How To Solder Lead Roof Flashing

Just to let anyone still following this thread that my home made soldering iron worked a treat.

How to solder lead roof flashing.

You ll have to measure your roof slope and have a sheet metal or gutter making shop make one for you. Use a rag you should also be wearing gloves to press the flashing tape into place. Then applied iron to edges of joint and allowed solder to run onto lead. Unfortunately you can t solder aluminum flashing and soldering galvanized steel is difficult.

Melt the lead and solder material to begin the joint. Sheets of lead laying around and decided to use as flashing. Applied flux to joints and heated iron with gas blowlamp until able to melt solder. While some skylight manufacturers include flashing in their products sometimes roofing professionals have to create it or purchase it separately.

Warm the top of the tape after a few seconds to keep the bitumen nice and warm. Open valleys have metal flashing to protect this critical area of the roof. The edge of the roof has thin metal flashing that helps water drip off the roof without damaging the home or causing a leak. If so cover the nail head with a dab of silicone.

Soldering flat lock copper roofing duration. Nearly finished with roof and have come to the chimney. Historical feel cheaper than copper longer lasting didn t have to buy it. Start at the end of the joint with the torch about 1 in 2 5 cm above the lead with the filler rod underneath it.

Bought lead flashing and solder wire from wickes. How to correctly solder a vertical copper pipe. Any one able to describe what it takes to soldering lead flashing seams. You may have to nail the lower edge to the roof to hold it flat.

Solder stitching is a practice whereby solder is applied over a soldered joint to improve the appearance of the joint. It sticks so much better this way. Quickly warm the lead again and lay the flashing tape over the split. Keep the torch and filler rod held at an angle as you begin moving it along the joint.

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