Roofing service
Lead repairs, new lead flashing and valley work that stays watertight.
Leadwork is crucial for keeping your roof watertight and long lasting. We provide expert lead flashing, valley installation and repairs to safeguard your home from leaks and structural issues.
Flashing is where most roofs actually leak, because it is the joint between two things that move at different rates. Replacing worn lead works better than repeated sealing, because properly dressed lead lasts decades rather than a season.
Included in this service
Salt off the Channel corrodes ferrous metal far faster than ordinary damp air. We have taken tiles off roofs on the coast after nothing more than a breezy week, purely because the nails holding them had rusted through. That is a specification failure, not a tile failure.
If a roofer quotes the same specification for a Lydd bungalow as for a sheltered terrace in town, they either do not know the difference or have not priced for it.
How we specify for each areaFurther reading
