[TheCollierCpl]

How do the rods look on the house? Unsightly? Please editorialize.
Thank you.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by bimmertl

50,000 homes in The Villages. 9 allegedly damaged by lightning in 8 years. So the odds of being hit by a damaging lightning strike are pretty small. But if it makes you feel better, spend the money on lightning rods.

I believe that number would be a lot higher for just damaged homes like with lightning strikes which just take out circuit breakers and maybe TV sets, computers, cell phones, etc. These seem quite a bit more frequent than 9 in 8 years. This is about one of those total loss hits-- Lightning strike destroys Villages home | News - Home

If you look at the posts on lightning strikes in the Villages you might get an idea of this. There have been several mentioned on TOTV over the past few weeks.

[NIPAS K-9]

Originally Posted by Jbirds99

I am not sure why one wants lightning rods on there house. Would it be the same like putting a cell tower in your front yard?
Where does the lighting go after it hits the rods? Does it go to your neighbors house?

Hits the rods which have a cable to the ground,attached to them.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by TheCollierCpl

How do the rods look on the house? Unsightly? Please editorialize.
Thank you.

The ones in nearby in Lynnhaven are only about a foot high and they have at least 6 of these on the house. They fit with the exterior rather well. I do not know where these neighbors got these.

[Jim 9922]

Originally Posted by TheCollierCpl

How do the rods look on the house? Unsightly? Please editorialize.
Thank you.

They do not look too bad, being only 1-2 feet long. When installed correctly, they certainly look better than flames coming out of your roof.
And, they do not look any worse than the plumbing and exhaust stacks already poking out of your roof and certainly better than SolaTube bubbles.


We have all that on our roof and so be it.

[bimmertl]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

I believe that number would be a lot higher for just damaged homes like with lightning strikes which just take out circuit breakers and maybe TV sets, computers, cell phones, etc. These seem quite a bit more frequent than 9 in 8 years. This is about one of those total loss hits-- Lightning strike destroys Villages home | News - Home

If you look at the posts on lightning strikes in the Villages you might get an idea of this. There have been several mentioned on TOTV over the past few weeks.

So let's project the number to 200 damaging hits a year. So the odds are 50,00/200 or whatever other number you want to use. Odds still high against a hit.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Lightning

Only you the homeowner can decide if you need to provide a lightning protection system (lightning rods). If you do you would be wise to select an installer that is listed by both Underwriters Laboratories and the Lightning Protection Institute. See the back issues on the POA4us.org web site for names and phone numbers. We have yet to find a door-to-door installer that meets the above.

bumping. The poster, Lightning is the expert I was talking about. Beware of scammers as Just Jim says.


I am very glad as is anyone that the couple did not lose their lives in the fire, but they have lost a lot of things that were selected for their dream home that cost almost a million dollars. They are things, but there is no shame in the things we have and love. The pictures, the albums, the things passed down to us and the home itself, the product of a life's work and saving and planning. They are being very brave in the face of all this.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by TheCollierCpl

How do the rods look on the house? Unsightly? Please editorialize.
Thank you.

do a Google image search............lots of pictures.

[DeanFL]

Oh Oh...

We're moved here 4 months now. The Villages. Land of STDs, Love Bugs, Sink Holes, Torrential rains and storms, Sex on the Square, Lightening hits and fires...

What's next - Locusts? Plague? End of Days?

At least we can play golf for a while... right?

[Medtrans]

Exactly...deanFL. We just bought a house and I keep reading about more and more stuff. I have to stay focused on the bigger picture and that is we bought the house, will retire soon and play lots and lots of golf....maybe I should just stop reading his stuff!

[Shimpy]

Originally Posted by DeanFL

Oh Oh...

We're moved here 4 months now. The Villages. Land of STDs, Love Bugs, Sink Holes, Torrential rains and storms, Sex on the Square, Lightening hits and fires...

What's next - Locusts? Plague? End of Days?

At least we can play golf for a while... right?

Not much worry of blizzards, mudslides, earthquakes, forest fires, floods, yearly hugh tornadoes, etc.

[RErmer]

Be aware, it's not just a direct lightning strike that can get you. We have lightning rods (bought a resale & they came with the house) and still suffered over $1K in damages last year (fridge & TV electronics fried). Our neighbors had a big metal rod holding a bird feeder. Lightning hit that rod and the surge is what caused our damage. We now have the SECO-installed surge protector in addition to the lightning rods.

[Indydealmaker]

Originally Posted by bimmertl

So let's project the number to 200 damaging hits a year. So the odds are 50,00/200 or whatever other number you want to use. Odds still high against a hit.

Paying one time for lightning rods as an insurance policy is actually less painful than paying nearly the same amount every year for homeowners insurance. Peace of mind versus rolling the dice.

[NotGolfer]

Well if you check the national weather...the upper Midwest is having some severe stuff going on as I type. Tornado warnings and watches for at least 2 states (maybe 3 or 4)....no matter where one lives you will find "something" to be concerned about. Tsnami's, earthquakes (oh there was one of those in Oklahoma today), volcano's, wildfires......where in the world would one find a safe place???

[Lightning]

Originally Posted by TheCollierCpl

How do the rods look on the house? Unsightly? Please editorialize.
Thank you.

Most people don't even notice them. Drive around Sunset Ridge off of Bailey Trail Also, note that all buildings at Sumter Landing have lightning rods.