Case Study

Full Network Overhaul

Family Home, Wye Valley

This project was a substantial country house renovation set in the Wye Valley. A turn of the century property, with extensive grounds including overlooking the Wye Valley.

The owners requested a fulloverhaul of the property, to include a complete network install allowing for blanket wireless and camera coverage throughout.

The brief was simple: deliver infrastructure worthy of a contemporary family home, without compromising the aesthetic integrity of the building, fit for rural remote working, education and entertainment.

Project Overview

Connectivity: The Rural Internet Challenge:

Two issues are immediately at play; connectivity to the property, and distributing that signal efficiently throughout the house and grounds.

If you are lucky enough to have fibre to the premises, that is a good start, if not, Starlink is the next viable mainstream alternative.

It sidesteps the inadequacy of rural exchanges entirely and provides a genuinely reliable connectivity alternative. In many situations, it is a critical lifeline.

Network Backbone & Whole-House Wi-Fi

We designed and installed a structured cabling backbone throughout the house and outlying buildings.

Every downstairs room, and throughout the loft space, CAT6 ethernet cable was distributed, with all runs truncating back to a central head-end in the utility room.

Data and access points were specified in consultation with the client, positioned, and concealed across every zone of the house, the result uninterrupted, solid Wi-Fi throughout:

Gate Access, Intercom & Biometric Entry

We integrated a DoorBird 2101FV fully featured access control and intercom directly into the owners' custom-designed automatic gates

  • HD video intercom with two-way audio, accessible from anywhere in the house or remotely via phone

  • Biometric fingerprint reader providing keyless, PIN-free entry for residents and authorised household members

  • Geolocation-triggered automatic gate release — when the owners' phones enter a predetermined radius, the gates open automatically, allowing them to drive straight through without stopping

Remote Management & Ongoing Support

One of the significant advantages of building on the Ubiquiti UniFi platform throughout is that the entire infrastructure — networking, switching, wireless, and cameras — sits within a single, unified management environment.

For the owners

The UniFi mobile app gives the clients a real-time view of their entire network from anywhere in the world. They can see which devices are connected, monitor internet performance, check camera feeds, and receive instant alerts if anything requires attention — whether that is an unfamiliar device on the network, a camera that has gone offline, or a security event at the gate. For a family that travels, this level of visibility from a phone is genuine peace of mind.

For ongoing support

From our side, the UniFi platform enables full remote access to the entire infrastructure, meaning the vast majority of support and maintenance tasks can be carried out without a site visit. Firmware updates, configuration changes, network diagnostics, and camera adjustments can all be handled remotely — often before the clients are aware of an issue. For a rural property, this is particularly valuable.

Proactive monitoring

The UniFi controller runs continuously, logging network performance, device uptime, and bandwidth utilisation. Alerts are configured to notify us automatically if any component falls outside expected parameters. In most cases, we identify and resolve issues proactively, with no action required from the owners.

Outdoor Network Extension

We connected the utility room to an outdoor plant room via a 10Gbps multimode OS3 fibre cable, creating a high-capacity backbone that future-proofs the outdoor infrastructure entirely. A secondary Ubiquiti UniFi 24-Port PoE switch in the plant room distributes the network across all outdoor zones, with dedicated access points delivering full Wi-Fi coverage to natural pool area, outdoor dining terraces, and sauna.

All cabling between the house and plant room was ducted and buried, with no surface runs or visible fixings through the landscaping. Outdoor connectivity matches what you would expect inside.

CCTV, AI Surveillance & Alarm Integration

The property is covered by a discreet array of Ubiquiti Protect Bullet cameras, each positioned to provide comprehensive coverage of the house, grounds, and gate approaches.

All cameras are managed through UniFi Protect's and latterly via the AI controller, which substantially enhances the intelligence of the system without a requiring hardware refresh:

  • AI-powered person, vehicle, and activity detection - dramatically reducing false alerts

  • Schedule-based scenarios that adjust automatically based on time of day and occupancy

  • Instant push notifications with attached video clips when the owners are away

  • Significant events passed directly to a professional 24/7 alarm monitoring service

The AI controller layer was introduced to existing hardware. The cameras do not need to be replaced as the platform becomes more capable.