CAPITOL LIGHTNING PROTECTION CO

Description of Work: Reinstalled/upgraded my lightning protection after re-roofing house

Description of Work: lightning protection

Description of Work: After having two homes on the street of our subdivision struck by lightning in the past two years, we decided to have lightning rods installed on our roof as well as supplementary surge protection. We had no idea who to contact, so we called ASHPAUGH ELECTRIC (Another Angie's List Recommendation) and they suggested we call Capitol Lightning Protection. A few days after our call, Mark Benham came by our home to inspect our home, and that afternoon we had a estimate e-mailed to us. After receiving our Homeowners Association approval, we notified CLP that we were accepting their estimate, and they began work within the week.

Description of Work: After having lighting strike a tree next to my house and seeing the damage it did to the neighbor's house, I decided it would be a good investment for peace of mind to install a lightning protection system. This is not a simple installation. A lightning protection system is a sophisticated network that incorporates air terminals, current conductors (wires), bonding conductors, and ground electrodes. Each property is different and requires a custom plan. Capitol Lightning developed a plan in compliance with the UL 96A lightning protection standard. For my particular house (6,000 sq ft) it required 12 air terminals and 7 grounding rounds (10 feet deep). They also bonded to the vertical metal objects on the roof as well as the air conditioners and gas meter on the ground. Since this system was added after construction, all of the wires are outside on the roof or travel down the sides of the house. The installers did a great job mounting the wires (32-strand copper conductors) to the back facing side of the roof. It is surprising how little of the actual system is visible from the front of the house. The shinny copper wires quickly darken via oxidation and tend to blend into the background.

Description of Work: They installed a lightning protection system ($3638) and a whole house surge protector ($649).

Description of Work: COMPANY INSTALLED EXTERNAL LIGHTNING PROTECTION ON MY HOUSE, WHICH INCLUDED 10 RODS GROUNDED TO 5 LOCATIONS ADJACENT TO THE HOUSE AND ALL CABLING TO CONNECT THESE RODS INTO A SINGLE INTERCONNECTED SYSTEM. ALSO INSTALLED SURGE PROTECTORS ON EACH OF 2 MAIN ELECTRICAL PANELS TO PROTECT AGAINST ELECTRICAL SURGES ASSOCIATED WITH LIGHTNING STRIKES.

Description of Work: PLACED 12 LIGHTNING RODS CAREFULLY, AND 5 GROUND POINTS