Ground Aluminum Siding

It is required in some jurisdictions not all for metal clad siding to be bonded.

Ground aluminum siding.

Grounding the siding can be done certainly would not hurt. Every time i think of grounding or trying to ground an aluminum siding house i envision a 8 copper ground wire to a piece of siding under a lug hooked to the siding. In fact aluminum siding insulates a home better than vinyl siding and can save the homeowner a considerable amount on heating and cooling costs over the lifetime of the product. The siding to ground clearance for metal is the typical 6 to 8 inches.

The grey color visible in the picture is the back side of the vinyl siding. Also the closer to the ground the siding the more easily termites can go undetected and the more easily rodents can bore their way into your home. Metal is considered one of the most durable and low maintenance products on the market today. The reason for this clearance requirement is that while moisture will rot wood and damage other siding even if the ground isn t holding water against the siding rain splashes up and soaks the siding.

Should i use more than one grounding site. Chrisibew440 03 20 2014 harry304e 03 21 2014 the modifier 03 28 2014. Maintaining good clearances between finish grade and siding materials of all kinds is crucial to preventing this kind of damage. Siding is not specifically mentioned in the electric code but can be loosely referred to a metal system in on a building requiring to be bonded to a grounding electrode.

So if the hot wire on a porch light were to slip and touch the aluminum siding the electricity would have to flow through the siding through the wire through the ground rod through the earth to another grounding electrode water pipe ground rod foundation steel whatever and then through a wire to the service neutral terminal bar or up the pole to the street transformer or by chance. The fact that the product is extremely light and easy to install also generally translates into savings on labor when it is. Thanks for the information. In most cases it doesn t make any difference whether the siding is wood vinyl aluminum stucco or brick.

I tried to ground aluminum siding once but i ran out of nolox 1 3 of the way on just one side. There are usually four types that you ll be able to choose from. Old house 1910 1920s 3 story rental with aluminum siding repainted at least twice no grounding can be found but was advised should do so. Screws are placed trough the metal siding where it is doubled up on the lower course.

House approximately 30 x 30. Aluminum provides excellent insulating properties especially the heavier gauge metal. The following 3 users say thank you to a little short for this useful post. I ve never red flagged missing ground wire on aluminum siding.

I will not bother to ground the siding. An aluminum ladder i don t think i need to go into details about that but he didn t waste any time calling an electrician.