Iwas in the house about 5 years after I fitted it and it never leaked, as far as I know its still there.
Well, it was only a matter of time I suppose, it happened to next door but one last year and last night the thieving scumbags have been on my garage
roof and ripped out all the lead flashing... ripped up ridge tiles and broken some roof tiles.
Scum, I hate them, would love to swear heavily but I'll restrain meself...
Anyway, seeing as its a single story and dead easy to hop skip and jump up there I'm loath to replace the lead with lead..
Any recommendations for an alternative? Obviously I'm thinking the lead is a fit and forget option (until it vanishes overnight) but is there any
other fit and forget stuff I can use?
Lacemot?
Or..
Ubiflex?
Gutted...
Steve
I've used that stuff to seal a conservatory roof, works well and sticks like Sh*t to a blanket.
Iwas in the house about 5 years after I fitted it and it never leaked, as far as I know its still there.
Err, thanks.. which one?
I used this to repair my Victorian terrace once. 7 years later it was still like new.
http://www.wickes.co.uk/hi-tack-flashing-strip/invt/243008/
http://www.wickes.co.uk/hi-tack-flashing-strip/invt/243006/
The theiving sum bags
I feel gutted for you mate.Hope it never happens to me.
Andy
Where has the lead been stolen from on your roof?
I would'nt trust the like's of that for the use of any type's of valley's or where you get extensive water amount's running
on too it.In my opinion anything like Flashband is just plain crap.
I know it's a knightmare as with myself being a roofer i have had lead go missing out of roof's and what i have learned is make it hard a
possible for them to get up there.
Its where the pitch on the garage roof meats the gable end of the hoose.. 6.5m in total
You being a roofer, can you recommend the Lacemot? Looks easy to replace as there is the existing slot in the brickwork.
GRP.
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Originally posted by Volvorsport
GRP.
Looks like they left some, hope they don't come back for it .
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Looks like they left some, hope they don't come back for it .
I have'nt any experience of Lacemot but i hate anything that resembles flashband as it look's cheap and poo and does'nt last that
long.
If you want to do it uber cheap you could put a cement fillet along the top which woul go 100mm above the top of the tile and give it at least 100mm
cover going down off the top of the tile.The only thing about this is that it look's like you have painted the wall and the cement will struggle
to get a key to it.So you would have to remove some of the paint
Plus make sure you put waterprofer through the cement when mixing like evoplas
But if it was me and doing it for one of my clients and lead was'nt an opotion i would put timber under the cut(ragle) on the wall about 22mm
thick sarking board cut to the depth of the cut to the top of the tile or down the back of the tile if there is room for it to fit in behind. This
should of been put in already before the lead went in because of the thermal expansion of lead would cause it too rubb it's self against the wall
and the wood stop's it from getting damaged.Then the flat roof system i use is a rubber membrain called Firestone EPDM which would be cut to the
same length as the lead that was taken and using contact adhesive glue it to the timber,into the cut and running down onto the tile . Where the rubber
goes in to the wall you could use tube's of lead mate which you should get from your local builder's merchant which fits into a silicone gun
to seal the rubber into the cut.The rubber has a life span of 50 year's and i could supply you with what you need bar the contact adhesive which
you can get direct from Firestone.There are fitment guide's on youtube of the firestone EPDM.
What about reusing lead, but hiding it under a cheaper product? Initial cost is obviously higher, but they won't be interested. Or just stick a
load of barb wire up
use lead, wired into the mains!
Use lead again, and paint it in black mastic/roofing paint
It will look like a mastic job then
Steve
Replace with lead and cover it with anti-vandal paint and also use the paint on all areas where they can climb up.
Phil
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use lead, wired into the mains!