Wiring for doorbell?

[Innovate1]

Doing wiring of a detached garage and just realized that perhaps I should wire for a door bell now while the walls are open and it's easy. It is some distance from the house. I don't expect many visitors, not planning to run any sort of business there, but wondering if I should put something in that would allow for a camera, ring doorbell, or some such stuff later on.

If I do it should I do anything more than a hole for wires for a button? A box of some kind?

 

[Shiftless]

Are you an old school kind of guy or do you like tech?

Look into the Ring doorbells. Motion activated, video to your phone, recording capabilities too. They run on rechargeable batteries or you can hardwire them to a low voltage transformer.

Or go with one of these. Get an unusual momentary on switch by the door to express your individuality.

 

[nadogail]

The short answer is "It Depends" what do you want in a Door Bell?

When that question is answered the rest will fall into place.

 

[Shiftless]

The short answer is "It Depends" what do you want in a Door Bell?

When that question is answered the rest will fall into place.

Right!
And “why” do you want a doorbell?
Do you ordinarily lock yourself in when working? Can you not hear a knock?
Is this a large property? Do you worry about strangers wandering up?
What’s the crime profile where you live?

 

[rjacobs]

Run some ethernet cable over there then you have options. Can run standard doorbell, camera doorbell, access controls, etc...

All kinds of options with ethernet vs. standard doorbell wire.

 

[Kaizen]

Hell yes. Future proofing for ten bucks of wire. No box. Usually just stabs through. Stick a cheap doorbell on it for now to keep the wire covered.
Run it back to wherever you have Ethernet coming in or near the panel.
I have two ring doorbells presently on the house and will soon be powering up the old doorbell wires as I think it will charge the ring one. They go dead after a month and have to be removed to charge.
I like the idea of a shop doorbell to flash a light before I get startled and cut my fingers off


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[Stuart in MN]

Doorbell wiring is simple to do, so why not.

 

[dcg9381]

Run some ethernet cable over there then you have options. Can run standard doorbell, camera doorbell, access controls, etc...

All kinds of options with ethernet vs. standard doorbell wire.

Bingo. Runs both. It's cheap.