This job was a Starlink satellite internet installation in Snug, where the dish was raised on a tall braced pole to get above the surrounding forest.
Working with a complex roof and tall trees
This home has a steep, multi gabled roof and is surrounded by tall trees on most sides. Both make a standard Starlink install harder. Steep pitches limit where a mount can safely go, and at roof height the dish would have had its view of the sky blocked by the canopy for a good part of the day.
Getting the dish up higher was the obvious answer, but it needed a mounting point strong enough to carry a tall pole in the wind.
What we did
We installed a tall galvanised pole down in the valley between two roof sections, where it could be fixed securely into the structure. Braces run out to the neighbouring roof planes to hold it rigid, so the top of the pole stays steady even in strong gusts. The dish sits at the top, up above the ridge line with a far clearer view of the sky over the trees.
The cable was tied neatly down the pole and run to a sealed entry point. Once the dish was online, we checked the obstruction map in the Starlink app to confirm the height had cleared the canopy.
Tall mounts like this also need to be well secured on a heavily treed block. Braced properly into the structure, the pole holds firm through storms and strong wind.
The result
A steady, reliable Starlink connection on a heavily treed block, from a high mount that’s built to last.
Michael installs Starlink across Snug, Kettering, Margate and the Channel. Call 0420 998 592 and he will come out and have a look.
Installed by Michael Starling
Owner and senior technician, Antenna Installation Specialists
Michael has been installing Starlink systems across the Huon, the Channel and the Derwent Valley since they became available in Tasmania. All work backed by a three year warranty. Sorell based. Call 0420 998 592.