Great tradesman. Always leaves a great job.

@slbleadworks

Күн бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching.

I've actually just bought a c1870 Victorian house thats needs a full renovation, including the roof which has lead hips so this video will be very useful! Very much appreciate the time you spend making these videos Stu, your tutorials are invaluable!

@slbleadworks

Жыл бұрын

Wow it sounds like you’ve got your hands full with the property you’ve purchased. Thank you so much for watching and I’m glad you’ve found it useful.

Thanks for this - great to watch!

@slbleadworks

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching.

Yes, something I needed to how to do… can finally finish bay window roof. Cheers

@slbleadworks

9 ай бұрын

I’m glad you’ve found the video useful. Thanks for watching.

When it comes to doing lead work the hardest part is when you have to form it over something. Boss it as you say. Working with the flat pieces like general flashings. Even stepped flashings. Pretty easy once someone shows you. Never tried welding. So don't know. But have tried bossing lead. And that takes some doing. The heat must help a great deal. Never had a go using heat. Either way working it correctly to not thin and tear the lead takes practice. Like most things when you specialise you get good at it. If you don't, give it away. You got good at it. And each job you do shows that off beautifully.

@slbleadworks

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Yes heat helps a great deal . You should maybe give it a try next time. I’ve been in the trade for 27 years. But only started heating it in the last few years. I started on a code 6 job and I needed the heat to help me bend the lead over a Nicholson vent.

Really nice mate

@slbleadworks

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Really enjoy watching you’re videos, as they have taken the mystery out of how this lead work gets done… I’ve seen numerous examples of the finished product while visiting friends in Guildford, Surrey area and was mystified as to how to do it. As a roofer in Massachusetts for 35 years installing mostly Cedar roofs I have “knocked up” countless dormer corners and apron flashings using roll lead and a 2x4 scrap. My question is can you explain the Code number for lead? I imagine they refer to thickness, but how many numbers are there and is a higher number thicker or thinner etc. Thanx

@slbleadworks

Жыл бұрын

Hi thank you so much for watching my videos I really appreciate it and I’m glad your enjoying them. I love it when they reach people overseas. Yes so lead comes in codes as you said referring to the thickness. Starting at code 3 being the thinnest and generally going up to code 8. These are the common thicknesses however you can get lead specially made to your requirements. I once worked with code 10. I’ve never seen anything like it. And I doubt I ever will again.

The lord of lead..? On a Sunday..? Let us pray at the mopstick altar of the Maluble metal master….🙏👍 Cheers stu..! Hope u and yr wife and family are all well.. and yr shoulder is better…👍🙏x

@slbleadworks

Жыл бұрын

You’ve got an amazing memory. Thank you. Unfortunately the shoulder still isn’t right. But I feel it has made some progress so fingers crossed I’m on the right path.

Really impressed, a very efficient way of forming the roll ends. One thing we did was to make a lead flapper to remove the marks made by the bossing sticks and dressers. The dense lead just quickly irons out all the marks. Good to see lots of patination oil being used. Nice to watch such a high standard of workmanship👍👍👍

@markrainford1219

Жыл бұрын

What's a lead flapper?

@jbclassics

Жыл бұрын

@@markrainford1219 I served my time with an old Plumber, he was 76 when he retired we used to get a lot of leadwork to do, so had a good grounding. He taught me to fold a piece of lead sheet and use it like a dresser to iron out the marks. It's just what he used to call it and it stuck with me. I am in my sixties now so it was a long time ago lol. I still use it. Other Plumber's have commented that they have never seen it so it might just be something that he did!

@markrainford1219

Жыл бұрын

@@jbclassics Ah, right. Thank you.

@slbleadworks

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching. I’ve never used a flapper but I’ve worked with other lead workers that have. I’ll have to give it a go one day.

Really good work. Would you recommend lead hips on tiles?

@slbleadworks

11 ай бұрын

Thank you. To be honest probably not. I don’t think it looks right on tiles personally.

Just started watching your videos and amazing work bud wot does the oil do thanks a bunch

@slbleadworks

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching. The oil is used to help prevent staining to surrounding roof coverings.

