Hi All,
I have just moved into a house where the main coax cable for the aerial is annoyingly wired. It comes off the aerial, over the roof (not held down in any way) down the wall (again, just left loose) then through a hole in the wall into the sitting room.
I don't want it like that. Not only does it look rubish, I want to take it into the loft and spit it to feed all the TVs in the house.
So I was wondering how hard it is to take the cable through the tiles into the loft?
Thanks
Depends on your roof construction. Under the eaves would probably be easier.
Go up through the soffit.
If you've got a fairly tatty old roof like mine it's a doddle to find a cable-sized gap to run it through, between a couple of tiles. Been there, done that.
David
On 27 Sep 2005 06:52:15 -0700, snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com scrawled:
Dunno, but I would be inclined to drill through the gable wall and take it into the loft that way as throwing cables under tiles is considered a bodge. Other way, as previously mentioned, is to take it through the soffitt.
Thanks a lot for all your replies. I'll let up there and have a look if any of your ideas are viable for my roof.
Also use the best quality coax for your distribution. It cuts down ghosting and is well worth the extra cost.
Andy
Even if there are suitable gaps you still have to get up there to thread it through :-)
True. In my case, it was the aerial installer outside up by the chimney pot with me grubbing around (safely) inside the roof space!
David
What's wrong with the time-honoured method of tying a kipper to the end and sending the cat up?
(If you don't have a kipper, use a small child instead.)
Owain
No good, my cat doesn't like small children.
David
Easy, but makiing it waterproof is not.
In general you go down, then UP under a tile/slate/bit of lead flashing round chimney/ etc, then to the ridge and through the lining paper.
If you have ridge vent tiles it gets easier...
Pick CAI approved cable. No, not CIA :)
NT
New improved CIA cable with added Echelon :-)
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