Jackdaw`s New Home

Jackdaw`s New Home

Enclosed photograph of a completed project where a client asked us to demolish a chimneystack below roof line, cover over the top of the flue but to enable his resident Jackdaw to make its new home.

Week schedule 15th July 2013

Really good week at Pickles Bros driven by the glorious good weather, all plans have come to fruition.  It has been an extremely busy week: Working on stone slate farm house completion Working on a Burlington slate roof, new lead valleys, new lead work to Chimneystack...
Reclaimed Welsh slate roof covering

Reclaimed Welsh slate roof covering

Nearing completion in second hand/reclaimed Welsh slate roof covering in Headingley, Leeds 6.   After removal of existing roof covering old timbers were found to be rotten requiring our craftsmen carpenter to replace: wall plate, spars, hip rafters and ridge tree in...
Wenning Hipping, Clapham completing

Wenning Hipping, Clapham completing

Completed stone slate roof  at Wenning Hipping, Clapham. Re-slated stone slates on new permeable felt, tanalised laths,permeable breatherable felt.  Installed 300 mm insulation quilt laid to Building Code regulation.  The slates have been laid in random diminishing...
Dome Roof Light

Dome Roof Light

Newly installed double skinned polycarbonate dome roof light – with code 5 lead vertical and horizontal lead surround; all fixed to Lead Code regulations.  For more information on roof lights contact Pickles Bros on tel: (0113) 2752620

Wenning Hipping, Clapham- The works are nearing completion.  The main roof is now completed.  We have been working on a 400 year old crook barn truss and repaired with new purlins etc.  Slating is completed to the main roof including lime bedding to ridge and gables...