On Fri, 5 Jun 2009 21:51:44 +0000 (UTC), GoHabsGo
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On Fri, 5 Jun 2009 19:37:49 +0000 (UTC), GoHabsGo
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I need to mount my new TV antenna on my house. There is no way
a tower would go over in my neighborhood, so let's not get into that
discussion. I would like to mount the antenna near the peak. I don't
have a chimney. The house is quite high being a two storey house plus
the basement is only half buried. The peak of the house has a gable
end at both sides.

Looking at the construction from the inside, I can't really tell if
the eave is sturdy or not since they have boxed it in all the way to
the roof.

I kind of want to avoid installing anything that will penetrate the
shingles, but have seen the Commdeck mounting device which looks
intriguing. Any users out there?

My first thought was to get an eave mount kit which consists of a
bracket at the peak and a longer bracket lower down which spans from
one eave to the other and the antenna mast attaches to the middle of
both brackets. How would I attach that to the eave, and how can I tell
if the eave is strong enough to hold it?

I was also considering a J-mount, like one that is used for satellite
dishes but don't think that the eave is wide enough to mount it
vertically in any spot near the peak. Would it be possible to mount a
J-mount to the side of the house - there are 2x8's vertically at
intervals in the gable end, but the exterior is finished with vinyl
siding.

Any other ideas are welcome but keep in mind that this antenna is
about 41" x 33" and I also want to mount a rotor on this mount.

Let me know how you would attack this task!

Thanks,

Larry

You also have the option of using a telescoping mast pipe that could
be secured at the ground and at the top.

http://www.lnl.com/lnl/mtghdwre.tam

Thanks for the suggestion but that's kind of out of the question for my
situation. While it may work, I still have the issue of how do I attach
it at the top? If that is answered, I think I could use that eave mount
kit on that web site you referred to above.

The peak of my gable is way up there. I have a 24' ladder and I'm sure
it's at least ten feed short for the peak. I will likely need to go to
the adjacent side and put the ladder on the deck so it can reach the low
end of the gable, climb on the roof and reach over the side to attach. I
just need to be sure there is something solid there to bolt into. Anyone
have information on typical roof construction? Will there be a 2x8 facia
on the gable, under the siding?

Thanks,

Larry

Well I have installed a similar sized TV antenna with the eave mount
brackets on a 1995 vinyl sided house. Wood was underneath. I
used a five foot mast pipe and separated the two brackets by about
12 inches. It is holding up well.

I would try to get as much separation as possible between the
brackets.