TV Aerial & Satellite Installation
In Kentish Town, NW5
Terraces, flat conversions and steep streets running up towards the Heath. We install for the roof you have, not the roof the job sheet assumes.
4.5 stars · 155 Google reviews Booked slots across NW5 most days, emergency repairs prioritised 2-year warranty
An aerial & satellite engineer who actually works in Kentish Town.
Kentish Town is almost entirely Victorian terrace, and almost all of it has been divided at some point into flats and maisonettes. That single fact drives most of the aerial work we do in NW5. There is usually one aerial serving several households, one cable route that was never designed for four separate TVs, and one roof that nobody wants to take responsibility for.
We spend as much time diagnosing as installing here. Before quoting a new aerial we check whether the existing one is actually dead, because in a lot of NW5 flats the aerial is sound and the fault is a corroded splitter, a crushed cable under a floorboard or an amplifier that quietly died three winters ago.
NW5 receives from Crystal Palace, and the ground rises sharply as you move north towards Dartmouth Park and the Heath. Streets on the higher ground often receive cleanly with a modest aerial, while properties lower down and behind taller buildings need more height or a different elevation entirely. This is a district where metering on site saves money, because the aerial the postcode needs varies street by street.
We cover Kentish Town, Dartmouth Park, Tufnell Park, Gospel Oak and the Camden Road side of NW5. Alongside aerials, the regular jobs here are TV wall mounting in narrow front rooms, cabled Wi-Fi for long thin flats, and hard-wired data points for people working from home in a converted box room.
The full toolkit, one van, one engineer, one bill.
Everything below is fitted by us across Kentish Town, no subcontractors, no handover, no follow-up visit needed unless you ask for one.
TV Aerial Installation & Repair
New Freeview aerials, realignment, storm-damage repair. Trade-grade, warranted.
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Satellite Installation & Repair
Sky, Sky Q, Freesat dish installs, replacements and LNB / cable fixes.
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TV Wall Mounting
Flush or tilt-swivel brackets, cables hidden in the wall, plaster left tidy.
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TV Set-Up & Tune-In
New TV out of the box, retunes, sound bars, streaming apps signed in.
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CCTV Installation
4K IP camera systems with app viewing, night vision and secure storage.
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Ring & Video Doorbells
Hard-wired doorbells that actually work, no dead battery, no missed callers.
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Data Points & Structured Cabling
Gigabit Cat6 runs to any room, terminated on proper wall-plates.
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Wi-Fi & Network Points
Ceiling-mounted access points to kill dead zones, real 5-bar coverage.
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Intruder Alarms
Wireless and hybrid alarm systems, app-controlled, professionally installed.
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NW5 terraces and conversions, aerial faults diagnosed properly before anything is replaced.
Diagnosis before replacement
We test the existing installation first and only replace what is genuinely failed.
Conversion specialists
Splitters, risers, shared roofs and multi-flat feeds are routine work for us in NW5.
Direct line to the engineer
You speak to Larry, not a call centre, and the person who quotes is the person who fits.
Free call-out across NW5
No charge to attend, no charge to quote, no obligation.
2-year warranty
On parts and workmanship, twice the industry standard.
One van, nine services
Aerials, dishes, wall mounting, CCTV, Wi-Fi, data, doorbells and alarms.
Why Kentish Town rooftops fail, and how we fix them.
Nearly every Kentish Town call-out comes down to one of five recurring faults in Victorian conversion stock.
Cable, not aerial, is the fault
Old flat conversions are full of degraded coax, cheap splitters and joints hidden under floors. Replacing the aerial when the cable is the problem is a common and expensive mistake.
Too many TVs on one feed
A single aerial split four ways without a proper distribution amplifier drops the signal below usable on every set. Correct amplification restores all of them at once.
Loft conversions blocking the old route
Loft conversions in NW5 frequently cut the original aerial cable run. We re-route cleanly rather than surface-clipping a cable down the stairwell.
Unsafe slate roofs on party-wall terraces
Fragile Victorian slate and shared parapets make some roofs a genuine hazard. A metered loft install is often the safer and better result.
Wi-Fi failing along the length of the flat
Long conversions with solid walls leave the far bedroom unusable. Ceiling access points on a Cat6 backbone fix it where a mesh puck will not.
The same five steps, every job.
Whether it's a single aerial in Kentish Town or a full multi-room system, the process is the same, because it works.
- 01Step 1
Call or request a quote
Speak directly to Larry | no call centre, no sales script. Describe the problem or the job and get a straight, honest price.
- 02Step 2
Same-day slot booked
Where the diary allows, we'll get to you the same day. Otherwise we agree a firm slot and stick to it.
- 03Step 3
On-site diagnosis
Free call-out. We test signal, inspect existing kit, and tell you exactly what the fix needs | no upselling parts you don't need.
- 04Step 4
Neat, tested install
Trade-grade parts, weather-sealed connections, cables run tidily. Every set retuned, every camera commissioned before we leave.
- 05Step 5
2-year warranty
Workmanship and parts covered for two years. If anything drifts, we come back and put it right | no arguments.
The questions Kentish Town customers ask.
Not answered? Call Larry on 07733 555269, he'll give you a straight answer, even if the answer isn't a sale.
Do I need a new aerial or just new cable?
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In Kentish Town conversions it is very often the cable, a splitter or an amplifier rather than the aerial. We meter the signal at the aerial and at the wall plate to prove where the loss is before recommending anything.
Can you feed several flats from one aerial?
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Yes, with a properly specified distribution amplifier and correct cabling. Splitting a single feed without amplification is why so many NW5 flats have breaking-up pictures.
Is a loft aerial good enough in NW5?
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Often yes, particularly on the higher ground towards Dartmouth Park. We meter in the loft first and only recommend it when the reading supports a stable picture.
Can you install Sky or Freesat here?
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Yes, new dishes, relocations, LNB and cable replacement, subject to freeholder permission. Where a dish is not allowed, we will tell you what your realistic options are.
Do you cover Tufnell Park, Dartmouth Park and Gospel Oak?
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Yes, all of NW5 plus the neighbouring NW1 and N19 borders.
Can you hide the cables when wall mounting a TV?
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Yes, we chase cables into the wall or run them through the void so nothing is visible, and leave the plaster tidy.
Do you work with landlords and managing agents?
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Yes, we invoice properly and provide a written diagnosis for communal faults, which is what most agents need before authorising work.
Is there a charge to come and look?
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No. Free call-out and free quote across Kentish Town.
Need it fixed in Kentish Town today? Call Larry.
Free honest quote, same-day slots most days, 2-year warranty. You speak to the engineer, not a call centre.