Yes..8mm - 10mm. if your drilling outside inwards I'd go through the external mortar line..to make it easier.
If you drill inside to out, there is a chance the outer brick will break or split making it hard to cover after with a small camera.
Also we normally drill up at a slight angle to stop any future water ingress or leak from rain water.
If you drill inside to out, there is a chance the outer brick will break or split making it hard to cover after with a small camera.
Also we normally drill up at a slight angle to stop any future water ingress or leak from rain water.
Super thanks.
I was planning on going from the outside inwards. Both sides are brick. To stop the inside brick blowing is it worth asking a helper to hold a spare brick on the inside wall as you go through?
And was also planning to seal around the camera base on the wall.
yes you could do . .
it depends how powerful the drill is and how hard it "hits" . .
i normally put a piece of tape on the drill bit at the wall thickness (as a depth gauge) . . then when drilling i go easy for the last quarter so the inside brick doesn't explode,
we use these 1meter SDS drill bits and a Makita SDS Hammer drill. . .
just measure the wall thickness, then wrap a bit of tape round the drill bit, you will know when your near the other side.
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Good spot.
I actually want it low. Really easy with a hoodie / cap combo to keep your face out of anything over a couple of meters.
The camera dumps it's recording to another location so likely would capture whoever disabled it.
Let me know if this seems a dumb idea before I start drilling!
I may also put some up much higher but don't want to go overkill.
@t6_tom Have a look at this thread >
a lot of us have cams at lower heights, it can make them more venerable.
but can also get better angles/ images. . .
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a lot of us have cams at lower heights, it can make them more venerable.
but can also get better angles/ images. . .
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From the scumbags point of view why would they care if their covered face is filmed and recorded. Personally I don’t see the deterrent unless an alarm is triggered or they are interrupted and challenged. There will also be a few who don’t care about being challenged as they’ll be prepared for it.
I’ve worked in South Africa and Brazil, both have crime rates through the roof and the way they deal with it is brutal.
I’ve worked in South Africa and Brazil, both have crime rates through the roof and the way they deal with it is brutal.
The camera do have motion alarms. I have two kids in the house, beyond shouting out the window I would do nothing. Got far more to lose challenging a thief, happy to let the insurance and police deal with it.
I'm not naive, having a camera makes me feel a bit better and may stop an opportunist thief. In my mind the only security that really prevents theft is something that can withstand 5-minutes attacks from serious power tools. Eg. Petrol grinders.
I travelled in South Africa for 6 weeks back in the early 2000s. Actually saw almost no trouble there at all. The downside is that if criminals know that they're going to be shot onsite they're much more likely to shoot you first so it can create an escalating loop.
Great info on this post and thanks to all the guys some great input. I agree @t6_tom that you have to do what makes you comfortable and hopefully more of a deterrent than some easier pickings.
I too mounted my cameras low but also added a more wide angle higher up but unfortunately still got done over. I had a great video of him moving the camera, looking at the other camera and smashing the car windows on 3 cars with a result of a phone charger stolen and 5k of repairs. Even a partial finger print, with the csi guy naming him to me off the record, resulting in nothing “insufficient evidence”.
Apparently living in a nice area just means they come and find you lol, good luck with it all I find a good whiskey makes me sleep like a baby.
I too mounted my cameras low but also added a more wide angle higher up but unfortunately still got done over. I had a great video of him moving the camera, looking at the other camera and smashing the car windows on 3 cars with a result of a phone charger stolen and 5k of repairs. Even a partial finger print, with the csi guy naming him to me off the record, resulting in nothing “insufficient evidence”.
Apparently living in a nice area just means they come and find you lol, good luck with it all I find a good whiskey makes me sleep like a baby.
The external ball cameras are IP65 rated so you can pretty much hide them anywhere, a little additional sealant around wire entry points will not go amiss but you can put them anywhere they will fit.
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Cant you use the existing conduit a few inches above?
Blasting through the wall from the outside in if I'm taking care I take the SDS drill off hammer when there's 20mm or so left to go, mind you that's when the inner layer is solid plastered, if it's dot and dab just blast it through.
I will give it a check but I think it comes out too high in the garage. Good idea though
That is a ‘weep hole’ to take away any moisture from the cavity, so I wouldn’t drill/go through there! Personally I would drill your 8mm hole through the middle of the brick to the right of your black tape.... less chance of smashing the corner of the brick off. Also the sandstone lintel is just a facade really.... there will/should be a steel lintel with a minimum bearing of 150mm under that.
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I'd rather go through the soffit than the wall? Mines under the soffit on the garage, works a treat, keeps the weather off it too
Looked at that. Complete nightmare on the roof angle.
The garage soffit? It's horizontal? Or do you mean on the inside?
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