Stealing Lead From Roofs

Apply anti climb paint to drain pipes and roof guttering to restrict access to roofing.

Stealing lead from roofs.

Three men have been charged with stealing lead from the roofs of five village churches in east yorkshire. They caused an estimated 225 000 of damage at minimum after targeting the building on saturday and sunday. After one weekend this summer the sky could be seen through the timbers for. A romanian thief who stripped over 100 000 of lead from the roofs of rural churches leaving one facing closure after 800 years has been jailed for five years.

The paint should not be applied below a height of 2m and warning notices should be displayed. Revd keith brindle said the would be thieves could not have chosen a worse time. Conduct regular checks of roofs so that lead theft is detected at the earliest opportunity rather than when rainwater enters the building causing further losses. Thefts of lead from church roofs have become a national problem.

Three men from the west midlands have been charged with conspiracy to steal lead from church roofs in lincolnshire. A judge told remus tudorache 27. T he roof of the 15th century church of st mary furneux pelham herts is adorned within with carved wooden angels. Two men trying to steal from a church roof were caught lead handed by the reverend who was inside conducting a.