Lead Flashing & Heritage Lead Work in Brighton

Brighton’s Specialist Lead Flashing & Leadwork Team

Lead flashing is one of the most common roof repair needs on Brighton’s older properties — and one of the most often poorly done. As specialist leadworkers, we install, repair and replace all forms of lead flashing, lead valleys, box gutters and heritage lead features across Brighton, Hove and the wider Sussex coast. All our lead work is carried out in accordance with the Lead Sheet Association (LSA) technical guidance, ensuring every installation meets current best practice standards for code selection, thermal movement allowance, fixings, and detailing.

Brighton and Hove’s rich architectural heritage — Regency terraces, Victorian villas, Edwardian bay-fronted houses, flint cottages, and a wealth of listed buildings — means there is constant demand for skilled lead work on the Sussex coast. Period roofs commonly incorporate lead box gutters hidden behind parapet walls, intricate step-and-cover lead flashings at chimney stacks, lead soakers beneath slate or plain tile courses, and bossed lead features on dormer cheeks and bay aprons. All of these require a craftsperson who understands not just the mechanics of the material, but the architectural context in which they are working.

Lead welding — sometimes called lead burning — is the technique we use to join lead sheet by fusing the parent metal together with heat, without filler or solder. The result is a joint as strong as the base material itself, with none of the long-term corrosion risk associated with soldered or clipped seams. Lead welding is essential for fabricating seamless lead box gutters, forming internal angles on lead-clad dormers, and creating the cleanly detailed parapet gutters found on many of Brighton’s Georgian and Regency buildings. Our operatives are trained in both oxy-acetylene and dedicated lead-welding torch techniques and are comfortable working on scaffold and in confined roof spaces alike.

Beyond the welding technique itself, we carry out the full range of lead work required across the Sussex residential and commercial market. This includes the supply and installation of step flashings and soakers at chimney stacks and abutments; cover flashings and aprons at roof-to-wall junctions; lead valleys and secret gutters on pitched roofs; lead slates and pipe flashings for penetrations; and full lead gutter fabrication on parapet and box gutter applications. All lead flashing and sheet lead is sourced to BS EN 12588 specification and cut, dressed, and fixed on site to LSA code.

We are particularly experienced in working on Brighton and Hove’s listed building stock. Whether you hold listed building consent and need a team who understands the constraints it imposes, or you are planning lead work on a non-listed period property and simply want the care and finish that the building deserves, we approach every project with the same precision and respect for the material. We are happy to liaise with conservation officers where required and to provide the detailed schedules of work that some consents demand.

We cover Brighton, Hove, Portslade, Shoreham-by-Sea, Worthing, Eastbourne, Lewes and across East and West Sussex. Whether your requirement is a straightforward chimney lead flashing replacement or a full parapet gutter rebuild on a large Victorian property, contact us today for a free site survey and written quotation.

Lead Work Services We Provide