Which parts of Lane End do you actually work in?

All of it — HP14 and surrounding postcodes. We're also in high wycombe, stokenchurch and marlow most weeks.

Do you cover Lane End?

Yes — Lane End is one of our regular areas. We work across HP14 weekly from our High Wycombe base (3.7 miles via B482). Building control notifications go through Buckinghamshire Council where required.

Will my insurer accept your Lane End report?

Yes — we provide photo-documented reports with the cause, scope and quoted repair. We've done this for most major UK insurers on jobs around Lane End.

Can you find the leak if it's not obvious?

Almost always. We trace from inside (loft staining, daylight, damp lines) then verify outside. On HP14 roofs the entry point is often a metre or more from the visible stain.

Will the repair last on a Lane End property?

We spec to the local stock — like-for-like materials, proper mechanical fixings, code 4 or 5 lead at flashings — and back it with a written workmanship guarantee.

Service

Bay Window Roof Repair (Lead & Tile)

Bay window roofs are tiny, traditional, and almost always badly fixed last time. Lead bays on 1930s semis are the classic — we still do them properly in Code 5 lead, not flashband and silicone.

Code 5 lead bay re-cover
Tile bay canopy renewal
Wood roll & welted seam detail
Apron flashing into house wall
Rotten timber sub-deck replacement
From £450 for repairs, £1,200+ for full re-lead

Why bay roofs leak (it's almost never the lead)

Original 1930s bay leads last 80+ years. When they finally leak it's usually the apron flashing into the house wall above, the rolls splitting from foot traffic, or — most often — someone's previous 'repair' with flashband that's lifted. The lead itself is normally salvageable.

Doing it the right way

Code 5 lead, wood rolls (not welted seams on anything over 1.5m), Code 4 apron up the house wall chased 25mm into a brick course, pointed in lime mortar on period property. The whole job on a typical 1930s bay is one day for two people.

FAQs

Can you patch the existing lead?+

Sometimes — lead patches are bonded, not just laid on top. If the original sheet is fundamentally sound a £450–£700 repair is realistic. If it's been previously botched it's usually false economy.

Do you match the original detail?+

Yes — wood rolls, welted seams, traditional apron detail. Listed and conservation properties get exactly what the original spec called for.

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