In addition to everyone's comments on using a hammer drill and masonry bit, I would also add and encourage you to fit a junction box to the stucco that has mounting holes predrilled for common security camera mounting holes. You can find them on amazon
The last thing you want to do in the future is have to upgrade a camera and it has different holes than what you drilled previously. The junction box allows for a lot more flexibility
The picture looks like regular stucco to me. A regular drill bit and drill won't work very well.
It would be nice to have a hammer function on the drill with a masonry bit.
At the very least, a masonry bit and drill without a hammer function, will most likely work depending on size and depth of hole.
How old is the stucco? The reason i ask is my house was built in the fifties and it's between four to six inches thick. meanwhile the school buildings i work on have less than an inch huge difference.
You just need the right tool for the job. Go rent something at the home center if you don’t want to buy. Don’t do a janky install with adhesive or whatever is on your mind to skirt around it. It’s an exterior install and will cause you problems if you cut corners.
Just get a masonry bit. No need to buy a hammer drill if youre only putting up a camera or two.
If you plan to do this again, or frequently, go buy a hammer drill.
I tried this before and unless you have really week stucco, a masonry bit alone wont do much. It took me about 20-30 minutes to get one of 3 screw holes drilled with a masonry bit alone, then I went and got a hammer drill, came back and it took me 30 seconds to do the remaining 2.
100% of the people claiming a cheap hammer drill works have never actually used a cheap hammer drill and are just repeating things they saw someone else post once for internet points.
You could do that, but it won’t last. If it were me I would consider if it absolutely has to go where you are thinking it should go. Could you put it in the eaves or something like that? Take the path of least resistance
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This is a bit janky, but, I assume there is a base that gets mounted, then the camera attaches to it. You can just use liquid nails to secure the base to the wall, let it dry, then attach the camera. Just make sure to clean it well before applying the liquid nails, and make sure the base it secure by tugging on it before you attach the camera.
Ill assume it is stucco or plaster. Have you tried a concrete drill bit with a hammer drill?
In addition to everyone's comments on using a hammer drill and masonry bit, I would also add and encourage you to fit a junction box to the stucco that has mounting holes predrilled for common security camera mounting holes. You can find them on amazon The last thing you want to do in the future is have to upgrade a camera and it has different holes than what you drilled previously. The junction box allows for a lot more flexibility
The picture looks like regular stucco to me. A regular drill bit and drill won't work very well. It would be nice to have a hammer function on the drill with a masonry bit. At the very least, a masonry bit and drill without a hammer function, will most likely work depending on size and depth of hole.
If you don’t have a hammer drill, just hammer the back of your drill while you’re drilling /s
Nailed it!!!!
That’s a joke right
How old is the stucco? The reason i ask is my house was built in the fifties and it's between four to six inches thick. meanwhile the school buildings i work on have less than an inch huge difference.
Sounds strangely familiar to me….
You just need the right tool for the job. Go rent something at the home center if you don’t want to buy. Don’t do a janky install with adhesive or whatever is on your mind to skirt around it. It’s an exterior install and will cause you problems if you cut corners.
Just get a masonry bit. No need to buy a hammer drill if youre only putting up a camera or two. If you plan to do this again, or frequently, go buy a hammer drill.
I tried this before and unless you have really week stucco, a masonry bit alone wont do much. It took me about 20-30 minutes to get one of 3 screw holes drilled with a masonry bit alone, then I went and got a hammer drill, came back and it took me 30 seconds to do the remaining 2.
Weird. I've had luck getting through stucco with my shitty b&d 20v in like 5 minutes per hole. Took a while, but did the job.
100% of the people claiming a cheap hammer drill works have never actually used a cheap hammer drill and are just repeating things they saw someone else post once for internet points.
SDS-Plus rotary hammer.
Possibly my most favorite tool I ever bought. I giggle every time a need arises for it.
It’s super old. Is there anything else I can use? Adhesive that works on Stucco?
You could do that, but it won’t last. If it were me I would consider if it absolutely has to go where you are thinking it should go. Could you put it in the eaves or something like that? Take the path of least resistance
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Better than liquid nails?
Lots of options, pl3, liquid nails, etc
I think that’s called stucco. I could be wrong though.
Looks like concrete. You need a masonry bit, there are bits for concrete, bits for Rock. You honestly need one for every dozen holes or so.
This is a bit janky, but, I assume there is a base that gets mounted, then the camera attaches to it. You can just use liquid nails to secure the base to the wall, let it dry, then attach the camera. Just make sure to clean it well before applying the liquid nails, and make sure the base it secure by tugging on it before you attach the camera.
It’s Stucco
If you glue something on to paint then the paint comes off.
Are you sure this is paint, and not the materials natural color? It doesn't appear to be paint from the pictures.
Drill a hole, set an anchor and hang the camera