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Lead Flashing roof in Clitheroe
Lead Flashing · Clitheroe

Lead Flashing Roofers in Clitheroe

Code 4 and code 5 milled lead — the only material we use around chimneys, abutments and valleys.

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Why Lead Flashing matters in Clitheroe

Hand-dressed milled lead sheet to BS EN 12588. We use code 4 for soakers and aprons, code 5 for chimney stacks and exposed valleys. Dressed and chase-fixed properly, lead outlasts the roof covering itself.

Clitheroe specifics: Standard on Burnley/Padiham stone-built terraces; the wrong gauge cracks in two winters.

Best for

Chimney flashings, wall abutments, valleys, dormer cheeks, parapet copings.

Pros

  • Genuinely lifetime material when correctly fixed
  • Patine matures into the look of the building
  • Re-dressable and re-usable

Trade-offs

  • Heavy and specialist to fit
  • Lead theft risk on isolated rural rooftops
  • Higher upfront cost vs lead-substitute
Cost band
£££
Lifespan
60–100+ years.
Pennine
Specified for Clitheroe

Clitheroe housing context

Strong mix of Victorian stone villas, Georgian townhouses near the castle and rural stone farmhouses through Pendleton, Waddington and Chatburn. Natural slate and traditional clay tile are standard.