Local lead work specialists serving St Cross and all of Winchester. Victorian and earlier property expertise. Free surveys, no call-out fee, 10-year written guarantee.
Need lead work in St Cross? We provide free surveys, fixed written quotes and a 10-year workmanship guarantee, with no call-out fee. Typical work is scheduled within the week and emergencies attended 24/7. Call 01962 809171 or book a callback within 2 hours.
✓ NFRC Registered
✓ Fully Insured
✓ 10 Year Guarantee
✓ Free Surveys
✓ No Hidden Costs
Honest advice
Do You Actually Need Lead Work?
Lead is the traditional waterproofing at every roof junction — valleys, chimney bases, bay tops and parapet gutters. On Winchester’s period stock much of it is a century old. These are the signs it has failed. On St Cross properties, st Cross is a highly protected conservation area with a dense concentration of listed period property needing specialist, consent-controlled work.
Damp appearing near a chimney, valley or bay window
Lead that has split, cracked or fatigued along a fold
Lead flashing that has slipped out of the mortar joint
White lead-carbonate staining running down brickwork below
Original Victorian or Edwardian lead never yet renewed
Where this is the wrong fix: Sound lead that has simply slipped can often be re-dressed and re-fixed rather than renewed — we will not replace lead that has years left in it. Read the full guide.
Chimney flashing detail — how it works
Lead Work in St Cross
Lead Work in St Cross, Winchester
St Cross's Victorian and earlier housing stock creates specific lead work requirements. The dominant maintenance issue here is listed building consent requirements. Properties on St Cross Road, Sparkford Road represent the typical St Cross housing profile that generates lead work calls to our Winchester team.
We carry out lead work work in St Cross regularly and understand the local housing profile — the tile types, the lead specifications and the failure patterns common to Victorian and earlier properties in the Itchen Valley, sheltered conditions of St Cross.
Lead Work Cost Guide — St Cross
Lead Work Prices
Job Type
Typical Cost
Lead Work — standard job
£150–£900
Emergency call-out
No call-out fee
Free survey
Included
Why St Cross Specifically
The listed building consent requirements in St Cross means lead work work here requires knowledge of the Victorian and earlier era materials and failure patterns. We carry specific stock for St Cross's most common specifications and can usually attend same-week.
St Cross Reviews
What St Cross Customers Say
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"Fast response to our call and a proper survey before quoting. The lead work work in St Cross was done exactly as described."
A. Morrison · St Cross, Winchester
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"Local team who know St Cross's housing stock. Gave honest advice — recommended the minimum rather than overselling."
C. Fletcher · St Cross, Winchester
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"Written report after every visit. Found problems we had not noticed and fixed them before they became expensive."
St Cross's Victorian and earlier listed buildings properties present specific lead work requirements. The Listed Building Consent required for most significant work here means lead work work in St Cross follows a slightly different approach to estates without this characteristic. Our Winchester team carries matching materials for St Cross's clay plain tile and natural slate stock and attends St Cross regularly.
1.Free survey — inspect all lead elements including soaker presence
2.Confirm lead code appropriate to position (code 4 flashings, code 5 valleys and back gutters)
3.Quote covering all elements within the same scaffold erection
4.Strip failed lead back to clean masonry
5.Cut new lead to correct gauge with thermal movement allowance
6.Fit stainless lead clips at maximum 450mm centres
7.Set lead into chases and point with appropriate mortar
8.Inspect and test after first significant rainfall
Typical cost: £150–£900. Free survey and fixed-price written quote.
St Cross Property Profile
What St Cross Properties Need for Lead Work
St Cross was built primarily Victorian and earlier listed buildings. The dominant roofing material is clay plain tile and natural slate. The lead work on most St Cross properties is 100–150 years old. Properties on St Cross Road, Sparkford Road are representative of the typical St Cross housing stock.
The Itchen Valley, sheltered conditions in St Cross affect how quickly roofing elements deteriorate. Specifically, the Listed Building Consent required for most significant work creates maintenance requirements that differ from Winchester estates in more sheltered or drier positions. We account for this in both the specification and the survey schedule we recommend for St Cross properties.
Lead Work Cost Guide — St Cross
Item
Cost
Lead Work — standard St Cross property
Typical cost: £150–£900
Free survey and written report
Included
Workmanship guarantee
10 years written
What Every Survey Covers in St Cross
✓All elevations inspected from ladder — every clay plain tile and natural slate tile and mortar element
✓Lead flashings assessed — 100–150 years old lead is the primary maintenance item for most St Cross properties
✓Ridge and hip mortar condition — checked against the flexible mortar specification
✓Gutter condition and fall — cleared and tested on maintenance visits
✓Loft inspection where accessible — felt and structural condition
✓Written condition report — yours regardless of whether you proceed
The process
From First Call to Sign-Off in St Cross
1. Free survey
We survey the whole roof and go into the loft, following the leak to its real source. In St Cross, the roof type and the access on streets like St Cross Road guide our approach.
