What a Professionally Installed UniFi Network Costs in Utah (2026)

The most common question we get after “can you fix my Wi-Fi” is “what does a real network cost?” Here is the honest answer for a Utah home in 2026, in three tiers, with the actual equipment we install priced from our own store and the labor included. These are the same ranges our budget calculator uses, so you can check the number for your square footage in two minutes.

Three tiers, priced the way we actually quote them

Per square foot, that works out to roughly $0.60 to $1.00 for Foundation, $1.20 to $2.00 for Luxury and $2.00 to $3.50 for Estate. The ranges are wide on purpose: the same 4,000 square foot house costs very different amounts depending on whether it is framed and open or finished and plastered.

Where the money actually goes

• Cabling, 35 to 50 percent. Every access point, TV, camera and door station is a home run of Cat6 or Cat6A back to the rack. In a pre-wire that is fast; in a finished two-story with a stone fireplace it is the most skilled part of the job. We price drops individually, and a good rule of thumb is that a finished-home drop costs two to three times a pre-wire drop.
• Access points, 15 to 25 percent. A U7 Pro is $249 in our store, a U7 Lite $124, a Pro Max $349, and an outdoor unit $399. Count, not model, drives this line; our WiFi planner estimates how many a house needs from square footage, levels and construction.
• Gateway and switching, 15 to 25 percent. From the $162 Cloud Gateway Ultra for a small home to a $499 Dream Machine Pro with a $999 Pro Max 24 PoE switch for a house with cameras. PoE matters: every access point and camera is powered over its data cable, so the switch is the power supply for the whole system.
• Rack, power and tidiness, 5 to 10 percent. A 12U cabinet, patch panel, UPS and proper labelling. It is the line people try to cut and the one that decides whether the next technician, including us, can work on the system in ten years.
• Configuration and documentation. Networks, VLANs for cameras and smart home gear, guest Wi-Fi, remote management, and a printed and digital record of every port and cable. Included in every tier.

What is not in these numbers

• Your internet service and the provider’s modem or ONT. We put their box in bridge mode and take it from there.
• Cameras, doorbells and access control. The network above is built camera-ready, with PoE ports and switch budget held for them, and the camera system is quoted separately.
• Monthly fees. There are none for UniFi, and we do not add a management subscription. Optional service plans exist for clients who want us watching the system.
• Sales tax, and conduit or trenching for outbuildings on estate projects, which we quote once we have walked the site.

How the quote comes together

1. Walk the house. Every level, the mechanical room or closet, and the outside. We note where the walls are open, where they are stone, and where the TVs and cameras will go.
2. Count the drops. One cable per access point, TV, camera and door station, home-run to the rack. This line is the quote.
3. Pick the tier. Square footage, levels and construction decide the access point count; the WiFi planner gets you close before we arrive.
4. Size the rack and switch. PoE ports for everything that is powered over its cable, with budget held for the cameras you have not bought yet.
5. Price it from the store. Hardware at our posted prices, labor by the drop, documentation included. You see the same numbers we do.

The do-it-yourself comparison, honestly

Ubiquiti now sells a UniFi Express 7 three-pack for $699 that a handy homeowner can set up in an afternoon, and for a smaller, open-plan home with one TV it is a genuinely good network. We wrote about when the kit is enough and when it is not. The short version: wireless mesh gets worse with every wall and every level, and the moment you want cameras, a wired TV wall or coverage in a detached shop, you are back to pulling cable, which is the thing you were paying us for in the first place.

Three real examples

• Lehi townhome, 2,200 sq ft, finished. Cloud Gateway Ultra, two U7 Pro access points, 8-port PoE switch, five drops including the TV wall. Landed near the top of Foundation because every drop was fished through finished walls.
• Highland two-story, 5,400 sq ft, pre-wire. Cloud Gateway Fiber, 24-port PoE switch, five access points including one outdoor, 12U rack, 22 drops for TVs, cameras and the alarm. Middle of Luxury, and cheaper per drop than the townhome because the walls were open.
• Park City home with a guest house, 8,500 sq ft. Dream Machine Pro, two PoE switches, nine access points, fiber to the guest house, 42U rack shared with the audio and camera equipment. Estate, and the fiber run across the driveway was the single largest line.

Frequently asked

Do I really need a rack? For Foundation, no, a wall-mounted gateway and a small switch in a closet is fine. From four access points or any cameras onward, yes. A rack is cheaper than the service calls a shelf of loose gear generates.

Will it work with Google Fiber, Xfinity or Utopia? Yes. The UniFi gateway sits behind whatever hands you the internet, and Utopia fiber in particular pairs beautifully with a 10-gigabit-capable gateway.

How long does the install take? One day for Foundation. Two to four days for Luxury, split between the cabling and the rack build. Estate projects follow the construction schedule.

What if I already have some UniFi gear? We keep anything current and in good shape, and we often do. Bring the model numbers to the walkthrough.

Can you just fix the Wi-Fi I have? Sometimes. A survey visit tells us whether the problem is placement, which is cheap, or the lack of wiring, which is the quote above.

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Shield Low Voltage designs, installs and documents UniFi networks for homes and businesses across Utah County, Salt Lake County and the Wasatch Back. Prices are our store prices in October 2026 and change as Ubiquiti’s do. Images and video courtesy of Ubiquiti.