Lead Work
Lead flashing repair and renewal at chimney stack junctions — preventing the water ingress that causes staining and structural damage in Cumbria's wet climate.
About Our Lead Work Service
Lead flashing seals the junction between your chimney stack and the roof covering. In Cumbria's wet climate, failed or cracked lead is one of the primary routes for rainwater into a property — staining ceilings, soaking roof timbers, and eventually tracking down to the chimney breast below. We repair and replace lead soakers, stepped flashings, and back-gutters at chimney stacks, using the correct grade of lead appropriately dressed and bonded to shed water clear. All lead is laid with the correct fall and overlap for long-term weathertightness in a high-rainfall environment.
Benefits of Our Lead Work Service
- ✓Lead soaker, stepped flashing, and back-gutter repair and renewal
- ✓Correct lead grade for the application — properly dressed and bonded
- ✓Prevents water ingress at the chimney-to-roof junction
- ✓Inspection of existing lead condition included before any work is priced
- ✓Fully insured
Lead Work — Frequently Asked Questions
Typical signs are a damp patch or staining on the ceiling near the chimney breast inside the property, visible lifting or cracking of the lead at the chimney-to-roof junction when viewed from outside, or bubbling and staining on wallpaper around the chimney breast.
Grade 4 lead is standard for soakers and stepped flashings at most chimney-to-roof joints. Grade 5 lead is used for larger horizontal surfaces such as back-gutters behind a chimney. We use the correct grade for each application to ensure longevity.
Lead Work — Areas We Cover
Warwick Bridge
Cumbria
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Crosby-on-Eden
Cumbria
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Kirkandrews-on-Esk
Cumbria
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Bowness-on-Solway
Cumbria
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Appleby-in-Westmorland
Cumbria
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Penrith
Cumbria
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Kirkpatrick-Fleming
Dumfries and Galloway
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Allendale Town
Northumberland
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Haydon Bridge
Northumberland
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