All posts by Tom
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KB
I think if the chimney is solid enough and you drill into the bricks there should not be a problem,like I said Iv'e fitted them for years,how many lashing kits have you seen fitted that have rubbed the bricks away and damaged the chimneys? Iv'e seen more of them than damaged chimneys by using wall brackets,I don't honestly like lashing kits, I think they are dangerous dodgy things to fit on some roofs,if you have to fit a large pole and a big high gain aerial a lashing kit is always the best thing to fit though,but have you seen the new a small log pro aerial solutions are selling you would not need any big lashing kit for that,the days of fitting massive big poles and high gain aerials are long gone now with the digital signals being so good,Im getting perfect signals in some parts of Sheffield now with a standers 14 elment aerial that a few years ago you would have to fit a 20 foot pole and a massive aerial and mast amp just for the customers to watch a picture. Tom Fletcher Alpha Aerials
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Steve P
No ones on about drilling the flue liner, Mick was worried about stuff falling down the chimney when drilling and blocking the flue.I think the flue liner would stop that happening but what I know about building you could write on a stamp.Tom Fletcher Alpha Aerials,
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Sunday 18 September 2011 6:59PM
Most aerials I have seen come down are when the lashing kit has not been fitted properly or the wire has rusted away,Im not sure if we are talking about the same things here,ssb stands for self supporting bracket,that's them things that you have to take a hammer and chisel to the corner of the bricks and they sort of grip in the mortar,not a very good idea them things in my opinion,the ones I tend to use are the wall brackets four big mungo bolts drilled into the chimney bricks,they are better and stronger than any lashing kit and a lot safer to fit especially on some of the large three and four pot chimneys, as for bricks and rubbish falling down in side the chimney and blocking the flue, most of the the flues have the pipe lining inside them don't know what its called though,I think its up to the individual how they fit the aerial but as long as it's safe and done properly it dose not mater what bracket you use. Tom Fletcher Alpha Aerials Sheffield.