sausagesoup Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Hi thereDoes anyone know what engineer Sky use in Shetland? I am having a visit next week and I want to contact them prior to that to discuss something. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharney houghs Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 hi,i recently ordered sky. the engineer phoned the night before installation to find out what type of property it was, and was told single storey, detatched, timber construction. when he came the next day, he looked around the house and told me that he wasnt authorised to attatch the dish to a wooden house. so off he went. i phoned sky and told them, then was given 3 or 4 different reasons ho couldnt do the job including :not wanting to drill/screw into the timber of the house as it might rot the wood, not being able to secure a ladder to the house while installing dish, and the wood not being a strong enough fixing for the dish as it may blow around in the wind. so im still waiting.his number is 07534317926 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector's House Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 he looked around the house and told me that he wasnt authorised to attatch the dish to a wooden house.That sounds like a load of pish from him and Sky - what percentage of housing in Shetland is wooden? They must have an attachment method that is suitable, surely?That said, the dishes they use are so thinly coated that they corrode to dust inside 2 years. I got a much better one from Islesat, rock solid and guaranteed for 10 years. You get what you pay for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urabug Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 sharney houghs ---Afraid the sky engineer is probably correct. Ofcom or Oftel lay down the rules & the "engineers " have to comply. Who would you sue if something went wrong & your insurance company declined to stump up because the installation did not meet the required rules.. It's better known as red tape or bull **** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandcars Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 the engineer comes up on the boatAttaching to wooden houses is a no no as it penetrates the outer fabric of the building which can lead to no end of claims against sky for rot etcplus finding a suitable anchor point is not easy without knowing whats behind the cladding.They are also supposed to drill into the wall to anchor the ladder to it before climbing up but the timber wont offer any strength to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 We have a wooden house and we've had a Sky dish for about 20 years - not aware of any problems yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sausagesoup Posted January 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 This not what I asked! This not a Sky slagging thread!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharney houghs Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 ok, didnt actually get his name, but the company was ABC contracts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandcars Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 company should be AVC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piggywiggie Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 What's the hjaltland houses made of then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbiniho Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 What's the hjaltland houses made of then?depends what ones you refer to as some are made of wood and some are block it should be quite obvious which are which Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piggywiggie Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 What's the hjaltland houses made of then?depends what ones you refer to as some are made of wood and some are block it should be quite obvious which are which How can all hjaltland houses have sky dishes then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbiniho Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 because hjaltland/the contractor who built the houses fit plywood fixing plates to the houses for the skyman to fix his dishes to therefor the skyman isnt fixing to the weatherproofing of the house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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