SunnyShoresIT, home
Call (904) 240-4919

Duval County

Home tech for Atlantic Beach, cottages to new builds.

Atlantic Beach mixes older beach cottages with brand-new builds, often on the same street. Each needs a different plan for Wi-Fi and wiring, and both live under the city’s sea turtle lighting rules.

Book a visitCall (904) 240-4919
Sandy beach path through sea oats to the ocean at Atlantic Beach
Atlantic Beach, Duval CountyPhoto: Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0
City
Atlantic Beach, Duval County
Turtle rules
City lighting rules in effect since May 1, 2018
Electric
JEA (the city doesn’t provide electric)
From Nocatee
A short drive north

Local know-how

What’s different about Atlantic Beach homes

  • Older cottages, newer builds

    An older cottage rarely has Ethernet where you need it, and its additions and renovations leave odd walls in the way. A newer build may have Ethernet in the walls that was never connected at the other end. I start from your floor plan, use the cable that is there, run new cable cleanly where it’s worth it, and use wireless links between access points where it isn’t.

  • Lights you can see from the beach, inside and out

    Atlantic Beach’s sea turtle ordinance, in effect since May 1, 2018, lets the city regulate light from both the outside and the inside of homes near the beach. It doesn’t allow uplighting or floodlighting within sight of the beach, and lights that can be seen from it must be low-wattage, long-wavelength or shielded. Fines can reach $500. Shades that close at dusk and beach-side lights on amber and a schedule make the season easy; the city’s code has the details for your home.

  • Salt air and outdoor gear

    Cameras, access points and outdoor speakers near the ocean need to be weather-rated, sealed and mounted with corrosion-resistant hardware. I keep them out of the direct spray where I can.

  • Storm season

    Hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30. A rack UPS keeps the network up through blinks and for a while in an outage, and a UniFi 5G backup covers the internet line going down. It only powers the network, not the house.

Sources

What I do here

What I do in Atlantic Beach

The same five services everywhere I work, planned around the house in front of me.

See the work

Real heatmaps, and a house you can try.

My written-up job so far is a Nocatee-area home, with the real heatmaps from before and after. The Sunrise House shows the same ideas on a beach house you can click through.

Read the Nocatee-area case study
Before: Wi-Fi heatmap of the Nocatee-area home, from the original single router in the front corner. Green near the router fades to yellow and red across the back bedrooms and baths.
Before
After: three-dimensional heatmap of the Nocatee-area home with both access points. Nearly every room is green, with small yellow edges in a few corners.
After

Questions

Home tech questions in Atlantic Beach

Can you get good Wi-Fi in an older beach cottage?
Yes. Older homes usually have no Ethernet where it’s needed and walls in odd places. I plan on your floor plan, reuse any cable that is there, run new cable where it is worth it, and use wireless links between access points where it isn’t.
Do Atlantic Beach’s turtle rules cover lights inside my house?
The city’s ordinance lets it regulate light from the inside as well as the outside of homes near the beach. Shades that close at dusk during nesting season are an easy way to handle the windows. The city can tell you exactly what applies to your home.
Can you automate my shades and outdoor lights for turtle season?
Yes: shades that close at dusk, beach-facing lights on amber, and everything else off on a schedule, so nobody has to remember. The fixtures themselves still need to meet the city’s rules.
What does a visit cost?
The first 15-minute call is free. An on-site assessment is $150, credited toward your project. Repairs and support visits are $150 an hour.

In Atlantic Beach? Let’s talk.

The first 15-minute call is free.

Book a visit

Nearby

In Atlantic Beach? Let’s talk.

Call (904) 240-4919 or book a free 15-minute call, and I’ll tell you honestly whether a visit makes sense.

Book a visitCall (904) 240-4919