We'd have tree's obstructing the view if gable or roof mounted on the west end of the house. I took another look out there today, actually would have the same problem from the chimney. The best exterior location is actually in the middle of the roof where the second story rises up. I included a picture. There's a 2nd attic area accessible from one of our bedrooms, with complete access to the other side of the wall shown in the picture (circled in red). Honestly forgot about that attic and how much space is up there.
This spot would have an unobstructed view towards the towers.
I understand it's all a fixed one time cost, I just need an idea of what to budget for. That antenna is about 130, another 30 for the mounting hardware, cable to run from that location to where our cable junction is at, about 30' of cable, found 50' coax on amazon for under 15, so, about 175 in material. With the amount of cable I'm talking about, any amplification needed or should we be good without that?
My last cost variable is labor. Any idea what someone might charge to install an antenna at the location in the picture? Probably a dumb question, but, who does one even contact to do this (ie. handyman, tv repair, etc)?
Given the flack I'm getting from my wife about putting up a large antenna on the roof, I figure I need to re-ask the question about an attic mount given the larger attic space I forgot about. Here's a picture from in the attic:
The spot circled in red is the other side of the attic vent you see in the other picture from the outside. A lot of space in here. Can we make something work in here?
Thank you again for your advice!