Roof Lightning Protection

Instead it works to protect your house from a fire or structural damage if the house is hit by lightning.

Roof lightning protection.

Advanced roofing provides professional lightning protection installations repairs and recertification services. All lps components should be listed by ul specifically for lightning protection. The only way to protect a building is with a properly designed and installed lightning protection system lps. 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.

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. Metal roofs do not attract lightning strikes. Nor do metal roofs protect a building against lightning. 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 metal roof should never have copper lightning protection components installed on it unless the roof metal is copper says mark s. Harger president ceo harger lightning grounding grayslake ill.