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Window cleaning. Window sealing. Roof ridge painting / weather protection. Whole house painting. Moss removal. External pipework. Chimney stack remedial work. Tree pruning (in the garden). I reckon all of these are doable from the mobile platform.

Forget about your nay-saying, and just let me know if you are able to answer the question, please. The machine would not be used one per year, in any case, as well as being able to do all of the maintenance I need at the time I choose, and not be reliant on anyone else, I will also use it to...

I live in a 4 storey house that will require ongoing maintenance over the coming years and decades. I don't plan on moving, therefore I'll be here for another 40 years (hopefully) so I'm planning on investing now in a small spider lift - serious outlay. I've ruled out scaffolding tower (£2,000...

Mebbe I can afford to re-do it in 10..? :LOL: I think it's probably worth a shot. If it doesn't work it's a £400 learning experience and I can still go for the lead top-hat. Still pondering the right way to go and, after all, that's what I'm here to learn.

I had not realised most lead work on roofs would be in the realm of a Plumber, that's a serious eye-opener and is certainly non-intuitive for a lay-person. Anyway, things have happened over the weekend... one guy has told me that he's been contemplating the job and he thinks lead is "a massive...

I have bought some of this Zinsser Watertite, almost £60, to give it a go anyway. The paint down there needs freshening-up and the premium to pay for this made me think it was worth a go to see how it works. I'll do one wall and assess. I do like Zinsser products in the main.

I'm genuinely confused as to what's detailed about it? Does the picture and diagram put that into the "detailed bracket"? I'm surprised if so. It's shaping some lead over a parapet... is that really classed as some kind of arcane skill? It seems really simple to me - not that I'd ever do it (or...

Ha, I can take dealing with idiots who obtain their sense of self-worth in life by trying to get others to rise to them, don't worry. It's called trolling - you're a fine example. Maybe you should go to work... if you have a job. If you do have a job, I suspect it's something menial. :LOL:

Actually, no. The problem is that you seem to enjoy sniping at threads and offering advice that you don't actually bother to back up. Saying "it's physics" is a great get-out for you - much better than posting a link to somewhere that offers sound advice based on empirical evidence or industry...

I wouldn't know where to start looking for specialist leadworkers. I just got in touch with 3 Roofers and sent them the image of my house before they came around. I don't think they're angling for work they're not capable of at all. There's houses like this all over Sheffield and two of the guys...

I get that. First it was 10 years, now it's "a few years"... it's deteriorating in front of my very eyes! :LOL:

This is a cross-section of what my 'parapet' looks like, is this bit what you mean by "at least 75mm" and is the more I have here the better? It seems crazy (to me) that the lead won't actually protect the outward-facing part of the parapet, but it cannot because that bit is all ornamental...

Honestly, I definitely get that - but times move on, don't they? And, at some point, we've got to accept that better stuff is available (that time might not be now, I'm just saying that time comes with everything).

I'm resigned to it not being a cheap job, truly, but I don't want to over-specify anything unnecessarily. The reason I'm here is for that sanity check as I, myself, was wondering whether Code 4 was suitable - despite 3 reputable Roofers (and there's nothing to assert they're not) all saying Code...

Tell me more about this flashband, it sounds good to me.

I guess you realise that's not a helpful comment, but I also guess that's what you were aiming for?

Interesting too, thanks. All the lead seems to have the same guarantee length, though... that is many, many years... so why is Code 5 better than Code 4 in that respect? The answer from fatplumber seems more plausible in its reasoning. I don't - yet - see anything saying Code 5 or greater is...

Interesting, so I'm looking at it from the wrong angle - using Code 5 doesn't give me 'more' in terms of protection and longevity. The text I'd read on the Internet certainly implied Code 5 would stand up to the weather better... maybe it's heavier so has less chance of 'flying away'?

Sorry, I forgot - the adhesion of the lead will be done with Lead Mate, apparently. I had envisaged some kind of physical fixing, but everyone has said that's not needed. I'd welcome any thoughts on that too. The lead sheets recommended are 3m by 750mm. Patination oil part of the quote. So I...

Good morning, I'm preparing to spend some money on my roof. I've had 3 companies around and all 3 have said that my roof, when done back in 2014, should really have had lead put around the top of the parapet (if I'm using the wrong word there, forgive me, I mean the big chunky bit that is...