NE1 – NE7, NE12 – NE13 · Lead work

Lead Flashing Replacement in Newcastle

Nine out of ten "chimney leaks" we survey in Newcastle are actually failed flashing — the lead has lifted at the mortar joint, or somebody's smeared silicone over the top of it as a stop-gap. Neither survives a wet winter. We strip the old lead, chase a fresh joint into the brickwork and install Code 4 or Code 5 to last thirty years. We're regularly on roofs close to the A1 western bypass, out around Quayside, through Gosforth and Jesmond.

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Code 4 or Code 5 lead as the location demands — no thin turn-up stuff
Chased into a fresh mortar joint, not silicone-glued to the render
Stepped, soaker and back-gutter details all dressed by hand
Sand:cement pointing finish, not mastic
Old lead recycled and credited off the invoice where the weight justifies it
Patination oil applied to prevent white-carbonate staining on new lead

Where flashing fails on Newcastle roofs

Chimney back-gutters (short lap, no cricket, mortar-only fillet), abutment flashings on extensions (undersized cover, no upstand behind the render), dormer cheeks (mitred corners cracked), and valley/step flashings on tiled roofs. We check every one on the survey. A mix of Tyneside flats, Victorian terraces around Heaton and Jesmond, post-war semis in Kenton and Fenham, and modern apartment blocks in the city core — each demands a different roofing approach. On heritage streets we match Code 5 and hand-form corners rather than using preformed corners — planners and building control both prefer it.

Code 4 vs Code 5 vs Code 6

Code 4 (blue) for standard cover flashings, soakers and short back-gutters. Code 5 (red) for longer runs, exposed elevations and anything a person can walk on. Code 6 (black) for parapets and valleys with heavy flow. We spec by location, not by rule of thumb.

Coverage

NE1 – NE7, NE12 – NE13 in full, direct access off the A1 western bypass. We also cover Gateshead, Wallsend, Killingworth.

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Lead flashing replacement in Newcastle — FAQs

Can you just point the mortar rather than re-lead?+

Only if the lead itself is sound and it's only the joint that's failed. Nine times out of ten the lead has hardened and cracked too — a fresh point over cracked lead lasts one winter.

How long does new lead flashing last?+

30–50 years for Code 4 in a normal exposure. Longer with patination oil applied at install to stop the initial white staining that runs onto tiles below.

Do you cover the chimney pot and cowl too?+

Yes — if the pot needs re-flaunching or a cowl fitting, we price that separately in the quote so you can choose to include it or not.

Which Newcastle postcodes do you cover?+

NE1 – NE7, NE12 – NE13 — plus Gateshead, Wallsend, Killingworth.

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