The old porch roof was in poor condition, with corroded nails and no leadwork up the sides. We stripped it back to the spars, replaced two, then installed new felt, battens and fascia. New slates, leadwork, gutters and pebbledashing give the porch a smart new finish.
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Strip back the old roof
The old porch roof was in poor condition, with corroded nails and no leadwork up the sides.
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Repair the timber frame
We stripped the roof back to the spars and replaced two that needed renewing.
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Felt, battens & fascia
New felt, battens and fascia installed to the timber frame, ready for the new covering.
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New slates, leadwork & gutters
New slates laid, leadwork fitted and guttering installed.
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Pebbledashing & next visit
Fresh pebbledashing completes the roof-to-wall finish. It will be painted in future, and the downpipe will be finished on the next visit.
The pebbledashing is awaiting painting, and the downpipe will be completed on our next visit.
From an overgrown outhouse to a building with a new lease of life. A complete transformation, from the timbers to the final pointing.
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Strip back & clear
Old roof removed, overgrown vines cleared and the existing spars exposed.
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New timbers
New roof timbers installed to rebuild the structure.
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A brand-new roof
A new tiled covering brings the building back under cover.
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The finishing details
New gutters and downpipe, finished with full repointing.
This chimney stack was in poor condition. We rebuilt the damaged area, then ground out the old mortar to leave the stack ready for bag rubbing and oiling. This is a completed older project. The available photos were taken during the rebuild; a photograph of the finished job is unavailable.
Examples of our brickwork pointing, showing the mortar joint details in two views. The video shows the brickwork at the rear of a property, with approximately 80% of the pointing complete when filmed.
We removed the old lead, installed new felt and battens where necessary, then fitted new lead, cut and dressed to standard. All tiles were reinstated and re-bedded along either side, leaving a completely new lead valley.
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Strip & prepare
Old lead removed, with felt and battens renewed where needed.
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Install the new lead
New lead cut and dressed to form the valley.
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Reinstate the tiles
Tiles reinstalled and re-bedded along both sides.
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A new lead valley
The completed replacement, ready to carry rainwater off the roof.
A new three-layer torch-on bitumen felt system installed on this flat roof, with the edges properly formed and drip details finishing into the gutter to carry rainwater away.
The client had numerous slipped slates around the lead valley. We stripped the valley area back and properly refixed all the slates.
Multiple leaks from a failed fibreglass covering and poor leadwork called for a full rebuild. From rotten timbers to a new felt roof and carefully finished leadwork, this bay was left ready for the brickwork to be rendered.
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Strip back & investigate
Failed fibreglass covering removed, revealing a rotten wall plate and planks.
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Replace the rotten structure
New timbers and boards fitted to rebuild the roof deck.
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Rebuild the box gutter
The box gutter rebuilt before the new covering was installed.
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Three-layer felt & lead flashing
A three-layer torch-on bitumen felt system, finished with lead cap flashing.
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Give rainwater a proper exit
A new lead secret box gutter down one side, with the brickwork ready for rendering.