Lightning rods and cables form a complete lightning protection system (LPS) for your commercial or industrial building. The system uses air terminals (the rods) positioned at key points across your roof to intercept a direct strike, then routes that energy down conductor cables to grounding electrodes in the earth, where it dissipates safely away from your structure, equipment, and personnel.
A direct strike on an unprotected building can ignite fires in the roof assembly, surge through your electrical system, and cause structural damage that costs well into six figures to repair. Commercial buildings in the U.S. are required to meet NFPA 780 and UL 96A installation standards for lightning protection. A missing or non-compliant system can also affect your insurance coverage when a claim is filed.
Sentry Roofing installs complete, code-compliant lightning protection systems, including air terminals, main conductors, down conductors, bonding, and grounding, integrated cleanly with your roof membrane and coordinated with your roofing warranty. Whether you are building new, reroofing, or need an existing system inspected and updated to current code, we evaluate your structure and deliver a solution that meets NFPA 780 requirements.
Does your building have the protection it needs? Request an evaluation from Sentry Roofing and find out.
