Where the dish sits decides whether Starlink works well for years or drops out every time the trees come into leaf. These are the mounting options SpaceTek UK uses most, with what each one is good at, where it struggles, and the questions that decide between them: the view of the sky, wind exposure, the building material and the cable route.
Wall bracket
The standard choice on brick and block houses. A bracket near the top of a gable or side wall puts the dish above most garden obstructions with a short cable run. An offset bracket pushes the dish clear of soffits and gutters. A neighbouring roof or trees may obstruct the view required by the dish. Check the proposed position with the Starlink app rather than choosing it by a fixed compass direction.
Pole on wall brackets
Two brackets and a steel pole raise the dish above the ridge line without touching the roof. This is the answer for terraces, stone cottages in valleys and anywhere the obvious wall looks into a chimney or a neighbour. The pole adds wind load, so the brackets and fixings are chosen for the wall, not for convenience.
Roof mount
A pivot or ridge mount fixed through the roof covering gives the clearest view but needs proper flashing and sealing, safe access, and a roof that can take it. It is the right answer on some bungalows and single-storey extensions and the wrong one on slate roofs that are already fragile.
Non-penetrative flat-roof mount
On a flat roof, a garage, a static holiday home or a leasehold property where drilling is not allowed, a ballasted mount that sits on a paving slab holds the dish without a single hole. Weight and wind are the design factors, and the cable still needs a sealed route down.
Ground pole
A pole set in the garden is quick, cheap and easy to reach for cleaning, but it sees the sky from the lowest point on the site. It works on open plots and fails behind hedges and outbuildings. The Starlink app’s obstruction check from the proposed spot settles it in a minute.
Gen 3 pole adaptors and Mini mounts
The Gen 3 dish ships with a kickstand rather than a pole fitting, so an adaptor is needed before it can go on a standard pole; SpaceTek manufactures a Gen 3 pole adaptor for 1.5-inch and 2-inch poles. The Starlink Mini has its own family of small mounts for walls, flat surfaces, skylights and vehicles.
Choosing: four questions
- What can the dish see? Run the obstruction check from each candidate position, at the height the dish will actually sit, not from the lawn.
- How exposed is it? Moorland, coast and hilltops need stronger brackets and a lower profile.
- What is the wall or roof made of? Stone, render, cladding, timber and old mortar each change the fixings.
- Where does the cable end up? The best dish position with the worst cable route is still the wrong position.
Cable entries are finished with a sealed grommet so the hole through the wall stays weatherproof.
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