The OTARD ( Over-the-Air Reception Device) rule prevents associations from placing restrictions that would impair the installation and maintenance of satellite and off air antenna devices on tenants and owners homes. Property management companies, landlords, homeowner and community associations have struggled trying to balance the need to protect and preserve the integrity of the their properties while ensuring tenants and owners rights to receive video programming from broadband satellite use. The Commdeck is their solution.
“ Homebuilders, low voltage and installation contractors alike have struggled to meet the explosive consumer demand for satellite servic... ”
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PRWEB) April 11, 2007 -- A "dish re-mount project" that took place during the fall of 2006 in Minneapolis, MN triggered the start of something big for many of the management companies that were simply fed-up in dealing with damaging installations. The pilot project was done in Heritage Square, a town home development built by K. Hovnanian Homes and managed by a company called Community Development. The project went well, so well that Community Development along with several other large management companies are now mandating the use of Commdeck on all of their managed properties.
Management Companies throughout the Nation are now mandating the use of Commdeck systems if satellite dishes are to be installed on their properties. During the past several years, management companies have been left to deal with property damage due to lag bolt installations, unsightly exterior coaxial cable, along with many aesthetic and uniformity issues that can cause costly repairs and decrease property values.
If your dish installer has 2 months of experience or 10 years of experience, the dish installation and cable routing are consistent, uniform and damage free
Commdeck systems have since become the only sensible solution to resolve the problems and have opened the door for builders and HOAs' to successfully pre-wire and offer satellite in every home. While satellite demand continues to grow, Builders and Developers are now able to organize and control the dish and antenna locations with this smart, effective product.
Katie Stuemke, Operations Administrator for K Hovnanian Homes, a publicly held development company with over 3,000 employees across the country said, "Commdeck is installed on our single family and multi-family homes as they are being built. We did some research and had our property management personnel do more research and we found that Commdeck was the solution to our satellite installation issues. These issues included not voiding the roofing warrantees, water intrusion problems and grounding issues that we were dealing with. Commdeck is the only answer we've found that will solve all of these problems."
With their management companies still having to coordinate satellite dish installations on the back-end, Centex homes realized that the Commdeck is most beneficial if it is installed and wired to during the construction of its homes. Centex homes is now taking a pro-active approach and is installing and wiring the Commdeck on all new multi-family homes in the Minneapolis market. Centex is also offering the satellite package on all single-family homes as well.
One major benefit of a pre-wired Commdeck is that you are not at the mercy of how much experience the installer has. "If your dish installer has 2 months of experience or 10 years of experience, the dish installation and cable routing are consistent, uniform and damage free," says John Scheppke, owner of Scheppke Real Estate and Property Management. "The Commdeck has given me a reason to allow satellite dishes back into our properties." Commdeck systems are delivering these benefits to the building industry in a way never before available.
The Commdeck system continues to grow and is used by many of the top 50 builders including, Centex Homes, K Hovnanian, Lennar, Pasquinelli, Rottlund and Town & Country Homes, along with many others. The mounting systems are becoming a standard by builders and roofing contractors throughout the Nation. Commdeck products will last the life of a home and roof warranties, including workmanship, remain in tact.
Commdeck is weathertight, leak proof, and formed from 18 gauge steel. It serves as both an enclosure for the coaxial cables and a mount. Designed to withstand windloads in excess of 100MPH, all Commdeck products are Made in America. An easy installation process, Commdeck installs like a common roof vent. The seamless, streamlined mounting platforms are inexpensive and dishes can be easily installed and removed at any time. Steve Capozzi President of RSTC Enterprises/Commdeck said, "Now, Roofing Contractors, Builders, Developers, Home Owners Associations and Home Owners can control the installation of dishes, appearance of the property and protect their investment from lag bolt damage with one simple affordable system.
About RSTC/CommDeck
RSTC Enterprises was established in response to the consumers need for a network solution that would accommodate future satellite technologies, when building a new home or commercial development. Homebuilders, low voltage and installation contractors alike have struggled to meet the explosive consumer demand for satellite service.
In 2003, the founders of RSTC Enterprises began collaborating on several new product ideas for the building and satellite industry. Drawing from their various contracting experiences in the Cable, Satellite and Construction fields, the partners set out to find a way to incorporate satellite option into existing building practices. Commdeck is one of the results of those efforts.
. RSTC will distribute affordable products that can allow a built-in alternative to cable with out compromising the structure or appearance of their home. The vision of RSTC is to continue the development of innovative products that will improve satellite dish mounting technology, making the satellite dish option a standard in the building and home networking industry.
Contact:
Ron Dickerson, Vice President
RSTC Enterprises, Inc
1-866-367-7782
www.commdeck.com
