How to install security cameras under Vinyl Soffit
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- Опубліковано 13 вер 2024
- There seems to be limited info on how to install security cameras under vinyl soffits and eves. Today I will teach you how to pop open soffits, fish wires, and physically mount Lorex cameras. I will also go over basic tools needed, and leave links to the Tools I recommend below!
50' Fish Tape
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Siding removal Tool
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Fish Bit (Drill Bit) 3/4"
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Wood Drill Bits
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Makita Drill and Driver Combo
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A flat head to reattach the soffit/siding is a great tip. I've always used my siding tool but a flat head sounds way easier. Thanks!
FYI on aluminium soffit this won't work because they are often stapled down, and pulling them with a tool will kink it
Thanks for the video. I've placed 1/4 or 1/2 in piece of wood on top / above vinyl and that gives a good surface to screw camera to. It can just sit up there. Make it so it fits from side of the house to the J channel to give it some strength.
Great Idea
Very nice job. I am doing a similar installation and the information you provided helped me out quite a bit. Thanks.
For aluminum can you just drill a 1/2" hole and feed the fish tape through?
Thanks very much for this video. Very well done and extremely helpful!
Great video! You made this look easy!
Fyi apparently you shouldn't run power and data cables in parallel even a a foot apart especially if they're unshielded, although in my house I have several places where unshielded cables run for a few feet parallel with power cables and have had no problems yet but I haven't had a chance to test for it either. If you have problems when theres motion outside I guess you'll know why lol.
thanks for the help on the soffit, keep it up
I believe I did mention this in the video. You are 100% correct in that you should NOT run communication lines directly against and parallel to power cables. However, sometimes this is unavoidable. This particular camera, the Data line is directly next to power lines for approximately 50' and I have absolutely no interference problems at all.
great video!! Thanks for sharing your experience with us. One thing to keep in mind when running Cat5 is to avoid running parallel to AC power lines. The Cat5 cables are twisted pairs and that reduces risk of induction, but this is a digital system. Thanks again
is Cat5 enough for 4k camera? I have Cat 5 pre-installed through my house which is hard to replace with cat5e or cat6.
@@jerryzhang5648 It should be fine for 4k if they are shorter distances and not subject to electrical interference. FYI if Cat5 is preinstalled it is very easy to upgrade as long as they didn't anything silly like use staples.
Exactly what I wanted. Thank you!
Dude, great video. You're a definite natural at this. I'm trying to install a camera to the soffit of my garage and I'm not sure how to get the cables into my garage from the soffit. If I'm going to have to drill a hole through the sheetrock or not. I just don't have any idea where the cable is going to go once i take off the soffit.
A tip that I didn't mention in the video, you can buy a long small diameter drill bit. Like a 2' (1/8" diameter) pilot hole bit, and pre drill with that. That way you can see where the wires may pop through the wall, without causing much damage. Just keep an eye out for pipes and electrical wires. Exterior garage wall, likely no pipes, but there may be a wire hiding in there. You got this
@@OldSoulMillennial one thing I’m struggling with before starting my own install that maybe I missed in the video. How did you get above the plywood behind the soffit and then through the vertical garage wall? I have a similar scenario except my wall is a few feet back from the soffit edge, and the desired penetration point on the wall a couple of feet higher. I’m struggling with how to get the wire from the soffit through the wall.
@@michaelmarrero7819 I had a pre-existing hole in the plywood from a preinstalled motion light. You on the other hand will have to cut an access hole into the plywood. Up to you how large you make it. You could use a 5" or 6" hole saw and seal the piece back with construction adhesive when you're finished. There are a thousand ways to skin a cat.
But again you will need to cut a hole large enough to see the drill bit come though the wall, and fish a wire through. If you are unsure where the bit may land, You can always get an 1/8" long fish bit, and drill a pilot hole before you drill a larger hole.
Hope this makes sense. Lmk if you have any other questions.
Perfect video, im basically doing the same thing.
Nice job you have give me an idea thanks
Very useful video, thanks.
