Installing flat roofs

[@mikechristie6515]

I learned to do this with just bossing and heating the lead....started off bursting the corners and needing to weld patches...by the end of the job i was able to dress the corners so that the corner was the thickest part of it :) white rubber mallet is better than a ball head for roll ends

[@jeffreybresnahan]

I had the great honour of working in Manchester with one of the UK's oldest local family plumbing company's
J. Hemstocks Ltd.
They were the original Manchester company that made the boiler's for the first train engine "The Rocket."
They carry out all the Grade I & ll listed building's lead roof work's throughout the Northwest of England, the new lead work's they installed was absolutely exceptional.

[@dekonfrost7]

I really liked this video. This kind of work is being quickly forgotten.

[@IrishPikeHunter]

Everything on these wood core roll flat roofs can be bossed and when you know what your doing it's a hell of alot quicker also. You know your good when you can boss a flat bit of code6 into a 200x200mm open end box.

[@markbright99]

Rough!

[@clinthopkins7225]

So how you weld if the sheet of lead is to long to stand on end?

[@abba3333]

+Clint Hopkins
You just weld it in place, anyone with experience would probably do it in place, but saying that I prefer when welding when ever I can to do it away from where I am fitting the lead as this reduces the fire hazard,
I would also say that most experienced lead worker would boss it up then dress it around
Also in the film it is not the tidiest work, it would benefit from using a slotted slip plate, a rubber mallet and heating the lead when bossing around the wood roll

[@tomthompson7400]

really tidy , but it looks slow ,, and thus expensive ,, still nice things do cost.

[@86Ivar]

i always lick my fingers when working with lead.

[@Itsaboutthewaterlife]

If you are reading this: you are still alive.

[@youngcarreviews5949]

That could lead to health issues 😂

[@unamor]

Amazing.

[@ZZZ333]

what did they do before welding?

[@JJ-jh6hz]

I could show you how to do that properly