Flat Roof Lightning Protection

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Flat roof lightning protection.

Lightning is a powerful destructive force of nature and will strike a building regardless of its type of roofing. The hvi power lightning protection system is ideally suited for flat roofs. Still the type of roofing is one of several risk factors. Advanced roofing provides professional lightning protection installations repairs and recertification services.

Lp consultants international pvt ltd 208 246 views 5 54. Flat roof respectively 17. Lightning accounts for about 1 billion a year in homeowner s insurance claims for property damage. 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.

Penetrations especially should be located and marked prior to roofing so they can be found afterward. It is a combination of individual components such as a self supporting air termin. Application methods adhered flat roofs ballasted flat roofs. 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.

Back to flat roof construction. Metal roofs do not attract lightning strikes. Single ply roofing products. The only way to protect a building is with a properly designed and installed lightning protection system lps.

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 fires in non residential properties cause an average of over 100 million in direct property damage annually. Fortunately reliable lightning protection of buildings and structures is available. Lightning protection systems which are installed on a solar pv farm are mostly based on a franklin rod connected to a down.