I am going to install a TV antenna in a house with mexitegel. But I have no idea how. Brick is not my forte. Is mexitegel a solid stone that you can just drill and plug into, or is it hollow inside so the plug won't have anything to grip? Is there a risk that I could crack a stone when I start abusing it with the hammer drill?
No need to use hammering to drill into brick. I'll leave the type of fastening to someone else, but I think epoxy ampoules should be good.
With snow on the roof? Then I'll have to wait until spring has arrivedalex86 said:
No, it will probably have to be a wall mount instead.
@Kattvovven: Epoxi ampuller? Completely unknown concept to me!
Crazy stressed, couldn't remember what it was called. They're called chemical anchors. Ampoule, which is inserted into the drilled hole, you hammer in the anchor which breaks the ampoule and bonds everything together. Industrial climbers/regular climbers usually use those for secure points, but you don't need thicker dimensions. Buuuut, don't listen to me. As I said, there are probably much smarter solutions. Like putting the satellite dish in the snow until springpegee said:With snow on the roof? Then I have to wait until spring has come
No, it will have to be a wall mount instead.
@Kattvovven: Epoxy ampoules? Completely unknown to me!
Do you have so much snow that the bargeboards aren't visible? 😝pegee said:With snow on the roof? Then I have to wait until spring has arrived
No, it will probably have to be a wall mount instead.
@Kattvovven: Epoxy capsules? Completely unknown entity to me!
I'm thinking of a bracket like this: http://www.kjell.com/sortiment/ljud.../fastmateriel/fasten-stativ/gavelfaste-p30952
What you need is a long ladder and someone to hold it (if you can't stick it down into the snow a couple of meters 😜
What you need is a long ladder and someone to hold it (if you can't stick it down into the snow a couple of meters 😜
If you have an attic and don't live too far from the transmitter station, you can place the antenna inside the attic. I tried it and it works perfectly even with 80 cm of snow right now. The antenna is loosely on the sawdust.
I suspected it was something like that you meant.alex86 said:I'm thinking of a mount like this: [link]
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The house has three floors in a slope. Garage, entrance level, attic floor.
The gable that faces the right direction regarding the transmitter is of course the highest. I have no desire at all to stand
on a ladder up to the ridge on the third floor. (gasp..). :eek:
So my options are limited.
Does a chemical anchor work in sub-zero temperatures, if I can't find the suggested red Hilti plug?
The plug is so good today that I don't think it will come loose, a plug that expands and screws in like a knott on the back if needed. I can't say if the brick will come loose, but I guess it would take a lot for that to happen.
I had not attached the antenna to the mexitegel! The brick is just a layer with an air gap on the inside. If you're unlucky, the nails that were set during the masonry might not hold the extra strain from the antenna, and parts of the wall might collapse! If you absolutely must attach the antenna to the brick facade, you need to anchor it inside the brick layer.
It's not a transmission mast he's going to mount, is it?
It's hardly possible to fail at mounting an antenna that weighs a maximum of a couple of kilos; my active plastic antenna weighs about 400 grams.
Plugs and screws will do just fine.
It's hardly possible to fail at mounting an antenna that weighs a maximum of a couple of kilos; my active plastic antenna weighs about 400 grams.
Plugs and screws will do just fine.