Cat6 and Cat6A cable runs for home offices, media rooms, and smart home systems. Cliff fishes cable through walls, terminates at keystones, and labels every drop. Older Wilmington homes with plaster walls and limited crawl space access need someone who knows how to route cable without tearing things apart.
Cliff walks the house with you. Figures out where the drops go, where the structured media panel or rack lives, and what route the cable takes through attic, crawl space, or walls.
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Cable Runs
Cat6 or Cat6A from the panel location to every drop. Through walls, not stapled to baseboards. Conduit goes in where finished walls need protection or future access.
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Termination & Patch Panel
Every cable terminated to a wall plate at the room end and a patch panel at the rack end. Keystones punched down, not crimped. Clean labels on everything.
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Test & Certify
Every run gets tested with a cable certifier , not just a continuity tester. You get confirmation that each drop hits spec for speed and distance before Cliff leaves.
What You Should Know
Before you wire your home network.
WiFi gets you 90% of the way, but the last 10% is where things fall apart . video calls freezing, games lagging, cameras dropping. Here's what actually matters.
Cat5e vs Cat6 vs Cat6A
Cat5e maxes out at 1 Gbps. Cat6 handles 10 Gbps up to 165 feet under ideal conditions. Cat6A does 10 Gbps at the full 328-foot distance with better shielding. For new installs, Cat6 is the minimum . Cat6A if you want it to last 20 years without thinking about it.
WiFi vs Hardwired
WiFi adds latency and drops packets when walls, appliances, or neighbors' networks interfere. A wired connection gives you consistent speed, zero interference, and no dropped Zoom calls. Work-from-home setups need a cable, not a prayer.
Structured Wiring Panel
All your cable runs terminate in one central location . a structured media panel in a closet or a wall-mount rack. This is where your router, switch, and patch panel live. Keeps everything organized and makes troubleshooting straightforward.
Power Over Ethernet (POE)
POE delivers power and data over the same cable. Security cameras, WiFi access points, and VoIP phones all run on POE . no separate power outlet needed at each location. Cliff runs Cat6 to each POE device location so your switch handles the rest.
Pre-Wire vs Retrofit
Running cable during construction or renovation is faster and cheaper . open walls mean direct paths. Retrofitting a finished house means going through attic and crawl space, fishing walls, and sometimes adding conduit. Older Wilmington homes with plaster walls take more time than newer drywall construction, but it's all doable. Coastal humidity and salt air can be rough on exposed cable in attics and exterior runs, so conduit and rated jacket matter here more than inland.
Hardwired Access Points
Mesh WiFi systems share bandwidth between nodes wirelessly. Hardwired access points like Ubiquiti UniFi get a full-speed backhaul from a Cat6 cable. Better coverage, less congestion, and you can put APs exactly where coverage drops off.
Scope of Work
What's included in every network install.
Every Install Includes:
Cat6 or Cat6A cable runs from structured media panel to each room
Wall plate termination with keystone jacks at every drop
Patch panel setup and labeling at the central location
Cable testing and certification on every run
Conduit in finished walls where needed for protection and future access
Clean routing . no visible cable, no stapled-to-baseboard runs
Common Setups We Build:
Home office with 2–4 drops (computer, VoIP, backup)
Media room with ethernet for streaming devices and game consoles
Depends on what you're doing. A home office needs at least 2 drops . one for your computer, one for a VoIP phone or backup connection. Gaming and streaming rooms benefit from dedicated runs. Security cameras and WiFi access points each need their own drop. Most homes land between 4 and 8 drops total. Cliff will walk through your setup and tell you exactly what makes sense.
Yes. Cliff runs cable through attic space, crawl spaces, and interior walls. Older Wilmington homes with plaster and lath take more time than drywall, but it's doable. Conduit goes in where needed to protect the cable and make future pulls easier. The goal is zero visible cable . everything behind walls, through ceilings, or in conduit.
Cat6 minimum for any new run. It supports 10 Gbps up to 165 feet under ideal conditions, and costs barely more than Cat5e. Cat6A handles 10 Gbps at the full 328-foot spec and has better shielding . Worth it for longer runs or if you want the cable to last 15–20 years without thinking about it again. Cliff doesn't install Cat5e on new jobs. No point.
For 4 or fewer drops, a small structured media panel in a closet keeps things organized. Once you get past 4–6 drops, a wall-mount rack with a proper patch panel makes more sense . room for a switch, a UPS, and whatever else you add later. Cliff sets up both, depending on the size of the install and where you want the equipment to live.
Yes. Hardwired access points like Ubiquiti UniFi outperform mesh systems because each AP gets a full-speed backhaul instead of sharing bandwidth wirelessly. Cliff runs a Cat6 drop and a POE connection to each AP location . ceiling mount, wall mount, wherever coverage is needed. One AP per floor covers most homes. Larger houses or ones with thick walls might need more.
2 to 4 drops usually takes a day, including termination and testing. Larger jobs . full-house pre-wire or 8+ drops in a retrofit . may take 2 days. Commercial installs depend on the number of drops and building layout. Cliff gives you a timeline before starting so you know what to expect.
Yes . offices, restaurants, retail spaces. Same quality cable and termination, just more drops and usually more conduit. Cliff handles everything from the cable runs to the patch panel to the rack setup. If your IT company spec'd out the network design, he can build to their plan. If you need the plan too, he can do that . Proctor Electric and Computers has the IT background to design and build the whole thing.
Where Cliff Works
Ethernet wiring service areas.
Cliff installs ethernet wiring across the Wilmington area . from home offices in Landfall that need rock-solid connections for video calls to Wrightsville Beach houses where the WiFi can't punch through three floors of plaster. Vacation rentals on the beach get reliable wired access points so guests stop leaving one-star reviews about the internet.
New construction in Hampstead is the easiest time to pre-wire . open walls mean straight cable paths and lower cost. If you're building, getting ethernet in every room now saves a retrofit later. Cliff also handles smart home wiring and security camera runs during the same visit.