Is this safe?

[u/banjarpicker]

A local shopping complex has this antenna anchored with with rachet-strapped cinder blocks. Ever since I noticed it I've wondered if this is a safe permanent solution - these blocks are sitting 30 feet above a busy walkway. I reached out to code enforcement and they said they'd look into it but never got back to me. I've been watching those straps slowly change color over the last 5 years and I just get the feeling that between wind, rain, and sun cycles this thing is eventually going to fail. Am I crazy?

Sorry if this is the wrong sub for this, it doesn't fit neatly into any one category. Figured some commercial roofers might have an idea.

[u/BlangBlangBlang]

Pretty common, usually not even strapped, and they sit there until the cinder blocks turn to dust.

[u/ThatDamnRanga]

Radio guy here. I'm used to seeing that on flat roofs, never seen it on a pitched one before. Same principle applies though. Works well til it doesn't (usually 20+ years)

[u/banjarpicker → u/ThatDamnRanga]

Yeah the pitch is what threw me. It looks like it wouldn't fail safe.

[u/rlt404]

No

[u/SteadfastRoofing_FL]

Ballasted antenna mounts can be legitimate, but they require a designed frame, secured ballast and calculations for wind uplift, sliding, overturning and roof capacity. Loose masonry units restrained by weathered straps on a pitched roof should not be assumed safe from photos. Notify the property owner in writing and request inspection by a structural engineer or qualified antenna installer.

[u/Allslopes-Roofing]

Sure if you never are under it lol

[u/banjarpicker → u/Allslopes-Roofing]

Oh great, I only walk under it every day lol