[TonyLima]

Back in 2010 I built a large home in Southern Utah in a wooded area prone to wild fires started by dry lightening.  I was worried about losing the house to a fire.  After much research, I learned that most homes are ignited by burning embers entering the attic through soffit vents.  I opted for a sealed attic (no ridge or soffit vents) with sprayed on foam on the attic ceiling, concrete shingles on the roof, and stucco on the exterior walls.  The foam in the attic kept the attic temperature stable, which also benefited the efficiency of the gas furnaces located in the attic space.

Hopefully the homes that are rebuilt in the LA basin will utilize new technology to prevent ignition in an external fire.

About a century age, Byte had a hardware columnist, Steve Ciarcia.  Lived in NH. One day his house was struck by lightning. He turned the sow’s ear into a silk purse by writing an article about how to build a lightning rod. Still around on the internet last tie I checked. Completely irrelevant, but when my remaining synapses fire, i try to use the result.

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Very interesting info. Thanks, jacket3ree.

Agree. Many thanks.

[TonyLima]

Back in 2010 I built a large home in Southern Utah in a wooded area prone to wild fires started by dry lightening.  I was worried about losing the house to a fire.  After much research, I learned that most homes are ignited by burning embers entering the attic through soffit vents.  I opted for a sealed attic (no ridge or soffit vents) with sprayed on foam on the attic ceiling, concrete shingles on the roof, and stucco on the exterior walls.  The foam in the attic kept the attic temperature stable, which also benefited the efficiency of the gas furnaces located in the attic space.

Hopefully the homes that are rebuilt in the LA basin will utilize new technology to prevent ignition in an external fire.

About a century age, Byte had a hardware columnist, Steve Ciarcia.  Lived in NH. One day his house was struck by lightning. He turned the sow’s ear into a silk purse by writing an article about how to build a lightning rod. Still around on the internet last tie I checked. Completely irrelevant, but when my remaining synapses fire, i try to use the result.

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Very interesting info. Thanks, jacket3ree.

Agree. Many thanks.