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  • amcfad
    Newbie
    • Dec 2008
    • 3

    #1

    loft install

    Hi all, are there any downsides to setting up a dish inside a loft space ? if not anyone got any ideas for a good set up.

    Cheers andy

    p.s i stay in glasgow does being so north make a difference ?
  • krazylegz
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    • Mar 2008
    • 2834

    #2
    not possible to install in a loft m8 as satellite needs clear view of the sky
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    • opsmonkey
      V.I.P. Member
      • Nov 2008
      • 5379

      #3
      the only inside install you can have mate is a dish in front of a window..

      a satellite dish will work through glass but its efficiency depends on the type of glass and the dish size. eg.. for Sky Digital you'll probably need at least a 60cm dish to compensate for the signal loss in the glass as opposed to a 43cm one outside..

      being so far north will impact a bit but you'll still get a lot of good sats..

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      • .: JaCkPoT :.
        Retired Sat TV Addict
        • Aug 2008
        • 5607

        #4
        You could install it on a pole and stick it out of the loft window if it has one..

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        • opsmonkey
          V.I.P. Member
          • Nov 2008
          • 5379

          #5
          Originally posted by Sadiq999uk
          You could install it on a pole and stick it out of the loft window if it has one..
          how rich are your parents..? not everyone has a loft conversion young man

          anyways loft windows only open to a max of 45degs.. you couldnt get a dish out of that
          Last edited by opsmonkey; 18 December, 2008, 00:37.

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          • .: JaCkPoT :.
            Retired Sat TV Addict
            • Aug 2008
            • 5607

            #6
            Our loft was converted before we moved here .. Just snap the hinges.. That should do the trick..

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            • amcfad
              Newbie
              • Dec 2008
              • 3

              #7
              thanks guys, the loft in question is shared with neighbours, just trying to get my own dish setup as i am unable to attatch dish to outside of communual building ! bah humbug ! need to get another cunnning plan, any ideas ?

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              • benny/9
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                • Nov 2008
                • 1964

                #8
                Originally posted by amcfad
                thanks guys, the loft in question is shared with neighbours, just trying to get my own dish setup as i am unable to attatch dish to outside of communual building ! bah humbug ! need to get another cunnning plan, any ideas ?
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                • Neil
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                  • Mar 2008
                  • 194

                  #9
                  You can install a pole that goes through a 'false' slate on the roof. This keeps the roof weather proof but allows the pole to be fastened inside the roof space.
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                  • .: JaCkPoT :.
                    Retired Sat TV Addict
                    • Aug 2008
                    • 5607

                    #10
                    thats clever..... but wouldn't that mean the pole would be very wobbly???

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                    • opsmonkey
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                      • Nov 2008
                      • 5379

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Sadiq999uk
                      thats clever..... but wouldn't that mean the pole would be very wobbly???
                      no mate i think it would attach and be on a ground mount in the loft, then go up through the roof..

                      Originally posted by Neil
                      You can install a pole that goes through a 'false' slate on the roof. This keeps the roof weather proof but allows the pole to be fastened inside the roof space.
                      can you provide a link to such an example.. ive never heard of this.. or is it a home made jobby
                      Last edited by opsmonkey; 21 December, 2008, 00:38.

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                      • cauliflower69
                        Senior Member
                        • Nov 2008
                        • 261

                        #12
                        Does anybody know about the things that you can use to install an aerial to a roof not the chimney.

                        Thanks for any help.

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                        • .: JaCkPoT :.
                          Retired Sat TV Addict
                          • Aug 2008
                          • 5607

                          #13
                          Never come across anything like that before.. Either way i doubt it would be strong enough to hold a motor and a wind affected dish either....

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                          • alunfennell
                            V.I.P. Member
                            • Oct 2008
                            • 1525

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Neil
                            You can install a pole that goes through a 'false' slate on the roof. This keeps the roof weather proof but allows the pole to be fastened inside the roof space.
                            I had a setup like that, but with high winds it rattled every so lightly because the support beams are holding the pool at the base it moves & also been on the roof there is no shelter from Wind, Snow , Rain, I ended up moving it off the roof and putting it onto a Sheltered wall on the side of the house and the reception has been improved especially in inclement Weather, my advice keep it off the roof if you can.

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                            • Walkinmyshadow
                              DK Veteran
                              • Nov 2008
                              • 712

                              #15
                              Originally posted by opsmonkey
                              no mate i think it would attach and be on a ground mount in the loft, then go up through the roof..



                              can you provide a link to such an example.. ive never heard of this.. or is it a home made jobby

                              As a Carpenter can i say if you get the pole done properly you should have no worries about "wobbling", What you basically need is a pole to go from the floor of the attic room and to protrude out of the roof at least a metre, the pole itself would need to be about 40mm in diameter and fixed at the very bottom, middle and as near to the top of the pole as possible inside the roof, This "false slate" as you call it is known as a macflash, its basically a sheet of thin metal about 40 cm square with a rubber sleeve in the middle that allows the pole to protrude through it, Most builder providers stock these, but make sure the sleeve is suitable for the pole diameter otherwise it will leak, if the shop hasnt got the correct side in stock it can be ordered in

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