Slate Roof Lead Flashing

Lead flashing rolls our high quality lead flashing rolls have been chosen to suit any slate roof or lead flashing project.

Slate roof lead flashing.

Lead bottle flashingjohn gilbertthis type of joint is used to form a flashing between two different roof finishes. Apron flashings these are standard lead flashings to a tiled roof or slate roof and consist of the 3 measurements as described above wherever a roof meets a wall. The lead is folded tight over a timber roll. To install the roof wall flashing above the builder bent the top edge of the flashing into a 90 degree lip about 2 cm in width.

This video shows how to make the basic step flashing that covers lead soakers as used where a roof abuts a wall for both slates and double overlapping plain tiles. Sides to the channel are made by folding the lead over strips of timber. Sometimes called the overlap. Lead slates including lead flexislate and lead weathering slates are available here from calder.

Each piece of flashing is secured into a joint in the brickwork as per bs6915 at 450mm maximum centres see page 6. Known for high quality lead calder offers our customers lead weathering slates in 30 degree 45 degree and 90 degree pitches. The drawing here shows a lead bottle flashing used to cover the join between a slate and tiled roof. Lead flashing is a piece of milled lead that sits between joints to create a durable and weathertight seal.

We stock a range of hugely popular cost effective lead flashing rolls in different sizes from blm and midland lead. That lip is then set into a reglet or groove in this case cut into the mortar joint of the brick wall above. This is the same method as used. Lead flashing has been used for hundreds of years in situations such as where a roof meets a wall on a roof valley around other penetrations such as chimneys pipes and around window and door openings.

Use a straight piece of batten to mark a line 25mm from the top edge of each flashing piece and then bend the lead with the use of the dresser to form a 25mm turn into the brickwork. Welding doesn t take much more than ten minutes. Lead slate is not too difficult. Http www fixmyroof co uk install roof flashings this video shows you the basics of installing lead roof flashings simple apron flashings or cover flashin.

Mortar is not a satisfactory long term pointing.