9" Aerial Bracket & Lashing Kit

DESCRIPTION of a 9" Chimney Bracket & Lashing Kit

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

USES of a 9" Chimney Bracket & Lashing Kit

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

ADVANTAGES of a 9" Chimney Bracket & Lashig Kit

• Less expensive than a 13 inch chimney bracket
• Works well on standard chimenys with standard reveals
• Cheapest way of mounting a pole 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
• Sufficently robust and strong - hassle free and safe once correclty installed
• Unlike TK brackets it does not require a Drill

DISADVANTAGES of a 9 inch Chimney Bracket

• Limited offset means that it struggles to past reveal on any non-standard chimneys
• More difficult to install than a 13 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 standard Tv aerial bracket
• Not suitable for very heavy loads or long poles - which might require:
  • Double lashings kits
  • T&K brackets