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Camouflage EV car charging station

3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago

i'm installing a charger on the front of my house, next to the garage door. I don't park in the garage. The idea of the 25 foot wire wound up there really bugs me. Has anyone built an attractive camouflage for such a set up? Images of tire inflators at the gas station come to mind and that's not at all appealing to me.


If I can ever manage to attach a photo, I will. I don't know why, I can't.

Comments (10)

  • 3 years ago

    We had one on the outside of our garage at our last house, but that garage was sideload, so it didn't bother me. DH is an EV enthusiaste. We had one before they were a thing. He says some of them are more attractive than others, but there's only so much you can do to disguise them. If the box is the same color as the trim around your garage door it will disappear more. If you're handy, you could build a box with a door to hang on the side of the house to hide the components. My guess is that as they become more popular more attractive options will be sold. So make sure you've shopped every available option and go with the least objectionable one.

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    Often it’s easier to post photos here in the comments, your image may be too big or not a jpeg. Are you trying to hide the charging station itself or the conduit going to it?

  • 3 years ago

    Following.

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    I'd probably just build a box around it and paint it the same color as your siding so it blends in. If your house is brick or stone, paint it the same color as your trim.

  • PRO
    3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    I would make sure it's not obvious because you may have others help themselves to your power.

  • PRO
    3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    You don't need to see it at all.

    Install it INSIDE the garage, near the garage door, pass the connection through the door bottom .............one method below on you tube. You should have the remote for the door re programmed to accommodate that slight adjustment......

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7LON4gfBRE

    EVEN simpler?

    As below, made just for this purpose.








  • 3 years ago

    You can just take a picture of the wall and then print it out and hang it in front of it or on the side of it matching the side or wall and gloss it a few times with flat gloss so it isn't shiny they might notice if they really look at

  • 3 years ago

    A note about Jan’s suggestion. Not sure where you live, but where I live, if I had that little lift under my garage door, I would definitely get mice. Can you mount it on the side of the house so it’s less visible?

  • PRO
    3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    If you have a mouse concern? Watch the You Tube Video above for a tight to the floor solution.

    FYI. A mouse can flatten itself to squeeze through mortar on a brick wall.....just sayin'

    You're going to have to pick a poison.

  • 3 years ago

    Try a trellis or other bit of decor. Paint decorative circles on the garage at the same height.

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