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Originally Posted by Robbie0723
Will be making calls on Monday - are any approvals required prior to installing a lightening protection system?
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There are no permits or follow up county inspections for lightning rods. This is a buyer beware market place. Therefore, consider only firms that are listed by Underwriters Laboratories and their installers have been qualified as a Master Installer by exam offered by the Lightning Protection Institute. Not all listings in the yellow pages will meet this criteria nor will door-to-door sales. Lightning rods have only three parts, the point (rod) placed on the roof according to NFPA-780 the national standard on lightning, braided aluminum or copper wire to connect the rods, and ground rods. . There will two, three, or four driven ground rods depending on the size of the home. These are 5/8th inch copper clad steel rods 8 ft (or more) driven 2 ft below grade outside of the drip line from the eaves.. The installer will drive enough driven rods to the proper depth so you do not have to worry about soil conditions. Remember the utilities in this state have been grounding in this soil for over a 100 years!