Where have all the skilled tradesmen gone.

[Nick]

This could get "interesting." Motorised satellite kit arrived to-day. A couple of boxes of nuts, bolts, washers, mounting plates, slotted brackets with degree markings in the kit and no instructions of how to fit it all together

I ran a Sky franchise out of Irlam in the late 1980's and did a few motorised systems. If it's on a pole it must be exactly vertical, wall mount should be south facing. Get your peak signal at as close to 180 degrees as possible (Intelsat) and then adjust your angles. 

[papasmurf]

This could get "interesting." Motorised satellite kit arrived to-day. A couple of boxes of nuts, bolts, washers, mounting plates, slotted brackets with degree markings in the kit and no instructions of how to fit it all together

[Borchester]

After a couple of bad experiences with building companies and tradespeople who scour most of London and the southeast for business, I only use local companies.

Firstly they start early, and not at 10am having travelled in from distant Essex, and leave around 3:30pm to go home. And maintenance and service providers tend to stick to appointment times — though I don't automatically include large service concerns in that positive appraisal.

But then we're probably lucky in London having a large and competitive market that attracts even the rarest of building and appliance installation and maintenance skills...

Same goes for Hertfordshire

We had a lad who came from a part of China that not even he could find on the map. He started early, finished late, was probably sleeping in the garden shed and didn't seem to know much English beyond please, thank you and please pay cash. But he did a fine job on the roof.

[patman post]

After a couple of bad experiences with building companies and tradespeople who scour most of London and the southeast for business, I only use local companies. 

Firstly they start early, and not at 10am having travelled in from distant Essex, and leave around 3:30pm to go home. And maintenance and service providers tend to stick to appointment times — though I don't automatically include large service concerns in that positive appraisal.

But then we're probably lucky in London having a large and competitive market that attracts even the rarest of building and appliance installation and maintenance skills...

[papasmurf]

True.

Tradesmen know more than me and are faster, but I am not going anywhere in a rush and I come cheap

My experience of using local tradesmen is the majority should be wearing a cowboy hat and boots.

[papasmurf]

I would do it myself. I've installed static systems for myself and friends.
Never installed a motorised system, diseqc etc. but I can follow instructions. You have plenty of engineering skills, too.

I installed my own motorised system over 10 years ago. (I could find no-one to do the job.) The local salt corrosion has killed it.  I wanted a similar system to replace as the heavy duty wall mount is still OK. (That has to be VERY precisely installed.)
I will be replacing the old co-ax with new. (I have some connectors to drag the new through using the old.)

[Borchester]

I would do it myself. I've installed static systems for myself and friends.
Never installed a motorised system, diseqc etc. but I can follow instructions. You have plenty of engineering skills, too.

True.

Tradesmen know more than me and are faster, but I am not going anywhere in a rush and I come cheap

[Barry]

I would do it myself. I've installed static systems for myself and friends.
Never installed a motorised system, diseqc etc. but I can follow instructions. You have plenty of engineering skills, too.

[papasmurf]

But you said:

which is plainly false.
You might not be prepared to pay for them, of course.

That is what the supplier of the motorised satellite kit stated. (Not one they would trust anyway.) In any case the link provided, on the forum would be hellishly expensive, they would have two hours travelling time plus the installation can take up to five hours.
Also, there is very little detail on their website.
I have done the job before. Locally there are loads of static satellite system fitters but none who will touch a motorises system.

[Barry]

It has but I suggest you take a close look at that link. They would charge a fortune in travelling time and no prices are shown.

But you said:

because there are no tradesmen to do so anywhere in the UK.

which is plainly false.
You might not be prepared to pay for them, of course.

[papasmurf]

Oh, that explains it. Google hasn't got down to Cornishland yet.

It has but I suggest you take a close look at that link. They would charge a fortune in travelling time and no prices are shown.

[Barry]

Google

Oh, that explains it. Google hasn't got down to Cornishland yet. 

[cromwell]

Crikey, how did you find that from up in Manc land?

Google 

[papasmurf]

Motorised satellite covering Cornwall.

https://westcornwallaerials.co.uk/satellite-installation/

Odd they never answered my enquiry. (Nor did "Trust a Trader.") I also shudder to think what they would charge.

[Barry]

Motorised satellite covering Cornwall.

https://westcornwallaerials.co.uk/satellite-installation/

Crikey, how did you find that from up in Manc land?