Installing Surveillance Cameras into Synthetic Stucco (EIFS) Tutorial

Published Jun 09, 2022 14:50 PM

Mounting cameras into synthetic stucco, commonly known as EIFS finishes, can be problematic.

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In this report, we examine the four major methods of mounting cameras on buildings using the finish:

  • Backer Boards
  • Specialty Rooftop Mounts
  • Unistrut Reinforcement
  • Specialty Hardware

EIFS ****** ******** ******

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Not * ****** ******* *******

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A ****** ****

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Moisture *******

*************, *** ** *** ******* ******** with **** ** **** ** ** easily ******* *** *******, ******** ********, rain, *** **** ****** *** ***** surface *** ********** ******* ********** ******.

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********* **** ****** ** ****** *** can ** ******** ********* ** **** of ********* ** ******* ** ***.

The ********

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Backer ******

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** ******** ** ******* ****** ** the ****** ** ***** ****** ***** or ***** ******* *******, *** **** of *** ******* *** ** **** than $** ** ********* *** *****, although *** ***** *** ******* **** due ** ********* *************.

Rooftop ******

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Parapet *****

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Other **** ******

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Braces *** ********

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Specialty ********

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EIFS ******* *********

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** ************ ********** ****** **** *** cause *******, *** **** *** ***** from $** *** ****** ****-******* **** fixes, ** ******** ********* *** **-********* and *********** ***** *****.

Comments (4)
MB
Mitch Byrd
Jun 10, 2022

***! *** ****** ***** *** ** EIFS ***** ** ****. **** *** be ** *-**** *** ** ***'** not ********.

JR
Jarad Regan
Jun 10, 2022

**** **** ** * ****. * couple ****** * ******* ******* **** this *****:

*) **** ***** ******* ****** ** mount ** ****, *** **** ** be ****** ******* ***** *** ******* a ****** ** ******** ** *** outside ** *** ****, ******* *** can't ***** *** ****** ** ***** it. * **** *** **** *** cut * ******** ** *** ***** depth ** *** **** (******* **** a ***** ** ***** ******, ******* to * *********** ******** *** ******), and ****** **** **** *** ****. This ******** ***** *** **** *** the **** *** ******** ********.

*) *** ******* **** *** **** contractor *** ***** ****** **** *** are ***** ** *****. *** **** in *******. **** **** **** * template **** ***** *** **** ******* and **** ****. ** ** * pain, *** *** ** *** **** to *** ** ******* ****** *** leaks ** *** ******. ** *** do ********* **** *** ********* * mentioned ***** *** **** ******** ***. You **** **** ** **** ******* the ******** *** *** ****, *** between *** ****** *** *** ********.

*) **** *** **** ********** ******* you **** *** ******** / ***** for *** ** ******* ***** *** drill. ************* ********** ** **** ***** can ** ***** ******** ***** **** sealants *** *********. ** *** **** use ******* ******** ** *** **** people *** **** ***** ********* ***** if ***** *** *****.

**** ******* *** **** ** **** stuff, *** ** **** ***** ** work **** *** **** ********** ** figure *** ****** **** *** ************ requires *** ** *** ** ******** to ** **** ******* ***** *** are ***% **** *** **** ********** has ******** ** ****** *** **** to *** ***** ******* *** ******** ever ***.

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MB
Mitch Byrd
Jun 10, 2022

*************, *'** **** **** ******** **** this ***** **** *** ************.

GS
Greg Scott
Jun 20, 2022

***** *** **** ** **** ** have *** ****** ****. ****** ** top ** ******* ****, ** *** of *" ********* ** *** ** Densglass ** *** ** *** **** structure.

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***** ** ** *** ****, *** it ***** **** *** ** ******** issues.