Location
Edinburgh
Edinburgh case study
Edinburgh Heritage Slate Roof Repair
Case study for a heritage slate roof repair in Edinburgh, including survey findings, leadwork, slate repairs and conservation-sensitive outcome.
Property type
listed townhouse
Problem
Slipped slate and failed chimney leadwork
Survey findings
The survey found sound salvageable slate, failed flashing and open lime mortar joints.
Work completed
Matched slate repairs, lead flashing renewal and localised lime mortar pointing.
Materials used
Natural slate, code lead and lime mortar
Before and after photos
Before and after photography should be added when real project images are approved for publication. Until then this page uses a representative roofing image and keeps the case-study structure ready.
Outcome
The roof was made watertight while retaining the historic roof character.