On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:14:32 -0700, Rich Grise wrote:

On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:13:14 -0700, stryped wrote:

I planned to use a motion detector with the two flood lights centered
above my garage door. I started cutting thinking I would put a plastic
box behind the metal siding inside the garage. However, being centered
it is over a raised rib where two panels meet and it looks like I made
a mess. It was hard to cut and I just stopped. Any ideas on how to
properly mount this light and make it look ok and not leak?

How thick is this "raised rib"? If it's not too high (say, 3/8"), I'd
just shim it up, install the light and box normally, and caulk it
liberally.

Or finish cutting the recess, mount it as usual, and caulk.

If it's like corrugated metal with 1" high ridges, I'd ask a pro.
ISTR seeing some stuff designed for that; it's got a profile that
matches the corrugated, and acts like the shim above.

Good Luck!
Rich



Or cut a piece of wood to fit the profile closely, paint it all over, then
clamp it on with some silicone rubber as a sealant. Mount the light to the
wood.

Mark Rand
RTFM