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Charlotte Finished-Home Retrofit Specialist
Finished-Home Ethernet.
Without the Remodel.

Clean in-wall Ethernet for finished homes, townhomes, offices, and Wi-Fi trouble spots — planned, drilled, terminated, tested, and cleaned up to a standard most contractors avoid.

No drywall patches. No raceway compromises. No guessing where the jack should have gone.

Slab foundations, finished basements, townhomes, three-story builds, open floor plans, older homes with unconventional framing, new construction, homes with limited or no attic access.

Been told it can't be done in your home? Describe your situation on the call — every layout has a clean routing solution. Finding it is the job.

× handyman shortcuts
× exposed raceway installs
× drywall-first solutions
× equipment sales pressure
Typical Project Investment
$700 per drop

Cat6, fiber, and coax drops priced by the run — not by the hour. You know the number before anyone opens a wall.

  • Labor, cable, faceplate, termination, testing, and cleanup included.
  • Data outlets, modem relocation, PoE cameras, doorbells, and in-ceiling access points handled with the same standard.
  • Free 15-minute quote call. Real number. Real route plan. No in-home visit required to get started.
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CompTIA Network+ Certified
BBB Accredited A+
Insured & Bonded
Zero Drywall Damage
10+ Years Retrofit Experience
See the Work
A Full Installation.
Start to Finish.

Planning the route. Drop cloths down. Into the crawlspace. Up through the attic. Terminated, tested, cleaned up. This is what a CATJACKS job actually looks like.

Every job planned before anything opens. Executed clean. Left better than we found it.

Hardwired where it matters.
Invisible where it should be.

The value is not the cable. The value is getting that cable through a finished home cleanly, placing it exactly where it belongs, and leaving nothing behind except a faster network.

Placement

Jacks go where the device actually lives.

TV height, desk height, countertop height, ceiling mount, closet hub — planned for the room, not wherever the wall was easiest.

Execution

Retrofit work, not remodel work.

Finished homes demand route planning, drill discipline, clean terminations, and respect for the structure already there.

Result

Looks built-in. Tests like it should.

Every drop is terminated, labeled, verified, and left clean enough that the install feels like part of the home.

Why You're Here
You're Paying for Gigabit.
Your Home Isn't Delivering It.

The problem isn't your equipment. It's that your home was never wired for the network you're trying to run.

200Mbps on a Gigabit Plan

Wi-Fi loses speed through every wall, every floor, every device competing for airtime. One wired run bypasses all of it.

Your Mesh System Is Running at Half Speed

Wireless backhaul cuts your throughput before it reaches your device. Hardwiring the backhaul is the highest-impact upgrade most homes can make.

Your Home Office Isn't Performing Like One

Zoom drops. Teams stutters. These aren't software problems — they're infrastructure problems. One wired drop fixes it.

Your Modem Is in the Wrong Place

A modem in a garage or corner bedroom broadcasts half its signal outside your home. Moving it changes everything.

You Have the Gear. You Just Can't Get It There.

The hard part of a DIY network isn't the equipment — it's routing through a finished home without cutting drywall. That's exactly what CATJACKS does.

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One drop or a full install — 15 minutes, real number, no commitment.

A Word of Warning
What Happens When the Wrong Person Opens Your Walls.

Someone says "yeah I can do that" and shows up confident. Two hours later there are holes. Then: "It's more complicated than I expected." Wall with holes. No cable. An invoice. And that's before anything actually went wrong.

What a Bad Installation Looks Like
Holes in the Floor
Exposed penetrations left open between floors — no cover plate, no patch, no plan.
Holes in the Wall
Multiple attempts, wrong location, or abandoned cuts left for you to deal with.
Improper Faceplate
Crooked, wrong size, or floating — doesn't sit flush and looks like an afterthought.
Mismatched Parts
Wrong color faceplate, wrong connector type, or materials that don't match your home.
Wrong Location
Outlet ended up where it was easiest to drill — not where you needed it.
Large Drywall Cuts
Multiple oversized holes cut to "figure out" the routing — now your repair problem.
Wall Damage & Smudges
Scuffs, smudges, and tool marks left on painted walls with no cleanup.
Ladder Damage to Exterior
Gouges in siding, gutters, or trim from a ladder that wasn't set up properly.
Nicked Air Duct
HVAC call starts at $350 — before drywall. One wrong drill angle and a $300 job becomes a $650+ repair.
Cut Water Line
Water damage and mold remediation have no price ceiling. This is a $5,000–$25,000 mistake hiding behind a cheap quote.
Damaged Electrical
Nicking live wire means a licensed electrician, open walls, and full drywall replacement. Sometimes a splice box lives in your wall forever.
Uninsured Tech Hiding Damage
Without insurance, a tech has every incentive to cover up mistakes. A small hidden fix becomes a mold problem six months later.
Drywall repair is its own profession. A single hole patch runs $150 — paint not included. It will never look exactly like it did before. The quote call with CATJACKS is free. Hiring the wrong contractor isn't.
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No in-home visit required. Describe your job, get a real number.

