Interesting ....Seems like an Architect design that shelf whatever it is meant to be of course. Would be nice place for pigeons /birds to roost ....(unless there is a reason for the shelf or just a folly) Nice work Stuart
I like the tip about remembering to oil up before forming those welts. I’ve forgotten to do that so many times which is bad when the lead is above a slate roof or something. And setting in on your change of angle is so simple yet so effective. Another wise move is to check that the carpenters have put sufficient fall on that shelf. I did a big job identical to what ur doing here and it went all the way around a large property and at a later date I got the call that it was leaking. On my return I found that there was standing water deeper than what the welts could manage. And I could have saved a lot of headaches if only I’d have checked there were good falls. It wasn’t even running backwards but just level in places. That coupled with inconsiderate tradesman trampling all over to fit the cladding above it caused it to leak. But as usual Stuart, great work and always an education for all ability levels.
Stopping white streaks from lead on slates is so hard. Not sure if the oil isn’t as good as it used to be. But the job I’m currently working on I feel I’m forever going over it. Sounds like you had a right headache on your job. Did it all have to come off ?
@@slbleadworks I’m not really sure what they did in the end but that’s what I told them would be the only real successful solution. Such a shame. It was one of my better jobs too that I was really proud of. I’ve said before that I’ve always struggled with the welding but on this job I had gotten all my vertical welds bang on. I’m guessing they got a shit load of quality sealant and sneaked some in under the welts when it was dry. Ooh I know, I can hear you cringing. Me too. In fact crying I think I was. I just let them deal with it. I was on day rate and had provided no guarantees and I richly blamed it on the Chippy. I visited a job today where I’d done all the vertical cladding of the house next door. All four sides of the top half of a three bed house. Not a white stain anywhere. I must’ve been on the ball on that job. But the only thing is I hadn’t left enough room under the clips so a few had dropped. Also some of the bays had dropped ever so slightly tightening the clips up causing them to drop. I’m more careful these days to give them the 6mm gap. D’ya just straightforward nail up tops of lead bays in vertical cladding on large areas or d’ya use like a little copper washer like I’ve seen u do before? D’ya go a bit overkill with the nailing so as to not risk them dropping a few mil?
I done a job like this along shop fronts in belfast about 20 years ago, I had to go back and weld 214 holes if my memory served me correctly lol electricians decided to pin their wires on the flats with cable clips but thank god they didn't put any through the welted joints lol
@@IrishPikeHunter brilliant. That doesn’t even surprise me. It’s amazing how incompetent people can be. How someone can’t see that or will leak if you put holes in it, I do not know. Another guilty party is AC installers. They can make a right mess. I’ve had them drill out 6” holes through flat roofs , connect their pipes to the unit and just leave it like that. Not even a squirt of sealant. Muppets.
i'm enjoying your videos , could these welts be an easier option than mop sticks to join panels for the less experienced if aesthetics weren't an issue ? looks well tidy
Thank you I’m glad your enjoying my vids and thanks for watching. The welts are definitely a easier option but they should never be used for flat roofs. It’s only really suitable for capping and areas not expected to take much water. This could overwhelm the welts especially if water is ponding.
Hi Stuart. Was there any fall on that ledge? When you say you used welts because it wont get very wet there, would the "wet" option be the wood rolls? Cheers
Yes there was quite a decent fall. The welts can cope with this. And generally capping is welted unless high volumes of water are expected. Then yes you’d be looking at using wood rolls.
Nice lead work but that slating is terrible, pause the vid at 21:16 check out the perp lines. That slater needs to go back to roofing school lol. And there are no drip cuts on the verge.
@@slbleadworks I have done loads of brickwork but I hate it tbh mate don't do it unless it's part of a bigger job etc but that's a beautiful place and your work looks outstanding but that brickwork is bad there is cuts where there shouldn't be and bad points and muck on Bricks as well as the line is not very good just for what looks like a beautiful place its been let down by the brickies unfortunately often seen mate and no fault of yours obviously.
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Lovely work as always Stuart. A pleasure to watch! 👍👍👍
Thank you and thanks for watching I really appreciate it.
Lovely work Stuart can't wait to see the next one mate 👍
Thank you. And thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. I’m going to try and keep the videos coming.
9:19 angle grinder and a metal cutting disc and that scaffolding tube is gone!! 😂
I wish I done that now 🤦🏻♂️😂
@@slbleadworks 🤣 always carry stihl saw or angle grinder and tubes won’t be a problem
Interesting ....Seems like an Architect design that shelf whatever it is meant to be of course. Would be nice place for pigeons /birds to roost ....(unless there is a reason for the shelf or just a folly) Nice work Stuart
Thank you and thanks for watching. I see this shelf detail so many times on properties I’m working on. I think it’s a very traditional feature.
