Chimneys, abutments, bay roofs, dormer cheeks and every junction where a roof meets something else. Cut into the joint, dressed down, wedged and pointed, so the detail is doing its job rather than sitting on top hoping for the best.
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Flashings are cut into the mortar joint, wedged with lead and pointed. Mastic smeared along a brick face is not a flashing, and it is the single most common bodge we get called to replace.
Stepped cover flashings with individual soakers under the slate or tile, so each course has its own path for water rather than relying on one long piece.
Front apron, stepped sides, back gutter and the cover over it, done as a set. A chimney with a new apron and a thirty year old back gutter will still leak.
Small lead roofs over bays, porches and canopies, welted and dressed with an upstand tucked properly behind the render or cladding.
Cheeks, tops and aprons formed to the dormer, including curved and ogee cheeks bossed by hand on site.
Code and lap sized for the exposure. On a Sussex coastal roof that is not the same specification as an inland sheltered one, and it gets priced that way.
Usually, but not always. It can be the flashing, the chimney pointing, a cracked pot or flaunching, or a back gutter that has filled with debris. Paul looks at the whole stack rather than replacing one piece and hoping, because a chimney that gets fixed twice costs more than one that gets fixed properly.
Sealant on a flashing is a short-term fix at best. It looks fine for a season, then it shrinks off the brick and lets water behind where you cannot see it. Where the lead itself is still sound we will re-dress and re-point it, which is a real repair. Where it is not, it gets replaced.
For a chimney or an abutment, usually just the courses either side of the junction get lifted so soakers can go in, then they go back. The rest of the roof is not touched.
For anything with a life expectancy measured in decades, yes. Lead moves with the building, takes a shape and holds it, and can be dressed into an irregular old brick joint in a way that the plastic and aluminium alternatives cannot.
Yes. A lot of the flashing and weathering work comes through builders and roofing firms who want the lead detail done by someone who does it every day. Labour only or supply and fit, whichever suits your job.
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