Lead Flashing Repair

[RK_London]

Have a small tear to lead flashing after roofer replaced some tiles. Didn't see it until after work was done. I was wondering if the fix is easy. Attached a picture below.

Any advice appreciated. Thanks.

 

[noseall]

Have a small tear to lead flashing after roofer replaced some tiles. Didn't see it until after work was done. I was wondering if the fix is easy. Attached a picture below.

Any advice appreciated. Thanks.

It's an ex/con split due to the constant flexing. Leave it alone and slip in a cover flashing patch over it, lapping about 150mm each side.

The lead looks like Code 3 ( ) but I might be wrong.

 

[RK_London]

Thanks for your help

 

[RK_London]

It's an ex/con split due to the constant flexing. Leave it alone and slip in a cover flashing patch over it, lapping about 150mm each side.

The lead looks like Code 3 ( ) but I might be wrong.

Is the cover patch easy to put for a DIY person or should I get roofer back?

 

[noseall]

Is the cover patch easy to put for a DIY person or should I get roofer back?

It requires a wee bit of skill with an angle grinder a couple of wedges and a squirt of lead-mate.

 

[datarebal]

As stated above

Or fitted under it .

It's nothing the roofer done . It's due to how the lead was fitted originally .could be low code too.

 

[robinbanks]

Agree with the others, possibly the flashing was fitted in too long a length, beaten too thin at this point to follow the profile of the tile, or corroded thinner here due to some environmental effect and the constant flexing from heat/cool cycling has caused it to break here. The good news is it has essentially sorted itself out by breaking at this point so the lengths either side of it can now likely carry on their expansion/contraction cycles with coming to further harm but do keep an eye on it from time to time to see if any more develop

Have a look around your neighbourhood for someone getting their roof replaced and fob in their skip or ask the roofers if you can have an old soaker; they'll hopefully give you a small piece of lead about 8 inches square, easy to bend with bare hands. Check it for holes and bend it into an L shape with the holes as far away from the bend as possible, then fit it by lifting up your existing lead, placing it so the short tip of the L is well tucked up against the wall where the broken lead joins the wall, and shape the L so it follows the profile of the wall and down onto the tiles, then press the broken lead back down on top of it. It won't come out and and water that drips through the broken crack will drop onto this new bit you added and be channelled out into the tile

If you aren't confident about climbing up to do it, ask the roofer you're happy with, or any handyman, to help out when he is next passing - it's not a big job - I probably wouldn't even charge for doing it if I wasn't going out of my way for it

Side note, if you obtain a piece of new lead and it's all shiny, keep it indoors for a few days til it's gone dull grey. If you fit it and it gets rained on before the dull grey patina has developed it'll carbonate instead and become a source of white staining. If the old soaker you're given is covered in a white powdery appearance, clean it off with a pan scrub back to bright and leave it to go dull somewhere dry

 

[RK_London]

As stated above

Or fitted under it .

It's nothing the roofer done . It's due to how the lead was fitted originally .could be low code too.

Thanks - I cleaned the flashing and there was no tear before the roofer replaced some tiles which had too much cement that had fallen from his rendering work on the chimney

 

[RK_London]

Agree with the others, possibly the flashing was fitted in too long a length, beaten too thin at this point to follow the profile of the tile, or corroded thinner here due to some environmental effect and the constant flexing from heat/cool cycling has caused it to break here. The good news is it has essentially sorted itself out by breaking at this point so the lengths either side of it can now likely carry on their expansion/contraction cycles with coming to further harm but do keep an eye on it from time to time to see if any more develop

Have a look around your neighbourhood for someone getting their roof replaced and fob in their skip or ask the roofers if you can have an old soaker; they'll hopefully give you a small piece of lead about 8 inches square, easy to bend with bare hands. Check it for holes and bend it into an L shape with the holes as far away from the bend as possible, then fit it by lifting up your existing lead, placing it so the short tip of the L is well tucked up against the wall where the broken lead joins the wall, and shape the L so it follows the profile of the wall and down onto the tiles, then press the broken lead back down on top of it. It won't come out and and water that drips through the broken crack will drop onto this new bit you added and be channelled out into the tile

If you aren't confident about climbing up to do it, ask the roofer you're happy with, or any handyman, to help out when he is next passing - it's not a big job - I probably wouldn't even charge for doing it if I wasn't going out of my way for it

Side note, if you obtain a piece of new lead and it's all shiny, keep it indoors for a few days til it's gone dull grey. If you fit it and it gets rained on before the dull grey patina has developed it'll carbonate instead and become a source of white staining. If the old soaker you're given is covered in a white powdery appearance, clean it off with a pan scrub back to bright and leave it to go dull somewhere dry

Thank you for taking time to give such detailed advice. It is appreciated.

 

[datarebal]

Thanks - I cleaned the flashing and there was no tear before the roofer replaced some tiles which had too much cement that had fallen from his rendering work on the chimney

It's an aged stress fracture cause by incorrect fitting .
It's not an over bossed split