The proper way to run wiring on the exterior wall of a house.
Run wires unacces from outside to attic.
If you have a clear run outside where the conduit will not be too obvious i would do it that way.
There are two ways to run electrical wiring on the exterior walls of a house or other structure.
One of the best ways to hide security cameras outside is running burial wires.
Running wires inside rigid conduit.
The presumption is that the cable run will be looped from one box location down or up into a basement crawlspace or an attic then across floor joists before entering the stud cavity where the next box is located.
Climb through the attic access using a ladder if necessary and look into the attic space.
Plan the wring route for running wires for your ip camera outdoors.
Once up there i noticed that all the electrical wires were all over the place.
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Familiarize yourself with the footing situation.
Whenever i do attic wiring i remove the insulation and staple it to the ceiling joist.
I recently relocated my cable wires which required my going to the attic.
Is it standard for electrical wiring to be strung in a disorderly fashion in the attic.
If this meets code then i will be running attic wiring in this manner from now on.
I was also under the impression that if wiring is in an attic space that it may need to be derated because it can get very hot up there.
Also it may not be as simple as stapling the wiring to the structural members.
The original plan was to run security camera wires up through soffit into attic down into basement but that no longer is an option.
Rigid conduit with an outside diameter of 3 4 in and a fish tape long enough to reach through the buried pipe.
How to hide security camera wires outside.
5 hollow spaces of walls ceilings and attics where such spaces are insulated by loose rolled or foamed inplace insulating material that envelops the conductors.
To run the wires inside rigid conduit you ll need a hacksaw a pipe bender capable of bending 1 2 in.
Electrical wiring electrical question.
One method is to run individual wires.
I have some wiring i am going to be running up a convenient inside wall to the second floor.
Concealed knob and tube wiring shall not be used in the following.
With a flashlight examine the attic and locate the path that you will use to run the wire between the two locations.
You can try the below steps to conceal the wires for your security cameras.
I bought a cheap fiber optic camera so i can look inside the wall.
I have already run several cables down into the basement.
