Drill pilot holes through the shingles and into the deck studs.
How do you penetrate the roof for an antenna.
Put a layer 1 8 14 thick of roof cement over the holes directly on the shingles and overlap that area approximately 1 2 1 larger than the bracket.
If you cannot cover the hole appropriately leave the base of the antenna attached to the roof so no hole is created.
After penetration through roof structure will not provide an adequate signal strength and quality to the antenna inside the roof.
If you decide to remove your antenna from the roof make sure you don t leave a hole in the roof or you ll be headed for other problems.
It ll help to have someone assist you on the ground to report the quality of reception with each change you make to the antenna.
Push the pole into a vertical position.
You may need to loosen the bolt and nut on the collar first.
Consider communicating via a live video messaging app such as facetime with one person on the roof with the antenna and compass and the other person below near the tv doing the channel search.
You may want to check this with a spirit level.
In order to mount an antenna on your roof without damaging it you should attach the antenna to the gable the fascia or the chimney.
Insert the pole though the tripod collar hole end down.
You can also buy non penetrating mounts that use weights rather than screws to hold them in place.
Remove the pole base bolt and nut insert it through the hole in the base of the pole and finger tighten the nut.