Every Cornerstone roofing project carries a 10-year insurance-backed warranty, alongside the relevant material guarantee from the manufacturer.
Reliable, high-quality work before, during, and after the scaffold comes down.
We specialise in providing high-quality leadwork installations, renowned for their reliability, durability, and cost-effectiveness. Lead is a material that stands out for its longevity, often outlasting other roofing materials by up to three times. Our team of trained leadwork specialists is dedicated to delivering top-tier workmanship at competitive and affordable prices.
Our extensive leadwork services include:
Our reach extends across Mid Sussex, ensuring that both residential and commercial properties can benefit from our expert leadwork services.
We cover the full range of leadwork you’d expect on a UK property. That includes flat lead sheet roofing, lead flashing around chimneys, vents and roof junctions, lead cladding, lead capping for parapets and boundary walls, chimney aprons, backs, step flashing and soakers, lead valleys and gullies, lead guttering, and dormer or bay window lead roof coverings. Anything that needs a properly-formed lead detail, we install.
Lead is one of the longest-lasting traditional roofing materials, often outlasting other coverings by a significant margin when it’s correctly installed. The lifespan depends on the lead being properly fixed, joined and supported, with enough allowance for thermal movement. Most failures trace back to fixing or detailing rather than the lead itself, which is why workmanship matters more on leadwork than on almost any other roofing job.
Look out for cracks, splits or fatigue lines along the lead surface (most often around step flashings and at joints), lead lifting or pulling away from chimneys or walls, patches of fresh-looking shiny lead stuck to older lead (usually a sign of past patching), water marks or damp on internal walls below leadwork, and pooling or water ingress at lead valleys and gullies. Cracks and splits often mean the lead was originally fixed without enough room to expand and contract; a proper replacement reforms the detail correctly.
Leadwork costs depend on the size of the job, the type of detail (a step flashing is very different from a full lead roof), the lead grade required for the application, access and scaffolding needs, and any associated repairs to the masonry, timbers or surrounding roof covering. Rather than quote blind, we book a free visit, take measurements, and provide a written quote based on the specific job.
Yes. Chimney flashings are one of our most-common leadwork jobs. We replace cracked, lifted or perished step flashings, aprons, soakers and back gutters around chimneys, dressing the lead correctly into the brickwork or stone and re-pointing the chase joints to seal the detail. Done properly, a fresh chimney flashing should be watertight for decades.
All of our leadwork is backed by a 10-year insurance-backed warranty on our workmanship, alongside the relevant manufacturer guarantees on the lead and any associated materials. Lead is a long-life material, but it’s the workmanship that determines how it actually performs. The warranty reflects that.
Yes. We carry out lead work across Sussex from our base in Scaynes Hill, including Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill, Cuckfield, Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks, Lindfield and the surrounding Mid Sussex villages. From single chimney flashings to full lead sheet roofs on dormers, bays, and traditional buildings, lead is a specialist part of what we do.
