We had a new aeriel fitted (digital) a couple of months ago. Give you all the background. Where I live is near to Alton Towers, quite rural and I live in a very small village. Our house is at the top of the village, at the highest point.
The cost was £260.00 but we also wanted to be able to receive digital in the conservatory and this required a booster and other cables from the loft. We had a six way splitter fitted for the option to have TV anywhere in the house, if we want it at a later date. Will be having our kitchen done next year and will be looking to have a flat screen above the breakfast bar.
Two local chaps turn up, I know of him and that is why we used him. He works fitting aerials full time, has a sign written van and has a very good local reputation.
There were complications finding the best signal, we are between three and it took him a day and a half to find the best set up. This may be down to our particular circumstances, as he said that he had fitted a pub, only 300 yds away and had no problems!!!
He had some serious kit, digital this and that for getting the best signal and I felt he came a cropper on our house. If you want to just get another pair of roof ladders and go for it good luck.
I have to ask the question (without getting into an argument) - if an aerial fitter came on here and said if I get a cheap set of ladders and a bucket how much could I earn cleaning windows he would probably get hounded by the ever so professional approach of everyone for trying to take their work, undercutting them and he must be a complete cowboy with no experience.
Isn't that what is being proposed here, or is it something else that I am missing??
Rob
