What do you mean stay above the soffit? Sounds kind of impossible to mount below it when you're mounting on the roof.
The suggestion I had from the past is to use my favorite material (coax seal) on the tip of the screw before you start drilling. This puts the sealer in the threads (name?) and a bit below the head, preventing anything from going through the hole. I do not do this, though I have not needed to and the person that did this is not installing for me anymore (he moved on to what he really wanted, knew this from years back). Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 "When you have eliminated the impossible, that which remains, however improbable, must be the truth." --- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 6:52 PM, RickG <rgunder...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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. We charge $30 for the > tripods > >>> and $15 for 10ft mast including install. > >>> > >>> Brian > >>> > >>> Scott Reed wrote: > >>>> > >>>> 4" length of strut at the peak. > >>>> 5' length of strut down where ever it falls on the eaves. > >>>> Strut pipe clamp to fit pipe. > >>>> > >>>> /\ > >>>> /-\ > >>>> / \ > >>>> / \ > >>>> /--------\ > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Mike wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> 'splain please! How is that configured? Thanks. > >>>>> > >>>>> At 10:50 AM 8/27/2009, you wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> ... We now mount 2 pieces of 1-5/8" > >>>>>> Unistrut with 1/4" lags and clamp the pipe to it. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> ---- > >>>>> WISPA Wants You! 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