Leadwork

Our Services :

Need Leadwork?

Lead flashing is the primary defense against water entering where your roof meets walls, chimneys, and roof junctions. We install and repair precision-cut leadwork designed to remain watertight for decades.

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Leadwork in Edinburgh

When You Need Leadwork

Water leaking down interior walls directly adjacent to your chimney stack. Lead flashing pulling away from brickwork or showing cracks and splits. Corroded, warped, or thin lead valleys allowing rainwater to penetrate the roof space. Missing step flashing or degraded mortar pointing holding the lead in place.

How We Do It

We carefully strip away old, split, or poorly fitted lead sheeting. We chase out brick joints to create secure retention grooves for the new lead. We shape and install high-grade rolled lead sheet into step flashings and valleys. We point all chases with specialized mortar to lock the lead securely into the masonry.

What to Expect

Lead flashing repairs and replacements are usually finished within one day.

Leadwork FAQs

Lead is extremely malleable, highly durable, and expands and contracts with temperature changes without cracking, making it ideal for weatherproofing.

Small splits can sometimes be dressed or patched, but full replacement is usually recommended when the lead has become brittle or thin.

Properly installed code 4 or code 5 leadwork can easily last upwards of 50 years.

Yes, we frequently repair and replace lead flashings, gutters, and cupolas on Edinburgh tenements and historic properties.