This area of roof was stuffed with rotten, cracked and broken Burlington slates.
A view of the area before work started.
Ripping out the old to replace with new.
This is how it looked after the work was completed.
This page shows the fabrication and installation of a lead roof vent which will, once a plumber has been to site, vent two bathrooms.
The vent was installed on a high castle roof but no scaffold costs were incurred as we do not need scaffold for this kind of work.
Access, leadwork and slating were all handled by BCM Steeplejacks – no subcontractors were required, which helps to keep costs down.
This picture shows the vent on the bench during fabrication. The plastic pipe inside the outer lead pipe is there to give the plumber something to connect onto inside the attic.
Still on the bench but nearly complete.
There was a small sandstone turret to be raked out and pointed with hydraulic lime mortar. The picture below shows it fully raked out.
This one shows it fully pointed.
Abseil access saves a fortune on scaffold costs on jobs like this.
Just a few shots showing a small slate patching job on a slated spire in Perthshire, Scotland.
