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Moving House - move aerial or get a new one?
A couple of years ago we spent £120 on getting a rooftop aerial to
receive Freeview. We are now moving to a new house which has an ancient useless loft aerial which cannot even get C5. Is it financially worth getting the existing aerial moved or just get a new one fitted to the new house. They are within 5 miles of each other and both use Crystal Palace. TIA -- Moldy Elim - Web Design, Custom Build PCs and Software http://www.elim.co.uk http://webdesign.elim.co.uk http://software.elim.co.uk http://custombuild.elim.co.uk |
Leave it. Even a good quality aerial will have deteriorated in two years. It
will cause more badwill to remove it and much of the cost is in having it erected anyway. |
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Moldy k wrote: A couple of years ago we spent £120 on getting a rooftop aerial to receive Freeview. We are now moving to a new house which has an ancient useless loft aerial which cannot even get C5. Is it financially worth getting the existing aerial moved I'd say no, what you pay for with an aerial is the fitter to clamber on your roof and fit it - and knowledge, if you get the right company. -- ___ |im ---- ARM Powered ---- |
A couple of years ago we spent £120 on getting a rooftop aerial to
receive Freeview. We are now moving to a new house which has an ancient useless loft aerial which cannot even get C5. Is it financially worth getting the existing aerial moved or just get a new one fitted to the new house. It isn't worth moving. And since it was there as a fixture when you sold the house you might have a dispute if you take it. Bill -- Lots of aerial bits and pieces on ebay. See seller name tvaerialguy |
Half that, and i'd say that's reasonable. The aerial itself is very cheap,
it's the labour you pay for. 25 mins work for £100 or above? Ridiculous; look at about £75 max "Moldy" k wrote in message ... Next question, does £120 sound about right for an aerial + installation? |
On Mon, 17 May 2004 15:20:58 +0100, "squish"
wrote: Half that, and i'd say that's reasonable. The aerial itself is very cheap, it's the labour you pay for. 25 mins work for £100 or above? Ridiculous; look at about £75 max Thought I was conned at the time... Humph... got their number from the DTT website too! "Moldy" k wrote in message ... Next question, does £120 sound about right for an aerial + installation? -- Moldy Elim - Web Design, Custom Build PCs and Software http://www.elim.co.uk http://webdesign.elim.co.uk http://software.elim.co.uk http://custombuild.elim.co.uk |
Next question, does £120 sound about right for an aerial + installation? Impossible to say exactly. If the aerial was a good one - possibly. Depends on location, accessibility and signal levels/quality. Good basic aerial about £20 plus bracket, mast, co-ax, sundries and minimum of £40 callout/labour. You'll be paying a London premium too. Bill, what do you think is reasonable retail for a TC18? A neighbour of mine has paid £200 for a Unix 52A, contract 14E, combiner, 5' mast and chimney mount connected to loft fly lead. That sounds expensive to me. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.686 / Virus Database: 447 - Release Date: 14/05/2004 |
Bill, what do you think is reasonable retail for a TC18?
TC18, 6ft x 1.25" heavy gauge alloy mast, 9" welded chimney bracket, lash kit, CT100, £110 + VAT if local. TC18, 12ft x 2" heavy gauge alloy mast, pair tripod wall bkts, 12 wallbolts, CT100, £140+ VAT if local. Time on site normally about 1.5 to 2 hours, including initial signal survey. Bill -- Lots of aerial bits and pieces on ebay. See seller name tvaerialguy |
"Moldy" k wrote in message ... A couple of years ago we spent £120 on getting a rooftop aerial to receive Freeview. We are now moving to a new house which has an ancient useless loft aerial which cannot even get C5. Is it financially worth getting the existing aerial moved or just get a new one fitted to the new house. They are within 5 miles of each other and both use Crystal Palace. If your house picks up Crystal Palace then you are selling your home for a minimum of £200,000 and you want to take a £20 aerial with you. What a tight arse! |
"Moldy" k wrote in message ... A couple of years ago we spent £120 on getting a rooftop aerial to receive Freeview. We are now moving to a new house which has an ancient useless loft aerial which cannot even get C5. Is it financially worth getting the existing aerial moved or just get a new one fitted to the new house. They are within 5 miles of each other and both use Crystal Palace. TIA If you have sold your old place, then it seems like a nasty trick to play on the new owners by removing the aerial. I suggest that if you can afford it, you get a completely new system set up in the new place rather than using an older one. -- MESSAGE ENDS. John Porcella |
"Moldy" k wrote in message ... On Mon, 17 May 2004 15:20:58 +0100, "squish" wrote: Half that, and i'd say that's reasonable. The aerial itself is very cheap, it's the labour you pay for. 25 mins work for £100 or above? Ridiculous; look at about £75 max Thought I was conned at the time... Humph... got their number from the DTT website too! If your new one includes a complete rewiring, then it does not sound so bad. -- MESSAGE ENDS. John Porcella |
On Mon, 17 May 2004 20:55:33 +0000 (UTC), "John Porcella"
