Installing Antenna On Metal Roof

Whatever you do do not put holes in your roof to attach your antenna.

Installing antenna on metal roof.

Be sure that the antenna can see over the roof. In order to take advantage of a metal roof as a ground plane you cannot elevate a quarter wave vertical high above a metal roof. They can also be put lower on the rows of screws that hold the metal sheeting to the roof batons. The key is that the antenna feed point which is usually at the mounting bracket should be the same physical level as the metal roof to offer the best ground plane effect.

Thus buildings with a metal roof or many metal components will face difficulty watching tv. But what if you have a metal roof. Thankfully there are special indoor antennae which will circumvent this problem and help you watch tv despite having metal roofs. 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.

So you may want to put the mount on the ridge capping at the top of the roof. You can also buy non penetrating mounts that use weights rather than screws to hold them in place.