[rhyds]

The problem is that Sky installers are, like BT/Openreach subbies, on piecework. For them, the object of the game isn't to do the job right, its to do the job quickly, as more jobs in a day = a better wage. This leads to some serious bodgery.

Worse than that, Sky installers also have to ensure their ladders are secure while working, therefore they have to bolt the ladder to the house or to the ground. This is checked afterwards by an inspector, so the hole will be clearly obvious and visible otherwise if it is missed the installer can lose their contract.

Unfortunately the only way around it is to either do it yourself or get an independent installer in and basically ban Sky's people from touching the cabling. I'm going to be recabling my install at some point, as it doubt the coax will last terribly long sitting in the bottom of my guttering.