Saffron Walden is one of the best-preserved market towns in East Anglia, and its wealth of listed buildings, timber-framed houses, and flint-dressed cottages means lead work needs to be done sympathetically and to a standard that lasts.
The town centre around Church Street and the Market Place is full of properties where lead valleys, chimney back gutters, and parapet flashings are original features — some of it genuinely old, some replaced badly at some point in the past 40 years. On thatched and plain-tile roofs in the surrounding villages of Thaxted, Audley End, and Great Chesterford, soakers and step flashings are common points of failure, especially where previous work has used undersized lead or skipped the mortar pointing altogether.
Lead work in a conservation area needs to look right as well as work properly. We cut and dress lead to Code specification and mortar point the chase correctly, so the repair is both watertight and in keeping with the character of the building.
No obligation · We usually respond within 2 hours
Storm damage, active leak, damaged ridge — we aim to be on-site within 24 hours.
