Flat Roof Lightning Protection

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.

Flat roof lightning protection.

Nor do metal roofs protect a building against lightning. Lightning fires in non residential properties cause an average of over 100 million in direct property damage annually. Lightning is a powerful destructive force of nature and will strike a building regardless of its type of roofing. Penetrations especially should be located and marked prior to roofing so they can be found afterward.

Lightning protection design earthing system design lightning protection for buildings design duration. The lightning protection institute is a nationwide not for profit organization founded in 1955 to promote lightning protection education awareness and safety. Fortunately reliable lightning protection of buildings and structures is available. Before getting on the job the roofer lps installer and general contractor should agree on project schedule and roof access as well as review proposed locations of lightning protection components.

Back to flat roof construction. Metal roofs do not attract lightning strikes. Bipv bungalow bangsar. Flat roof respectively 17.

Single ply roofing products. It is a combination of individual components such as a self supporting air termin. The hvi power lightning protection system is ideally suited for flat roofs. The lightning protection industry began in the united states when benjamin franklin postulated that lightning was electricity and a metal rod could be used to carry the lightning away from a building.

Lightning protection systems which are installed on a solar pv farm are mostly based on a franklin rod connected to a down. Lightning accounts for about 1 billion a year in homeowner s insurance claims for property damage. Still the type of roofing is one of several risk factors. The only way to protect a building is with a properly designed and installed lightning protection system lps.