Halstead sits in the Colne Valley with a tight cluster of Victorian mill workers' terraces and older cottages that carry ageing lead flashings in urgent need of attention.
The town's character is shaped by its industrial past — the Courtaulds mill drew terraced housing development across the hillside above the river, and these late-Victorian and Edwardian properties typically have shared chimney stacks with step flashings serving two or more flues at once. When the lead lifts or the mortar chase opens up on one stack, water finds its way into the party wall and can affect two houses simultaneously. The surrounding villages of Greenstead Green and Gosfield also have a good number of older farmhouses and converted barns where valley gutters and flat-roof sections rely on lead to stay sound.
We survey the full chimney or roof junction before quoting, so there are no surprises once work starts. All lead is sourced to BS EN 12588 and dressed on site to the correct code weight for the pitch and exposure. Call us to book a free lead work inspection in Halstead or the surrounding Colne Valley villages.
No obligation · We usually respond within 2 hours
Storm damage, active leak, damaged ridge — we aim to be on-site within 24 hours.
