For lightning protection installers and inspectors
Lightning protection inspection records that tell you what's due
RodCheck is lightning protection inspection software for installers and inspection contractors that keeps each customer building's system record and certificate number, works out when every periodic inspection is due, and tracks each finding from the roof through to the repair.
The due list
Next year's reinspections, sorted by due date
Every system you installed is a reinspection you can sell next year. In a spreadsheet nobody re-sorts, you find out a building is overdue when the customer calls, or after a roofer has already cut a down conductor.
Give each building an interval in months. When a periodic or post-installation inspection is logged, the next due date moves on its own, and the dashboard lists what's overdue and what comes due in the next 60 days, with the inspector it's assigned to.
- Overdue · Mar 3
St. Brendan's Church
Riverside Parish
- Apr 18
Lincoln Elementary, gym wing
Hollis County Schools
- Apr 29
Grain elevator 2
Prairie Co-op
- Jun 9
North water tower
City of Ashby
One record per building
The system, the certificate and the history in one place
When a roofing, HVAC or solar job disturbs a system, or an insurer asks for the certificate, pull up the building instead of digging through folders.
- Certificate
- UL Master Label, LPI-IP Master Installation or Reconditioned, with number and date
- Standard
- NFPA 780, UL 96A, LPI 175 or IEC 62305
- System
- Air terminal and ground electrode counts, surge protection, a summary of what's on the roof
- Roof access
- Hatch, ladder, keys and lift notes for whoever goes up next
- History
- Every inspection with its result, ground resistance reading and photos
- Status
- OK, open findings, out of service or not yet inspected
From the roof
Log the lightning protection system inspection report from the roof, not back at the truck
Inspectors see only the buildings assigned to them, with the roof access notes. They log the inspection where they stand:
- Periodic visual or complete inspection, post-installation, after roof or building work, or after a lightning strike
- Pass, pass with findings or fail, with the ground resistance reading in ohms and whether continuity was checked
- Up to six photos from the phone camera, plus checklist notes
- Each loose air terminal, cut conductor or broken bond as its own finding, with a photo
Findings tracked to repair
Quoted repair work that doesn't get lost in a PDF
1. Open
Found on the May periodic visual inspection: down conductor cut where the roofer replaced the parapet cap, northeast corner. Photo attached. Repair needed.
2. Quoted
The office adds the $640 quote and sends it to the church's facilities manager. The finding stays on the board instead of in a PDF.
3. Approved
The customer says yes. It's on the inspector's list for the next trip to that side of the county.
4. Repaired
The inspector splices the conductor, notes the bonding check and marks it repaired from the roof. The building goes back to OK.
The findings board shows every open, quoted and approved item across all your buildings, with the quoted dollars added up on the dashboard.
Who sees what
Your crew, your office, and read-only links for customers
Share one building's certificate, inspection history and repair status with a customer, insurer or architect by link, no login needed. Turn the link off whenever you like.
| Login | Sees and does | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Owner | Every customer, building, inspection and finding; team, billing and deleting records | All plans |
| Inspector | Only the buildings assigned to them: logs inspections and findings with photos, records repairs, edits roof access notes | All plans |
| Office manager | Works the due list, keeps customers and buildings current, assigns inspectors, chases quotes; no deleting or billing | Shop and Firm |
| Building contact | A facility or property manager at your customer: read-only view of their own buildings, certificates, inspections and repair status | Firm |
Pricing
Plans sized by how many buildings you look after
Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial. No card needed to try it; pick a plan when the trial ends.
| Plan | Crew$29/monthor $290/year | Shop$59/monthor $590/year | Firm$99/monthor $990/year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings | 150 | 1,000 | Unlimited |
| Inspector logins | 3 | 10 | Unlimited |
| Office manager logins | — | 2 | Unlimited |
| Building contact logins | — | — | Unlimited |
| Photo storage | 10 GB | 50 GB | 200 GB |
| Due list, findings board, share links, CSV import and export | Included | Included | Included |
Questions
Lightning protection inspection questions
How often should a lightning protection system be inspected?
NFPA 780 and LPI 175 leave the interval to the owner and the installer, so contractors set it per building. A common pattern is a visual inspection every year and a complete inspection with testing every three to five years, plus an extra inspection after roofing, HVAC or solar work, an addition to the building, or a known strike. RodCheck stores the interval in months on each building and moves the next due date when a periodic or post-installation inspection is logged.
What goes on a lightning protection system inspection checklist?
Air terminals (present, upright, secured, bases intact), main and down conductors (continuous, not cut or crushed, no sharp bends), bonding to metal bodies such as HVAC units, vents and railings, ground electrodes and their connections, surge protection devices, fasteners and mounts, and anything added to the roof since the last visit. RodCheck records the result, the ground resistance reading, whether continuity was checked, notes and up to six photos per inspection, and turns each problem into a finding.
What should a lightning protection inspection report include?
The building and its address, the standard it was installed to (NFPA 780, UL 96A, LPI 175 or IEC 62305), the UL Master Label or LPI-IP certificate number and date, the inspection date and type, who inspected it, the result, ground resistance readings, photos, and every deficiency with where it is on the building and how serious it is. Each building page in RodCheck prints as that record, and a read-only link shows the same thing to a customer, insurer or architect.
Where do I keep UL Master Label and LPI-IP certificate numbers?
On the building. Each building has a certificate type (UL Master Label, LPI-IP Master Installation, LPI-IP Reconditioned, none or other), certificate number and certificate date, next to the install date, air terminal and ground electrode counts and surge protection. When someone asks, search the building list instead of the filing cabinet.
Can my customer see their own buildings?
Yes, two ways. On any plan, the owner or office manager can make a read-only link for one building and send it to the customer, their insurer or the architect. On the Firm plan, invite the customer's facility managers as building contacts: they sign in and see only the buildings you link them to, read-only.
Is this lightning protection design software?
No. Design and risk calculation tools (DEHN, Furse and similar) lay out a system before it's built. RodCheck is the contractor's record after it's built: what's on each building, when it's due, what was found and what was repaired.
Find out which roofs are overdue before the next storm season
Add your customers and buildings (or bring them in from Excel as CSV), set each interval, and RodCheck keeps the due dates.
Updated October 12, 2026