Rhode Island’s #1 Lightning Protection Contractor
Aquidneck Island sits in open water: Newport at the southern end, Middletown and Portsmouth up the island, and Jamestown on Conanicut Island across the bridge — bay on one side, the Atlantic on the other. Summer thunderstorms sweep across the island unbroken, and from the Bellevue Avenue historic district to the island’s farms and shore roads, rooflines stand as the tallest points around. We protect the whole property: main house, guest house, barns, and shops, every building covered.
From Newport’s historic Hill and Bellevue Avenue through Middletown’s farms and shore neighborhoods to Portsmouth at the island’s north end — and Jamestown village across the West Passage — Aquidneck properties face water on every side. Storms build over the ocean and the bay and cross the island at full strength; there is no high ground to break them and no taller structure than the buildings themselves. A strike to a chimney or cupola can tear masonry, ignite framing, and send destructive current through every circuit in the house — in Newport’s oldest homes, that loss can’t be rebuilt.
WB Lightning Rods protects Aquidneck Island properties the way we’ve protected fine homes since 1950: low-profile systems designed around the architecture — discreet on historic homes — heavy conductor cables routed cleanly along rooflines and downspout lines, and grounding designed for island soils. The whole property is designed into the plan. Every system is installed by our experienced crew and personally supervised by the owner.
Thunderstorms cross Aquidneck from the Atlantic and the bay with no land to weaken them. On an island lot, the tallest structure on the property is where lightning lands.
Newport’s colonial and Gilded Age-era homes carry craftsmanship no modern build reproduces. A discreet, properly grounded system protects the fabric of the house without changing how it looks.
Middletown’s and Portsmouth’s farms and the island’s open shore roads leave barns and homes standing exposed — the tallest points for a mile in every direction.
One company for the whole property — historic homes, coastal homes, farmhouses, barns, and shops, anywhere on Aquidneck and Conanicut islands.
Complete lightning rod systems for houses of every size, designed around your roofline — the work WB has done since 1950.
Discreet, low-profile systems for Newport’s historic properties and Aquidneck custom homes — clean runs that respect the architecture, cupolas, and rooflines.
Discreet, low-profile systems for older farmhouses and historic homes — clean runs along rooflines and downspout lines, 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.
We protect all of your buildings — main house, guest houses, barns, shops, and outbuildings — with a lifetime of protection. Multi-building packages price the whole property together, so protecting everything costs less than protecting buildings one at a time.
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, road, or lake shore.
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 made in the USA — and designed for Aquidneck Island specifically, not copied from a template.
Placed along rooflines, chimneys, cupolas, barn ridgelines, and dormers — the high points lightning seeks first on Aquidneck Island properties.
Heavy conductor cables routed cleanly along rooflines and downspout lines, carrying strike energy safely down and away from the structure.
Deep-driven ground rods at each structure, designed for island soils — sand, clay, and ledge included — so strike energy disperses safely into the earth.
Metal roofing, gutters, water lines, and electrical services bonded to the protection system, so stray current can’t side-flash between metal parts.
Guest houses, barns, pole barns, equipment shops, and garages incorporated into the property plan — no building left exposed.
An Aquidneck property is often more than the house. Our multi-building packages price the whole property as one design — main house, guest house, barns, shops, and garages, all protected — which costs less than protecting buildings one at a time and leaves no gap between them. Well pumps, pool equipment, and barn systems all ride the same electrical service, and the design accounts for every one of them.
The same thinking applies street by street. Neighbors on the same street or shore road who install together earn neighborhood discounts on multi-home packages, and because WB serves all of Rhode Island statewide, a Newport home and a second property in South County are one call, one company. Many quotes are built from satellite imagery, so the process can start with one call.
Real WB installations on estate properties — rods fitted to rooflines and chimneys with a low-profile finish that respects the architecture.
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 Rhode Island storms the calm way.
Yes. Thunderstorms cross Aquidneck from open water at full strength, and on an island lot your roofline is the tallest point around. A system designed for the roofline gives strike energy a direct, controlled path to earth instead.
Very little, when it’s designed properly. We use low-profile terminals and route heavy conductor cables cleanly along rooflines and downspout lines, following the architecture instead of fighting it. Visitors never notice the system until it’s pointed out — but it is working every storm.
Yes. A strike to a nearby tree, a dock, or utility lines down the road can send a damaging surge through wiring, well pumps, pool equipment, and electronics. That’s why grounding and bonding matter as much as the terminals on the roof: a properly grounded system gives strike energy a direct, controlled path to earth at the structure itself.
Yes — and we recommend it. Every structure on the property is designed into one plan: main house, guest house, barns, and shops, each with its own terminals, conductors, and grounding, priced together as a property package.
Yes. When several homes on the same street or shore road install in the same trip, everyone shares the travel and setup — and we pass that saving on as a neighborhood discount on multi-home packages. It only takes one organizer to get it started.
Price depends on roof size and complexity, the number of buildings, and grounding conditions. Property packages price multiple buildings together, which brings the per-building cost down. Estimates are free — many are built from satellite imagery of your property — and every system carries a lifetime warranty on parts and labor.
Rated 4.9 stars with 300+ verified Angi reviews, and a BBB A+ accredited business. Two recent Google reviews:
“William and his team are the best! They took care of it end-to-end. Very pleasant to work with and competent to trust with the lighting rod installation. Highly recommend!”
“Couldn’t have been easier. Efficient, clean, courteous, and friendly.”
Getting protected is quick. Tell us about the property and we’ll call you back with a free, no-obligation estimate — for Aquidneck Island and anywhere in Rhode Island, statewide.
Rather talk it through? We’re one tap away.
Call 1-800-557-9037Your request is in. If you’d rather talk now, we’re one tap away.
Call 1-800-557-9037WB Lightning Rods works across Rhode Island year-round — Aquidneck Island is one stop on a statewide route.
Free estimates across Aquidneck Island and statewide across Rhode Island. Island storms build fast — be ready before the next one.
Get My Free Estimate 1-800-557-9037