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Leadwork and Roof Flashing in Kent

Lead is the detail that stops water where two surfaces meet. Cement fillets crack and fail; properly dressed code lead lasts decades.

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Code lead flashings, valleys and soakers

Lead is the detail that stops water wherever two surfaces meet: a roof against a wall, a chimney through a slope, a valley between two pitches.

Correctly specified and dressed, in the right code for the exposure and in short enough lengths to expand and contract without splitting, lead lasts sixty years and upwards. The failures we are called to are almost always one of two things: lengths that are too long, which split down the middle from thermal movement, or a cement fillet used instead of lead in the first place.

Cement fillets are quick and cheap and they always crack, because cement and the surfaces either side move at different rates. Once cracked they hold water against the joint rather than shedding it, which is worse than having nothing there at all. Replacing a fillet with properly dressed code lead is a permanent fix.

What We Do

Common Leadwork and Roof Flashing Jobs We Handle

  • Stepped flashing to walls and abutments

  • Chimney soakers, aprons and back gutters

  • Lead valleys and parapet gutters

  • Replacing cracked cement fillets with lead

  • Re-forming over-long lead into shorter lengths

  • Dormer, bay and porch leadwork

Why book with us

Why Choose Us for Leadwork and Roof Flashing

  • Fast, Responsive Callouts

    We respond quickly across Kent and Medway, because a leaking roof does not wait. Emergency repairs are made safe first and finished properly afterwards, so a small problem never becomes a structural one.

  • Experienced, Skilled Roofers

    Work is carried out by approved Kent-based roofing specialists who have worked on local housing stock for years, from Victorian slate and clay pantiles to modern flat roofing systems. The right material, fixed the right way.

  • Insured Providers, Tidy Sites

    Every approved roofing specialist is fully insured and appropriately qualified for the work they take on, and is expected to leave your property as they found it, with scaffolding signed off and waste cleared.

  • Clear Pricing With No Hidden Costs

    You get a written quote before any work begins, with the materials and the scope set out plainly. If something unexpected is found under the tiles you are told first and it is agreed with you before it goes ahead.

  • A Complete Range of Roofing Work

    Pitched and flat roofing, repairs and emergency leaks, chimney repointing, leadwork and flashing, guttering, fascias and soffits, roof cleaning, and solar. One team, one point of contact.

  • Trusted Across Kent and Medway

    We cover Gravesend, Medway, Maidstone, Canterbury, Ashford and the surrounding towns across Kent and Medway. Much of the work comes through repeat customers and recommendations from neighbours.

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Your Common Leadwork and Roof Flashing Questions Answered

Correctly specified and dressed lead lasts sixty years and upwards. It fails early when it has been laid in lengths that are too long, which causes thermal splitting, or when the wrong code, meaning thickness, has been used for the exposure.

Cement fillets are a quick and cheap substitute for lead flashing. They always crack, because cement and the surfaces either side move at different rates, and once cracked they hold water against the joint. Replacing a fillet with properly dressed code lead is a permanent fix rather than another temporary one.

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Areas We Cover Across Kent

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We provide roofing for homeowners, landlords and businesses across Kent. Whether it is a slipped slate, a leak that needs making safe today, a chimney that needs repointing or a complete re-roof, you get a clear written quote before any work starts.

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