How To Install Antenna Tripod On Roof

Unfold the tripod legs and loosen pipe support bolts.

How to install antenna tripod on roof.

Place the tripod on the roof peak. How mount an antenna on your roof 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. Inserting a short pipe will provide a reference for level and make the tripod easier to handle. Insert mast pipe into the tripod and tighten pipe support bolts.

Squirt more silicon over the tops of the screws and smooth with your finger. Tighten the screws until the mast is secure. Be sure not to deform the corrugations of the roof by driving too far. Squirt silicon down the hole and around surface replace the tile roof tripod base on the tile and align the screw holes.

Using a drill with a medium torque setting selected drive the screws back in. Whatever you do do not put holes in your roof to attach your antenna. You can also buy non penetrating mounts that use weights rather than screws to hold them in place. Using some components left over from a former satellite install made converting to an off air antenna rather easy.

Insert two 14g 90mm or 100mm hex head roofing screws into the holes. Apply silicon to roofing screw holes replace the tripod base and put the roof screws back in place by hand. Once the tripod is securely fastened to the roof insert the mast into the top of the tripod until it reaches the bottom mast holder bracket. The tripods were screwed into roof joists and the roofers waterproofed them in the same manner as vents or the solar array mounting frame posts.

Pitch pad seals should be installed under the tripod legs. Squirt a generous amount down the hole and then cover the area surrounding the hole on the surface of the tile. Now let s see what we can pull in from 45. Insert a mast pipe into the tripod and tighten pipe support bolts.

Unfold the tripod and loosen pipe support bolts.