Lightning & Lightning Rod Blog

We at Associated hope you all have a great holiday weekend and enjoy the extra time with your family and friends. It feels like the last couple of years have completely flown by with the [...]

One of the most common questions we receive is: "Doesn't lightning strike the tallest point? Why can't I just put one single lightning rod up on my chimney assuming the lightning will hit that?" Simply because [...]

I can't tell you how many houses we have looked at over the years where another trade (most of the time a TV/Cable company) has come in and done a clear rush job. They run [...]

We often get called into properties where unusual events occur related to lightning. There are some properties where the lightning is striking somewhere away from the home. Trees are often the unfortunate victims of lightning. [...]

We always find it a bit humorous when discussing costs with an architect or designer on a project and budget concerns come up. We hear "sorry this was an after-thought" or "this wasn't included in [...]

Many people do not realize that Fall and Winter is often the best time to think about installing lightning protection in their home. They just assume that it's only something to think about during the [...]