Best way to attach coax to steel siding?

[Cowboy2005]

I need to organize the coax runs from the dish on top of the 2nd story to the entry point of the house. What's the best way to attach the coax to the steel siding on my house? What kind of clips should I use? I want it to look nice and neat and professional.

(See attached photo)

[AllieVi]

Instead of actually attaching it to the house, maybe you could just thread it though the downspout.

[JM Anthony]

Do what any red-blooded American male would do - use duct tape. Of course if you're married and your wife is the sensitive type, latching the lines to the downspout may not be a bad idea.

[jimisham]

There are cable clips available that will slide up underneath the bottom of aluminum and vinyl siding. You can get clips for vertical and horizontal runs. I coundn't find any locally but did come up with these
http://www.tselectronic.com/thomandbetts/12_0140x.html?tse_Session=0ccd82d09c3922dba29a9b82 bad522ff

[AllieVi]

Is roof mounting of your dish REALLY necessary? Sometimes there is no other option, of course, but your life might be a lot easier if you mounted it on a pole in the ground. Everything is easier to do with the dish at ground level, including removing the white material that people from your part of the country sometimes mention being a problem at certain times of the year.

Most dishes are bolted to a house or roof somewhere simply because it's the quickest way for the installer to do the work. Concreting a pole requires more time and work and really should be done a day ahead, so it's not normally done. The advantage of having a high antenna that applies to terrestrial broadcasts doesn't apply to satellite signals.

[redfishhunter]

I need to organize the coax runs from the dish on top of the 2nd story to the entry point of the house. What's the best way to attach the coax to the steel siding on my house? What kind of clips should I use? I want it to look nice and neat and professional.

(See attached photo)
Attach behind siding...

[Mike500]

Unscrew the attachment straps that hold the downspouts for the gutters. Place the cables over the center of the straps. Replace the downspout, and refasten the straps. I'm a professional installer and do this all the time. It really hides the cables pretty well.

Another method is to place and squeeze the cable into the corner "J" channel. But, in your case, and from the photos, the under the downspouts solution is better.

[Cowboy2005]

AllieVi: Because of a nearby woodline next to my house, the second story roof is the only place that I can receive a signal.

Thanks for all of the replies. I'll probably hide it behind the downspouts.

[dnsc_installer]

i agree with the other installer, behind the downspout and in the j-channels of the trim is the best way without a doubt. And in my opinion the only way in your case without putting holes from screws or nails in your siding. You do not want to ever run a cable down through the center of the downspout, unless you want to be pulling it completely apart ever time you have a clog or the cable goes bad, or rubs across an interior screw or other sharp projection on the inside. In the right had picture, is that the cable going in, and if it is, why not run it into the upstairs attic and wall fish it?

[Cowboy2005]

Nice, Neat, and Tidy.

I ran the coax alongside the downspout push them snugly into the J-channels...it worked pretty good. You can't even see the cable drop from the patio anymore..which was my goal.

Thanks for the tips!

[larrystotler]

Except for the fact that your upper left cable has a drip in instead of a drip loop. It should come up instead of down, or you will get water corrosion.....

[stevesmall]

no drip loop on the left cable?

[larrystotler]

Look at the picture. On the left hand side cable, it comes down from above to enter the switch. It should come up from below so that water doesn't run down into the fitting/switch. Bad way to do that. Neat otherwise.