Couldn't you just run a long ethernet cable from the cablebox in the basement to the wireless router on your first floor? Up the stairs or drill through the floor perhaps.

Posted by: kayemell at October 26, 2008 7:58 PM in response to Extended Range Wireless Router - Follow up

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Posted by: kayemell at August 27, 2007 9:31 AM in response to Clawfoot tub shower converter?

regarding comps, another double duplex in the area recently went into contract:
http://www.corcoran.com/property/listing.aspx?Region=NYC&ListingID=1020182&ohDat=
the asking price was $925k... not sure what the sale price is

Posted by: kayemell at August 20, 2007 2:13 PM in response to House of the Day: 1087 Prospect Place

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Posted by: HomeSweetstuy at August 27, 2007 10:28 AM in response to Clawfoot tub shower converter?

The most common one is called "Add-A-Shower". Any local plumbing supply store will carry it. I'd try AF Supply on Lafayette Ave.

They're usually less than $300.

You can also order one on the web.

http://www.plumbingsupply.com/add_a_showers.html

Posted by: Master Plvmber at August 27, 2007 11:08 AM in response to Clawfoot tub shower converter?

Another vote for Vintage Tub. I got a fairly simple set up (instead of dealing with a special order from Lowe's) delivered this past year. Everything exactly as requested. Great customer support, too.

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We got ours at antiquehardware.com and it is beautiful

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While seaching for the same for my bath remodel, I found a website called Clawfoot Alley that has the add-a-shower pkgs starting at only 89.95! Includes enclosure, supports and faucet/shower...

Posted by: Frenchnoel at July 11, 2008 3:02 PM in response to Clawfoot tub shower converter?

We've had great luck with our Netgear Wireless Access Point system. Our cable comes in to the 3rd floor of our 4 story house. The only way we get coverage on the top as well as the first floor is by using these - which were bought the same time we bought our Netgear wireless router. Don't think you are alone: most houses on my block in Park Slope cannot get coverage throughout their house with a wireless router - everyone uses these. No one is going to run a cable up the outside of their house to each floor, nor were we thrilled about drilling into the walls of our woodwork. We have Netgear wall-plugged ethernet bridges (they plug right into an electrical outlet in the room where you need a boost). We have model XE102's -- but we've had them for several years, so there may be newer models that are better. If I remember correctly, they ran about $30 each. Then we also have the Netgear wireless access point - only one is needed for us. Good luck*

Posted by: parkslopemom at October 26, 2008 8:37 PM in response to Extended Range Wireless Router - Follow up

What does "needs to be in the basement due to the alarm" mean? What alarm?

It should be trivial to buy an ethernet cable, drill a small hole in the next floor up and put the wireless modem one floor up.

Posted by: cmu at October 26, 2008 10:26 PM in response to Extended Range Wireless Router - Follow up

my situation is driving me crazy.
I have a cable modem in basement (below ground) along with my Vonage modem. I moved my Linsys router (WRT54G2)to the ground floor just by halldoor. The signal is very erractic. My tenants on top floor - 2 floors up (3 from basement) - use internet much more than I do and we usually have to disconnect cable/vonage modems and router then re-connect them and internet goes on for a while. Any simple solution to this problem? Shall I get cable modem and/or Vonage modem moved to hallway beside router on ground floor?
Thx
Kate

Posted by: HurricaneKate at October 27, 2008 4:57 PM in response to Extended Range Wireless Router - Follow up

Kate,

It sounds like you have two problems:

1. Intermittent signal: Get someone to stand in the bad spots with a laptop and monitor the signal strength while moving your wireless router to different spots on the ground floor to see where you get the best all around coverage. Hopefully, you will find a good spot on the ground floor where the signal is strong.

2. Internet down: It sounds like your cable modem is not getting enough signal coming into the house from the cable company and/or your vonage modem and cable modem are taking too much bandwidth and/or your vonage modem and your cable modem may not be properly configured to work together and/or your cable modem may be defective and need to be replaced. Call time warner and tell them that your cable modem keeps going down and that they need to come and check it as well as the signal strength coming into the house.

Posted by: SJ at October 27, 2008 5:28 PM in response to Extended Range Wireless Router - Follow up

wireless can be difficult in buildings that are made of concrete or stone, since they heavily attenuate the signal.

you can try to blast through with a directional antenna, pointed in the direction you wish to receive the signal. this may be required by both the wireless router and the computer you are trying to connect, as the wireless signal is 2-way.

unfortunately, you will most likely be plagued with dead spots and poor reception areas, the only true solution is hard wired, but will limit the connections unless you have an access point.

a more elaborate solution would be, to hard wire the router to an access point on each floor, and that way the coverage will be excellent, and you only have to run 1 wire (via switch), but get multiple connections.

Posted by: metafizx at October 27, 2008 7:56 PM in response to Extended Range Wireless Router - Follow up