"Nick did an amazing job with our company's low voltage infrastructure, network cabling, racks, and camera system. He was professional, knowledgeable and thorough."
We start where most IT companies stop
Redsilicon is an infrastructure-led IT company in Oshawa. We design and install the physical layer (cabling, network, wireless, security) and then support everything that runs on it. One team, one architecture, one number to call.
The short version
- Based in Oshawa, Ontario
- On-site across Durham Region and Clarington
- Commercial and residential work
- 5.0 rating on Google
Infrastructure-led IT
Most IT providers begin at the software layer. They'll manage your Microsoft 365 tenant and your laptops, and when the problem turns out to be a cable in a wall or an access point in the wrong place, they refer you to somebody else.
That referral is where accountability disappears. The IT company blames the cabling contractor, the cabling contractor blames the switch, and you end up coordinating three vendors to solve one problem you didn't cause.
We do the whole stack. The cabling under the floor, the switching, the wireless, the cameras, the access control, the cloud services and the day-to-day support. When something breaks there is exactly one company responsible, and it's us.
It also means we design differently. When you know you'll be supporting a network for the next five years, you label the patch panel properly the first time.
What that looks like in practice
- Every cable run labelled and continuity tested as standard
- A network diagram that's current, not two years old
- Scope and price agreed before work starts
- Sign-off and warranty on every install
- Recurring services on a clear monthly invoice
- One number for cabling, cameras, cloud and support
Structured like a general contractor
A general contractor doesn’t own a plumbing company. They self-perform what they’re good at, bring in licensed trades for the rest, and hand you one contract and one person to call. We’re built the same way, and we’ll tell you which is which before you commit.
Self-performed
Everything low-voltage: cabling, fiber, racks, switching, wireless, cameras, access control and audio/visual, plus web work and hosting.
This is the part most IT providers won't touch, and it's the reason the rest of the stack behaves.
Brought in
Line-voltage electrical, ULC fire alarm, structural work, and the round-the-clock managed-services functions: helpdesk, NOC and SOC.
Where a licence or a staffed 24/7 operation is required, a specialist does that part. We say so rather than implying otherwise.
Coordinated
One account manager scopes the job, sequences the trades, attends while it happens and owns it afterwards.
Bringing in a specialist moves the labour, not the responsibility. It's still ours to fix.
What clients say
Verified reviews from Google and trade platforms.
"I have worked with Red Silicon on several projects. Their attention to detail is what makes them stand out from others, and we continue to work with them."
"I've had an excellent experience working with Redsilicon. Their team is always timely, professional, and efficient in handling requests."
"Nicholas is quite possibly the best contractor I've ever used. Exquisite service and workmanship."
About working with us
Are you a big company or a small one?
Small and deliberately so. You deal with the people doing the work rather than an account manager relaying messages. It also means we turn down work we're not the right fit for instead of stretching to cover it.
Do you work with residential clients as well as businesses?
Yes. Commercial work is the majority of what we do, but we also handle home networks, TV mounting, cameras, smart-home setup and Starlink installs. Same standard of work either way.
Where are you based, and is there an office we can visit?
We're based in Oshawa and work on-site across Durham Region and Clarington. There's no showroom to visit: surveys, installs and service calls all happen at your premises, which is part of why our overheads stay off your invoice.
How do you charge?
Install work is quoted as a fixed scope and price, agreed in writing before anything is ordered. Ongoing services (support plans, monitoring, hosting) are a predictable monthly figure. We'd rather over-explain a quote than surprise you with an invoice.
What happens if something goes wrong after the job is finished?
Installs come with sign-off and warranty, and you keep the documentation and test results. If something fails inside warranty we come back. If it's outside, we'll tell you honestly what it will cost before we start.
Can you take over from another provider or contractor?
Yes, and it's a large part of what we do. We document the environment first, secure and re-key access, then stabilise. You keep working throughout, and we won't badmouth whoever was there before. We'll just show you what we find.
Want to talk to whoever will actually do the work?
That's the person who answers the phone. No account manager in between.