Hi all, I know sometime in the future this will be a CONCERN of my wife's so I am trying to "nip it in the bud" so to speak. When I install my short 20' tower, I will be using a homemade house bracke
I had my house bracket sandwiched between a piece of treated 2x4. That way the bracket isn't bolted directly to the house and water shouldn't run down the wall Mark N1UK G3ZZM _______________________
Any chance you could email me a sketch of your homemade bracket - I would love to see it. I may make one myself. Thanks Scott kb0fhp@comcast.net --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contestin
Ummmm.....paint it......the house color? 73 de Terry KK6T _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.c
ACtually, the stuff might be galvanized.. (the stuff I bought was), however, the galvanization might be iffy quality (particularly on the punched holes), and you might scratch it. A good paint job is
Im going thru a similar exercise right now. I'm installing 50' of 45G on an unequal pitch roof and bracketing in 2 places to the 3rd story of another section of the house. Ive built 2 brackets copied
Rod: You can try painting it with cold galvanizing spray, available from Home Despot or Loathes, etc. You might find this in with the paints or with the electrical supplies. 73 de Gene Smar AD3F Hi a
Normally perf stock is galvanized. But if you's is not, just give it a coat of Rustoleum primer and paint it the color of the house You could also spray paint it with the cold galvanizing to help pre
TT: The idea of using non-galvanized metal as a bracket system isn't very appealing. Wood can be painted to match the house, and spreads the loads to prevent siding damage. I have routinely made my h
In my case the eaves are 12" plus I wanted a bit of extra clearance to be able to climb in/out the attic window. The only reason for this project is so that I can locate the 432 MHz thru 10 GHz gear
Thanks to all for the suggestions. Got a few ideas that might help now:-) 73's RoD KD0XX A good friend will come and bail you out of jail, A TRUE friend will be sitting next to you saying..... "DAMN