ᐅ Completely Removing a Satellite Dish – Who Does It?

Hello everyone,

Unfortunately, I couldn’t find an answer online to this rather simple question, since obviously many people install satellite dishes and no one wants to remove their satellite dish without a replacement.

We bought a small house a year ago and want to get rid of our dish, preferably completely, including all (visible) cables.
We don’t have a TV and never plan to have one. From what I have researched, a satellite dish is not needed for anything else.

There are quite a few cables coming from such a device – does an electrician professionally remove something like this? Do you just cut the cables?

I have no idea, but of course, I’m willing to pay for the removal.

Thank you very much and have a nice day!

All cables are de-energized, so you can simply cut through and remove them.

See above. If you don't want to do it yourself, then hire a roofer or a building maintenance company.

Is the dish mounted on the roof or on the wall? If it’s mounted on the roof, you will need a spare shingle. Perhaps you have a few stored somewhere?

Thank you all for your kind replies! It doesn’t sound too complicated after all.

The dish is mounted on the exterior wall of the house, at just about 2.50m (8 feet) high, so taking it down shouldn’t be too risky. The trickiest part is the cables running up the whole wall and then disappearing under the roof inside the house. The hole will need to be professionally sealed afterward, and we also have to check if there’s any electrical wiring there, since we want to have power in the garden and aren’t exactly sure where it’s coming from. The house was built in 1880, and the electrical wiring has been extended several times since then.

Thanks again, and have a great day everyone!

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