The decision that comes first
Before any product, there is one question: is this dish going on the roof, or on a wall? Roof wins on height and cable length — it is the highest surface on the building, so the dish sees more sky and the cable run is shorter. Wall wins on consequences — it leaves the roof covering completely intact, which matters if the roof is new, flat, under warranty, or not yours to drill.
Everything else follows from that. If you can put one sealed penetration in the roof and you own it, a roof mount is the cleanest permanent answer. If you would rather not touch the covering, a wall or eave bracket reaches nearly the same height from the side of the building. Both take the dish on the same 1.5 inch pipe thread, so there is no separate official adapter to buy either way.
Check the sky before you commit to a spot
The most common expensive mistake is drilling first and checking the view second. Run the obstruction check in the Starlink app from the actual proposed position and height — not from the garden, looking up. A roof that looks clear from the ground can lose a wedge of sky to a chimney or a tree.
Worth knowing: height is an angle, not a number, and a low clear spot usually beats a high exposed one. Moving the dish a metre sideways is often worth more than two metres of extra height — and it is free.
Do the inside half properly too
The dish gets all the attention and the router gets none, which is backwards — the router's position decides how good the Wi-Fi in the house actually is. Get it off the floor, out of any metal cupboard, and as close to the middle of the living space as the dish cable allows. A wall bracket for the Gen 3 router solves height, ventilation and cable tidiness in one go, and it is the cheapest part of the whole install.
Where the cable enters the building, make it a proper pass-through with a drip loop rather than a bare drilled hole, and keep the run sloping away from the entry point so water cannot follow it in.
What a good home install looks like when it is done
The dish is fixed, plumb and clear of the roof line; the cable enters once, sealed, with no loop below the drip line; the router is up off the floor with its vents open; and nothing needs touching again until you move house. That is the whole brief — and it is achievable in an afternoon with basic hand tools.
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Common questions
Roof or wall for a house?
Roof for the highest, shortest-cable install if you own the roof and can seal one penetration. Wall when the covering must stay intact, or when reaching the roof is unsafe.
Do I need a professional installer?
No. Both mounts are basic hand-tool jobs - typically 30 to 45 minutes - and the instructions ship in the box.
Will it work with my dish?
Yes for the Standard (Gen 3) and Mini, which share the 1.5 inch pipe thread. Message us first if you have an older round dish.
What about the router?
Place it off the floor, out of metal cupboards, on the same side of the house you use most. The Gen 3 wall bracket does all three with two screws.
Does the mount survive real weather?
The mounts are rated for sustained winds up to 100 mph when installed to spec, with powder-coated steel and 304 stainless hardware.