Reliable WiFi for Utah buildings.
WiFi surveys and design for condos, apartments, lodges and new builds on the Wasatch Front.
- On-site surveys
- Fixed-fee quotes
- Serving the Wasatch Front
For HOA boards and property managers
Find out what's wrong before you pay to fix it.
Complaints tell you the WiFi is bad. They don't tell you whether the cause is the access points, where they're mounted, the internet service or the building itself. I measure the network, tell you which it is, and put it in a report the board can act on.
What you're dealing with
- Residents and guests complain, but nobody can say which units are affected or why.
- The building is concrete and steel. Signal from a hallway access point often doesn't reach the back bedroom.
- Units are rented by the night, and guests expect WiFi to work the minute they walk in.
- Owners want the spending justified, and "the WiFi is slow" isn't a justification.
- One vendor says you need new hardware. The internet provider says you need a bigger plan. You can't tell who's right.
What I do
- RF survey of the current network
- An RF (radio frequency) survey measures the WiFi signal as it exists in the building today. I walk the hallways, common areas and every unit you can get me into, recording signal strength and speed at each point.
- Spectrum analysis
- Spectrum analysis listens for interference from things that aren't WiFi, such as wireless cameras or microwave ovens, which ordinary WiFi tools can't see.
- ISP and bandwidth review
- I compare what you pay your internet provider (ISP) for with what's delivered and what the building uses at its busiest. You find out whether the provider is the bottleneck or the WiFi is.
- Network design
- Access point locations and radio settings worked out against your floor plans and the walls I measured on site, instead of a rule of thumb per unit.
- Hardware plan at three budgets
- Good, better and best options. Each has a parts list and a coverage map, so owners can see what the extra money buys.
What you getA report you can show owners.
Written for a board, not for network engineers. If the hardware you have is fine and the problem is placement, settings or the internet service, the report says so.
Get a quote for your building- A one-page summary of what's wrong and what it takes to fix, in plain language
- Coverage maps of every floor surveyed, showing where signal is strong, weak and missing
- The ISP and bandwidth findings, with the measurements behind them
- Good, better and best hardware options, each with a parts list and an estimated hardware cost
- A scope of work you can send to installers, so the bids you get back are for the same job
For contractors, integrators and developers
A WiFi design you can bid, build and hand over.
Send me the plans. You get access point locations and cable drop counts you can price, and after install, a measured report showing the network performs the way it was designed.
What you're dealing with
- The spec says "WiFi coverage throughout" and you have to turn that into quantities by bid day.
- Guess high on access points and you lose the bid. Guess low and you absorb the difference.
- Callbacks for dead spots arrive after the ceilings are closed and the crew has moved on.
- The owner wants proof the network works before signing off, and a speed test on a phone isn't proof.
What I do
- Predictive WiFi design from plans
- A predictive design models how signal will travel through the walls and floors on your drawings before anything is built. I work from your PDF or CAD plans.
- AP placement and drop counts
- Every access point (AP) located on the plans, with mounting notes and the number of cable drops per floor, ready to price.
- Post-install validation survey
- Once the network is live, I walk the finished building with professional survey equipment and compare real coverage with the design.
- Troubleshooting existing installs
- If a network you installed or inherited is underperforming, I measure it and tell you whether the cause is placement, channel settings, interference or cabling.
What you getBid documents up front, a validation report for closeout.
Send floor plans as PDF or CAD along with your bid date. I'll tell you up front whether I can meet it.
Send plans for a quote- Plans marked with every AP location and mounting note
- Drop counts per floor and AP quantities for your takeoff
- Predicted coverage maps you can include with the bid
- A validation report for closeout, with measured coverage maps of every floor compared with the signal levels the design called for
- A list of any areas that fall short, with the fix for each
How it works
Four steps, one fixed fee.
Step 1: Tell me about the building
Use the form or email me. Floor plans help if you have them. I'll ask about size, construction and what's going wrong, or what you're bidding.
Step 2: Get a fixed-fee quote
A written quote listing exactly what's included. You see the full cost before any work starts.
Step 3: I survey or design
For an existing building, I'm on site taking measurements. For a new build, I model the network from your plans.
Step 4: You get the report
Maps, findings and recommendations in one document. I answer questions from the board or the project team after they've read it.
Why work with us
Advice you can check against the measurements.
Most WiFi advice comes from whoever is selling the fix. Mine comes from what the survey shows.
- Professional survey equipment
- I measure with dedicated survey and spectrum-analysis hardware and design in professional RF planning software, not a phone app. Every recommendation points back to a map you can look at yourself.
- Vendor-neutral advice
- I recommend what fits the building and the budget, not a particular brand or internet provider. If the answer is to move three access points and change some settings, that's what the report will say.
- Fixed-fee quotes
- You get the price in writing before I start, with a list of what it covers. It doesn't change if the survey takes me longer than I expected.
- Local to the Wasatch Front
- I'm based here and do the on-site work in person, from Ogden to Provo and up to Park City.
Questions
Before you get in touch.
Do you sell or install equipment?
No. I survey, design and check networks, and I don't earn anything from the hardware you buy or the installer you hire. The report includes a scope of work you can send to any installer, so the bids you get back are for the same job.
Can our network be fixed without replacing everything?
Often, yes. Many WiFi problems come from where access points are mounted, how they're configured or the internet service, not the hardware itself. If moving a few access points and changing some settings will fix it, that's what the report will say.
Why not just run a speed test?
A speed test measures one spot, at one moment, mostly through your internet connection. A survey maps signal strength and interference across every floor, so you can see which units are affected and why.
How much does it cost?
It depends on the size of the building, how it's built and what you need. Every job is quoted at a fixed fee in writing before any work starts, and the price doesn't change if the survey takes longer than I expected.
Do you need to get into every unit?
No, but the more units I can measure, the more complete the picture. Hallways, common areas and a set of units on each floor are usually enough to show where signal drops off and why.
What do you need from me to quote?
The number of units or floors (or the square footage), what the building is made of if you know, what's going wrong or your bid date, and floor plans if you have them. Rough numbers are fine.
Get a quote
Tell me about the building or project.
I'll reply by email with a fixed-fee quote, or with a couple of questions if I need more to price it.
Useful to include
- Number of units or floors, or the square footage
- What it's built from, if you know (concrete, steel, wood frame)
- What's going wrong, or your bid date
- Whether you have floor plans
Prefer email? hello@wasatchwifi.com
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