wrote: "Moldy" k wrote in message ... A couple of years ago we spent £120 on getting a rooftop aerial to receive Freeview. We are now moving to a new house which has an ancient useless loft aerial which cannot even get C5. Is it financially worth getting the existing aerial moved or just get a new one fitted to the new house. They are within 5 miles of each other and both use Crystal Palace. TIA If you have sold your old place, then it seems like a nasty trick to play on the new owners by removing the aerial. I suggest that if you can afford it, you get a completely new system set up in the new place rather than using an older one. As I have said, we have not even put the house on the market yet - just making plans! -- Moldy Elim - Web Design, Custom Build PCs and Software http://www.elim.co.uk http://webdesign.elim.co.uk http://software.elim.co.uk http://custombuild.elim.co.uk |
On Mon, 17 May 2004 20:30:24 +0100, "Informer"
wrote: "Moldy" k wrote in message ... A couple of years ago we spent £120 on getting a rooftop aerial to receive Freeview. We are now moving to a new house which has an ancient useless loft aerial which cannot even get C5. Is it financially worth getting the existing aerial moved or just get a new one fitted to the new house. They are within 5 miles of each other and both use Crystal Palace. If your house picks up Crystal Palace then you are selling your home for a minimum of £200,000 and you want to take a £20 aerial with you. What a tight arse! You're a pleasant chap aren't you! The question was more to do with how much the aerial cost as part of the £120 vs fitting. I agree that if it is only £20 and the other £100 was fitting then yes, I am happy to leave it behind. I truly hate people who hide behind Usenet to throw stupid insults around without thinking. -- Moldy Elim - Web Design, Custom Build PCs and Software http://www.elim.co.uk http://webdesign.elim.co.uk http://software.elim.co.uk http://custombuild.elim.co.uk |
On Mon, 17 May 2004 20:55:33 +0000 (UTC), "John Porcella"
wrote: "Moldy" k wrote in message ... On Mon, 17 May 2004 15:20:58 +0100, "squish" wrote: Half that, and i'd say that's reasonable. The aerial itself is very cheap, it's the labour you pay for. 25 mins work for £100 or above? Ridiculous; look at about £75 max Thought I was conned at the time... Humph... got their number from the DTT website too! If your new one includes a complete rewiring, then it does not sound so bad. Well, the original £120 was just the aerial on the side of the house, up a pole (you can tell I know nothing about this huh!) and a cable drilled through to the loft where there are 3 cables already coming up from the three rooms which have wall sockets (it's a newbuild and we had sockets put in specific rooms). I then bought a consumer booster thingy to split the cable he laid to the loft to the three down cables to the rooms. In the new place it will probably be a complete re-wire. Two properties in one building (granny annex with my inlaws) with wall sockets in 4 rooms in one and probably 2 in the other... could cost a bit more than £120 I guess! -- Moldy Elim - Web Design, Custom Build PCs and Software http://www.elim.co.uk http://webdesign.elim.co.uk http://software.elim.co.uk http://custombuild.elim.co.uk |
In article , Moldy wrote:
In the new place it will probably be a complete re-wire. Two properties in one building (granny annex with my inlaws) with wall sockets in 4 rooms in one and probably 2 in the other... could cost a bit more than £120 I guess! An alternative would be to get the professionals to do just the specialised and dangerous bit, i.e. climbing on the roof and fitting the aerial and a feed through the loft to one room, and you could add the splitter amplifier and wiring inside the house for the other rooms on a DIY basis at your leisure. Either way, the overall cost is likely to be peanuts compared to the sums of money that will change hands in connection with the house move, probably well under 50 quid for the aerial itself, including fittings. Rod. |
In the new place it will probably be a complete re-wire. Two
properties in one building (granny annex with my inlaws) with wall sockets in 4 rooms in one and probably 2 in the other... could cost a bit more than £120 I guess! Get a good outdoor aerial installed with the cable into the loft, and do the amp and cables yourself. Bill -- Lots of aerial bits and pieces on ebay. See seller name tvaerialguy |
I truly hate people who hide behind Usenet to throw stupid insults
around without thinking. I agree, and the interjection was also inaccurate and ill-informed. Bill -- Lots of aerial bits and pieces on ebay. See seller name tvaerialguy |
On 18 May 2004 22:27:51 GMT, romise (Bill)
wrote: In the new place it will probably be a complete re-wire. Two properties in one building (granny annex with my inlaws) with wall sockets in 4 rooms in one and probably 2 in the other... could cost a bit more than £120 I guess! Get a good outdoor aerial installed with the cable into the loft, and do the amp and cables yourself. That's what I'll do! This is probably a silly question and I probably already know the answer, but are the consumer type amps (bought from Argos / Homebase etc etc) any good? If not, what and where should I be looking? TIA -- Moldy Elim - Web Design, Custom Build PCs and Software http://www.elim.co.uk http://webdesign.elim.co.uk http://software.elim.co.uk http://custombuild.elim.co.uk |
On 18 May 2004 22:29:28 GMT, romise (Bill)
wrote: I truly hate people who hide behind Usenet to throw stupid insults around without thinking. I agree, and the interjection was also inaccurate and ill-informed. The stupid thing is, I did exactly the same in a Usenet rant just a few hours after posting this! Work does strange things to you through a day ;-) -- Moldy Elim - Web Design, Custom Build PCs and Software http://www.elim.co.uk http://webdesign.elim.co.uk http://software.elim.co.uk http://custombuild.elim.co.uk |
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