Run Coax Along Roof

Lay out your cable run so that it will run along the face of a stud or perpendicular to the studs so that the cable staples or cable strap nail are driven into a stud and not just the wall.

Run coax along roof.

Here s a creative idea. I am still trying to educate myself on that topic. This would nog only be cheaper but more importantly much more convenient since you can still reach the raspberry pi. Don t secure the coax.

Secure it once it leaves the roof. It s the standard type of cable used for all conventional cabled tv and internet hookups in homes and rentals. Place a little as possible on the roof. Bring it under and attach it to the soffit.

There is plenty of coax in the house as the previous tenants had a dish on the roof still there but as. But i d worry about it ripping shingles off in high winds. If i was called in to do it i d fish it thru the soffit which is hollow. Placing a active usb cable between dongle and raspberry pi.

Mount a long j pole on the side of the second story and hope the reception is good enough. In that application there is no need to fasten the coax to the roof. This means only the antenna and dongle. For now i m going to try 5.

If there is a connector on the cable it s several times more difficult and you need a bigger hole. Either use two people or very short pulls and trips to the other end to check to be sure that the cable is not getting kinked as you pull it when you can t see the other end of the pull. I would recommend not running the coax over the gutter or for that matter over any exposed roofing material period as the cable will be exposed to uv radiation and break down faster as well as trapping leaves and other foreign matter. Here are some of the tips reported by homeowners landlords property managers and anyone who happens to be running coax cable through a residence to provide telecommunications hookups.

I use clips like these which make it easy to fasten the wire in many places. Comcast is coming out this weekend to install tv and internet in our new to us house. Coax cable or coaxial cable is familiar to most homeowners and property managers.