"GoHabsGo" wrote in message
05.209...

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?

1. Advisers cannot help much since the OP did not say
how the house is built (masonry, framed timber etc.) or how old.
2. The brace for a telescoping antenna carries no weight
(except itself) so can be fairlly light. It needs only sufficient
strength to resist maximum winds. The municipal building
permits office may have free advice about this.
3. It is notoriously unsafe to work under the eaves from
atop a roof, working upside down. When a carpenter put
an extra window under my eaves he brought his own scaffold,
about 4 x 6 ft. footprint, and took it up to 20 ft. height in less than
10 minutes.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)



It is notoriously unsafe to fasten