Lightning protection for your home.
A strike doesn't have to mean a roof fire or a fried panel. SCI installs clean, low-profile lightning protection on houses, ranch homes, and outbuildings across South Texas — so the next storm rolls through and leaves your home alone.
Keep the strike out of the house.
Most home lightning damage isn't the dramatic roof fire — it's the surge. A nearby strike pushes thousands of volts down the power line and through your panel, taking out the AC, the well pump, the TV, and every smart device at once. A protection system handles both: terminals and conductors for a direct hit, and coordinated surge protection for the spike that rides in on the wires.
- Roof air terminals placed to standard, low and unobtrusive
- Down conductors routed cleanly down the structure
- Dedicated ground rods bonded to your electrical ground
- Whole-home surge protection at the main panel
- Coverage for detached garages, barns & shops
- Documentation for your homeowner’s insurance
A complete system, not just rods.
We design the layout for your specific roof — gables, hips, chimneys, and metal roofing all change where terminals go. Then we bond every part into one path to ground and add surge protection at the panel so nothing is left as a weak link.
- Air terminals on ridges, peaks, and tall features
- Concealed or color-matched conductors where possible
- Ground rods sized to your soil
- Type 1/Type 2 surge protection at the service
- Bonding of metal roof, gutters & nearby metal
- Clean workmanship from a licensed crew
Built for the way South Texas homes sit.
Open lots, metal roofs, well pumps, and detached shops — rural and ranch homes have more to lose in a strike and more isolated targets for one to find. Here's where it matters most.
Rural & ranch homes
Out on open ground with no taller structure nearby, your home is the high point. Terminals give the strike somewhere else to go.
Metal-roof homes
A metal roof needs proper bonding, not a false sense of safety — we tie it into the system the right way.
Homes with wells & pumps
Well pumps and pressure controls are surge magnets. Panel-level protection keeps your water running after a storm.
Barns, shops & garages
Detached outbuildings full of equipment are easy to forget and expensive to lose. We can cover them too.
What people ask us.
Will lightning rods make my house ugly?
No. Modern air terminals are small — usually a slim rod about a foot tall — and we place and route conductors to keep them as low-profile as possible, color-matched where it helps. From the street, most people never notice them. The point is protection, not a spectacle on your roof.
I have a metal roof. Doesn't that already protect me?
A metal roof can carry current, but on its own it's not a lightning protection system — the energy still needs air terminals to land on and a bonded, dedicated path to ground, or it can arc to whatever's nearby. We bond the metal roof into the system so it helps instead of becoming a hazard.
Isn't surge protection enough by itself?
Surge protection guards against the voltage spike that comes in on the wires, which is the most common form of lightning damage — so it's a big part of the job. But it does nothing for a direct strike to the structure. For full protection, especially on rural property, you want both: terminals and conductors for the hit, surge protection for the spike.
How long does a home install take?
Most homes are a one- to two-day job depending on size, roof complexity, and whether outbuildings are included. We'll give you a clear timeline with your quote.
Does this help with my insurance?
It can. Many carriers offer credits for a documented, code-compliant system, particularly on rural and higher-value homes. We provide the paperwork; check the specifics with your agent.