Ohio’s #1 Lightning Protection Service
Upper Arlington and Bexley are Columbus's established in-town neighborhoods — 1920s brick, stone, and Tudor homes under some of the oldest tree canopy in the city. Tall chimneys, slate roofs, and century-old oaks make a classic lightning profile. We protect the home — and the trees that shade it.
These neighborhoods were built a century ago and have only grown more exposed since: the canopy that makes Upper Arlington and Bexley beautiful also puts mature oaks and maples at roof height or above it, many growing within a few feet of the house. A strike to one of those trees can side-flash into the roof, and the homes themselves — tall brick and stone structures with prominent chimneys — are the high points on their streets.
WB Lightning Rods has protected Ohio homes since 1950, and older homes are a specialty: low-profile terminals fitted to slate, tile, and shingle roofs, conductors routed along mortar lines and corners so the system all but disappears, and deep-driven grounding at every down conductor. Many of these homes also carry older systems installed decades ago — we inspect, repair, and bring them up to current NFPA 780 standards.
Slate and tile roofs, stone chimneys, century-old detailing — systems are designed around the architecture, discreet enough that most visitors never notice them.
A mature oak struck beside the house can throw a side-flash into the roof. We protect specimen trees with their own terminals and grounding, and design the home system around the trees near it.
Many in-town homes have rods from another era — cut cables, corroded grounding, additions never tied in. We inspect what's there, repair it, and bring it up to current standards.
One company for the whole property — homes, farms, barns, trees, and every building in between, anywhere in Ohio.
Complete lightning rod systems for houses of every size, designed around your roofline — the work WB has done since 1950.
Protection designed in while the house goes up — additions and new builds in Columbus's in-town neighborhoods, protected from day one.
Discreet, low-profile systems for Ohio's older farmhouses and historic homes — protection you have to look for to see.
Barns, stables, and arenas protected along with the residence — horses, hay, and tack, all covered.
Agricultural buildings, equipment shops, and hay storage — the tallest structures on the farm, and the ones lightning finds first.
Multi-building packages for farms — we protect all of your buildings — house, barns, shops, and sheds — with a lifetime of protection.
Mature oaks, maples, and specimen trees protected with their own terminals and grounding, so a shade tree never becomes the strike path to your roof.
Neighbors who install together save together — neighborhood discounts on multi-home packages for your street or block.
Complete installations and repairs — that’s the work. Already have a system? We inspect it, repair storm damage and wear, and bring older installations up to current NFPA 780 standards. We make old systems great again.
Building new? We design and install protection while the home or barn is going up — cleaner cable runs, nothing retrofitted after the fact.
Every WB system is built to NFPA 780 guidelines using UL-listed materials — and designed for Upper Arlington & Bexley specifically, not copied from a template.
Low-profile terminals placed along ridges, chimneys, and dormers — the high points lightning seeks first on Upper Arlington and Bexley homes.
Copper or aluminum cables routed discreetly along rooflines, corners, and mortar lines, carrying strikes down and away from the structure.
Deep-driven ground rods at every down conductor, sited clear of walks, gardens, and buried lines, and bonded together.
Metal roofing, gutters, water lines, and electrical systems bonded into the system to prevent dangerous side-flashes.
Detached garages, carriage houses, and pool houses incorporated into the home plan — no building left exposed.
In neighborhoods like these, protection spreads naturally street by street: one home installs, the neighbors ask, and a block schedules together. Our neighborhood multi-home packages are built for that — each home designed for its own roofline and trees, priced together at a lower per-home cost.
Every installation is done by our experienced crew and personally supervised by the owner, with the same care we'd give our own street. And because WB serves all of Ohio statewide, an in-town home and a second property anywhere in the state are one call, one company.
Many quotes are built from satellite imagery of your home — fast, accurate, and no obligation. Call 1-800-557-9037.
Our experienced crew installs the system, and every installation is personally supervised by the owner, start to finish.
Lifetime warranty on parts and labor, with a 5-year maintenance check at no cost. Then you watch Ohio storms the calm way.
No. We fit terminals and conductor runs to slate, tile, and shingle roofs with methods made for each material, routing along ridges and existing lines. The system is designed to be looked past, not looked at.
Have it inspected. Older systems commonly have cut or corroded conductors, grounding that's no longer sound, and additions never tied in. We inspect what's there, repair what's needed, and bring the system up to current NFPA 780 standards — we make old systems great again.
Yes. A tall tree close to the home can side-flash a strike into the roof, and current can travel through roots toward the foundation. Protecting the tree itself, plus a complete home system, removes both paths.
Yes — whole-property protection covers the main house and its outbuildings: garages, carriage houses, and pool houses each get their own terminals, conductors, and grounding.
Most homes are completed in one to a few days. Work is outside, crews are careful around landscaping and gardens, and there's no need to open walls or disturb the interior.
Price depends on roof size and complexity, the number of buildings, and grounding conditions. Estimates are free — many are built from satellite imagery — and every system carries a lifetime warranty on parts and labor with a 5-year maintenance check at no cost.
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