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Post by dickpuller on Jul 31, 2023 18:54:42 GMT
Sometimes I pinch myself & shudder in disbelief at the diverse skills I & fellow Plumbers/Heating Engineers have.
A bit of Lead Work recently & I’m loving it👍👍
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Post by tomplum on Jul 31, 2023 20:41:43 GMT
I always liked lead work and in my days of working I met a Black lad in Manchester who worked lead like a God, Its all he ever did and used a piece of 3x2 and a hammer, You would not believe the instigate wok he did unless you actual saw him, He also used some small pear shaped mallets and flat bars for groove joints but mostly he used 3x2 timber, He is a very gifted leadworker, And then on the other side, I've seen the ' nip and tuck' boys,  |
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Post by dickpuller on Aug 1, 2023 5:17:39 GMT
I always liked lead work and in my days of working I met a Black lad in Manchester who worked lead like a God, Its all he ever did and used a piece of 3x2 and a hammer, You would not believe the instigate wok he did unless you actual saw him, He also used some small pear shaped mallets and flat bars for groove joints but mostly he used 3x2 timber, He is a very gifted leadworker, And then on the other side, I've seen the ' nip and tuck' boys, Oh there’s no place worse for Origami Leadwork than New Builds Tom!! I offered to show a couple of lads how to Leadburn, but nah, not interested. I keep saying to the young Pups I work with, it’s the best Trade in the world for making money & always having work. But they’re not interested. |
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Post by cylinderfella on Aug 6, 2023 20:35:33 GMT
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Post by tomplum on Aug 6, 2023 20:50:21 GMT
Its the stuff of cowboys Cinders, its a temp repair at best,  |
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Post by crowsfoot on Aug 6, 2023 21:01:34 GMT
It can be the answer if the lead keeps getting nicked. I once worked for a firm in the late 70s where it was considered to be the holly grail in roof repairs  . Used it once instead of lead on a bay window (in the largest width size) and it looked alright, needs the primer though. It's been on the market for over 50 years so it can't be that bad? |
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Post by joinerjohn on Aug 6, 2023 22:15:36 GMT
One of the last roofs I put up ( many years ago now ) I also tiled it and did the lead work against the existing wall. ( sloped roof garage extension ) Cut the lead in a stepped fashion ( like you see against chimneys) put what I call, soakers under the tiles and folded up the sides of the wall, folded the lead into the brick joints and fixed them in traditionally ( with lead wedges ) Compo’d up afterwards. Makes me sad these days when I see a straight run of lead/ whatever passes as lead, down a sloping roof that meets a wall.
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Post by battle1066 on Aug 7, 2023 17:41:33 GMT
I’ve used it for temporary repairs and as Tappy say’s you need to use the primer. In my opinion it has a place in the world of temporary repairs no more than that.
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Post by tomplum on Aug 7, 2023 20:50:35 GMT
I used an alternative once in a Manchester housing association estate early 1990's, It was a rough area and lead would go overnight so, we used an alloy, it was a shiney metal alloy and went fast in the early days but, when the bandits found out it was worthless in the scrappy, it stayed on the houses, I can't remember its name but, it was workable metal and similar to work as copper, not as durable as lead but, ok for porch roofs, it had to be worked into the brickwork and motored in like lead and you could, step flash it or use soakers and cap flash it, there were limits to its durability and it was ok,  |
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Post by joinerjohn on Aug 7, 2023 22:17:42 GMT
I’ve come across similar stuff Tom, when doing the odd roofing timbers that have rotted. Looks like some sort of tin alloy. A bit like lead but thinner I’d say 😉
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Post by cylinderfella on Aug 8, 2023 6:37:53 GMT
Its the stuff of cowboys Cinders, its a temp repair at best, Thought so, Quicker fixes are always too good to be true. |
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Post by DIYDafty on Aug 8, 2023 13:43:02 GMT
I find cloth backed duct tape to be useful in those situations. |
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Post by battle1066 on Aug 8, 2023 19:18:32 GMT
I’ve come across similar stuff Tom, when doing the odd roofing timbers that have rotted. Looks like some sort of tin alloy. A bit like lead but thinner I’d say 😉 Zinc soakers was popular up here. |
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Post by joinerjohn on Aug 8, 2023 20:24:01 GMT
I’ve come across similar stuff Tom, when doing the odd roofing timbers that have rotted. Looks like some sort of tin alloy. A bit like lead but thinner I’d say 😉 Zinc soakers was popular up here. Ahh that’d be the stuff Battle. 👍👍 |
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Post by dickpuller on Aug 9, 2023 11:23:13 GMT
Did a bit with Nuralite back in the day. Dormer Roofs etc. Shite compared to Lead. Still used a lot in New Zealand.
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