CAT7 has a outer shield (and each conductor is also individually shielded, too) to isolate from any electromagnetic sources. But CAT7 is thicker, harder to manipulate and harder to terminate.
Does cat 7 have to be grounded? I did a little research at the time of the project about shielded cat wire, and decided that I didn't really need it.
@@OldSoulMillennial It does not need to be grounded. Alternatively to CAT7 you could have also used CAT6 STP instead of UTP
thanks for the video. I will try this sometime next week :)
Not too difficult, you got this.
Siamese all day brother. One cable when pulling as well.
Great video! Very informative. I was going to buy pre-made cables but it just makes more sense to buy a spool. I can't remember if you said it but did you have to spend a lot of time in the attic? It sounds like you just ran all the cable under the soffit which sounds easier.
One if the most difficult parts about this job is running the wires. Every house is different. Personally, I was able to run my wires through holes in my floor joist (basement access). My recommendation is to get the wires into the house in as short a distance as possible.
Do you have any data loss running by ur power lines? Power lines and internet lines don’t mix due to small magnetic interference. Tbh I yet have to notice a difference “edit” I got the answer at the end
thanks for the video
Thank you...!
Radios bill work next time depending on job cheap set
The camera wire is thin. Is there a way to get it through the attic without drilling a hole? Thank you.
You will have to figure that out yourself.
Why did u remove the soffit if u just ended up drilling a hole? Im assuming u can just drill thru the plywood as well and voila ur in yhe crawl space
I had to open my soffit. It would have been near impossible to access the fish tape end, and pass the wire through the house. If you don't think you have to, then go for it! Worst case scenario, just follow my instructions and peel back a small section of soffit.
how do you run cat 6 through corner, J channel from one side to another? Is it as easy as running through under the siding? I am mounting my front camera near corner, so a bit cable will run on front side and rest of the cable will through left side of the house. So not sure if it will be easier to hide under the J channel or something? Any clue be highly appreciated. Soffit is not an option as its way too high. It easier but less useful/effective for camera to capture the face.
The corner channel for my vinyl siding has an open slot that runs from the ground to the top. Get down on your hands and knees, look under the corner channel and see if you have an open channel to fish wires up through.
I honestly thought you were Kyle Kuklinski from the Secular Talk channel when I first saw this. LOL!!! Nice video though. I think this video was the most helpful out of all the other videos I've seen on this. I have aluminum soffit, but I don't think I'll too many issues with making holes in my soffit and garage wall and then fishing a cable through.
does the camera shake once attached to the vinyl soffit?
Above my soffit was plywood. I screwed the camera through the vinyl into the plywood. My cameras do not shake at all being mounted this way.
Cat6 doesn't allow faster speeds...Cat6 is for businesses that have many, many work stations (computers) on the same network and is better insulated to decrease crosstalk, signal interference. We are talking 50 workstations or more that also use Voip...Good video though..
That’s technically incorrect. Cat6 can support 10Gbps at up to 110 feet, potentially longer if interference is low, whereas Cat5e maxes out at 1Gbps.
@@davidc-l9174 CAT5e also supports 10Gbps up to 45 metres
Cat6 does in fact allow for higher speeds. Cat6a allows for even higher. Cat6 is designed for up to 250Mhz and Cat5e is engineered to 100Mhz. Cat6 also has better noise protection.
You d better use wifi 😤 cameras 📷 that is it
I would NEVER use a wifi camera. My neighbor has a wifi camera. Had the wifi signal jammed with some type of jamming device. Had a brand new iPhone stolen off his porch. This will not happen with hardwired cameras.
"There seems to be limited info about installing cameras under soffit and eves." And after this video, the info is still limited. Sorry, but it did not help me.
I do my best to include helpful info in my videos. In this video, I showed everyone how to pop open vinyl soffit, what tools to use, how I mounted my cameras and how I ran my cat 6 wire. What info are you exactly looking for?
are you that dense?
You should just hire somebody to do it. Not everyone can learn and adapt from UA-cam videos.
If you can't figure it out with this information the task is bigger than you can chew.