How to tidy this job up?

[Mr Sparkle]

Installed a flood light cam which was a nightmare as i had pebble dashing in one area, then directly below I have a concrete lintel

After install, some of the 1mm cable is exposed and I was wondering on the best way to tidy this up? So that no cable is exposed

Ideally i would like to avoid having to drill into the lintel

 

[sparkwright]

The BEST way is to start again, and re-drill the hole for the cable at the correct angle so there is no cable or anything on show.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Could you not have mounted the unit, directly over the top of the cable?

 

[333rocky333]

Put a 4 x 4 box totally on the lintel back entry cable, mount the fitting directly above it totally on the pebbledash, light straddled half and half will look crap.
Suppose you could space the bottom off the lintel

Alternatively chase up a bit and put light over it totally on pebbledash, fill lintel a bit and paint

 

[Mr Sparkle]

Could you not have mounted the unit, directly over the top of the cable?

Impossible

Surface was uneven.. And home owner didn't want me removing their pebble dashing to install it

Put a 4 x 4 box totally on the lintel back entry cable, mount the fitting directly above it totally on the pebbledash, light straddled half and half will look crap.
Suppose you could space the bottom off the lintel

Alternatively chase up a bit and put light over it totally on pebbledash, fill lintel a bit and paint

Sounds like a lot of work

Thanks for the comment

 

[sparkwright]

Ah, not your house then.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Impossible

Surface was uneven.. And home owner didn't want me removing their pebble dashing to install it

You could have made it even/level. It looks just 'tacked on', with the gap below, between underside of unit and the lintel. Even a bit of outdoor filler would have tidied it up.

 

[sparkwright]

Just a tap with a hammer on the most lumpy bits of pebbledash usually gets a flat enough surface to fix something to - not need to remove sections of pebbledash.

 

[Mr Sparkle]

Just a tap with a hammer on the most lumpy bits of pebbledash usually gets a flat enough surface to fix something to - not need to remove sections of pebbledash.

Thanks, will do this.

 

[conny]

If the unit is not waterproof then mounting it on any uneven surface will increase the chance of water penetration. Also, as said, mounting on a flat surface looks better than a cock-eyed effort.

 

[ericmark]

I have some thing similar, my intention is to use a junction box where cable comes out so I can then use round cable which better seals in my case to flood lights, and will fill the junction box with petroleum jelly so easy to work on again in the future.

The debate I am having is control of lights, considering sonoff units, as car parked too far from lights for a PIR to detect my arrival, and trees tend to switch on PIR too.

However where my lights are also needs some building work, so not doing anything until building work has been agreed and it will link in with the work.

But twin and earth is not out door cable so needs hiding from UV.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Agreed rewire using appropriate cable too. T&E cable is not suitable for use outdoors.