The Craft
Retrofitting Is an Art.
It Has Always Been.

Running wire through a space that wasn't designed to hold it is one of the oldest problems in electrical work. The discipline hasn't changed — only the tolerances have gotten tighter.

World War II · 1940s

Wiring Aircraft That Weren't Built for It

When radar and radio systems were added to military aircraft mid-production, the technicians doing it faced a structural problem dressed as an electrical one. Every cable path had to thread through bulkheads, ribs, and skin panels without compromising airworthiness or adding dangerous weight. The people who could look at a fuselage and see a path nobody else could — those people were invaluable. The instinct they developed is the same one that reads a finished wall and finds the clean route through it.

Telecom Era → Today

The Art of the Invisible Install

The Bell System built the foundational techniques of structured cabling — fishing wire through finished walls, reading a building to route invisibly through it. Cat6 to 10-gigabit spec has tighter tolerances than anything that came before it. The difference between a run that performs and one that doesn't is invisible to the eye and lives entirely in the installer's hands. The standard has always been the same: get the wire where it needs to go without leaving evidence you were ever in the wall.

This work has always been part art, part engineering, and completely unforgiving of shortcuts.

The goal hasn't changed in 80 years: get it there clean, get it there right, and make sure nobody can tell you were ever in the wall.

Why No One Else Does This
This Work Is Hard.
Most Contractors Walk Away From It.

Charlotte attics hit 140°F in July. Crawlspaces are low and dark. Every finished home has fire blocks and framing that only makes sense once you're inside the wall. One wrong drill into a water line or live electrical turns a $700 job into a $5,000 repair.

Most trades won't carry that risk. We built a business around it. The wire in your wall should last 20 years. It should be done right the first time — not handed off to whoever was available.

Proof Over Promises
The Work Speaks
for Itself.

Every photo here is a real job in a real Charlotte home. Clean crawlspace routes, organized head-ends, flush wall plates, and full installs — start to finish.

Clean flush wall plate installation next to outlet

Clean Finish

Flush, aligned, matched to the wall. No exposed cable, no floating plate, no evidence of the work except the jack that belongs there.

Crawlspace work — routing Cat6 through a tight, unfinished crawlspace

Proof of Difficulty

This is what most contractors won't do. Low clearance, plumbing, HVAC runs, vapor barrier — and the cable still gets there clean.

Clean head-end install — labeled patch panel, organized cabling, Spectrum router

Clean Head-End

Labeled patch panel, organized cable dressing, everything accessible and expandable. This is what a finished install looks like inside the enclosure.

Before — wall marked with tape, empty closet
Before
After — fully installed network enclosure with TP-Link switch, AT&T ONT, router
After

Visible Upgrade

Pink tape on a blank wall to a fully installed network enclosure — AT&T fiber ONT, TP-Link switch, router, and labeled runs to every room. Same closet. Completely different home.

Why Premium Wins
What Most Installations Look Like
vs. What CATJACKS Delivers.

Most homeowners don't find out what they got until the installer is already gone. Here's the difference.

What homeowners regret
  • Jack ends up on the wrong wall because the installer chose the easiest route.
  • Exposed raceway, visible cable, or a “we can patch that later” conversation.
  • Extra holes, no clean plan, and another contractor needed after the job.
  • Price sounded cheaper until the compromise showed up in the room.
What CATJACKS is built for
  • Placement that matches the device, the room, and the finished look of the home.
  • In-wall routing that respects structure, finish, and long-term aesthetics.
  • One specialist handling planning, drilling, termination, testing, and cleanup.
  • A premium result that looks intentional because it was.
What We Do
Every Service.
One Standard.

Every job gets the same approach — plan the route before anything opens, execute without damage, test to spec, clean up completely.

Ethernet Drop
Cat6 to any room, any floor, any wall. Terminated, tested, plated — looks factory.
Most Requested
In-Ceiling Access Point
APs hardwired through the ceiling. No visible cable. No Wi-Fi backhaul halving your speed.
PoE Camera & Doorbell
Power and data on a single Cat6 run. No batteries. No dropped recordings from weak Wi-Fi.
Modem Relocation
Move your modem to where your network actually makes sense — whether you have cable coax or a fiber ONT. Central location, better coverage, fewer nodes needed.
Cable & Fiber
Network Rack & Patch Panel
Every cable labeled, routed, and terminated to a professional standard.
Network Tune-Up
Bottlenecks identified, firmware updated, topology reviewed. Your network structured, not just plugged in.
ISP Pre-Wire & Arrival Prep
Wiring done before the ISP tech arrives. They connect at the right location — not wherever is quickest for them.
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Camera, access point, modem, full install — all quoted free in 15 minutes.

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Finished Home
Certified
CATJACKS LLC

Your Home Stays
Your Home.

Most people are more nervous about a stranger in their house than they are about the wiring itself. That's fair. CATJACKS operates to a finished-home standard that most contractors don't think about — because most contractors aren't working inside homes people actually live in. Every visit is planned around your day, your family, and your space.

