Quick answer
Do you work on homes all over Lincoln?
Yes. Our office is at 701 P Street, Suite 105, so every Lincoln address is a short drive. We work in the older core neighborhoods like Near South, Everett, Hartley and Clinton, in the former towns of Havelock, Bethany, University Place and College View, and in newer subdivisions on the south and northeast edges. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM.
Lincoln at a glance
| Town | Lincoln, Nebraska |
|---|---|
| County | Lancaster County |
| ZIP codes | 68502, 68503, 68504, 68505, 68506, 68507, 68508, 68510, 68512, 68516, 68520, 68521, 68522, 68524, 68526, 68528 |
| From our Lincoln office | About 0 miles, office is downtown at 701 P Street |
| Nearby communities | Waverly, Hickman, Malcolm, Bennet, Roca, Raymond, Firth, Walton |
| Who to call | Brenton Roby, (402) 417-3937 |
| Services | Masonry, Stone, Roofing, Siding, Gutters, Painting, EIFS & Stucco, Storm Repair, Commercial |
Do You Serve All of Lincoln and Lancaster County?
Yes. Lincoln is our home base. The office sits downtown in the 68508 ZIP, a few blocks from the Capitol, so we can look at a job in Havelock in the morning and one near Pine Lake Road the same afternoon. We also work in the smaller Lancaster County towns. Call or send the quote form, and we set a time to see the job in person before you get a written bid.
Lincoln had 291,082 residents at the 2020 census. We cover every Lincoln ZIP, including:
- Core and older neighborhoods: 68502, 68503, 68508, 68510
- North and northeast: 68504, 68505, 68507, 68521, 68524
- East and southeast: 68506, 68516, 68520, 68526
- South and southwest: 68512, 68522, 68528
How Lincoln Neighborhoods Shape Exterior Work
In Lincoln, the age of the neighborhood predicts most exterior problems. Hartley houses were built from 1890 to 1940. Woods Park is a bungalow district from the 1910s and 1920s. Lincoln annexed Bethany Heights in 1922, University Place in 1926, College View in 1929 and Havelock in 1930, so each keeps an older small-town core. Fox Hollow went up from the 1970s on, and the Far Southeast filled in during the late 2000s and early 2010s.
| Neighborhood | What the record shows | Work these homes often need |
|---|---|---|
| Near South and Everett | Historic homes, some former apartment conversions now going back to single family | Tuckpointing, wood trim and siding paint, roof replacement |
| Hartley and Clinton | Early suburbs east and north of downtown, houses from 1890 to 1940 in Hartley | Mortar repair, porch brick, gutters and fascia |
| Woods Park | Bungalows from the 1910s and 1920s near Antelope Creek | Porch piers, soffit and fascia, exterior painting |
| South Bottoms | National Register district with raised concrete block foundations and hipped roofs | Block foundation repair, hip roof replacement |
| Havelock, College View, University Place, Bethany | Former towns annexed between 1922 and 1930, each with an older business strip | Storefront brick, siding, commercial paint |
| Fox Hollow, Far Southeast, Fallbrook | Built from the 1970s through the 2010s | First or second roof replacement, stone veneer, hail repair |
Historic Brick Homes in Lincoln: What Usually Fails First
On historic brick homes in Lincoln, the mortar joints usually fail before the brick does. Water gets into worn joints, freezes, and pushes the gap wider each winter. Lincoln swings hard, and the city hit minus 31°F on February 16, 2021. Homes built before about 1940 often have softer mortar than modern mixes, so repair mortar has to be matched. Hard new mortar next to soft old brick can crack the brick faces.
Signs your brick needs attention
- Joints recessed more than about a quarter inch, or mortar you can scrape out with a key
- Sand collecting on window sills or the porch floor
- Stair-step cracks running through the mortar near corners and openings
- Brick faces flaking or popping off (spalling)
- White powder on the wall (efflorescence), which means water is moving through the masonry
Most of these are fixed with tuckpointing and brick repair: grinding out failed joints and packing new mortar matched in color and hardness. One bad section usually has a cause above it, like a broken gutter, so we look at the whole wall before quoting.
