Another nice neat job. I had to do similar several years back on a previous property I owned on the chimney stack. The rolled up lead wedges had long since fallen out so I bought some Hall lead flashing fixing clips off Amazon. They worked very well, a V type clip you knock in. They held really well and then pointed over. Would recommend them if you don't have spare lead. Also I have used some specific lead repair sealant to fix some issues on another job. Wasnt the nicest to work with, very sticky, but seemed to do a decent job. I just got it from Screwfix, though as is often the case with tubes of adhesive and sealant, you only use a small amount and by the time you want to use the tube again it has hardened.
Hiya buddy. I was wondering whether someone would mention these. I'm aware of the clips (a few types) and also the lead sealant and did consider using these. However, this would have cost me an extra £20 or so and I wanted to see how cheaply I could do this job. If the lead plugs were unusable and I didn't already have the mortar I would have gone down this route myself. Best wishes, Des
@@21stcenturycaveman33 Hi mate, thanks for the reply. Just to clear up any potential confusion. When I used the Hall V clips, I pointed over them. Looking at the listing on Amazon I see they show them being used with silicone. My preference was mortar as over time both silicone and mortar will fail, in my opinion silicone is likely to fail quicker than mortar, so whichever was used it would need repairing in the future and I think mortar is much easier to repair/replace than silicone as I always find getting silicone off bricks cleanly is really difficult but as you demonstrated in your videos, you can chase out mortar relatively easily and cleanly ready to repoint. Had my lead plugs still be available when I did my repair I would have likely done like you did and reused them rather than got the pack of Hall V clips, though I now have a bag of spares for the future as I only needed to use a few - finding them in my garage is an entirely different matter though! The time I used silicone was like in your case where there was a crack in the lead, I could use the silicone to repair the crack rather than replace a run of the lead which would have been a major job.
It certainly wouldn't help, that's for sure. Obviously it's best to practice on a more discreet section of wall first. However, it doesn't take long to get the hang of it and most able-bodied people will be able to do a great job. ATB, Des
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Another nice neat job. I had to do similar several years back on a previous property I owned on the chimney stack. The rolled up lead wedges had long since fallen out so I bought some Hall lead flashing fixing clips off Amazon. They worked very well, a V type clip you knock in. They held really well and then pointed over. Would recommend them if you don't have spare lead. Also I have used some specific lead repair sealant to fix some issues on another job. Wasnt the nicest to work with, very sticky, but seemed to do a decent job. I just got it from Screwfix, though as is often the case with tubes of adhesive and sealant, you only use a small amount and by the time you want to use the tube again it has hardened.
Hiya buddy. I was wondering whether someone would mention these. I'm aware of the clips (a few types) and also the lead sealant and did consider using these. However, this would have cost me an extra £20 or so and I wanted to see how cheaply I could do this job. If the lead plugs were unusable and I didn't already have the mortar I would have gone down this route myself. Best wishes, Des
@@21stcenturycaveman33 Hi mate, thanks for the reply. Just to clear up any potential confusion. When I used the Hall V clips, I pointed over them. Looking at the listing on Amazon I see they show them being used with silicone. My preference was mortar as over time both silicone and mortar will fail, in my opinion silicone is likely to fail quicker than mortar, so whichever was used it would need repairing in the future and I think mortar is much easier to repair/replace than silicone as I always find getting silicone off bricks cleanly is really difficult but as you demonstrated in your videos, you can chase out mortar relatively easily and cleanly ready to repoint.
Had my lead plugs still be available when I did my repair I would have likely done like you did and reused them rather than got the pack of Hall V clips, though I now have a bag of spares for the future as I only needed to use a few - finding them in my garage is an entirely different matter though!
The time I used silicone was like in your case where there was a crack in the lead, I could use the silicone to repair the crack rather than replace a run of the lead which would have been a major job.
@@C4sp3r123 Got you. Completely understand. ATB, Des
Tidy job, good stuff
Thanks buddy. Best wishes, Des
you also need to be clear a bad pointing can make the house value go down alot
It certainly wouldn't help, that's for sure. Obviously it's best to practice on a more discreet section of wall first. However, it doesn't take long to get the hang of it and most able-bodied people will be able to do a great job. ATB, Des
Dressed for the occasion lol but great video
Thanks 😅