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The gable end section of this ridge was leaded, but the lead was ripped to pieces and much of it was missing.
This picture was taken part way through the stripping of the old lead. As you can see the old lead is torn, and the top course of slates was a mess.
Also note the brackets that were holding the lead. That’s not how it’s meant to be done.
A close up of some of the tears in the old lead.
This area was still to be stripped. As you can see someone had covered it with flashband at some point in the past.
Lead now stripped completely.
Lots of slates to be patched before the lead clips can be fitted.
Slates patched and ready to start fitting the lead clips.
First length of lead on but not yet shaped (the tools for that task are lying on the ridge in this shot).
It’s code 7 lead, which is heavy stuff. It needs to be to not be lifted in high winds.
These are the clips. A strip of copper on top, and a strip of code 8 lead underneath.
The lead strips are code 8 to further assist in preventing wind lift.
Once the clips are turned up over the lead the copper ends up underneath and the lead is what shows on top.
Turning the clips up over the lead. The one closest to the camera is done, the next one along partly done, and the two that are farthest away have not been cut to shape yet.
The last full length section in position but not yet beaten to shape.
Another very short section was added later to go into the gap in the gable end stone.
New length of ridge complete and treated with patination oil.
All of the pictures below show the finished job.
