Stucco finish - semi-buried junction box

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Friends,

I affixed the rear piece of the Dahua PFA121 junction box to the plywood of a house. It then got stucco application installed. The result is that the rear piece that is secured to the plywood is buried by the stucco 1/8" give or take.

I can install the front piece that the camera mounts to just fine and it makes a fairly good seal around the stucco that I can then caulk. See pictures.

However, something is telling me that I'm better off chipping away at the stucco carefully enough to be able to have the front piece touch the rear piece completely all the way around just as the stock photo shows where it is 100% junction box touching each other rather than front piece resting on the stucco.

My fear is that stucco is finicky and likes to hold together to chipping away may result in holes to the sides/top/bottom of the junction box so even though the junction box would then be touching junction box completely it may result in water into the stucco application?

I have attached photos. What is best practice? Thank you!

 

[Ri22o]

I would grind, not chip, the stucco away from the junction box opening. Do this to fit so there is no more gap than is needed. After you attach the lid, then caulk the box to the stucco with silicone.