Ooops! Not Expecting that framing - help please!

[dmcIPCAM]

One of those "this will only take a few minutes" job has now turned into a time-consuming head scratcher. I planned a camera location
for above the middle of garage door opening, but the framing has got me confused. After drilling the hole from the outside for the
bracket I stuck an endoscope in there and it looked like standard wall framing. So thinking no problem, I'll cut out a patch of drywall
so that I can drill through the top plate from the bottom (can't drill from the top because there is no access). But when I removed the
drywall there appears to be a laminated beam sitting on top of what I thought was traditional wall framing. Moreover, the
drywall is attached to the traditional framing which appears to be about 1/2" wider than the laminated beam - which may
be a blessing because there is a half inch gap between the two that I could run the cable through... except
I ran fish sticks under the drywall, but they hit against the king studs on the edge of the garage door opening.





Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. At this point I'm thinking of just running the cable on the inside garage wall.

 

[TonyR]

I'd cut my losses and drill from outside now that you know more about that HUGE header and metal lentel over the garage door, then patch inside when you're done.

At this point I'm thinking of just running the cable on the inside garage wall.

Might be your best bet....

 

[Sybertiger]

Or mount the camera under the soffit like a lot of folks do.

 

[prsmith777]

Ran into the same situation as you. I ended up coming through the inside drywall flush to the wall and covered the cable with cord hider.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B084WXQK7Q/

 

[Timokreon]

That extra beam might be support for the actual garage door spring and drive?

 

[dmcIPCAM]

Or mount the camera under the soffit like a lot of folks do.

No Free Space Left!

 

[dmcIPCAM]

Ran into the same situation as you. I ended up coming through the inside drywall flush to the wall and covered the cable with cord hider.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B084WXQK7Q/

P-E-R-F-E-C-T!

Great job - Thanks for the photo

 

[wittaj]

No Free Space Left!

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I see plenty of room for more cameras LOL.

 

[looktall]

No Free Space Left!

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You're not trying hard enough.

 

[dmcIPCAM]

The situation above that beam was way more complicated than I thought - I tried to screw up, but I just kept hearing @TonyR 's voice in my head: "Cut your losses"
Thanks again, everyone!

 

[prsmith777]

I’m guessing you couldn’t come straight down from the ceiling for some reason. You won’t even notice that conduit after a couple of months. Good job

 

[TonyR]

The situation above that beam was way more complicated than I thought - I tried to screw up, but I just kept hearing @TonyR 's voice in my head: "Cut your losses"
Thanks again, everyone!

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Looks fantastic......you're hired!

 

[dmcIPCAM]

I’m guessing you couldn’t come straight down from the ceiling for some reason. You won’t even notice that conduit after a couple of months. Good job

Thanks! Yep, that part looks a little horsey, but for whatever reason there is a 2x6 running the entire width of the garage and it is fastened to
that beam with many of those "Simpson" galvanized angle brackets. I tried drilling through the 2x6 from the bottom, but hit one of those damn
metal connectors, so I went up into the attic and finally got a better understanding of the situation. So, yeah, that distance from the wall where
the junction box goes through the ceiling gets the hole just past that 2x6.