Lead is the oldest material on your roof, and the least forgiving of shortcuts.
Chimney repairs, repointing and leadwork across Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, North Tyneside and Northumberland. The city's Victorian terraces and their party-wall stacks keep this side of the business busy, and we travel from Killingworth to Hexham and the Northumberland coast for the same work.
Flashings, valleys, chimney trays, bay tops — leadwork is where roofing becomes craft, and where cut corners announce themselves as stains on a chimney breast two winters later. We dress, weld and step lead the traditional way, to the codes the Lead Sheet Association publishes and most firms have never read.
Chimneys take the worst of the North East weather. We repoint eroded joints in the correct mortar, re-bed and re-flaunch pots, renew trays and flashings, and — when a stack is genuinely beyond saving — take it down and make good so cleanly you would never know it stood.
Repointing extends beyond the stack: verges, gullies and ridge lines, re-bedded and pointed neatly. One customer's review said the pointing on her gully line was "lovely and neat" — the kind of praise this work lives on.
Full lead roofs in Barnard Castle and Blaydon, laid in traditional wood-cored rolls and dressed by hand up to the chimney stacks. No sealant, no shortcuts, just lead worked the way the codes describe.
Dave and his team, Callum, Liam & Ladislav arrived promptly on the stated day and worked very quickly and professionally to complete the job. Very pleased with the result and the house looks much smarter now. Dave responded very quickly when the job was posted and was a pleasure to deal with.
Well what can I say. Absolutely amazing jobs. Davey and the lads are top draw. Her early real workers and replaced my very large roof on my conservatory in no time at all. After being done from another roofing company I had lost faith in tradesmen. If only all were as good as these guys the world would be a better place. Can't thanks them enough and Davey fixed a few other issues from other tradesmen with no problem at all. Great work guys and can't recommend these enough. Honest price, if you get these guys in you'll be at ease and super happy with the work they do.
Dave and his team did a good professional job at a very reasonable price. They were on time, very friendly and worked efficiently to complete the work to a good standard. I would recommend them to anyone and would certainly use them again in the future.
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