Security camera installation: the mounting, cable and setup that make it last.
Putting up the camera itself takes minutes. Most of the work is running the cable, sealing the hole where it enters the building, fitting a mount that stays put, and setting the system up so every camera reconnects on its own after the router restarts. That’s what home security camera installation across North Florida and South Georgia involves.
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What happens on install day
- 1Donnie, the owner, checks each camera position against the plan before anything is drilled.
- 2The cable is run to each camera position.
- 3The mounts go up.
- 4Every hole where a cable enters the building is sealed.
- 5The system is set up and tested.
- 6You’re shown how to use it.
- 7Everything is cleaned up before the job is done.
Mounting cameras on brick, concrete block, siding or under the eaves
Brick, concrete block, siding, the soffit (the underside of the roof overhang) and the fascia (the board along the roof edge) each take a different mount. Many Florida houses are concrete block covered in stucco. Cable is hard to get down the inside of a block wall, because the drywall sits on thin strips with almost no space behind it. That’s why cameras on block houses often go under the eaves, where the attic gives the cable a path. On vinyl siding, a camera belongs on a mounting block so the siding can still move with the heat. Each mount is picked to suit the wall it goes on, not forced onto one it doesn’t fit.
Setup, testing and a walkthrough before Donnie leaves
You get an app you can log into, a system tested before Donnie leaves, and a walkthrough at the end. After a power cut or a router restart, the system should find every camera again on its own. That usually works because each camera keeps the same address on your network, so the system always knows where to find it.
How the cable is run and sealed
Cable is hidden where it can be, run neatly where it can’t, and sealed everywhere it enters the building. A sealed entry means two things: the hole is filled around the cable, and the cable hangs in a small loop just below the hole, so rain drips off the bottom of the loop instead of running along the cable into the wall. Cable that runs outside needs an outer coating rated for sunlight, and cable that goes underground has to be rated for burial. The cable work is where a rushed install shows up later, usually as water getting in where it shouldn’t.
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Questions about camera installation
(386) 243-9535Donnie answers the phone Monday to Saturday, 9am to 7pm.
How long does an install take?
It depends more on the cable than on the cameras. Running cable through an open attic to the eaves is quick. Running it through concrete block, or out to another building, takes longer. Describe the property in the quote request form or on the phone, and we’ll tell you how long it should take or explain what else we need.
Will there be wires showing?
Sometimes. Cable is hidden wherever the building allows it. Where it can’t be, it runs neatly along a planned path.
Do you drill into brick or block?
Yes, where that’s the right surface for the mount.
Will you show me how to use the camera system?
Yes, before Donnie leaves.
What does a camera installation cost?
The price depends on how much of the property has to be covered, how far the cable runs and what the walls are made of. Describe the property in the quote request form or on the phone, and we’ll give you a quote or explain what else we need.
Tell us about the property. We’ll give you a quote or explain what else we need.
Donnie answers the phone Monday to Saturday, 9am to 7pm. Closed Sunday.
Security camera installation across North Florida and South Georgia, about 120 miles out from Lake City.
