes a clean job simple. We place ceiling access points over the living area and the bedroom hall, each on its own cable.
Around Sunnyvale
- Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum: The museum is a replica of Martin Murphy Jr.'s 1850 Bay View house, which was demolished in 1961 for Central Expressway.
- Orchard Heritage Park: Next to the museum, the park keeps heritage apricot trees and an exhibit on the valley's farming history.
Questions about Wi-Fi in Sunnyvale
Can you hardwire a Fairbrae Eichler without cutting into the ceiling?
Yes. In an Eichler the ceiling is typically also the roof deck, so there is nothing to fish cable through. We run the cable outside in conduit matched to the trim, and mount in-wall access points on the solid interior walls.
How do I get even Wi-Fi along a manufactured home in Sunnyvale?
Put the access point in the middle, not at one end. Manufactured homes tend to be long and narrow, so a router at one end leaves the far bedrooms weak. We install a wired access point near the center so the full length of the home is covered.
Is a Cherry Chase ranch house simple to wire for Wi-Fi?
Usually, yes. A conventional ranch tends to have an attic we can work in, which keeps the job clean. We place ceiling access points over the living area and the bedroom hall, each one on its own cable and powered over it.