you could probably talk landlord into ground level outdoor shoemould On Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 3:51 PM Carl Peterson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Is there rebar in the concrete? Strong magnets inside a plastic wire > mounding might work. > > On Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 3:22 PM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > >> If he would just let you drill some small holes, these are really nice, >> once installed they are almost invisible. >> >> >> https://ezcableclips.com/collections/featured-products/products/ez-cable-sharktooth-anchor-new >> >> >> >> Would still have to mount the electrical box somehow. >> >> >> >> There’s also the saying “it’s easier to ask forgiveness than permission”. >> >> >> >> Oh, and it might help if we could see a photo of where you want to mount >> this. Could you put a pipe in the ground next to the wall, like a sign or >> fence post, and mount to that? Put a nice chair or bench for visitors to >> sit on outside the door and mount on that? I don’t suppose you could make >> it solar powered and wireless? >> >> >> >> *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Adam Moffett >> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 3, 2026 3:01 PM >> *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Gluing down Cat5 to Concrete >> >> >> >> Masonry epoxy was going to be my guess too. I've used it to integrate >> new rebar with existing concrete. I have no idea how well it would stick >> to the surface, but it holds rebar in a hole really well. >> >> >> >> I'm going through something similar with a parking garage made from >> precast sections. The position, type, and length of every proposed >> fastener needs to be provided to the engineering firm that designed it, and >> they compare that to drawings to make sure we're not going to hit any >> rebar. They also want the concrete X-rayed where we're going to core drill >> to bring our conduit in. The garage is public property, and it has to last >> a long time, so they don't want anybody exposing the rebar. I appreciate >> them trying to be good stewards of the people's money, but I don't like >> having to deal with it. I'm curious what this other guy's excuse is. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From:* AF <[email protected]> on behalf of Ken Hohhof < >> [email protected]> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 3, 2026 2:32 PM >> *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Gluing down Cat5 to Concrete >> >> >> >> I've seen at Home Depot Simpson Strong-Tie sells epoxy and acrylic cement >> for anchors in concrete. >> That would probably never come off, landlord would wish he'd let you >> drill some holes. >> >> Newer RTV is alcohol set, the older style acid set type (smells like >> vinegar) might be corrosive to concrete. >> >> The whole idea of glueing a box and wiremold to exterior concrete seems >> dodgy, customer should just ask the landlord to allow a few tapcons. When >> he moves out, the holes could be filled and probably wouldn't be very >> noticeable. I would think he'd be more worried about a hole through the >> door jamb. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Chuck >> Sent: Tuesday, March 3, 2026 1:06 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Gluing down Cat5 to Concrete >> >> RTV? >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> > On Mar 3, 2026, at 9:45 AM, Nate Burke <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > I need to run some Cat5 along a concrete wall (Prefab concrete >> building), but I can't drill into the concrete at all. What are my options >> for securing down the cat5? I'll probably put it in a wiremold of >> somesort. Recommendations for Glue to stick to the Concrete and UV >> wiremold. >> > >> > I'm installing a VoIP Doorbell, but the Building owner doesn't want any >> holes in the concrete. The tenant said they had to jump through all kinds >> of hoops with the owner for approval when installing their security >> cameras, and don't want to do that again. Planning to bring the Cat5 >> through a Doorjamb, and then run to the doorbell which will glue to the >> wall with a 1 gang box. >> > >> > >> > -- >> > AF mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > > > -- > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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