Kinda like the title says. I had installed a full Ubiquiti Unifi system in my old house with two AP’s, one upstairs and one downstairs. Removing the hardware to sell the house. What’s the best way to “hide” those Cat6 cables sticking out? Instead of just having cables hanging from the ceiling? Use a keystone jack wall plate maybe? Just wondering what others might suggest to make it look “cleaner” for prospective buyers. Thanks, appreciate the advice!
Keystone looks best
You can probably put “blank” electrical box covers on them if there’s a single gang box up there.
Pushed the cable into the attic and took my AP’s. Next owner will just use the isp provided router/modem
Once they’re attached to the house that’s a fixture my guy. Just leave it. It’s part of the house at this point.
Not if the the listing specifically identifies the “fixtures” which do not convey, my guy.
I think the APs are a fixture and likely included with the house unless the contract expressly excluded the equipment.
Don’t forget to talk to your realtor about this.
It was agreed upon that I would be removing all the UniFi devices. Our realtor is also one of my wife’s best friends so I’m sure everything was written the way it needed to be.
I just added a keystone and faceplate on the ceiling.
I’d install a single gang box and let the wire dangle.
I purposely ran all my ceiling wires to boxes. Easy for the next owner to add an AP mount or throw a cover over if they don’t want to use it.
Everything runs back to patch panels in the basement (and is labeled), so all wiring conveys with the home and all hardware goes with me.
Keystone wallplate and call it a day.
So in my home, I did surface mount keystone boxes for all my APs already. I essentially have only have about 1-2” of blue cable showing before the box and then white cables going to my APs. I feel confident in saying when I eventually sell my home it will be perfectly acceptable to leave as is. Either taking the APs with me or offering whatever I use then with the home.
Replace them with some cheaper AP Like a tplink.
put all the APs back, leave a switch for them and directions on how to access them.
Sell the house with the gear. Buy yourself some brand new stuff with brand new warranties
Well hooooooooly crap I was not expecting this much response!!
So some things to note.
House is being sold as a result of divorce. We’ve both moved on to our own spaces and neither of us have any need for networking as substantial as what I built in that house (I’m in a one bedroom apartment, she’s living with friends). It’s not just Wi-Fi that I had, it was a full UDM SE, POE switch, and cameras too. All the equipment will be sold and we are splitting whatever money I get for it all.
Our realtor (ex wife’s good friend) was afraid leaving everything up would be a negative in selling as the setup was far more advanced than the average person would understand. So everything has been removed.
At this point I think the simplest way is to just put a couple wall plates with keystones over the hole that the Ethernet is coming out and calling it a day. But I’m going to look through all the suggestions when I’m off work this afternoon before I do anything! Thanks again for all the responses!!
Typically you would leave the AP’s. You wouldn’t remove the smoke detectors and take them with you would you?
You should have put a keystone jack on the end of the cable originally.