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Lead has been in use as a building material throughout Europe since Roman times. In recent years, lead sheet has been subject to public scrutiny regarding its suitability as a roofing material. The European Lead Sheet Industry Association (ELSIA) is a federation of industry bodies across the continent, including our own Lead Sheet Association (LSA). In April ELSIA published a technical brochure to address what it termed “…public concern regarding its [lead sheet’s] suitability as a roofing material”. ELSIA’s aim, it states, is to dispel the myths and focus on the facts:
- Properly installed, handled correctly, using basic hygiene and cleanliness, lead sheet poses no risk to the environment or people
- Lead sheet outperforms all alternative man-made materials in its field
- More than 95% of lead used in the manufacture of the lead sheet is recycled
- The relatively low melting point of lead, 327°C, means the recycling process has minimal environmental impact
- Lead sheet affords attractive, permanent protection against the weather
- The life expectancy of lead sheet is proven to be hundreds of years
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Over the past several years the European Lead Sheet Industry Association (ELSIA) has invested in independent research to investigate the validity of public concerns. In brief, it says that, contrary to public perception, lead sheet poses no risk to the environment, even when water run-off is taken into account. Nor, provided that it is correctly applied in compliance with standard construction industry practice, does it present any health risk to humans. Furthermore, providing simple hygienic precautions are observed, people who handle significant quantities of lead do not expose themselves to occupational health risks. Finally, the production of alternative roofing products has a significantly larger environmental impact than lead sheet, as well as have a higher total cost.
“The aim of ELSIA is to confront any negative perceptions surrounding the use of lead sheet and to inform the public using well-founded research,” said ELSIA chairman Ben Travers. “Many people just don’t realise that the lead sheet used for roofing is both safe and very green – it is highly durable and is recycled time after time. Lobbyists for alternative products with shorter lives – and that cannot be recycled – are ill-informed, and we should try to redress that.”
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Lead roofs have been proven to offer an attractive, well styled and elegant finish over any other roofing product. These lead roofs have been proven to last well over one hundred years as long as the correct codes and fixings are used and are far more cost effective over a longer period of time. Our large roofing project includes:
- Lead roofing
- Lead rainwater pipes
- Ornamental leadwork
- Hopper heads
- Slating
- Tiling
- Single ply
We can provide lead roofing for a wide range of domestic properties including listed and historic buildings.
We also undertake large commercial new build projects. Call today to find out more.
For leadwork repairs in High Wycombe, Oxford and Reading, contact Clover Leadworks on
07850 327 271
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