kbsparky
Senior Member
- Location
- Delmarva, USA
My uncle's house got struck by lightning last year, and burned to the ground.
He is getting ready to build a new house, but this time wants a better grounding system, including lighting rods on the roof (can't say I blame him for THAT)!
So, as I prepare the electrical estimate, I want to include things like a ground ring in the footer, and maybe even a secondary outer ring beyond the actual footer, similar to what they install at radio station transmitter sites.
You see, the lightning strike that burned his house down actually struck a nearby tree, and then plowed a path over to the house thru the ground, and got into the crawl space wiring and plumbing systems where it started the fire. An outer grounding ring may have prevented this?
Any thoughts on whether these measures would be practical and effective?
He is getting ready to build a new house, but this time wants a better grounding system, including lighting rods on the roof (can't say I blame him for THAT)!
So, as I prepare the electrical estimate, I want to include things like a ground ring in the footer, and maybe even a secondary outer ring beyond the actual footer, similar to what they install at radio station transmitter sites.
You see, the lightning strike that burned his house down actually struck a nearby tree, and then plowed a path over to the house thru the ground, and got into the crawl space wiring and plumbing systems where it started the fire. An outer grounding ring may have prevented this?
Any thoughts on whether these measures would be practical and effective?