Lead replacement for bay window

[BandK]

Hi all,

I have a up/down bay window, the top is flat and the lead is good, the bottom window is stepped out from the top window and has a sloped facia from the top to the bottom bay around all three sides. The pitch of this is somewhere in the region of 50/60degrees and is fully lead covered.

However the lead is really worn (its been there a 100 years no surprise then) and in need of replacement. I am able to do this myself but don't want to use lead, is there a product that can be overlaid onto the lead or strip the lead away and laid over the timber base with an adhesive? I can resort to a hot torch if necessary but would prefer a cold attachment/adhesive method.

cheers.

 

[shane12345]

Some black bitumen paint would be worth a try.

 

[dann09]

Perhaps try Flashband of an appropriate size, but make sure you groove it into the bed, and give good overlap.
A little heat/hot air will melt the backing for good adhesion.

Flashband has a surprising longevity for such a cheap looking product.

 

[BandK]

Sorry should have said. I want a lead lookalike ala flashband, the bay width is around 2/3 feet in depth. The flashband I have seen is only available in widths up to 300 mm, I don't want to overlap the stuff so ideally need a roll that is 800 to 100 mm wide. The narrow stuff has been on my conservatory roof for 14 years and is still stuck nicely, if anyone can give me a name for the wider roll or where it can be bought that would be great.

 

[dann09]

So, you dont have lead roll, you do have sheet lead.

If indeed, you do have sheet lead the you must have wood lead rolls.

If wood lead rolls are in-place then you might come unstuck with trying to form lead look-a-like material over the roll profiles?

Perhaps i visualise your bay incorrectly?

 

[BandK]

Apologies for tardiness.

The bay is 3 sides of an octagon shape. It slopes downward at the angle of 50 degrees or so on all 3 sides, making the lower bay larger than the upper. The angles where the 'front' meets each 'side' section has a timber batten running down it, with the lead forming a ridge over the batten. Other than that the lead is just a flat sheet all the way around, stepped into the brickwork of the wall on each side section.

 

[catlad]

You can get grey ubiflex at the width you require and just stick it to your old lead with there own brand of mastic.

 

[pinenot]

I've used a material called Decathane in the past, looks like lead, but is an aliphatic polyurethane compound which is painted on, good stuff...pinenot

 

[Roofman90]

Stick some of this to your old lead. http://www.roofinglines.co.uk/products/?s=ubiflex-lead-free-flashing

 

[Roofman90]

Ooops, just read the comment above.