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"lead flashing" or what??


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We are taking down a chimney stack on our house tomorrow, as it is leaning precariously.  We are having it rebuilt to a lower height, which will then actually match the one on the other side of the house.  I have been told that we need to buy zinc for the base of the stack, rather than lead flashing that is common in the UK.  I tried tralking to the local Point P today, but am totally confused by what they have told me.[8-)] 

Can somebody please suggest what I should be asking for?  The horizontal dimensions of the chimney are roughly 1m x 0.5m and it is located on the "front" pitch of our slate roof, rather than straddling the apex.  If I can find a picture, I'll post it.

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You *can* buy the lead: my builder bought a roll to fashion a flashing to go between two adjacent roofs with alternating pitch, but it cost as much as a small family car.

The zinc I have seen in strips of a metre x something like 250mm, or you buy it (as I did) in a big sheet and cut it into strips as you require. It will cut with either tin snips or a Stanley knife with a new blade in it (score then fold and it breaks).

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