Chimneys and flashings are where most older roofs leak. We dress and step lead the traditional way, repoint properly, and never reach for the mastic gun as a fix.
Around every chimney, dormer and abutment there is a junction, and junctions are where roofs leak. Lead has sealed those junctions on British roofs for hundreds of years, but only when it is cut, dressed and stepped in properly.
A lot of the leaks we are called to trace back to a previous 'repair': a smear of mastic or flashing tape over failed lead. It holds for a season and then lets water straight into the wall. We take it back to bare brick and do it right.
We get up to the stack and inspect the lead, the mortar and the brickwork, with photos so you can see what we see.
Old lead, tape and mastic bodges removed back to sound brick and clean joints.
Correct code lead, cut and dressed by hand, stepped into raked-out joints and pointed in properly.
The finished detail sheds water the way it should, photographed and guaranteed on new work.
Most chimney leaks come down to a failed flashing or tired pointing, not the whole stack. We will tell you honestly which it is, with photos to prove it and a free written quote.
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