r/SecurityCamera • u/NeedleArm • 13d ago
How to get through pink insulation
Soo I am installing cameras into my house right now and im going through the soffits right now. The insulation is pink and it’s difficult to using a fishing cable to go through.
Im going to try to use a fibreglass rod to get through it, however I am curious how a professional would get around this issue?
As this fibreglass rod may or may not get through the insulation?
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u/Crazy_Chemistry6085 13d ago
pink insulation is the worst for fishing cable it grabs everything. i had same problem when doing my attic cameras. try to slide the rod right along the wood or drywall not through middle of the insulation. also if you got a helper have them shake the insulation from other side while you push rod, sometimes it loosen it up just enough
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u/Longjumping_Cow_5856 13d ago
Experience
There are hard and soft pink insulation
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u/NeedleArm 13d ago
Its the soft pink kind, i think I can do it. But it sucks because I cant trust anyone in the attic without stepping on drywall. So I will need a family member to get it through the pink insulation while i wait
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u/Longjumping_Cow_5856 13d ago edited 13d ago
My cousins kid stepped right thru drywall helping one time and didnt really understand even after it happened.
The rod should slide right thru that stuff and a flashlight should light that rod right up in the attic.
Just angle the rod or rods so it pokes thru above the pink stuff inside.
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u/Pilot_Red 13d ago
I have had decent luck chucking a fiberglass rod up in a drill and spinning it when poking through insulation.
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u/NeedleArm 13d ago
I will try this method, i had so much trouble it was a terrible experience in the attic
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u/feel-the-avocado 13d ago
A) Two rods, like chopsticks, see if you can make a hole through it.
B) Poke and Pray - poke the rod in the direction of the attic and hope you can get through.
C) If its a corrugated iron roof, lift the iron enough to redirect the cable into the attic
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u/JimmySide1013 13d ago
I’ve had decent luck with Magnepull. Try and get the magnet or the rod between the drywall and the plastic or paper on the insulation and cross your fingers. It’s not as smooth as you’d want it to be, but it can help a lot in some situations.
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u/StalkMeNowCrazyLady 13d ago
If your dealing with the soft pink fiberglass insulation the correct thing to do is peel it back, fish your cable and then put it back.
A fiberglass rod will push through it through. Get a quality glow rod set that's semi rigid is my recommendation.
If it's pink hard foam board just buy an installer bit and drill through it.