New roof and indoor antennae

Some years back, my mother replaced her roof. She had wanted a metal roof for some time, and finally pulled the trigger and got one.

It did not impact her TV viewing, since she had cable at the time. When I put up an antenna at her house, I put up one outside because her house is over 40 miles from the TV towers.

But, what if she lived closer? What if an indoor antenna would have worked. Would the new roof have caused a problem?

Well, yes, it would have.

Tablo answered a question recently from someone who was looking to put a metal roof on a house. As the questioner has an indoor antenna, that will be a problem:

Investing in a metal roof can be tempting since they last more than twice as long as more traditional asphalt shingles.

But whereas asphalt, wood, and clay shingles do absorb some Over-the-Air TV signal reducing overall signal strength, metal will completely block signals and prevent them from reaching your antenna.

Unless Glenn is willing to relocate his antenna outdoors, he should probably stick with what is currently installed.

My mother's situation was that an outdoor antenna was necessary anyway. She didn't have the issue that questioner Glen will have. My Streaming Life has had to overcome the distance to the TV towers. Fortunately for me, I didn't have to re-do anything when my mother replaced her roof.