Ring Doorbell Install - What is the best way to hide these exposed wires?

Here are two photos of my new ring doorbell. I just installed it yesterday. I couldn't install it in the same place as the original, because it's too big, so I had to drill a bit, and extend the wires to the new ring doorbell. It works great! The problem is, there is an ugly hole, and exposed wires coming from it. I want to find a way to cover the ugly hole and make the wires less ugly. I know a professional would probably drill the bricks and wall and run the wire out through the wall to the doorbell, directly, but I'm not interested in doing all of that. I have the equipment to drill brick, but running wires in that area of the wall makes me nervous. I am thinking maybe I can wrap the wires in white electrical tape. Then I can get a piece of plastic, or maybe paint a piece of wood, and screw it over the hole, where the old doorbell was. I can maybe seal whatever cover I use with some caulk. That way, I don't have to fill in the hole with caulk. Is there a better way to do this? I'm thinking there should at least be a better way to wrap the wires than electrical tape. I'm more concerned about aesthetics than vandalism. I'm not too concerned about the wires being cut, because I'm in a very quiet neighborhood, and it's a battery powered camera. If the wires were cut, the inside door bell chime would stop working, but the camera would still tell me when somebody is at the door through my phone, even before they ring the doorbell. So I'd still want to fix it, if the wires were cut, but it wouldn't be the end of the world. submitted by /u/bubblesort [link] [comments]

May 9, 2025 - 08:11

Here are two photos of my new ring doorbell. I just installed it yesterday. I couldn't install it in the same place as the original, because it's too big, so I had to drill a bit, and extend the wires to the new ring doorbell. It works great!

The problem is, there is an ugly hole, and exposed wires coming from it. I want to find a way to cover the ugly hole and make the wires less ugly.

I know a professional would probably drill the bricks and wall and run the wire out through the wall to the doorbell, directly, but I'm not interested in doing all of that. I have the equipment to drill brick, but running wires in that area of the wall makes me nervous.

I am thinking maybe I can wrap the wires in white electrical tape. Then I can get a piece of plastic, or maybe paint a piece of wood, and screw it over the hole, where the old doorbell was. I can maybe seal whatever cover I use with some caulk. That way, I don't have to fill in the hole with caulk.

Is there a better way to do this? I'm thinking there should at least be a better way to wrap the wires than electrical tape. I'm more concerned about aesthetics than vandalism. I'm not too concerned about the wires being cut, because I'm in a very quiet neighborhood, and it's a battery powered camera. If the wires were cut, the inside door bell chime would stop working, but the camera would still tell me when somebody is at the door through my phone, even before they ring the doorbell. So I'd still want to fix it, if the wires were cut, but it wouldn't be the end of the world.

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