Satellite Internet (Starlink) Installation in Portland & Vancouver WA
Mounting and setup of Starlink and satellite internet equipment, including dish positioning, cable routing, and network configuration.
Starlink and satellite internet equipment mounted and configured — dish positioning and aiming, cable routing, and router and network setup for homes and remote sites where reliable internet is hard to get.
What's Included
- Dish mounting & aiming
- Router & network setup
- Cable routing
- Remote site internet setup
- Speed & connection testing
- Wi-Fi coverage check
What We Install & Repair
Starlink hardware is solid; the install decides whether it performs at your house. We find the spot with a genuinely clear view of the sky, mount the dish there — eave, gable, roof, or ground pole — route the cable indoors, seal the entry against the weather, and set up the network so coverage reaches the rooms you use. Most of our installs are eave and gable mounts, including on steep Portland rooflines.
- Eave and gable mounts, anchored into solid framing
- Roof mounts with proper flashing and sealant
- Ground pole mounts where the roofline is blocked by trees
- Obstruction checks with the Starlink app before any drilling
- Cable routing through attics, soffits, or exterior walls, with sealed entries
- Router placement, mesh handoff, and speed testing before we leave
Common Problems We Solve
The connection drops for a few seconds at a time, often at the same times of day.
That pattern is almost always an obstruction, not the hardware. We run the app's obstruction scan from several positions and move the dish to the one that clears the trees — often the other end of the roof or a pole in the yard.
The dish is still sitting on the kit tripod in the lawn.
The tripod is meant for testing the location, not living there. We move the dish to a permanent mount, rerun the cable properly, and confirm the new position scans clean before drilling.
The cable only reached the garage, so the router lives in the garage.
Starlink cable comes in fixed lengths, so the route gets planned backward from where the router should sit. We map the run — attic, soffit, or exterior — so the router lands somewhere central.
Speed tests look great next to the router, but the far bedrooms are unusable.
A fast dish behind a weak Wi-Fi layout still feels like slow internet. We check coverage room by room and place mesh nodes or a wired access point where the signal actually dies.
How It Works
Sighting and mount choice
You send photos of the roofline and trees for the quote. On site, we run the obstruction scan from the likely positions and pick the mount based on what the scan shows, not what is easiest to reach.
Mount and aim
The mount gets lagged into rafters or solid fascia framing, never bare sheathing, and roof penetrations get proper flashing and sealant. The dish aims itself once powered; our job is making sure nothing it aims at is a tree.
Route and seal the cable
We route the cable along the least visible dry path — attic and interior where possible — drill one clean entry, and seal it with a grommet, sealant, and a drip loop so winter rain stays outside.
Network setup and testing
Router placed and configured, mesh handoff set up if you have one, then speed and stability tests plus a walkthrough of the app so you can read the obstruction map yourself.
What's Not Included
- Electrical panel or line-voltage wiring — a new circuit or outlet gets referred to a licensed electrician.
- Tree removal or tall-tree trimming to open up the sky — that is arborist work, and we will say so honestly before anything is drilled.
- Commercial maritime or in-motion vehicle rigs — we install fixed residential and small-site mounts.
- Starlink account and service-plan issues — subscriptions are between you and the provider.
What Affects the Price
- Mount type
- An eave or gable mount is the simplest job; roof mounts add flashing work, and pole mounts add digging and setting the post.
- Cable route and length
- A short run through the nearest wall is quick; a long pull through an attic or around the exterior takes real time.
- Ladder and roof access
- Second-story eaves and steep pitches mean bigger ladders, roof safety setup, and slower, more careful work.
- Network add-ons
- Mesh nodes, an Ethernet adapter, or a wired access point add hardware and setup time to the base install.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which mount is right for my roof?
Whichever one the obstruction scan clears. An eave or gable mount suits most houses and avoids roof penetrations; a roof mount buys height when the eaves do not clear the trees; a ground pole is the answer when the roofline is blocked.
Will drilling through my roof or wall leak?
Not when the entry is done right. We prefer wall and soffit entries over roof penetrations, and every hole gets a grommet, exterior-grade sealant, and a drip loop so water runs away from the entry. The work is covered by our 30-day workmanship guarantee.
Can you relocate a dish I already set up myself?
Yes — one of our most common Starlink calls: moving a dish off the kit tripod or out of an obstructed spot onto a permanent mount, with the cable rerouted and the old entry sealed.
Does Starlink work in heavy rain or under trees?
Rain is mostly fine — a hard downpour can slow things briefly. Trees are the real problem: tall firs block the signal no matter how the dish is aimed, and no mount fixes a dish under a canopy. Sometimes the honest answer is a pole in the one clear corner of the lot.
Do I need my own router?
No — the Starlink kit includes one, and it covers most homes. For a larger house or an existing mesh system you like, we can bridge the kit router and hand off to your own gear.
Areas We Cover
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