Mounting An Antenna Mast On The Roof

Solid signal carries a wide variety of antenna mounting supplies such as installation mounts for antenna masts and heavy duty chimney mounts.

Mounting an antenna mast on the roof.

Antenna mounting supplies are what you need to secure your aerial to your roof chimney or even the wall. Instead of getting a proper mast he welded several poles or pipes together and stuck the antenna on top. Next carry your mast pipe up the ladder without the antena attached. More often than not you ll find that mounting your antenna on your roof on your chimney or on some other high ground that s elevated at least 15 or 30 feet high will give you better results.

9 00 7 4. Plumbers sometimes use the vents as access points for snaking. In order to get the basic channels our antenna has to be roof mounted the higher the better. The mounting bracket is used to attach a short mast to a rafter or rafter support.

Having said all of this using a sewer vent as an antenna mount is probably not a good idea. Suspending the supporting mast shouldn t be difficult to engineer. He used an existing satellite mount but our reception was poor. Drill the long screws through the gable supports into the studs try to keep the block level.

A roof type mounting bracket such as the channel master cm3078 is adaptable for use in attic installations. When it comes to antennas the most widely accepted rule of thumb is that the higher the better. Expandable from 58 in. This heavy duty galvanized steel eave mount accepts masts up to 2 5 ft.

Up to 68 ft. There are many acceptable locations where an antenna can be mounted such as on your roof in your attic on a wall on the eave of your house and even on the ground. Screw the mast pipe down to the mounting block using the rigid conduit strap. Across depending on the height and pitch of the roof and where the mount is installed.

I d be concerned about wind vibration causing a leak around the vent pipe flashing. Whatever you do do not put holes in your roof to attach your antenna. My husband is very adamant about not putting holes in our roof. It is expandable from 58 ft.

You can also buy non penetrating mounts that use weights rather than screws to hold them in place. Having a clear line of sight is the most important consideration but carefully aiming orienting the antenna and adjusting its height often can overcome the problems created by installing it in a slightly weaker signal area. Buy antenna masts and mounts at the best prices direct from channel master. In order to mount an antenna on your roof without damaging it you should attach the antenna to the gable the fascia or the chimney.

This calls for specialized tools and parts. The antenna is then mounted on the other end of the mast.