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Shoe Covers — Every Time
On from the door, off when we leave. Your floors and carpet stay clean regardless of where we've been working.
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Full Vacuum After Every Job
Attic insulation and drywall dust don't stay in your space. We vacuum the work area before we leave — every time, not just when it's obvious.
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Wall Wipes at Every Outlet
Every wall plate location gets wiped clean. No smudges, no dust rings, no evidence of the work except the finished plate.
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Furniture Moved and Replaced
If something needs to move to access a wall, we move it carefully and put it back exactly where it was. You don't rearrange your room for us.
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Pet-Aware Worksite
We keep doors controlled, tools secured, and are mindful of pets in the home. No open exterior doors, no loose materials left on the floor.
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Low-Noise Awareness
Drilling is unavoidable, but we work around your schedule — not ours. WFH meeting at 2pm? We plan the loud work before or after. Just let us know.
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Uninterrupted Internet During Work
We sequence the job so your connection stays live throughout. No surprise outages while you're on a call. If a brief interruption is unavoidable, we tell you first.
We treat your home the way we'd want ours treated. Shoe covers aren't a policy — they're the baseline. The goal is for your home to look better when we leave than when we arrived, and for you to forget we were ever there except for the new connection that works.
Real Charlotte Homeowners
What Happens When
Your Home Is Finally
Wired Right.
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How to Hire Right
Questions to Ask Any
Wiring Contractor.
Including Us.

A good contractor will answer these without hesitation. A bad one will get uncomfortable. Either way, you'll know exactly who you're dealing with before anyone touches your walls.

"Can you show me proof of insurance before you start?"

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Anyone who hesitates or says they'll bring it next time — stop there. In a finished home, one mistake can cost more than the entire job. An uninsured tech has every incentive to hide damage rather than disclose it. Proof of insurance is non-negotiable before anything opens.

"What spec of Cat6 are you using — and is it 100% copper?"

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CCA wire (copper-clad aluminum) looks identical to real Cat6 and fails at speed. Ask specifically. If they don't know the difference or can't answer, your new wire won't perform at the speed you're paying for. It will also stay in your wall for the next 20 years.

"How do you test the run after it's installed?"

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Plugging in a laptop and loading a webpage is not a cable test. Ask if they use a dedicated cable certifier or performance tester. A proper test checks continuity, pair mapping, length, and signal performance. If they don't test, you have no proof the run actually performs at spec.

"Have you worked in finished homes before — or mostly new construction?"

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New construction and retrofit are completely different disciplines. New construction is open framing — you can see everything. Retrofit is closed walls, unknown framing, fire blocks, and zero margin for error. Ask specifically about finished home experience, not just years in the trade.

"Will you review my network plan before you start — not just run the cable?"

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A tech who only does what you tell them is a liability. AP placement, camera angles, modem location, node topology, loop prevention — these decisions affect everything downstream. The right contractor asks questions you haven't thought of. If they're not asking, they're not thinking.

"Will you leave a pull string in the wall after the run?"

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A pull string means the path stays usable for future runs — by you, or any contractor after you. Without it, the next tech has to redrill near your existing cable and risk damaging it. It costs nothing to leave one. A contractor who skips it either doesn't know better or doesn't care about your home after the job.

CATJACKS passes every one of these.

Proof of insurance on request. 100% copper, 10G-rated Cat6 on every job. End-to-end cable testing with a dedicated tester. 10+ years of finished-home retrofit — not new construction. Full network plan review before drilling. Pull string left in every wall, every time. Ask us anything.

Insured & Bonded 100% Copper Cat6 Performance Tested Retrofit Specialist Plan Review Included Pull String Standard
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Transparent Pricing
$700. Flat.
Everything Included.

The $700 is a wiring installation price — labor, 10G-rated Cat6, termination, testing, and wall plate. Devices are not included. Bring your own gear and we install it for an additional cost, or we can supply equipment at a 30% markup, which covers procurement, spec matching, and warranty support.

$700 Per Drop — Cat6, Fiber, or Coax
$700
data jack · in-ceiling AP · PoE camera/doorbell · modem relocation
The wire itself costs $40. The decade of experience knowing how to get it through a finished home without damaging anything is what you're paying for. CATJACKS prices assume the harder version — because finished homes always are.
What's included at $700 that others charge extra for — or skip entirely
  • Full labor — attic, crawlspace, wall fishing, however long it takes
  • 10G-rated, 100% copper Cat6 and all materials — not builder-grade wire
  • Termination to spec, end-to-end performance testing — not just a plug-and-pray
  • Labeled wall plate installed flush — looks factory, not afterthought
  • Pull string left in every wall — your next contractor won't have to redrill
  • Every device reconnected to the new network before we leave
  • Firmware updated, topology reviewed, loops checked — no extra charge
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Ready for a Network
That Actually Works?

One free 15-minute call. No in-home visit required. You'll leave with a real number, a real plan, or both.

We don't just run cable.
We do what other contractors won't.
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15 minutes. Real number. No commitment. Know exactly what you're getting before we touch a wall.

Call or text: 704-807-5005 Email: support@getcatjacks.com