@daveherbert2773

Жыл бұрын

@@slbleadworks thanks keep the videos coming amazing craftsmanship 🤩

👏👏👏👏👏👏

@slbleadworks

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

🤘😎🤘

@slbleadworks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Grand job mate, to go on a grand house it would seem? I’m the same unfortunately work on lots of ££££ houses, I’ll never be able to afford one though! It slightly depresses me 😢😂😂

@Cris.d.em71

Жыл бұрын

A house is not a home my friend… It’s just a building… People & family….are home. Much love Much peace Chris 🙏❤️

@mrv123weir

Жыл бұрын

@@Cris.d.em71 are you a preacher by any chance? I find that kind of stuff a little bit patronising tbh, take care, may God be with you,..🙏

@Cris.d.em71

Жыл бұрын

@@mrv123weir my apologies.. that was not my intent..🙏

@mrv123weir

Жыл бұрын

@@Cris.d.em71 I understand your 1st reply my friend, I do have a happy home, but going back to what I said originally is,.. working on very beautiful houses within its own land does somehow make one feel down sometimes. Believe me, I put the roofs on property’s like this,… stay well Cris 👍🏻👌🏻

@slbleadworks

Жыл бұрын

I’m very lucky to work on some amazing properties. I too will never be able to afford one. But I do love seeing how the other half live and really enjoy working on high end properties.

Great work Stu. I've been practicing this technique in my garage for a job I have coming up but every time I do it the lead becomes really thin in the crease where it meets the mop stick. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. Any advice would be appreciated.

@slbleadworks

Жыл бұрын

What code lead are you using ?

@tonyadams1381

Жыл бұрын

@@slbleadworks Code 5

@slbleadworks

Жыл бұрын

@@tonyadams1381 maybe your hitting too much in the same place. Are you using heat too ?

@tonyadams1381

Жыл бұрын

@@slbleadworks I'm using heat but you could be right. I will give it another go. Thanks for the help.

@tonyadams1381

Жыл бұрын

Hi Stu, I would like to try lead welding. Could you recommend a set up that didn't involve hiring the gas bottles, as I would only use it 2 or 3 times a year. Thanks

Excellent work, can I be personal and ask you the type of money you earn?

@punxneverdead666

Жыл бұрын

It's all free work now a days coz he is so loaded from all the church roofs he did in his younger years.😂😂

@DavidWilliams-zn2nc

Жыл бұрын

@@punxneverdead666 😂, I’ve been in the slating/ tiling game all my life ( I’m now 56), pretty successful. Maybe unbelievable, but I’ve never learned to lead weld, I’m taking a 5 day course this month, coz I’ve spent over £3,000 in the last month for lead to be welded for me. 🤷🏻‍♂️😂👍

@punxneverdead666

Жыл бұрын

@@DavidWilliams-zn2nc just been thinking of the same. Been roofing for years on and off now can do the basic stuff but welding the aprons and back gutters just take it to the next level.

@slbleadworks

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. To be honest not a lot. I have to work Saturdays to help out a bit.

You could do with a self igniting torch. 🤣

@slbleadworks

Жыл бұрын

I know it drives me nuts. It was once self igniting but its stopped working and I can’t figure out how to fix it.

@finlaybichan1275

Жыл бұрын

@@slbleadworks you do get a repair kit to replace the igniter, but they are 30 odd quid!! i used one out of a bbq lighter, and 60% of the time it works every time🤣

@slbleadworks

Жыл бұрын

@@finlaybichan1275 Thanks mate I’ll have to look into that.

👍🇮🇪☘️👏

@slbleadworks

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

That’s called working the molecules….

@slbleadworks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

A wooden bossing stick would have been a better tool, rather than a rubber mallet, never used one really, to many creases to get out but each to their own, I’ve only been doing it for 49 years 😊

@slbleadworks

Ай бұрын

As you say each to their own. Wow 49 years. Have you noticed the lead to be not as good quality as it used to be ?.

@majorwhite51

Ай бұрын

@@slbleadworks hi, your right about the lead, it’s definitely not as pure as it used to be, they only “guarantee” for ten years and only for you use shorter lengths ie C4, 1 mt instead of 1.5 and so on, I’ve used longer lengths, jobs I did over my time are still keeping out the rain and looking good, I work from experience, don’t take much notice of the pen pushers 😁 you take care, watch out, never had a fall, broken bone in my work until last October, on my own roof, believe it or not, I didn’t 😀

@majorwhite51

Ай бұрын

@@slbleadworks broke my arm, had plate put in because it wasn’t healing, still not 100% so just on the bench, all the best