Roof Lightning Rods

Lightning tends to strike the highest point in any terrain but lightning can also be capricious random.

Roof lightning rods.

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. The only aim of a lightning strike is to neutralize itself with the ground. Steel roofing materials are no more attractive to lightning than any other type of roofing material. 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.

Does a metal roof need a lightning rod attached. Let us understand it this way. Roof finials and ornaments lightning protection. 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.

The most obvious above roof components are air terminals formerly called lightning rods. A one foot steel rod is included with each finial but the mounting bracket must be purchased separately.