Can't install sky dish because of roof tiles?

talktalktobt

I have been thinking about your predicament. Have you thought about a pole mount in your garden? A very well anchored fence or scaffold-type poll would do the trick.

Heinz

Half a cubic metre of concrete secures a scaffold pole pretty well!

Garden hosepipe (properly sealed at both ends) makes a fair job of keeping underground coax runs from the end of the garden dry as well.

CharlieRabbit01

talktalktobt wrote: »

I have been thinking about your predicament. Have you thought about a pole mount in your garden? A very well anchored fence or scaffold-type poll would do the trick.

It would probably have to be a very tall very long pole as our conifers are just a bit taller than the house.

Thank you for your suggestion, I was mostly venting a frustration at a change in policy.

If this were a more permanent home and I could afford the full cost of sky I'd consider spending out to fix it.

Pincher

Assuming you have a south facing house, and dishes front of house is unsightly, a typical solution is to mount a pole flag-pole style that rises above the rain gutter by a meter or so, on the back of the house. Two offset brackets hold it away from the rear wall to clear the eaves. The dish is still below ridge height but the 30 degrees to horizon angle means it has a clear line of sight to the satellite.
A firm might keep the necessary platform for access, but your typical independent installer just has ladders and it's pretty dangerous working at that height with just somebody holding the ladder below.

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CharlieRabbit01 wrote: »

It would probably have to be a very tall very long pole as our conifers are just a bit taller than the house.

This "solution" conveniently ignores the fact that it would need an independent to install it!
You might just as well pay him to mount the dish on the chimney!