Roof Lightning Protection

All lps components should be listed by ul specifically for lightning protection.

Roof lightning protection.

A metal roof should never have copper lightning protection components installed on it unless the roof metal is copper says mark s. 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. Lps components are typically cop per or aluminum. The only way to protect a building is with a properly designed and installed lightning protection system lps.

Instead it works to protect your house from a fire or structural damage if the house is hit by lightning. Nor do metal roofs protect a building against lightning. The speed of lightning current and splitting the flow among multiple paths will not permit components to heat to any instantaneous ignition temperature hazardous to typical building materials. Lightning protection components below the strike terminals may be concealed within the building below the roof level during construction or when accessible.

To prevent galvanic action with roofing and flashings copper components should be used with copper roofing and aluminum components with steel or aluminum roofing. A lightning protection system doesn t attract lightning or lessen the power of a storm nor does it act as a whole house surge protector to shield delicate electronics. Metal roofs do not attract lightning strikes.