sky dish repositioning?

peediedj

as iam getting a conservatory built soon,my sky dish will have to be repostioned,can my builder do this? or do sky have to come out and do it? and will they charge for this service?also not sure where it can go to get a signal,can they position them on roofs?

Too_Bloo

Your sky can quite easily be repositioned, sky will charge, but you or your builder will be able to move it. If you live in a two storey house the dish can simply be raised up above the height of the conservatory keeping the dish pointing in the same direction as it presently is. The only problem might be the cable may need extended but a replacement length can be purchased and easily replaced (just make sure your sky receiver is switched off before you disconnect the cable as you might fuse the sky box)
If it can`t be raised up it can be moved to another part of your house although it must be pointing in the exact same position as it is now, making sure there are no obstructions in the way, to give you a clear signal. The dish could be fixed to your chimney, make sure it is sound as the wind can move your dish and possibly damage your chimney. It really is quite easy to do as long as you`re not afraid of heights.

nephilim

too bloo has the right idea, but if you were to do it, you would need to get a signal detector to make sure you have the right position, plus you would need an additional amount of cabling, anything upto 10m would be good so you can move the sky freely in the room its going into also.