Mark & Map
We locate framing, check access and utilities, and plan the hidden path before drilling. Your furniture and finishes guide the plan.
CATJACKS · Charlotte, NC
CATJACKS installs Cat6 wiring concealed behind your walls and above your ceilings—even after the paint is dry and the furniture is in. Connect your home office, family-room TV, gaming console and Wi-Fi access points.
Better connected. Beautifully concealed.
No mess. No visible wires. No painter bill.
Illustrative route. Every home gets its own plan.
See the difference
No cable draped over a baseboard. No plastic channel around a doorway. Just real CATJACKS work in homes like yours.
Watch a full installation
Follow a full CATJACKS installation in a finished two-story home. See multiple Ethernet cables routed from rooms on both levels—and an outdoor Ethernet jack—back to a network switch on the first floor.
The CATJACKS method
Finished-home wiring takes more than a drill and a spool of cable. It takes a plan, the right tools and the patience to follow the cleanest path.
We locate framing, check access and utilities, and plan the hidden path before drilling. Your furniture and finishes guide the plan.
Specialty drill bits, inspection cameras and retrieval tools help us route cables out of sight within wall cavities and framing. Your finished rooms keep their clean look.
We secure the cable, terminate and label the connections, qualify every drop, and clean the work area before completion.
We target 10G performance and qualify each completed run with a Fluke LinkIQ. Supported speed depends on the cable length and test results; your devices and network equipment also need to support it. Cable qualification measures the run’s capability, not your internet plan’s speed.
What makes the clean finish possible
The less we have to guess, the less we have to open. CATJACKS combines advanced technology with practiced techniques to find concealed paths, guide drill shots and retrieve wires—without unnecessary drywall cuts.
Stud finders and wall scanners help locate framing and check for potential obstacles. Thermal imaging, 3D mapping and inspection cameras add context. Specialized drill bits and retrieval tools let us work through the openings needed for your new connections, rather than cutting extra holes just to reach a wire.
The goal: hidden Cat6.
A prewired look.
No painter bill.
Our thermal camera helps locate horizontal fire blocks through temperature patterns on the wall. Knowing where these barriers sit helps us plan the cable route and drilling approach without opening the wall to find them.
LiDAR technology captures the room’s visible surfaces as a 3D map. We use that spatial view to study the layout and plan how cable routes relate to walls, ceilings and adjoining spaces.
Camera views help us inspect hidden cavities and obstacles through small access points before choosing the next move.
Specialized bits and controlled drilling techniques help us reach framing through the opening for the new wall plate.
Retrieval tools help guide cable to the new outlet without opening a larger section of the wall to reach it.
Inspection tools give us a better view through the outlet opening, helping us plan around what is actually inside.
Careful work from accessible attic spaces helps us reach wall cavities while preserving the finished rooms below.
We combine thermal imaging with stud finders, wall scanners and direct inspection to make better-informed routing decisions.
Why CATJACKS
Compare the finished result—not just the price of running a cable. The route, the testing and the repairs left behind all matter.
Hidden Ethernet.
Nothing left to hide.
New Cat6 in finished, furnished homes—with the planning, tools and care to make it look like it was always there.
Book a 15-Minute Virtual Quote$800 per drop · No deposit · Pay at completion
Concealed routes. No exposed cable or surface raceway.
No unnecessary wall openings or painter bill.
Terminated, labeled and Fluke LinkIQ-qualified Cat6.
Compatible gear welcome. No wiring service contract.
Potential trade-offs to check in any proposal.
Ask before hiring
Power, circuits & electrical repairs
Will the walls need repairs?
Ask whether access holes and finish repairs are part of the plan.
Confirm Ethernet experience and qualification of every completed run.
Ask before hiring
Entertainment & integrated systems
New Cat6—or another workaround?
Check whether the proposal uses wireless, MoCA or powerline in place of the new Ethernet you want.
Ask about proprietary gear, equipment markups, required plans and using your own compatible devices.
Ask before hiring
Office cabling & business infrastructure
What will stay visible in your home?
Confirm whether cable will be concealed inside your finished walls and ceilings.
