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   Michael Chandler | Jul 02, 2011 12:31am | #1

   I have never grounded a metal roof or installed a lightening rod and in over thirty years of building have never had a lightening problem as a result of this practice. I'd call it a gimmick.

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   user-939142 | Jul 02, 2011 01:31am | #2

   i'm not sure about roofs, but pretty much all metal out buildings here are grounded
   it would seem if your roof is in a possibly risky area, like a large open field where frequent lightening strikes occur, grounding couldn't hurt any. from what i know, it may not do much in an actual strike but could help dissipate static. it should be that costly or difficult.

   lightening rods tend to venture more into the gimmicky world unless you are on a big structure and have a LOT of $$ to protect

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   Michael Maines | Nov 02, 2011 01:58pm | #3

   Thanks for the response, guys. Pretty much as I suspected.

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   HomeBuilder1975 | Nov 02, 2011 09:34pm | #4

   I have installed lightening protection on a few homes when requested, this is company I used.

   http://www.bondedlp.com/

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   user-659915 | Nov 02, 2011 10:22pm | #5

   lightening |ˈlītn-iNG, ˈlītniNG| noun
   a drop in the level of the uterus during the last weeks of pregnancy as the head of the fetus engages in the pelvis.

   Guys, I think the word you're looking for is 'lightning'. No 'e'.

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   Michael Chandler | Nov 02, 2011 10:30pm | #6

   Thanks for the correction James.
   More levity, even at the cost of brevity.