Thetford · Norfolk
Lead flashing and leadwork in Thetford
Stepped flashings, soakers, back gutters and valleys on Thetford roofs, cut into the joint and dressed by hand. Not sealed over with mastic.
Lead flashing and leadwork in Thetford
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Lead flashing and leadwork on Thetford property
Sixties and seventies overspill estates on concrete tile, and an older flint and brick core with tall chimney stacks and original lead. Wherever a roof meets a wall or a chimney on that kind of property, there is lead doing the work.
Lead flashing and leadwork on Thetford roofs
Thetford is the town we get called to most often for lead work. The tall stacks on the older property need soakers, back gutters and stepped flashings cut into the brickwork properly rather than sealed over with mastic, and a lot of what we are asked to look at has been patched that way before. On the overspill estates it is ridges, verges and the first full re-roofs.
Leadwork is where most roofs actually leak, and it is the part most often bodged. Lead has to be cut into the mortar joint, wedged, and left free to move, because it expands and contracts more than anything around it. Sealed rigidly, or run in lengths that are too long, it splits along the fold within a few years.
It matters here because breckland is dry and windy, and the pine belt drops needles and debris into gutters and valleys all year., and wind driven rain will get behind a flashing that has lifted even slightly.
What the job includes
- Old flashing and any previous mastic or cement repair cut out
- New chase cut into the mortar joint, not into the face of the brick
- Code 4 or code 5 lead as the detail requires, in correct lengths
- Valley linings replaced with proper laps and clips
- Lead wedged and pointed in, then patinated
Signs to look for
- Staining in the loft directly below a valley
- Mastic or cement visible along a flashing line
- Damp on a chimney breast or where a roof meets a wall
How leadwork should be done in Thetford
If you can see mastic or sand and cement along a flashing line, someone has covered a problem rather than fixed it. Those repairs shed water for a season or two, then trap it behind the covering, and the damage underneath is always worse than it would have been. Cutting it out and redressing it properly is the only permanent answer.
Getting to you in Thetford
We work across the Norfolk and Suffolk border regularly, so Thetford surveys are usually booked within a few days. We cover the town and Croxton, Kilverstone, Brettenham, Mundford road, Barnham, Elveden, Brandon and East Wretham.
- Croxton
- Kilverstone
- Brettenham
- Mundford road
- Barnham
- Elveden
- Brandon
- East Wretham
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Lead flashing and leadwork work
FAQs
Lead flashing and leadwork in Thetford: your questions
How long should new leadwork last?
Properly detailed lead in the right code, cut into the joint and free to move, is commonly expected to outlast the roof covering around it. It is one of the few materials on a house that is genuinely long term.
Why does lead flashing fail?
Usually because it was run in lengths that are too long. Lead moves a great deal with temperature, so a run over about one and a half metres without a joint will fatigue and split along the fold. The other common cause is lead that was face fixed or sealed instead of chased into the joint.
Do you do lead flashing and leadwork in Thetford?
Yes. Thetford is one of the towns we cover as standard, along with Croxton, Kilverstone, Brettenham and the villages around them.
What does a lead flashing and leadwork job in Thetford start with?
A free survey. We come out, get on the roof where it is safe to, photograph what we find and send you a written quote. There is no charge for that and no obligation afterwards.
Lead flashing and leadwork in Thetford
Call 07934 565 449 or send the form and we will come out, look at it properly and put a price in writing.