repairing flashings this weekend...advice please

[runk]

Hi everyone,

so this weekend I will be repairing the render that holds the flashing on my roof as it has come away from the parapet wall and water is getting in,

so I will chip off the old render to hopefully reveal good lead then i have two options

1 - simply re-render down to the lead and make good

2 - fix a render stop over the flashing and render down to this

so option one is the easiest but all the houses on my street which have been redone have render stops fitted, when i asked a friend if this was the best way to do it he said, why bother and that you would also have to screw through the flashing to attach to the wall, which could compromise the flashing.

if anyone could give advice on the correct way to render, and how to fit the render stop, or if its even worth bothering with?

also any tips on best render mix, if i should apply PVA to wall first, if should add waterproof solution to mix to stop render cracking? any advice would be greatly appreciated

will try an add photo

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• runk
• 28 Aug 2013
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• runk
• 28 Aug 2013
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[Toproofer]

Would b a better job if you lifted the coping stones off and lead flashed under them and dressed lead down over the lead soakers then bed coping stones back on, job done, better than rendering . Maybe you could ask next door and go halfs on the job.