Best Way to Mount Security Camera to Stucco House
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So, I bankrupt down and bought a consumer-grade surveillance/DVR photographic camera kit. Nothing fancy, only iv channels (something like to the tag I've included). I've worked with different brands numerous times, however I've never installed/mounted the cameras before or ran the wires. My home has a stucco outside, over cement block. The eaves that the cameras will exist mounted under are also stucco, that's on top of cement that'south stuck onto a metal lath (wire mesh). My questions are, should I mountain the cameras to the stucco underneath the eaves or onto the inside of the woods fascia. More important question: Should (tin can) I drill a hole into the eave to run the wires for the camera? Whatever suggestions are greatly appreciated.
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Mount them so they will be out of the pelting, it sucks to accept to clean the lens afterward each rain. You want to run the cables out of the style so yes, drill those holes, then seal up the gap with silicone.
I'k currently installing a Swann Security Camera system at my house. I'm mounting the cameras shut to heart level where I can. I want to exist able to capture the face of anyone trying to suspension into my dwelling house. So I'll take to run some of the wires through conduit to proceed someone from cutting the wire.
I have two wireless cameras mounted higher, and found that the IR doesn't piece of work equally well and you get mostly the tops of anybody'southward head.
My thinking is if the cameras are too high to reach without a ladder, then merely secure the wires to the firm and discover a convenient place to pull the wires in. Otherwise drill a hole through the stucco and pull the wire in and place the camera over the pigsty. Just be sure to silicone any holes. Anything that will protect the cameras from the weather condition is a good idea, likewise try to keep the cameras from pointing at the sun. Otherwise you will burn a black spot in the ccd.
Hi guys! Thanks for the suggestions.
Tim- Aside from the sideways rain we go here in Due south Florida (the only thing more crazy than the people here is the weather), the cameras will all be under the eaves of the firm, and then rain exposure should be at a minimum. My concern is if I'one thousand able to or is it even a smart thing to drill into the stucco covered board.
Bryan- Thanks for the tip on the height consequence (identifying faces). ii of the cameras volition be mounted directly to the CBS, both up high. With both, I remember I should exist able to get away with a 3/4" bit to run the wires through. The wires actually run through the lesser of the mounts, which should allow me to mountain the cameras and hibernate the wires entirely (trying to minimize the wires that run along the outside of the business firm).
If it were me...
I'd drill a 1" pigsty through the stucco/lath for the wires, then mount an exterior wall box over the hole. You tin weatherseal the back of the box to the firm, mount the box to the firm more than deeply, and you have a meliorate mountain for the camera itself.
Plus, if you bork the hole through the stucco it won't be seen since y'all're covering it with the box.
Not certain what you'd want to use to drill through the house though. I wonder if a hole saw would be best? Or a small pilot pigsty and then enlarge it with a conical burr.
Thanks for the tips, Limey! I got the cameras up this past Saturday. I used a three/4" masonry bit to get through the stucco, then used a 1/two" to bore out the metal lath. Two of the cameras I was able to hide the hole with the photographic camera mount itself (equally it's nigh 3.5" in bore) by running the wires directly behind the mount, and so sealed around it with silicone caulk. The other two I had to drill the holes for the wires divide from the mount. Once the wires were through, I sealed the opening up. Aside from running cables through my attic at the beginning of the summer (did I mention I alive in South Florida), putting the cameras up was a smart conclusion: gives my wife peace of mind while she's habitation over the summer
I've been looking for a decent wall box with rear cable access. Any suggestions?
Sorry for hijacking an old post by the fashion; but I'm getting desperate!
You can perchance try 1 of these, though you may still have to drill a hole in the dorsum.
https://world wide web.amazon.com/Cantex-Industries-5133710U-6x6x4-Junction/dp/B000VS4BBU
I don't see the NEMA rating though, so you may have to ask the seller. I'd say go a NEMA 3R or college rating.
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