Satellite dish installers in Romford
Your dish is aimed at a satellite parked over the equator, tens of thousands of kilometres away, and it has to hit that point precisely. Lean on the arm with a ladder, or let a winter storm shake the bracket, and the picture starts to fail in every downpour. We line up every dish with a signal meter so it has margin to spare, and we fix dishes that have wandered off over the years.
Across Romford we install Sky and Freesat dishes, shift them when an extension or new render gets in the way, change failed LNBs and build multi-room and communal systems for houses and blocks of flats in RM1, RM2, RM3, RM5 and RM7. If you are moving to a broadband Sky box and wonder whether the dish still has a use, ask us.
Satellite TV services in Romford
Sky dish installation
New dishes for Sky Q, with an LNB to match the boxes and tuners in your home. If you have moved to Sky Glass or Sky Stream, which stream through your broadband instead, the old dish can come down, or stay up to feed a Freesat box.
Freesat installation
Live TV and HD channels from satellite with no subscription. Freesat is handy for a flat with no aerial feed, a garden office out of reach of the roof aerial, or a home where taller buildings shade the signal from London.
Dish realignment and LNB replacement
If the picture drops whenever it rains, or one tuner keeps losing signal, the dish has usually shifted or the LNB on the arm has failed. We realign by meter and fit a new LNB where needed.
Moving a dish
Loft conversions, rear extensions, new windows and external wall insulation often leave a dish in the way. We move it to a spot with a clear south-easterly view, run fresh cable and seal the hole where it enters.
Multi-room and communal satellite
Multiswitch systems let several boxes or flats share one dish without losing channels. They suit larger houses in Emerson Park and Gidea Park and the apartment blocks around the town centre.
Foreign-language satellite
Romford households watch TV from right across Europe. We put up a second dish, or a dual-feed one, pointed at Hotbird for channels in languages from Polish to Romanian, next to your Sky or Freesat dish.
When the box says ‘no satellite signal’
Most satellite faults in Romford start outdoors. A dish gets knocked by scaffolders or the wind, a tree in next door’s garden grows across its view, pigeons sit on the arm, or the LNB simply reaches the end of its life. Indoors, a cable pulled loose behind the box or a failed multiswitch in the loft gives the same message.
Before ringing, power the box down at the socket for a minute, and see whether thick cloud, heavy rain or snow on the dish might be to blame, as those clear by themselves. If the warning keeps coming back, we trace it from the dish to the box and repair it, usually on the first visit.
Choosing a spot for your dish
A dish has to see the sky to the south-east, so walls facing north and gardens under big trees are often out. Most Romford homes need no planning permission for a dish. The rules are stricter in conservation areas and for listed buildings. Havering has several, including the Romford conservation area around the Market Place, Gidea Park, which takes in the 1911 Garden Suburb, and Havering-atte-Bower. In those areas we aim for a rear wall or a low position out of sight from the road, and we’ll tell you if the council should be asked first.
Areas we cover in and around Romford
Satellite work in every part of Romford and the neighbouring Havering suburbs.
Romford and its suburbs
- Romford town centre
- Gidea Park
- Romford Garden Suburb
- Collier Row
- Rise Park
- Mawneys
- Rush Green
- Oldchurch
- Harold Wood
- Harold Hill
- Harold Park
- Squirrels Heath
- Havering-atte-Bower
Neighbourhoods nearby
- Hornchurch
- Emerson Park
- Ardleigh Green
- Chadwell Heath
- Marks Gate
- Noak Hill
- Upminster
- Elm Park
- Stapleford Abbotts
Nearby towns we also cover
Romford questions
Why does my satellite TV cut out in heavy rain?
Rain absorbs some of the signal. A properly aligned dish has plenty in reserve, and a picture that fails in ordinary showers points to a dish that has slipped or an LNB near the end of its life. Both are quick fixes.
Is a dish still needed for Sky in Romford?
Sky Glass and Sky Stream don’t use one, as they work over broadband. Sky Q and older Sky boxes do. Keep the dish if you switch, because a Freesat box can use it with no monthly fee.
Can a dish go on the front of a house in Gidea Park?
In a conservation area the rules on dishes facing the road are tighter, and listed houses need consent. We usually find a rear or side position that still sees the satellite. Check with Havering Council if in doubt.
Can several flats share one dish?
Yes. A communal dish with a multiswitch can feed every flat in a block, each with its own Sky or Freesat box.
Can you fit a dish for channels from abroad?
We can. A dish pointed at Hotbird carries hundreds of European channels, and it can usually sit beside the one you have.