Removal of my neighbour's rusty satellite dish

tarves57

Eldi_Dos said:

Hope he is not watching a Sky box set when he gets early release, it could end badly.

So people still use Sky boxes. Good to know.

MorningcoffeeIV

tarves57 said:

Eldi_Dos said:

Hope he is not watching a Sky box set when he gets early release, it could end badly.

So people still use Sky boxes. Good to know.

And of course, not just Sky boxes, but the many other Freesat boxes that need a dish.

prowla

tarves57 said:

Eldi_Dos said:

Hope he is not watching a Sky box set when he gets early release, it could end badly.

So people still use Sky boxes. Good to know.

MorningcoffeeIV said:

tarves57 said:

Eldi_Dos said:

Hope he is not watching a Sky box set when he gets early release, it could end badly.

So people still use Sky boxes. Good to know.

And of course, not just Sky boxes, but the many other Freesat boxes that need a dish.

My Sky box went back last month.

I connected a Freesat box this month.

I can watch TV via terrestrial, satellite, and interweb.

(Not sure what the value is, but I always like to have a plan-B.)

outtatune

tarves57 said:

outtatune said:

You've ignored the questions about the freeholder. Why?

Thanks for the suggestion but I believe there are no "freeholders" as such in Scotland.

Which you never mentioned. Any other important details that you're planning on drip feeding us?

tarves57

outtatune said:

tarves57 said:

outtatune said:

You've ignored the questions about the freeholder. Why?

Thanks for the suggestion but I believe there are no "freeholders" as such in Scotland.

Which you never mentioned. Any other important details that you're planning on drip feeding us?

My apologies, obviously I should have mentioned the flat is in Scotland, which makes "freeholder" irrelevant. 

My plan is to check out the satellite dish up close, seal it myself if possible, otherwise use the government "find a prisoner" site and take it from there. 

silvercar

If he is in prison for any length of time, it is doubtful that he is maintaining a sky contract. If it "fell" down in a storm, how would the neighbour know?

tarves57

silvercar said:

If he is in prison for any length of time, it is doubtful that he is maintaining a sky contract. If it "fell" down in a storm, how would the neighbour know?

That's a good point. I'm thinking that satellite engineers will have come across similar situations and will know exactly what to do. 

Eldi_Dos

tarves57 said:

outtatune said:

tarves57 said:

outtatune said:

You've ignored the questions about the freeholder. Why?

Thanks for the suggestion but I believe there are no "freeholders" as such in Scotland.

Which you never mentioned. Any other important details that you're planning on drip feeding us?

My plan is to check out the satellite dish up close, seal it myself if possible, otherwise use the government "find a prisoner" site and take it from there. 

If you are going ahead with that, which I would not.
Take out one of the bolts/ screws and measure the length, source replacements of same thread but shorter.
When you come to replace them give hole a good squirt of sealant and instal shorter bolts, hopefully no one will be any the wiser.

If you have trouble sourcing shorter bolts use washers between bolt heads and dish brackets to shorten amount of bolt in wall.

OrangeSpider

tarves57 said:

I'd prefer a professional did it but probably they won't want to get involved if it's not my satellite dish. 

Don't tell them it's not yours. Just get a jobbing builder/handyman (not satellite specialist) to make good.

tarves57

Eldi_Dos said:

If you are going ahead with that, which I would not.
Take out one of the bolts/ screws and measure the length, source replacements of same thread but shorter.
When you come to replace them give hole a good squirt of sealant and instal shorter bolts, hopefully no one will be any the wiser.

If you have trouble sourcing shorter bolts use washers between bolt heads and dish brackets to shorten amount of bolt in wall.

This is kind of what I have in mind, and I do think it's a bit extreme making contact with a criminal for something that hopefully is a small job. Good idea about the bolt length.