Black & White Facilities / Service brief
Leadwork and Flashings
When a leak sits close to a chimney, parapet or wall abutment, the flashing at that junction deserves closer inspection than the covering around it. Record when the leak was first reported, whether it returns after rain from a particular direction and whether any recent work touched the detail. This helps separate the immediate fix from any wider investigation.
What the work can include
- Inspection of junctions with walls, chimneys and openings.
- Repair or renewal of individual flashings.
- Repointing and substrate repairs needed to support the new detail.
The written instruction identifies the junctions in scope, the details left alone and the record produced on completion. Across a portfolio, give every item a site and location reference so cost and follow-up stay traceable to the asset.
Our full service catalogue, including every individual service, is available across every listed sector and location. For one site or several, we agree the scope, access and programme around the buildings concerned.
Examples delivered by Property Services
This example was delivered by the separate Black & White Property Services business. A managed residential building in Whitley Bay needed renewed felt flashings where its roof met a parapet wall. Black & White Property Services re-felted the identified flashing area, with tower access included in the scope. The specified roof-junction repair was completed. Targeted parapet flashing repairs in Whitley Bay.
This example was delivered by the separate Black & White Property Services business. A Blyth property needed repairs around the junction between its chimney and roof. Black & White Property Services removed cement fillets, fitted lead aprons and stepped flashings, completed local repointing and cleared gutters on both sides. The specified leadwork and associated roof-maintenance tasks were completed together. Chimney leadwork and associated roof repairs in Blyth.
Important decisions
The replacement detail must suit the materials on either side of the junction and allow for their movement; a bead of sealant over the top may buy time but is not a weathering solution in itself. Trace each defect to the rooms it affects and carry repair history and renewal order on the building's file.
Before we visit
Send photographs of the junctions, the leak history, the roof covering and details of the chimney or wall involved. Attach site records, the operational impact and the approval limit, and confirm the local contact and the windows that avoid disrupting critical activity.
How the work proceeds
It starts with the enquiry: what result is wanted and what is already known about the junction. Inspection then confirms condition and how far a single instruction can reasonably go; the agreed method describes sequence, protection for the areas below and access before work starts.
Once finished, the work is entered against the site or room reference, the result noted and any outstanding item recorded apart from what was completed. This keeps the maintenance plan and budget accurate.
What affects cost and timing
Access, how complex the detail is, the material chosen and any repairs to the masonry or timber that carries the flashing set resource, sequence and time; a single photograph or broad description of the junction seldom tells the whole story.
Where several buildings are involved, make sure tasks and access assumptions correspond before grouping them into a programme, and agree the occupier's temporary arrangements and the trigger for instructing additional work.
Applications across sectors
Under a warehouse roof the goods and operations below set the priorities; in an office the occupied floors and finishes need protecting; in a school or hotel the work has to be scheduled around pupils and guests. The sector pages take those questions through every building type.
Local coverage
Black & White Facilities operates across North East England, including Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Tees Valley. For a property in Newcastle, Gateshead, Durham, Middlesbrough or any other area served, the enquiry needs the postcode and how the site is accessed; the location pages list coverage in full.
Frequently asked questions
Can sealant do the job of a damaged flashing?
Sealant may be part of a properly specified detail, but applied over a flashing that has already failed it rarely lasts. What the junction actually needs is a weathering detail suited to the materials on both sides.
What information helps scope leadwork and flashing repairs?
Photographs of the junctions, the leak history, the roof material and details of the chimney or wall concerned, with the end result you want and any fixed access dates. Past reports show what has been ruled in or out.
What most influences the price and programme?
Access, the complexity of the detail, the material chosen and any repair to the construction beneath. When the scope spells out the preparation, access and completion tasks it includes, proposals can be set side by side fairly.
How should the finished work be recorded?
Against the site and work reference, with the junctions treated or components replaced and any remaining action; any limitation is its own line item so the estate record keeps its value.
Guides and useful reading
The thinking behind the decisions above is in the roofing planning guide; where a junction has been patched repeatedly, the repair versus replacement guide helps balance condition, cost and disruption.
The wider context for working safely at roof level is in HSE roof-work guidance.
Related services and your enquiry
The full family is listed under Roofing; related services include Liquid-Applied Roofing, Metal and Sheet Roofing and Pitched Roofing. Outside this service, all services, maintenance, projects, sectors and locations describe what else is available.
When you contact Black & White Facilities, quote the site reference, say how the operation prioritises it, name the authorised contact and attach the records held. Photographs of the junction, the leak's history, the covering material and the chimney or wall construction let the next step be scoped against the actual detail.
Discuss the scope
Tell us what needs attention.
Share the site, the issue and any access requirements so we can discuss the next step.