Hi, Brad
There is a classic picture in lightning protection literature - a small building engulfed in flames after a lightning strike, with an arrow pointing to the ground wire from a corner of the metal roof.
Of course, the lightning protection people would like to sell you 3 3-foot copper clad posts, 3 8-foot copper clad ground rods, and maybe 100 to 150 feet of 0 gauge copper wire to connect things with, plus installation costs.
73
Jim W4JED
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On 11/11/22 11:40, Brad Thompson wrote:
Hello--
Here in rural NH, many houses feature what's called "standing-seam steel"? roofs
because they're better at shedding ice and snow buildup than shingles
or (Heaven forefend) slate roofs.
When we reroofed our house with steel, I asked the roofer whether the roof should be grounded.
The roofer didn't know and never heard of such a thing.
Comments are welcome.
73--
Brad? AA1IP