Ethernet retrofit, six drops in a finished home
Hardwired connections for a home office, two TV walls and two access point locations without opening walls.
- Home
- Two-story home, 2,600 sq ft, built 1986
- Area
- Redwood City, CA
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The challenge
The home office needed a reliable wired connection and both wall-mounted TVs were streaming over Wi-Fi with regular buffering.
Existing setup
Single ISP router in the living room, no Ethernet anywhere in the home.
What was installed
- Two drops behind the office desk
- One drop behind each wall-mounted TV
- Two ceiling drops for future access points
- All runs terminated on a patch panel in the garage
Equipment
- Cat6 cabling
- 12-port patch panel
- 8-port switch
- Keystone wall plates
Installation approach
Upper-floor drops came down from the attic; the main-floor TV wall was fed from the garage ceiling. Four small access holes were cut and patched.
Result
Six tested drops, no visible cabling, and a labeled panel that made the later access point install a one-hour job.
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