Verandah Flashing

Because our verandah has radiused (curved) rafters, I could not get a standard steel section rolled to fit the hips (apparently they can't roll to this shape). So I had to fall back on the traditional solution - lead. The down side is that we collect water from out roof - and we don't want excessive lead in that water, even though we don't drink it. Fortunatley lead can be bought pre-coated in acrylic sealer - it's grey and matches our colour scheme well.

Now here's the clue on how to do this. To shape the lead into place, the best thing to use is another piece of lead, cut in the shape of a strap about 30mm wide and 250mm long. By hitting the lead with this strap it forms it into shape smoothly with minimal ripples. I was pleased with the result. Many thanks to Tony our plumber for this hint.