Aerial Blown Off Roof
The TV aerial has been displaced or blown off the chimney or roof mast during a storm.
What Is Causing This?
- 1Aerial bracket corroded and weakened
- 2Strong wind catching a large aerial
- 3Chimney stack deteriorating, causing the fixing to fail
How Urgent Is This?
This should be fixed in the coming weeks. Leaving it may allow the problem to worsen and cost more to repair.
What Needs to Be Done
An aerial installer will fit a new bracket and aerial on the chimney or a wall-mounted mast. They will run new cable if needed and check signal quality.
How Much Will It Cost?
National average estimate
Labour: £73 – £183 | Materials: £27 – £93
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Try Snap and FixHow to Prevent This
Use high-quality stainless steel brackets. Replace aerials and brackets every 10 to 15 years. Have the installation checked after severe weather.
Related Problems
Other Aerial & Satellite Installer Problems
The TV picture freezing, pixelating, or cutting out intermittently, often worse in bad weather.
The satellite receiver showing 'no signal' or 'searching for signal' with no picture on any channel.
Some TV channels work fine but others show 'no signal' or are missing from the channel list.
The TV picture breaking into blocks or squares, with the sound cutting in and out.