Traditional Intermediate Leadwork Craft

Traditional Intermediate Leadwork Craft (a City & Guilds Accredited Programme)

This course is the natural progression for those who have completed the Basic Leadwork Craft course and want to gain a further recognised qualification in leadwork. It has been developed for those who want to acquire the skills for working with lead sheet and the knowledge of the design, repair and maintenance of leadwork used in roofing, cladding and weathering applications.

This course has replaced the City & Guilds 6055 Leadworker’s Certificate Modules 1 to 4. The course curriculum and learning outcomes are identical to the 6055 course.

For this course Tier 3 grant will be paid on successful completion of each of the four modules.

The course is split into four modules which can be taken individually or in sequence:

Module 1 – Flashing details Inc Assessment
  • Soakers & step flashings
  • Front apron (bossed)
  • Single step flashing
  • Clips to free edges
  • Step & cover flashings to tiles
  • Back gutter (bossed)
  • Apron flashing to profiled tiles
  • Butt weld
  • Lap weld
  • Cover patch
  • Gusset corner/inclined welding
  • Front apron (welded)
  • Apron flashing (internal corner)
  • Saddle
  • Apron Flashing to patent glazing
  • Lead slate
  • Chimney flashings to stack
  • Chimney DPC
  • Pitched valley gutter
  • Ridge roll with clips
Module 2 - Weatherings Inc Assessment
  • Welted parapet capping
  • Cornice with welt and leadwelded break corner
  • Cornice with wood roll and pipe penetration
  • Chute outlet (welded)
  • Catch pit (welded)
  • Gutter drips (bossed)
  • Gutter drips (welded)
Module 3 - Flat & pitched roofs Inc Assessment
  • Roll end and roll ends to abutments (bossed)
  • Roll end and roll ends to abutments (welded)
  • Eaves to wall abutments (welded)
  • Wood cored rolls staggered (bossed)
  • Wood cored rolls staggered (welded)
  • Wood cored rolls in line (bossed)
  • Wood cored rolls in line (welded)
  • Wood cored rolls in line drip above 3o
  • Wood cored roll abutment above 30o
  • Roll end alternative detail
  • Hollow roll laps in line
Module 4 – Cladding and dormers Inc Assessment
  • Front apron
  • Secret gutter
  • Jamb & head dormer components
  • Cheek & jamb
  • Back gutter
  • Completed dormer window
  • Vertical cladding
  • Preformed cladding

As candidates progress through the modules each element is checked to ensure quality and conformity to specification and best practice.

Formal assessment is by both practical exercises and written questions/case studies. All work is assessed and marked against the criteria provided on the task sheets.

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