Ya, sometimes you just have to mount on roof. Last resort of course. I was trained by career satellite installers. The trick is putting seal down and running the screws through it. Also, stay above the soffit. I always get the home owners permission.
On the brick, I use mortar screws. They work great. So Marlon - you like the Bosch better than the Dewalt? -RickG On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 12:33 PM, Marlon K. Schafer<o...@odessaoffice.com> wrote: > We mount to the roof when we have to. Last resort but there are times when > it's the only option. > > We put down silicone then run the mounting screws though that. Never had a > leak. People have been mounting things on roofs for a very very long time. > > As for brick, we use GOOD plastic anchors and longer screws than they would > normally have. None have fallen off yet. When running the cable I drill > the anchor holes into the mortar instead of the brick. > > I finally broke down and bought a nearly top of the line Bosch hammer drill. > The DeWalt cordless is nice, but it's not really capable of dealing with > high end brick or concrete. > > laters, > marlon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Josh Luthman" <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 7:49 AM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Antenna Mount extensions > > > What's so bad about brick? I would imagine there is lags made for it > (not the mortor). 've always used the saufet ?sp? And gutter to > tuck/hide the cable so there is no damage. > > On 8/28/09, Steve Barnes <st...@pcswin.com> wrote: >> I agree, I will never again install on a roof. That cost me money once, >> not again. Can't even tell you how many homeowners have thanked us for >> not >> installing on the roof. They hate their satellite dish being up there and >> are willing to pay extra for anything to keep it off the roof. What I >> hate >> is brick homes. No way to mount no way to run cable and for some reason >> those are always the people who have their computers on an inside wall, >> are >> tighter than ticks and don't want to pay for anything but the standard >> install. >> >> Steve Barnes >> Manager >> PCS-WIN >> RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service >> >> Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience >> of >> trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition >> inspired, and success achieved. >> - Helen Keller >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> Behalf Of Robert West >> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 2:02 AM >> To: 'WISPA General List' >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Antenna Mount extensions >> >> I have a big problem with making holes in a roof. I just don't! >> >> Reason is, any drip or drop then becomes the internet guys fault no matter >> if the roof is 40 years old and missing half the shingles already. Too >> many >> people out to "gotcha". And the ones who ask to see our liability >> insurance >> before we do anything....... Red flags! They turn out to be nightmares, >> we >> get permission in writing from those folks for every hole drilled. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> Behalf Of Josh Luthman >> Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 7:21 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Antenna Mount extensions >> >> Tripods like roof hole making tripods? >> >> On 8/27/09, Brian Rohrbacher <br...@reliableinter.net> wrote: >>> I guess I'm just old fashioned using tripods and 10 ft masts. Channel >>> master. Tripods are $18 and masts are $11. 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