Redoing roof in near future. Who’s responsible for DirecTV dish?

cypherstream · Aug 20, 2019

Hello. I’m just beginning the process of getting some quotes from local roofing companies to redo my entire roof. My homeowners insurance company gave us a check for the majority of this due to hail damage. Because so many homes in my neighborhood have had hail claims, it may be a few weeks until there is availability for work to be done. I have my first estimate scheduled tomorrow.

I’m wondering who’s responsible for the DirecTV dish.. the roofer, or does a service call need to be placed for DirecTV? If they put the dish back in the same spot, I would think if nothing else was adjusted, it may be in alignment still. But then I think how can you guarantee it’s the same spot, because once new shingles go down, you loose sight of the penetrating holes.

Anyone have their roofs redone, and what did you do?

c-spand · Aug 20, 2019

When our HOA roof was redone the roofer offered us a business card of a guy who would re-point the dish for a fee. Your best bet is to purchase the directv protection plan 8.99$ a month. Then after the roof is done call directv to set up appt. to re-point dish. After month passes you can opt out of protection plan. Someone i am sure will come along and say otherwise but i have done it and it was no problem. Enjoy!

navychop · Aug 20, 2019

RULE NUMBER ONE: DO NOT LET ROOFERS REMOUNT THE DISH, NOT EVEN IN THE SAME HOLES!

You’ll have a new roof. Let ATT remount it. You may be able to get a gable or other mount that avoids putting holes in your new roof.

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navychop · Aug 20, 2019

Actually, if you’re happy with DTV, you might want to consider AT&T TV, if available to you. No dish. No holes in roof. Uses Internet.

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cypherstream · Aug 20, 2019

I saw that the new AT&T streaming product was released this week in select markets. I’m not in one of those markets though. Another thing that we use heavily is DVR. Also our ISP is 100/10 mbps so good on speed there, but 2TB a month cap, I think $10 a month per 50GB past 2TB. I’d have to see how much usage would go up. I’m nowhere near the cap now.

cypherstream · Aug 20, 2019

navychop said:
RULE NUMBER ONE: DO NOT LET ROOFERS REMOUNT THE DISH, NOT EVEN IN THE SAME HOLES!

You’ll have a new roof. Let ATT remount it. You may be able to get a gable or other mount that avoids putting holes in your new roof.

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Thank you for this advice! Sounds like a good idea to get protection plan temporarily. Maybe when it’s remounted they can tuck the coaxial cable in the vinyl siding corner piece better. It comes down but near the top a lot came out, and I can’t reach it to tuck it in. I think the siding people did that in 2014 when I had 1978 aluminum siding replaced with Certainteed Vinyl.

Claude Greiner · Aug 20, 2019

Homeowners insurance pays to realign dish. Get the invoice and turn it into the insurance company

JohnL · Aug 20, 2019

I never understood the fascination of installing a Dish on the Roof for several reasons. 1) The extra elevation (On Roof) is pointless (your Pointing at a satellite 22,000 Miles away) an extra 10 to 20 feet above the ground is pointless 2) If you live in a snowy climate you won't be able to clear the snow off the dish. All DBS dish are offset by 22 degrees, so the signal is coming in 22 degrees higher than apparent angle of the Dish Face to the ground.

I have my Dish mounted on a pole in my yard, works great. NO Extra Roof Penetrations, I can clear it off much easier, and it works just as well as a "ROOF" Mount.

John

navychop · Aug 20, 2019

Because ground mounts make the dish susceptible to accidents such as lawn mowers. And deliberates, such as teenagers.

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ejb1980 · Aug 20, 2019

Mine is on the corner of the house. It kinda is under the eaves, sorta protected. I think I have only had to brush snow off it 5 times total in 5 years of being in this location. The house and overhang block a lot of it from snow. It is about 8 feet off the ground.

cypherstream · Aug 20, 2019

I wouldn’t clear LOS through my trees if it was on the ground.

Your right there’s a line item for remove and replace digital sattelite system on the insurance claim. Looks like it’s factored in.

