Lead Valley & Flashing Repair in Claygate

New lead valley and flashing installed where a tiled roof meets the chimney breast in Claygate, with lead soakers dressed into the brickwork to stop water tracking in at one of a roof’s most failure-prone junctions.

The original flashing around the chimney breast had started to fail, with the lead cracking and pulling away from the brickwork. This is one of the most common places for a roof to leak, as it relies on a continuous, well-formed seal between two very different surfaces.

Our roofers stripped out the old, failing lead and formed a new lead valley along the junction, dressing individual lead soakers into the brick coursing and finishing with a proper stepped flashing over the top. Every joint was dressed and lapped correctly to give a continuous, weathertight seal rather than relying on sealant alone.

The result is a chimney junction that’s properly protected against wind-driven rain and water tracking, giving the homeowner reliable, long-lasting weatherproofing at one of the roof’s most vulnerable points.