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Wi-Fi and network installation in Walnut Creek
Postwar ranch homes, Eichlers and hillside lots. Contra Costa County, California.
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Homes in Walnut Creek
Most of Walnut Creek's houses went up between the 1950s and the 1970s: single-story ranch homes on wide lots, with low-pitched roofs and long floor plans that put the bedrooms a good distance from wherever the internet comes in. The Rancho San Miguel neighborhood has several hundred Eichlers from the late 1950s, built on concrete slabs with post-and-beam ceilings and walls of glass.
Rossmoor adds thousands of 1960s co-ops and condos with shared walls, and the hills toward Shell Ridge and Northgate hold larger homes on two or three levels. Downtown has newer condo and apartment buildings around the BART station.
Walnut Creek incorporated in 1914 as a small farm town and grew quickly after the war. Broadway Plaza opened in 1951, Rossmoor followed in the 1960s, and BART arrived in 1973.
What that means for your Wi-Fi
Long ranch floor plans outrun a single router
A router in the garage or a front bedroom rarely reaches the far end of a ranch house. We run cable through the attic to ceiling access points placed where you actually use the network.
Eichlers have no attic and no crawl space
With a slab floor and an exposed-beam ceiling there is nowhere to hide cable. We plan short exterior runs and low-profile in-wall access points so the lines of the house stay clean.
Hillside homes need coverage on every level
Two and three-story homes on a slope often have one strong floor and two weak ones. We wire an access point on each level, and add outdoor units for decks and yards.
Around Walnut Creek
- Broadway Plaza: The open-air shopping center downtown has anchored the city's retail district since 1951.
- Lesher Center for the Arts: The downtown performing arts center on Civic Drive hosts theater, music and a gallery.
- Shell Ridge Open Space: More than a thousand acres of grassland and oak trails run along the city's eastern edge.
Questions about Wi-Fi in Walnut Creek
Can you run Ethernet in a Rancho San Miguel Eichler?
Yes. With a slab floor and an exposed-beam ceiling there is no attic or crawl space to hide cable in, so we plan short exterior runs in conduit and use low-profile in-wall access points. That way the lines of the house stay clean.
Why is my Wi-Fi unreliable in a Rossmoor co-op or condo?
Shared walls are the usual cause. Neighboring networks sit close by and compete for the same channels, and cable routes are limited to your own unit. We place a wired access point where you use the network most and tune channels around the neighbors.
How do you cover a long Walnut Creek ranch house?
With cable through the attic and access points on the ceiling. A router in the garage or a front bedroom rarely reaches the far end of a long floor plan, so we place wired access points in the parts of the house you actually use.