Lightning Rods On Roof

Our lightning protection division is fully licensed bonded and insured with more than ten years of experience protecting buildings from the risks of a direct or indirect lighting strike.

Lightning rods on roof.

It is a very common misconception that a lightning rod attracts lightning. Lightning rods are typically installed around the perimeter of flat roofs or along the peaks of sloped roofs at intervals of 6 1 m or 7 6 m depending on the height of the rod. Let us understand it this way. They must be located at the highest points on a roof.

Lightning rod kit for glen martin hazers roof top towers and martin towers. The most obvious above roof components are air terminals formerly called lightning rods. Large non residential buildings like this church often include more than one lightning rod. Does a metal roof need a lightning rod attached.

3 0 out of 5 stars 1 rating. Includes lightning rod point clamp terminal lug clamp 8 copper ground rod and brass ground rod clamps. Lightning tends to strike the highest point in any terrain but lightning can also be capricious random. We offer a variety of systems and services.

Steel roofing materials are no more attractive to lightning than any other type of roofing material. Advanced roofing provides professional lightning protection installations repairs and recertification services. Decra metal roofing profiles with an nfpa 780 compliant aluminum lightning rod protection system can spread the electrical surge load and route it to the outside to significantly reduce the probability of power surge damage inside the home. A braided copper or aluminum cable made for lightning systems connects the rods and runs into the ground to dissipate a charge.

Lr 8400 lightning rod kit for glen martin hazers roof top towers martin towers. A lightning rod is erected on the roof of a building and it is connected to a conducting channel to take the huge discharge of electricity into the ground.