I have been trying to think of an alternative to going on the roof of
my house to sort the aerial out.

I have seen Aerial brackets at screwfix that allow you to connect it a
tiled roof; http://tinyurl.com/pzmj

Has anyone used one of these?
Are they likely to just rip my tiles off?

I have a Velux window so makes this ideal for me.
Concrete tile roof by the way...


Regards,

Rich

On 7 Oct 2003 00:43:04 -0700, (Rich) wrote:

I have been trying to think of an alternative to going on the roof of
my house to sort the aerial out.

I have seen Aerial brackets at screwfix that allow you to connect it a
tiled roof; http://tinyurl.com/pzmj

Has anyone used one of these?
Are they likely to just rip my tiles off?

I have a Velux window so makes this ideal for me.
Concrete tile roof by the way...


Regards,

Rich

Very unwise. TV antennas are a lot larger than they appear at a
distance (obvious really) and have quite a wind loading.

If you are in a strong signal area and can get away with a really
small antenna (say 9 element), then it might be OK, but probably not
worth the risk.

Wall brackets are a better option.

..andy

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Rich wrote:
I have been trying to think of an alternative to going on the roof of
my house to sort the aerial out.

I have seen Aerial brackets at screwfix that allow you to connect it a
tiled roof; http://tinyurl.com/pzmj

Has anyone used one of these?
Are they likely to just rip my tiles off?

I have a Velux window so makes this ideal for me.
Concrete tile roof by the way...

How about a wall bracket on the gable end?

--
*Very funny Scotty, now beam down my clothes.

Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn

"Rich" wrote
| I have been trying to think of an alternative to going on the roof of
| my house to sort the aerial out.

Put it on a mast
http://www.anchorsupplies.com/mast.htm


Owain

Owain wrote:

"Rich" wrote
| I have been trying to think of an alternative to going on the roof of
| my house to sort the aerial out.

Put it on a mast
http://www.anchorsupplies.com/mast.htm


Owain




shove it in teh loft.

Thanks all (apart from the suggestion of a £750 mast!).
I thought that may be the case. Why on earth do they sell these
things?
I have a Televes DAT 45 that ways about 2.5Kg. So i don't think i'll
risk it.

Can you use a wall mounted bracket on a chimney?
I have seen the 'chimney mounting kits' that wrap around the chimney
and provide a bracket for a mast.
The trouble for me is i only have a single roof ladder and do not want
to attempt to go round the whole chimney. (It's a terraced house so
the chimney is only accessable from the roof).

Does anyone have a rough figure for getting an aerial fitted to a
chimney, bareing in mind i have all the equipment needed
(aerial,cable,mast, connectors etc).
I know it will vary but £50, £100 £200?


The aerial has been in the attic for a while, but i have now got a
freeview box and cannot get all the channels without the aerial being
on the roof!

And the Rugby World Cup starts on friday!

Regards,

Rich

Andy Hall wrote in message . ..
On 7 Oct 2003 00:43:04 -0700, (Rich) wrote:

I have been trying to think of an alternative to going on the roof of
my house to sort the aerial out.

I have seen Aerial brackets at screwfix that allow you to connect it a
tiled roof; http://tinyurl.com/pzmj

Has anyone used one of these?
Are they likely to just rip my tiles off?

I have a Velux window so makes this ideal for me.
Concrete tile roof by the way...


Regards,

Rich

Very unwise. TV antennas are a lot larger than they appear at a
distance (obvious really) and have quite a wind loading.

If you are in a strong signal area and can get away with a really
small antenna (say 9 element), then it might be OK, but probably not
worth the risk.

Wall brackets are a better option.

.andy

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On 8 Oct 2003 00:10:20 -0700, (Rich) wrote:

Thanks all (apart from the suggestion of a £750 mast!).
I thought that may be the case. Why on earth do they sell these
things?
I have a Televes DAT 45 that ways about 2.5Kg. So i don't think i'll
risk it.

Can you use a wall mounted bracket on a chimney?
I have seen the 'chimney mounting kits' that wrap around the chimney
and provide a bracket for a mast.
The trouble for me is i only have a single roof ladder and do not want
to attempt to go round the whole chimney. (It's a terraced house so
the chimney is only accessable from the roof).

Does anyone have a rough figure for getting an aerial fitted to a
chimney, bareing in mind i have all the equipment needed
(aerial,cable,mast, connectors etc).
I know it will vary but £50, £100 £200?

I would say somewhere between £100 and £150 for a good job with good
materials


The aerial has been in the attic for a while, but i have now got a
freeview box and cannot get all the channels without the aerial being
on the roof!

And the Rugby World Cup starts on friday!

All this, just for that...???




Regards,

Rich


..andy

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