Installing A Tripod On The Roof

Unfold the tripod legs and loosen pipe support bolts.

Installing a tripod on the roof.

Using a drill with a medium torque setting selected drive the screws back in. There are tar pads sometimes called pitch pads that are placed between the tripod feet and the roof that the lag screws go through. Whatever you do do not put holes in your roof to attach your antenna. Using some components left over from a former satellite install made converting to an off air antenna rather easy.

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. Insert two 14g 90mm or 100mm hex head roofing screws into the holes. With the leg platform firmly pressed onto the roof drill pilot holes in the two outside holes of the leg platform into the roof and rafter using a drill bit about half the diameter of the lag screws. Apply silicon to roofing screw holes replace the tripod base and put the roof screws back in place by hand.

Pitch pad seals should be installed under the tripod legs. Now let s see what we can pull in from 45. Predrilling will prevent the lag screws from splitting and cracking the wood. Be sure not to deform the corrugations of the roof by driving too far.

Place the tripod on the peak of your roof and screw in the leg bolts like shown in the figure below. Squirt more silicon over the tops of the screws and smooth with your finger. This is a good solution to prevent leaks. 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.

Everything you need to know about securing a roof mount. Setting them up is fairly easy just straddle the ridge peak of the roof so the tripod is straight up and level then screw or bolt it down. Insert a mast pipe into the tripod and tighten pipe support bolts. You can also buy non penetrating mounts that use weights rather than screws to hold them in place.

Squirt silicon down the hole and around surface replace the tile roof tripod base on the tile and align the screw holes.