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New lead valley dressed into a tiled roof

Roofing service

Leadwork and flashing for Kent and Romney Marsh roofs

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.

What the job involves

  • New lead flashing where the roof meets a wall, chimney or parapet
  • Lead valleys formed and dressed properly
  • Repairs to splits, fatigue cracks and lifted lead
  • Soakers and step flashing on abutments
  • Aprons and back gutters around chimney stacks

Included in this service

  • Lead repairs
  • New lead flashing

Two roofs, half an hour apart, two specifications

Sheltered, inland Ashford
Galvanised fixings
Perfectly sound here, and cheaper. Spending more would be spending for the sake of it.
Exposed, Lydd and Dymchurch
Stainless fixings
Quoted as standard rather than as an upgrade, because the cheaper option does not survive out here.

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 area

Reviewed on Google

5.0 from 18 reviews

Anyone can write nice things about themselves on their own website. We did too. These are not ours to edit, which is the point.

5.0Google Business Profile5.0 from 18 Google reviews, and where our map pin, hours and photos live
Ken and Charlie re roofed our maisonette after having a bad leak and arranged for other work to be done for us which they also were involved. Everything that was done was to a high standard. He kept us informed regularly, was tidy and very reliable. I personally would highly recommend this man.
JaqiFull re roof after a leak
This company came to my property and carried out a roof repair to the highest possible standard. The level of customer service I received was exceptional, they were very polite, friendly and helpful. I give this company a 10/10 and would definitely use them again.
Sarah BarnesRoof repair
Had these guys come to do a moss removal job. Fantastic work, cleared all the moss using the safer method of doing it by hand rather than pressure washer. Cleared up after themselves and roof now looks much better. Highly recommended and we're going to use them again to bring the fascias and soffits up to scratch and do a couple of minor roof repairs next.
Mark OwenMoss removal and roof cleaning
I called Premier Roofing as I was experiencing some leaks. The company came out and assessed the issue, advising what repairs needed to be done. I would highly recommend Premier Roofing, 10/10 professional service, quick response and very knowledgeable.
R HodgesLeak investigation and repair
Had some problems with my roof and contacted Premier Roofing. Kenny and the team were able to come and quickly resolve the problem. Thanks guys.
Mark PottenRoof repair
Ken was great when he came out to inspect my roof. Quickly found the cause of the leak, told me what the problem was and got it repaired for me asap. Would recommend.
Joe MasonLeak found and repaired

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