13" Aerial Bracket & Lashing Kit

DESCRIPTION of a 13" Chimney Bracket & Lashing Kit

• 13 Inch Galvanised Chimney Cradle Bracket
• Lashing kit consisting of
  • U bolts (38mm) * 2
  • J bolts (150mm) * 2
  • Length of Lashing cable  *1
  • Chimney corner pieces * 3

USES of a 13" Chimney Bracket & Lashing Kit

• Only used on chimneys in conjunction with a pole to mount:
  • Single Aerial
  • UHF and VHF aerials
  • A broadband antenna

ADVANTAGES of a 13" Chimney Bracket & Lashing Kit

• Easier to install than a 9 inch chimney bracket
• Can clear the reveal on the vast majority of chimneys
• A relatively cheap way of mounting a pole / mast on a house
• Gives best achievable results as normally mounted on highest point on a house i.e. the chimney
• Flexible - unlike a TK bracket mounted on a gable wall it has full 360 degree freedom to pick up from any transmitter.
• More robust and stronger than a 9 inch chimney bracket - hassle free and safe once correclty installed
• Unlike TK brackets it does not require a drill

DISADVANTAGES of a 13 inch Chimney Bracket

• Limited offset means that it struggles to pass reveal on some chimneys (use TK brackets in such cases)
• More expensive to install than a 9 inch chimney bracket
• Requires special tools i.e. roof ladder etc to mount bracket on a chimney
• Roof work is by its nature far more dangerous than working off standard ladder
• Not sufficiently robust to mount a satellite dish (though some installers do)
• More expensive than a satellite dish bracket
• Not suitable for very heavy loads or long poles - which might require:
  • Double lashings kits
  • T&K brackets