Luxury Home Renovation UniFi Pre-Wire, Greater LA
Gbit Tech came in early on a two-story renovation and addition, pre-wiring data, cameras, Wi-Fi and fiber while the walls were still open.
We came in early on a renovation and home addition at a two-story luxury home in Greater Los Angeles.
The scope included opening walls, expanding living spaces and adding rooms, so the walls were open for pre-wiring the whole home for UniFi.
We started at rough-in, with the framing exposed, and installed the structured cabling for data, cameras and WiFi.
What stood in the way.
- Working on an active renovation site, around demolition, framing, drywall and other trades.
- Placing data drops, camera locations and access points correctly in both the existing house and the addition.
- Running two multi-mode fiber links across the expanded layout.
- Planning WiFi coverage and camera sight lines in a large, multi-level home with high ceilings and open floor plans.
How we solved it.
During the rough-in phase with walls open, Gbit Tech installed:
All cabling was routed, labeled and terminated as construction progressed, with service loops left at the low-voltage boxes before drywall.
Cable paths used orange innerduct and blue flexible tube, and the low-voltage boxes were set at outlet height on the studs. Outside, PVC conduit was run on a brick wall with strut clamps and in a trench toward the house, and fiber was blown into conduit with a fiber blowing machine. The finished installs include a UniFi turret camera, older UniFi AC Mesh access points on black posts outside, which are separate from the five Wi-Fi 7 access point locations, and a rack with labeled patch panels, a Dream Machine Pro Max and a Pro Max switch.
Final UniFi equipment (Dream Machine, switches, NVR, access points, and cameras) was installed and configured once the renovation reached trim-out stage.
What changed.
The home has multi-gigabit wired connections, WiFi 7 coverage planned to remove dead spots and UniFi Protect cameras, all on one subscription-free system.
The rack is easy to get to for future additions. Because the wiring went in at rough-in, there is no visible surface wiring.
What went in
- 12 data dropsfor wall-mounted TVs, office workstations, smart home controls and entertainment areas
- 9 UniFi Protect camera runspre-wired for domes, bullets and PTZ units
- 5 UniFi Wi-Fi 7 access point locationsplaced for whole-home coverage
- 2 multi-mode fiber optic links (OM3)connecting the main equipment rack to secondary zones for a 10G+ backbone
