Lobster wrote:
The actual distance is immaterial to them; the effort and time taken is
all that counts. The cost of a few metres of coax is trivial in
comparison to the labour cost.

Where someone wants CATV in the rear room of a mid-terrace house, I've known
them pin a long coax cable up the front, sling the loose cable over the apex
of the roof, and pin down the back. Minimal drilling required :-S

Theo