Slate Roof Lead Flashing

The drawing here shows a lead bottle flashing used to cover the join between a slate and tiled roof.

Slate roof lead flashing.

If you re going to nail through the lower slate drill first with a 3 16 inch masonry bit and use a 2 5 inch copper roofing nail. Lead flashing rolls our high quality lead flashing rolls have been chosen to suit any slate roof or lead flashing project. Sides to the channel are made by folding the lead over strips of timber. This flashing is 10 inches long x 8 inches wide on 8 x16 hip slates.

Eaves protector 1 fixing clip 1 lead flashing 16. We stock a range of hugely popular cost effective lead flashing rolls in different sizes from blm and midland lead. What is lead flashing. This is the same method as used.

Trade sign in or apply for trade prices. The cover the amount of lead that covers the tiles or slates beneath to make them waterproof. Sometimes called the overlap. The lead is folded tight over a timber roll.

Use a straight piece of batten to mark a line 25mm from the top edge of each flashing piece and then bend the lead with the use of the dresser to form a 25mm turn into the brickwork. Manufactured from code 4 lead slate with varying base sizes lead weathering slates create a seal for pipe penetrations and access through tiled and slate roofs. Velux edl sk06 0000 single flashing for slate 114 x 118cm. This video shows how to make the basic step flashing that covers lead soakers as used where a roof abuts a wall for both slates and double overlapping plain tiles.

Apron flashings these are standard lead flashings to a tiled roof or slate roof and consist of the 3 measurements as described above wherever a roof meets a wall. Lead flashing has been used for hundreds of years in situations such as where a roof meets a wall on a roof valley around other penetrations such as chimneys pipes and around window and door openings. Mortar is not a satisfactory long term pointing. Lead flashing is a piece of milled lead that sits between joints to create a durable and weathertight seal.

Roof windows 7 range. The flashing is folded lengthwise in half 4 inches each side. Lead slates including lead flexislate and lead weathering slates are available here from calder. Blm lead flashing sheet code 3 6m x 240mm blue grey.