SKY install in a listed building...
SKY install in a listed building...
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Don1

Original Poster:

16,350 posts

230 months

Thursday 26th November 2009
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Anyone know of a firm in Hampshire/Surrey who can do the above? Despite being told that it was grade2, the sky installer today went into 'can't do it' mode...

Cheers!

Groober

775 posts

202 months

Thursday 26th November 2009
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My gf's parents live in a grade two listed building and sky installed in no problems.

Sorry about being no help. smile

Edited by Groober on Thursday 26th November 17:02

d8evo

20 posts

280 months

Thursday 26th November 2009
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strictly speaking you cannot stick a dish on a listed building without listed building consent.

I apologise on behalf of the planning numpties.


HRG

72,863 posts

261 months

Thursday 26th November 2009
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The dish doesn't have to be high up, how about putting it on a separate pole?

anonymous-user

76 months

Thursday 26th November 2009
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You can't install a dish to a listed building, nothing stopping you having it fitted on a concrete fence post mind if line of sight is OK......

d8evo

20 posts

280 months

Thursday 26th November 2009
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Dave_ST220 said:
You can't install a dish to a listed building, nothing stopping you having it fitted on a concrete fence post mind if line of sight is OK......
...constitutes development within the curtilage of a listed building, detrimental to the character and setting of a listed building, and so on. You really do have to be careful.


Don1

Original Poster:

16,350 posts

230 months

Thursday 26th November 2009
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Sorry guys, to be slightly clearer... dish already up on a conservatory, and SKY are refusing to via the loft spaces or through walls... Does anyone know of anyone who will (legally)?
Cheers

Simpo Two

90,903 posts

287 months

Thursday 26th November 2009
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Don1 said:
Sorry guys, to be slightly clearer... dish already up on a conservatory, and SKY are refusing to via the loft spaces or through walls... Does anyone know of anyone who will (legally)?
Cheers
One of these should do it:



Then they just have to join it up.

Legal schmegal...

TooLateForAName

4,902 posts

206 months

Thursday 26th November 2009
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Well they probably wont go over a conservatory.

Its only high quality coax - run it yourself.

Don1

Original Poster:

16,350 posts

230 months

Thursday 26th November 2009
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SDS it myself and go from there? Well, it's simple! I think I'll have a little poke around tomorrow... Cheers all!

Simpo Two

90,903 posts

287 months

Thursday 26th November 2009
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And when the Chairman of English Heritage comes round with a clipboard and looks quizzical, you can tell him some geezer from Sky did it hehe

Wings

5,924 posts

237 months

Thursday 26th November 2009
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HRG

72,863 posts

261 months

Simpo Two

90,903 posts

287 months

Thursday 26th November 2009
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Wings said:
Or save £6 and use a bit of bent wire!

Wings

5,924 posts

237 months

Thursday 26th November 2009
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Simpo Two said:
Wings said:
Or save £6 and use a bit of bent wire!
True, done that method many times myself.

cjs

11,435 posts

273 months

Friday 27th November 2009
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I expect the reason the sky guys won't do the work is they are too bloody lazy and it's not a straight forward job. They like to be able to whack a dish on the outside wall drill a hole and run 20' of cable to your box, job done in an hour. Anything more and they lose money.

Edited by cjs on Friday 27th November 08:34

whichonespink

52 posts

196 months

Monday 30th November 2009
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Had virgin media installed in my Grade two listed property a few moths ago. Guys had no problem with drilling through walls. Not sure if planners will be bothered but they prob wont know. There was loads of old satilite cables and ariel cables that have been left attached to the outside of house which i have taken off since replaced by the one virgin cable which enters house 1m up from floor.