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by kibwen 1012 days ago
Apropos of nothing, a conductive mesh with 1/2" holes suffices to block 2.4 Ghz signals, while 1/4" holes suffice to block 5 Ghz signals. https://www.homedepot.com/s/hardware%20cloth
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Hah, I remember having a tiny condo and was unable to get wifi throughout it because it was constructed with a metal-mesh backing[1] instead of wooden lath for the plaster. Was like a 60db drop putting a device on the opposite side of a wall made from one of these.

1: Kind of like this https://www.homedepot.com/p/Gibraltar-Building-Products-3-4-...

Yes!

We build walls out of materials opaque to visible light. Our walls are basically windows for wifi, so make them opaque! It's all EMR