Poorly fitted or cracked lead is one of the most common causes of roof leaks around chimneys, dormers, bay windows, and flat roof abutments. We carry out all types of lead work across Newmarket and the surrounding area, from step flashing repairs to full valley and parapet replacements. All our lead work is hand-dressed on site to BS EN 12588 standard.
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Lead flashing is the seal between your roof covering and any vertical surface — a chimney stack, a dormer wall, a parapet, or where a lean-to roof meets a house wall. When that seal fails, water tracks down behind the flashing and into the roof structure, often appearing as a damp patch on a ceiling some distance from the actual entry point. It is one of the trickier leaks to trace without experience.
Our lead work covers step and cover flashings around chimneys, valley linings, secret gutters, soakers beneath slate courses, parapet capping, bay window roofs, and flat roof upstands. We cut and dress lead by hand on site using Code 4 or Code 5 sheet lead as appropriate to the application, fixed with correct lead clips and soakers rather than sealant alone. Sealant-only repairs are a temporary fix at best; properly dressed lead, fitted correctly, should last 50 years or more.
Lead work requires skill that goes well beyond basic roofing. Incorrect laps, missing soakers, or over-fixing that does not allow for thermal movement are all faults that cause repeat leaks. Poorly fitted lead around a chimney stack on a Suffolk brick property is one of the most frequent call-outs we attend in Newmarket.
We inspect and photograph the existing lead before quoting, so you can see exactly what is failing and why. Most flashing repairs are completed within a day; larger valley or parapet replacements may take two to three days. We guarantee our lead work for five years and supply a written scope of works for any insurance or property-sale documentation you may need.
Lead flashing repairs in Newmarket typically cost between £200 and £600 for chimney step and cover flashings on a standard pitched roof.
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