Let Belzona Help Prevent Metal Theft

Aug. 21, 2012 - PRLog -- With the soaring price of materials, metal theft is a crime that has been sweeping over Britain as thieves strip millions of pounds of lead flashing from buildings to sell on to unscrupulous dealers. Thousands of properties, including many historic buildings and churches have been targeted so far and the resultant damage costs can be extremely high. With the cost of lead set to remain at record highs, the lead theft problem shows no sign of going away soon.

In response to this problem, Belzona are offering a liquid applied polymeric membrane system to fully encapsulate the lead providing long term protection against thieves. In addition to the major issue of theft, lead is susceptible to damage and deterioration due to extreme weather conditions and pollution. Belzona’s solution provides weatherproofing capabilities, preventing moisture ingress and reducing deterioration resulting in long term roof protection and preservation of the lead.

By utilizing a cold repair and protection solution, lead work can be fully encapsulated resulting in a highly effective theft reduction system.

Belzona also offer a system which can replace lead should it have been stolen. The Belzona 3111 (Flexible Membrane) in dark grey colour has been found to be an excellent aesthetic repair method that simulates the look of lead.

By way of example, in 2008, a local school had suffered from the theft of lead on their roof. The damage was so extensive that of not addressed, it would have led to structural defects resulting in potentially disruptive high cost repairs.

A Belzona local representative was contacted to provide a cost effective solution to repair the damage and protect against future deterioration without the use of lead, whilst retaining the original appearance. The repair was completed in less than one week and on revisiting the application in 2011, it was confirmed the school has not experienced any further problems, with the repair still in service and in excellent condition.

To find out more visit http://www.belzona.co.uk/roof_problem_areas.aspx