I like the tip about remembering to oil up before forming those welts. I’ve forgotten to do that so many times which is bad when the lead is above a slate roof or something. And setting in on your change of angle is so simple yet so effective. Another wise move is to check that the carpenters have put sufficient fall on that shelf. I did a big job identical to what ur doing here and it went all the way around a large property and at a later date I got the call that it was leaking. On my return I found that there was standing water deeper than what the welts could manage. And I could have saved a lot of headaches if only I’d have checked there were good falls. It wasn’t even running backwards but just level in places. That coupled with inconsiderate tradesman trampling all over to fit the cladding above it caused it to leak. But as usual Stuart, great work and always an education for all ability levels.
Stopping white streaks from lead on slates is so hard. Not sure if the oil isn’t as good as it used to be. But the job I’m currently working on I feel I’m forever going over it.
Sounds like you had a right headache on your job. Did it all have to come off ?
@@slbleadworks I’m not really sure what they did in the end but that’s what I told them would be the only real successful solution. Such a shame. It was one of my better jobs too that I was really proud of. I’ve said before that I’ve always struggled with the welding but on this job I had gotten all my vertical welds bang on. I’m guessing they got a shit load of quality sealant and sneaked some in under the welts when it was dry. Ooh I know, I can hear you cringing. Me too. In fact crying I think I was. I just let them deal with it. I was on day rate and had provided no guarantees and I richly blamed it on the Chippy.
I visited a job today where I’d done all the vertical cladding of the house next door. All four sides of the top half of a three bed house. Not a white stain anywhere. I must’ve been on the ball on that job. But the only thing is I hadn’t left enough room under the clips so a few had dropped. Also some of the bays had dropped ever so slightly tightening the clips up causing them to drop. I’m more careful these days to give them the 6mm gap. D’ya just straightforward nail up tops of lead bays in vertical cladding on large areas or d’ya use like a little copper washer like I’ve seen u do before? D’ya go a bit overkill with the nailing so as to not risk them dropping a few mil?
I done a job like this along shop fronts in belfast about 20 years ago,
I had to go back and weld 214 holes if my memory served me correctly lol
electricians decided to pin their wires on the flats with cable clips but thank god they didn't put any through the welted joints lol
@@IrishPikeHunter brilliant. That doesn’t even surprise me. It’s amazing how incompetent people can be. How someone can’t see that or will leak if you put holes in it, I do not know. Another guilty party is AC installers. They can make a right mess. I’ve had them drill out 6” holes through flat roofs , connect their pipes to the unit and just leave it like that. Not even a squirt of sealant. Muppets.
Fancy lead. Goes with fancy house. You certainly get to work on some nice places.
I know I really do get spoilt. I love seeing how the over half live.
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i'm enjoying your videos , could these welts be an easier option than mop sticks to join panels for the less experienced if aesthetics weren't an issue ? looks well tidy
Thank you I’m glad your enjoying my vids and thanks for watching.
The welts are definitely a easier option but they should never be used for flat roofs. It’s only really suitable for capping and areas not expected to take much water. This could overwhelm the welts especially if water is ponding.
Hi mate amazing work love the videos really help , what size do you make you welts ? Thanks
Thank you and thanks for watching.
I do my welts 25mm
Hi Stuart. Was there any fall on that ledge? When you say you used welts because it wont get very wet there, would the "wet" option be the wood rolls? Cheers
Yes there was quite a decent fall. The welts can cope with this. And generally capping is welted unless high volumes of water are expected. Then yes you’d be looking at using wood rolls.
@@slbleadworks thankyou
Hi mate would/could you use welts do a front door porch approx 1x2m thanks in advance
Has it got a decent fall ?
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Great doing all the lead work but the owner using cheap plastic facia, what a pity. Takes away from the building and your leadwork. Nice work
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Nice lead work but that slating is terrible, pause the vid at 21:16 check out the perp lines.
That slater needs to go back to roofing school lol. And there are no drip cuts on the verge.
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That brickwork is flipping awful 😖 😱 😮
I suppose only a trained eye would notice. I’m guessing that’s your trade ?.
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I have done loads of brickwork but I hate it tbh mate don't do it unless it's part of a bigger job etc but that's a beautiful place and your work looks outstanding but that brickwork is bad there is cuts where there shouldn't be and bad points and muck on Bricks as well as the line is not very good just for what looks like a beautiful place its been let down by the brickies unfortunately often seen mate and no fault of yours obviously.