2. Written quote
To finish, fixed price naming the lead code and the specific detail — valley, flashing, bay top or parapet — within 48 hours.
3. Scheduling & access
On completion, lead work at height needs a tower or scaffold, arranged before the start.
4. The work
On the day, new sand-cast or milled lead dressed by hand to Lead Sheet Association standards, correct code, thermal-movement allowance and stainless fixings.
5. Cleanup & guarantee
Site cleared, workmanship guaranteed for 10 years.
Timescales
How Long Does It Take?
Job
Typical duration
Re-dress slipped flashing
Half a day
Renew chimney lead set
1–2 days
Rebuild lead valley
2–3 days
Bay top or parapet gutter re-lead
2–4 days
Lead is dressed dry and needs settled weather; heavy rain pauses the work and temporary cover goes on. Timings on St Cross jobs also depend on access around St Cross Road and whether scaffold is needed.
Access
Getting Safely onto St Cross Roofs
Most lead junctions are at height or at the chimney, so a tower or scaffold is usually needed. Scaffold is specified for: chimney-base leadwork, valley rebuilds, parapet gutters and any multi-storey junction - always itemised in your written quote, never a hidden extra, and we arrange it.
St Cross is a highly protected conservation area with a dense concentration of listed period property needing specialist, consent-controlled work. Pavement scaffold and skip permits go through Winchester City Council; allow a few working days on streets like St Cross Road, Back Street where space is tight.
Pricing
St Cross Lead Work: Cost Guide
Job
Typical range
Notes
Re-dress slipped flashing
£150–£350
Per detail
Renew chimney lead set
£400–£800
Code-4/5
Rebuild lead valley
£450–£900
2–3 days
Bay top re-lead
£600–£1,400
Period detail
Parapet gutter re-lead
£900–£2,500
Complex
What moves the price
Lead code and quantity required
Junction complexity — valley vs parapet
Access at height
Sand-cast vs milled lead on heritage work
Worked example: Re-leading the parapet gutter on a Georgian townhouse in the St Cross conservation area: around £1,800.
Staged on larger jobs; nothing before materials on site. VAT included.
Covering SO22, SO23, SO21 and surrounding postcodes.
Guarantee
The Guarantee in Plain Terms
Leadwork is guaranteed 10 years on workmanship; correctly dressed code-4/5 lead itself lasts 60–80 years.
Covered: workmanship for 10 years, in writing, transferable if you sell.
On top: manufacturer warranties on materials (terms vary by product).
Not covered: storm or impact damage - that is an insurance matter, and we will document it for your claim.
If a fault appears in covered work, we come back and put it right. No quibbling, no re-charge.
Good to know
What It Is Like While We Work in St Cross
Access equipment at the junction for a few days and minimal debris — lead offcuts are removed and recycled. For external work you need not be in; we only need power and agreed access.
Winchester’s exposed junctions take wind-driven rain, so we dress lead in dry spells and weatherproof between visits. Low-lying near the Itchen water meadows, with high humidity and heavy tree cover.
FAQ
Lead Work St Cross — Questions
Full chimney lead set: £400–£800. Valley replacement: £450–£900. Bay roof lead: £350–£650. Lead redress (minor): £150–£350. Free survey — call 01962 809171.
Victorian and earlier St Cross properties have original lead flashings now 80–120 years old — replacement is typically the maintenance priority. We assess all lead elements at the free survey.
Code 4 minimum for cover flashings and soakers. Code 5 for back gutters and valley linings. We specify code on every St Cross lead work quote and never install below BS 6915 minimum.
Where the lead is structurally sound but has lifted at a chase, re-dressing (£150–£350) is appropriate and cost-effective. Where the lead has failed through the section or been repeatedly patched, full replacement is the honest recommendation.
Yes — soaker presence is confirmed at every St Cross chimney survey. Step flashings without soakers behind them have only one waterproofing layer at the sides and fail sooner. We install correct soakers on all St Cross lead replacements.
Correctly specified code 4 chimney flashings: 50–70 years. Code 5 back gutters and valleys: 60–80 years. Lead work we install in St Cross today is designed to outlast the current ownership.
Active water ingress from a failed chimney lead should be addressed within 24–48 hours. Call 01962 809171 for a same-day or next-morning assessment across St Cross.
