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When To Use Leadwork On A Roof

Code-graded lead is still the right detailing material on the junctions and details that matter.

5 min read

Modern dry-fix accessories have taken over a lot of the day-to-day detailing on a pitched roof. But lead is still the right call wherever a junction needs to last as long as the rest of the roof.

Soakers, flashings and saddle pieces

The classic call — anywhere a wall, chimney or abutment meets the roof slope. Properly bossed and dressed, lead outlasts every modern alternative on this detail.

Valley gutters and parapets

On pitched valley gutters and parapet roofs lead is doing structural waterproofing work. Get this wrong with the wrong material and you leak within the decade.

Bay roofs, dormers and chimneys

We deliver code-graded lead with patternation oil finishing as standard — preventing the milky staining that drags down a brand-new lead detail in its first six months.

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