Mounting A Flood Light Over A Garage Door ?

[Robert11]

Hello:

Regarding the typical house flood light fixtures, some with a motion detector, that you see at Home Depot and elsewhere. Typically mounted over a deck or a garage door.

Is it code permissible to mount them directly to the side of a house (wiring run inside the walls), or must there be a weather-tite electrical box between fixture base and the house outside wall ?

There is apparently more than enough room in the fixtures base for the wire nuts, so I don't see the need for any intermediate box, but was wondering what the "right way" of mounting it is.

Thanks, B.

[Edwin Pawlowski]

The right way is to mount a waterproof box, then the fixture. Mounting directly may not seal properly and cause problems.

[toller]

It is not a matter of room, it is a matter of fire protection. Some light fixtures do make the connection inside the fixture; they are enclosed in the back and have a cable clamp to close it off. Presumably yours does not, so you need a box.