Ask how furnishings, surfaces and the appearance of your home will be protected.
Methods vary by installer. These are questions to verify before hiring; your written scope should spell out the route, finish, testing and any repairs.
Made for the way you live
You know where your desk, TV and favorite chair belong. We put the connection there—without asking you to redesign your home around the router.
Connect desktops, laptops and docking stations directly to your network. Give the room you rely on a dependable wired connection.
Home offices · Desks · DocksHardwire the devices that stay put, so movie night and game time depend less on the wireless signal.
Connect compatible mesh nodes and ceiling access points to the router with Ethernet, freeing them from a wireless link between rooms.
Hidden Ethernet for supported cameras, doorbells and smart-home equipment. We confirm the data and power requirements before installation.
Meet your installer
My specialty grew out of years of getting new wires into homes that were already finished—and learning how to leave as little evidence as possible.
It started with AT&T U-verse. When the service was new, our installations required a fresh Cat5e cable from the home’s outside service connection to the modem inside. We couldn’t reuse the existing phone lines or coax. I learned to find a new path through a finished home.
Security installation taught me to keep that path hidden. Concealing wires wasn’t just about appearance—it helped protect them from being found and cut by thieves. Careful routing was part of making the system dependable.
New-construction prewiring sharpened my retrofit skills. Some problems didn’t surface until after the drywall was up: a location missed on the blueprints, a cable damaged by another trade, or a homeowner wanting a connection moved. I was responsible for getting those lines rerun, and the general contractor’s request was always the same: get it done with little to no drywall damage.
Those experiences became the foundation of CATJACKS: hidden Ethernet wiring, thoughtful route planning and a finished result that looks prewired. My background in technical support and networking helps me understand both the house the cable travels through and the connection it needs to deliver.
You’ll speak with me during your virtual quote, and I’ll handle the route planning and installation—with the time and care your home deserves.
Home internet installer
Home security installer
Residential A/V installer
New-construction prewire
Technical support & help desk
Network administration
Network engineering
Enterprise network monitoring (NOC)
Straightforward pricing
A drop is one Cat6 cable from the agreed router or network location to one destination. Know the price before the work begins.
Standard Ethernet installation
Per drop · standard parts & testing included
No deposit. Pay at completion.
Network equipment and work outside a standard drop are quoted separately. Your written estimate confirms the route, scope and schedule.
Add a drop for each location. Need two in the same room? Add two.
Planning total for standard drops. Equipment, route feasibility and final scope are confirmed during your quote.
A common three-drop project
Home office + family-room TV + bonus room
Before you book
Practical answers about hidden Cat6 installation in finished Charlotte-area homes, pricing, equipment and what to expect.
CATJACKS, LLC specializes in concealed Cat6 Ethernet installation in finished, furnished homes in Charlotte, NC and surrounding communities. Owner and installer Darius R. Lee plans routes behind walls and ceilings so homeowners can add connections without exposed cables or a painter bill. Start with a 15-minute virtual quote to confirm your address and project.
An Ethernet retrofit adds new network cables after a home has been built and the drywall is in place. CATJACKS runs Cat6 from an agreed router or network-switch location to the rooms and compatible devices that need a wired connection, then terminates, labels and qualifies each completed drop.
Our specialty is concealed wiring with a prewired look—no exposed cable, surface raceway or painter bill. We plan around your home’s structure and use faceplate openings for access where possible. If a hidden route cannot be completed as planned, we discuss the options with you before proceeding.
Yes. CATJACKS installs Ethernet between floors when a concealed route is available. Connections on both levels can return to an agreed network location, including a switch on the first floor. We plan around framing, fire blocks and available attic, crawlspace or other access; the route is confirmed for your home.
Limited access changes the routing plan. A slab foundation, finished ceilings or an inaccessible attic does not by itself determine whether a concealed run is possible. During your quote, show us the network location and destination rooms so we can assess the available paths and explain any limitations before installation.
CATJACKS combines stud finders, wall scanners, thermal imaging, LiDAR room mapping and inspection cameras with hands-on routing experience. Specialty bits and retrieval tools help us work through planned outlet openings. Thermal patterns can help locate fire blocks, while LiDAR maps visible room surfaces; we cross-check the clues before drilling.