Meanwhile once the roof is on and while we wait for DirecTV to install the dish (I guess they use the same one), I figure I’ll try one of those 7 day streaming TV trials.

VictoriaFTA · Aug 20, 2019

JohnL said:
I never understood the fascination of installing a Dish on the Roof for several reasons. 1) The extra elevation (On Roof) is pointless (your Pointing at a satellite 22,000 Miles away) an extra 10 to 20 feet above the ground is pointless 2) If you live in a snowy climate you won't be able to clear the snow off the dish. All DBS dish are offset by 22 degrees, so the signal is coming in 22 degrees higher than apparent angle of the Dish Face to the ground.

I have my Dish mounted on a pole in my yard, works great. NO Extra Roof Penetrations, I can clear it off much easier, and it works just as well as a "ROOF" Mount.

John

Ground mount seems like a pointless waste of space when you're dealing with a stationary pizza pan sized antenna that does not require regular maintenance. I'd have my C-band dish mounted on a roof if it didn't require so much babysitting due to its size and motorized nature.

slice1900 · Aug 21, 2019

Claude Greiner said:
Homeowners insurance pays to realign dish. Get the invoice and turn it into the insurance company

If the insurance company has already cut a check it is too late to ask them for reimbursement.

Claude Greiner · Aug 21, 2019

navychop said:
Because ground mounts make the dish susceptible to accidents such as lawn mowers. And deliberates, such as teenagers.

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From an installer point of view, roof mounts are preferred.

The roof is easy to mount to, and it’s away from accidents.

I mounted a dish in an apartment using a fake rock.

Installed it on a Saturday while all the kids where there while I was putting it in.

Customer said it lasted a month from the kids screwing with it.

On the roof, or if I would have done it while the kids where in school, no problem

Jimbo · Aug 21, 2019

Claude Greiner said:
From an installer point of view, roof mounts are preferred.

The roof is easy to mount to, and it’s away from accidents.

I mounted a dish in an apartment using a fake rock.

Installed it on a Saturday while all the kids where there while I was putting it in.

Customer said it lasted a month from the kids screwing with it.

On the roof, or if I would have done it while the kids where in school, no problem

Whats something like that Rock cost ?
One big enough for a SWM 3 set up ?
And are there other things than a Rock ?

I may have an application for one.

MikeI · Aug 21, 2019

On March 4th 1997, I had dish network installed at my apartment for ktla dodgers, since directv didn't have ktla, gsn or fox sports west 2 at the time.. The complex at the time in Phoenix wouldn't let me install it on the wood railing so the installer set it on the ground on like a concrete made type square unit for the dish to sit on. It took the installer all day to find the signal. Even his wife came that was an installer and she was done with her installs on this Saturday. I,missed the game since ktla backhauls were on Cband at the time.
I knew I could get a signal. I had directv and 2 fta ku dishes . I don't have directv or dish anymore but I still have the mount it ever needed again.

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MikeI · Aug 21, 2019

Directv or dish network may still use these type pads for installs if you don't want it on a roof.

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raoul5788 · Aug 21, 2019

Claude Greiner said:
From an installer point of view, roof mounts are preferred.

The roof is easy to mount to, and it’s away from accidents.

I mounted a dish in an apartment using a fake rock.

Installed it on a Saturday while all the kids where there while I was putting it in.

Customer said it lasted a month from the kids screwing with it.

On the roof, or if I would have done it while the kids where in school, no problem

I've heard the opposite from installers, so it's a preference of the individual installer.

Radioguy41 · Aug 21, 2019

My understanding is the installers will no longer go up on a roof due to new OSHA regs, and there's a bunch of them, from the safety gear you're required to wear if you're within 6 feet of an edge (most dishes I've seen mounted on a roof) to how high a ladder you're legally allowed to use whether portable or permanent (2 different rules). If you don't follow the rules and you get injured your insurance may not pay.

OSHA's New Fall Regulations to Affect 112 Million Workers

navychop · Aug 21, 2019

I hope this is honored in the breach when they come to my home.

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