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Posted on 12/31/24 at 8:30 am to Thracken13
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what kind of Medal?
Maybe you can find some of the medals given out at the 2024 Paris Olympics and use them.
Posted on 12/31/24 at 8:33 am to Tempratt
A lightning protection system with aluminum air terminals and down conductors can help. They are not overly common residentially but it can be helpful if your house is the tallest thing in a lightning prone area.
Posted on 12/31/24 at 8:34 am to Tempratt
Based on your title, it may be a little too late for your neighbor.
Posted on 12/31/24 at 8:37 am to BestBanker
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Based on your title, it may be a little too late for your neighbor.
They were out of town. The ppl next to them called 911
It was very loud when it hit.
Came home to a destroyed home.
I'm guessing homeowners insurance wouldn't cover replacement.
This post was edited on 12/31/24 at 8:38 am
Posted on 12/31/24 at 8:43 am to Tempratt
quote:Homeowners insurance definitely covers lightning
I'm guessing homeowners insurance wouldn't cover replacement.
Posted on 12/31/24 at 8:50 am to Tempratt
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hey were out of town. The ppl next to them called 911
It was very loud when it hit.
Came home to a destroyed home.
I'm guessing homeowners insurance wouldn't cover replacement
The neighbor’s house directly behind me was hit by lightning 3 years ago and was a total loss. The fire started in the attic where the propane lines were located. The fire compromised the propane line which dramatically fueled the fire. Otherwise the damage may not have been as bad.
Insurance paid for everything….even removal of the old slab so as to build a new house with a different footprint.
Posted on 12/31/24 at 8:54 am to stout
If you are home you could easily walk the house and check for smells or smoke. Power electronics are probably the main cause. All those little devices that convert power could heat up and smolder or ignite if near combustible materials.
Those lightning protection systems are expensive as frick and are definitely not 100%. But they do pay like an insurance if you do have damage.
Those lightning protection systems are expensive as frick and are definitely not 100%. But they do pay like an insurance if you do have damage.
Posted on 12/31/24 at 8:59 am to Tempratt
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They were out of town. The ppl next to them called 911
It was very loud when it hit.
Came home to a destroyed home.
I'm guessing homeowners insurance wouldn't cover replacement.
I'm guessing we're from the same town. Not that this story couldn't happen simultaneously in 2 places, but I heard this exact story from a friend at church this past Sunday.
Posted on 12/31/24 at 9:00 am to gumbeaux
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fire started in the attic where the propane lines were located.
Not sure if they had propane. No natural gas in the hood.
I don't recall seeing a tank in their yard.
The only propane I'd want is for a genny and that would be outside.
Posted on 12/31/24 at 9:09 am to Tempratt
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I'm guessing homeowners insurance wouldn't cover replacement.
Why would you guess this?
Posted on 12/31/24 at 9:10 am to Tempratt
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Well yeah but I've never heard of them being used on a residential setting.
Bonded Lightning does a lot of residential in Louisiana. It’s becoming more common for residential use.
You can thank Ben Franklin for it. Once he developed it primarily Western Europe used it prior to the United States. And I think there was another European that was developing the theory as well at the time? Not sure.
Posted on 12/31/24 at 9:12 am to Tempratt
depending on the size of the roof, a few lightning rods on the roof properly grounded would work. Shouldn't cost too much but I'm not sure how you'd attach them on a residential roof as they would require penetrations.
Posted on 12/31/24 at 9:13 am to biglego
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lightening
Why do you people struggle so hard with this word
The opposite of this can ravage a neighborhood
Posted on 12/31/24 at 9:18 am to Loconuts
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lightening rod
A lightning rod to lighten the voltage surge?
Posted on 12/31/24 at 9:19 am to Tempratt
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Well yeah but I've never heard of them being used on a residential setting.
My grandparents had lightning rods on their house in the 80s. They had them installed after a lightning strike burned a hole in their roof.
Posted on 12/31/24 at 9:20 am to Tempratt
Was this in WestLakes? Right down the road from my house too
Posted on 12/31/24 at 9:21 am to Witty_Username
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I'm guessing we're from the same town. Not that this story couldn't happen simultaneously in 2 places, but I heard this exact story from a friend at church this past Sunday.
gofundme has been setup
Where do you got to church?
Posted on 12/31/24 at 9:23 am to Tempratt
If you have a kite and a key that may attract the lightning to keep it off your house.
Posted on 12/31/24 at 9:25 am to notsince98
We got popped last year at our old house (since moved) - we had lightening rods. Still blew out our brand new dryer, dishwasher, and range hood.
The lightning strike arced underground from the cable and blew out a trench nearly 15 feet long 30 yards away from the house and destroyed a tree 100 yards away from the house in the same line of sight as the trench. Crazy what lightning can do.
We had the system inspected after the fact and the dude said it would likely have started a fire otherwise. I don’t doubt him. There was charred bits of mulch along the ground where the line came off the house.
Our poor dog was in the house alone at the time. He now has PTSD when he hears any thunder.
The lightning strike arced underground from the cable and blew out a trench nearly 15 feet long 30 yards away from the house and destroyed a tree 100 yards away from the house in the same line of sight as the trench. Crazy what lightning can do.
We had the system inspected after the fact and the dude said it would likely have started a fire otherwise. I don’t doubt him. There was charred bits of mulch along the ground where the line came off the house.
Our poor dog was in the house alone at the time. He now has PTSD when he hears any thunder.
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