question about poor workmanship/standards

[fack]

I recently got dish hooked up by an independent contractor. My wife was there during the install, when I got home, the guy did what I consider to be very poor work. For starters, he drilled straight through my exterior wall instead of running it down the wall(we have a 2 story house), he didn't put any kind of seal around the cords sticking out of the wall, didn 't attach wall plates, didn't put a cover on the outside box, etc., etc., It looked like it was installed by a 5 year old run amok.

I'm wondering where can I get the technical specs that installs are supposed to be governed by. I know there are standards for cable loop sizes, cable types, and things of that nature.

I've got a QA guy coming to take a look at it, but he's from the contractor's company, so I want to make sure he covers all the bases.

Please, any and all help is much appreciated.

[HotRodTodd]

Well, if you had the install done through the free offer by dish, you got what you paid for.
The guy who did your install gets paid about 29.95 per install, at least thats what the price dropped to around here before we told dish to cram it.
Out of that 29.95, the giuy has to pay for the RG-6 cable, the connectors, the straps, wire ties, screws and anchors, sealant, ground wire, ground clamps, wall plates, truck, tools, ladders, gas, cell phone, insurance, workmans comp., in other words, he pays for everything except the dish, and the reciever.

Now, if you want the wires fished inside the walls, and everything hidden basicly, that costs extra. The standard install package does not cover any extras. You can make arangements with the installer, or you can hire another cabling contractor to do it like you want it done.