Roof Lightning Rods
Does a metal roof need a lightning rod attached.
Roof lightning rods. Lightning tends to strike the highest point in any terrain but lightning can also be capricious random. They must be located at the highest points on a roof. Let us understand it this way. Finials accessories and mounting brackets.
Steel roofing materials are no more attractive to lightning than any other type of roofing material. The only aim of a lightning strike is to neutralize itself with the ground. 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. Roof finials and ornaments lightning protection.
A one foot steel rod is included with each finial but the mounting bracket must be purchased separately. Depending on the building s size and configuration additional air terminals are required around the roof perimeter at intervals not exceeding 20 feet within the field of the roof on rooftop equipment and as dictated by the standards.