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Friday 27 May 2011 10:40AM
I checked this site to find out how much an installation should cost and found the reading interesting.
My ancient Ariel fell down leaving the pole and mount Ok. I contacted a local TV shop to recommend a fitter - which they did. He was round in about 1 hour and quoted £150 for a full installation as he said that he would not reuse the old fittings as he firmly believed in doing a proper job and would not want to be called back to repair a bodge.
When I said I had to think about it he dropped to £125 and eventually £120 for cash.
He did the job there and then and it took over 1 hour. He checked signals and every thing seems a pucker job with 100% signal showing on the TV although we are not in a good reception area. I did wonder whether I had paid too much but posts indicate that is quite reasonable for a professional job.
Although I live in a bungalow and have painted up to roof height, to risk going high onto the roof and wrestle with a pole was wholly out of the question.