Yes. CATJACKS can add a concealed Cat6 drop near your desk for a desktop computer, laptop dock or other compatible device. Tell us where the router is and where you want the port. A direct wired connection removes that device’s dependence on the Wi-Fi signal; a computer without an Ethernet port may need a compatible adapter or dock.
Yes. CATJACKS adds concealed Ethernet connections for family-room TVs, streaming devices and gaming consoles, including bonus rooms. We plan the outlet location around your equipment and furniture. Devices need an Ethernet port or suitable adapter, and the final connection still depends on your internet service and equipment.
Many mesh systems support Ethernet backhaul, which connects compatible nodes to the network by cable instead of relying on a wireless link between nodes. CATJACKS can install concealed Cat6 to those locations. Share your mesh model during the quote so we can confirm compatibility and the planned connections.
Wiring a computer, TV or console removes its dependence on Wi-Fi signal strength and shared wireless airtime. Wiring compatible mesh nodes or access points also gives them a dependable link back to the router. Ethernet cannot increase your internet plan’s speed or fix problems with your provider, device or a remote server.
Yes, when the device supports Ethernet and the project fits our retrofit service. Compatible PoE equipment can carry data and power over one cable using an appropriate switch or injector. Many doorbells and smart-home devices are Wi-Fi only, so we check your specific equipment first.
CATJACKS can assess an outdoor Ethernet connection as part of a finished-home retrofit. Tell us the location, the device you want to connect and how exposed the area is to weather. We confirm the concealed path, suitable cable and weather protection, and any work beyond a standard drop in the written estimate.
One standard Cat6 drop from the agreed router or network location to one destination, with concealed routing, standard parts, termination, labels, testing and cleanup. Two drops are $1,600; three are $2,400. Network equipment and work outside that scope are quoted separately. No deposit is required.
Start with the locations that need dependable connections: a home office, family-room TV, gaming or bonus room, and any compatible ceiling access points or mesh nodes. One drop is one cable to one destination. A common three-drop project—home office, family-room TV and bonus room—is $2,400 at $800 per drop. We confirm the count during your quote.
One-drop jobs are completed in a single visit. Multiple drops and more involved routes can take longer. Your written estimate confirms the expected scope and schedule; your quote appointment is separate from the installation date.
We serve Charlotte, NC and surrounding communities; availability is confirmed for your address. During the 15-minute virtual quote, show your router location, explain where you need connections, and tell us about your attic, crawlspace or basement access. We follow up with a written estimate and scheduling options.
You need enough compatible Ethernet ports at the network end for the planned connections. If your router does not have enough available ports, a network switch can provide more. PoE devices may need a suitable PoE switch or injector. CATJACKS confirms equipment needs during the quote; network equipment is quoted separately.
CATJACKS qualifies each new run with a Fluke LinkIQ and targets 10G performance. Supported speed depends on the installed cable length and qualification results, along with the capabilities of your devices and network equipment. Cable qualification checks the run’s capability; it does not mean your internet plan delivers 10 Gbps.
Standard drops include 100% copper Cat6 cable rather than copper-clad aluminum cable. We select cable and connection parts for the planned route and compatible equipment, including PoE requirements where applicable. Standard jacks, faceplates and patch cords are included in the $800-per-drop price.
Yes. You can supply compatible equipment, cable and parts, or CATJACKS can provide them. We confirm suitability during the quote, including cable construction, device ports and PoE power requirements.
CATJACKS focuses on adding new concealed Ethernet runs where usable wiring is missing or does not reach the right rooms. Tell us about existing wiring during your quote so we can confirm whether your project fits our specialty.
You speak with Darius R. Lee, CATJACKS’ owner and installer, during the virtual quote. Darius handles route planning and installation. His background includes home internet installation, security wiring, new-construction prewiring and networking, with a Computer Networking degree, CCNA and Network+ credentials.
Looks prewired. Starts with a plan.
Book a 15-minute virtual quote. We’ll review your router, the rooms you want connected and the access available in your home.
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