Exterior Services Available to Lincoln Homeowners
Every service on our list is available anywhere in Lincoln: brick, block and stone masonry, tuckpointing, roofing, siding, gutters, soffit and fascia, exterior and interior painting, stucco and EIFS, and storm repair. Commercial owners and general contractors in Lincoln can also hire us for masonry, painting and EIFS. One contractor handling the whole exterior keeps the trades in the right order.
- Roofing: roof replacement and repair in Lincoln, including tear-offs on older homes with two layers already on them.
- Siding: siding repair and replacement for hail-dented vinyl on newer homes and worn wood lap siding on older ones.
- Painting: exterior painting for older Lincoln homes. Homes built before 1978 may have lead paint, which falls under the EPA lead-safe renovation rule.
- Stucco and EIFS: stucco and EIFS repair on Period Revival homes and on commercial buildings with a synthetic stucco face.
- Gutters, soffit, fascia and stone veneer: new gutters, rot repair, stone wainscot and columns.
Hail and Wind Damage in Lincoln
Lincoln gets real hail. On the night of June 16, 2022, the Storm Prediction Center logged hail from 1.25 to 2 inches across north and northwest Lincoln, including 1.75 inches near the airport. On April 26, 2024, an EF3 tornado hit northeast Lincoln. Hail an inch or larger commonly bruises asphalt shingles, dents siding and cracks gutters. After a storm, walk the house and take photos before anything is cleaned up.
What to check after a Lincoln hailstorm:
- Dents in gutters, downspouts and roof vents
- Loose granules on shingles, piling up at downspout outlets
- Cracked vinyl siding on the side the storm came from
Our hail and wind damage repair covers roofs, siding and gutters. We look at the damage, write it up in a bid, and you decide with your insurance company how to proceed.
Lincoln Permits: Building & Safety and the Re-Roof Policy
Inside city limits, building permits come from the City of Lincoln Building & Safety Department at 555 South 10th Street. Its re-roof policy says shingling over solid sheathing does not need a building permit. A permit is needed when sheathing or rafters are rotted, when new sheathing goes over old boards, or when a roof already has two or more layers, which then must all be removed. We confirm permit needs before work starts.
Read the city's own wording in the Lincoln re-roof policy. A few points that matter on Lincoln homes:
- Ice barrier is required and has to run from the lowest roof edge to at least 24 inches inside the exterior wall line.
- Older houses often have plank decking with gaps, which can decide whether new sheathing, and a permit, is needed.
- Masonry, siding and structural work have their own rules, and homes outside city limits may fall under Lancaster County. We check with the right office for your address.
How a Lincoln Project Runs, First Call to Clean-Up
A Lincoln project starts with a phone call or the quote form, and we get back to you fast. Next we visit the house, look at the problem and talk through options. You get a free written bid with no pressure. Once you approve it, we confirm permits, schedule the crew, do the work and clean up the site before we call the job done.
- Call or send the form. Call Brenton at (402) 417-3937, Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM. The quote form promises a reply in under 5 minutes.
- Site visit. We look at the brick, roof or siding in person.
- Written bid. Scope, materials and what is included, in writing.
- Permits. We confirm with Building & Safety or the county before work starts.
- The work. Licensed and insured crews, trades in the right order.
- Clean-up and walkthrough. Debris hauled off, and you walk the job with us.
Lancaster County Towns Near Lincoln We Also Cover
Beyond the city, we cover the Lancaster County towns around Lincoln. Waverly sits northeast on US-6, and Hickman sits south off US-77, and both have their own pages with local permit details. The smaller towns listed below are covered on the same terms as Lincoln: an in-person look, a written bid and a scheduled crew.
See our pages for exterior work in Waverly and exterior work in Hickman. Other Lancaster County towns we serve:
- Malcolm 68402, Raymond 68428, Davey 68336
- Bennet 68317, Walton 68461, Panama 68419
- Roca 68430, Firth 68358, Hallam 68368, Martell 68404
- Denton 68339, Sprague 68438
