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Lincoln, MA · 01773

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Lincoln, MA

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Lincoln has close to 70 modernist houses that were brought to town, most still standing, and flat or low-slope roofs are a feature of many modernist designs. The likely jobs are membrane and drainage work, plus gutters filled by wooded lots. Newton Roofing connects you with an independent roofer who serves ZIP 01773.

Lincoln is a small town with one ZIP code, 01773, and an unusual place in the Boston area: a published account calls its group of modernist houses the most interesting in Massachusetts. Close to 70 modern homes were brought to the town, and most are still standing. One of them is the Gropius House, built in 1938 on a 5.51-acre site, and the Woods End Road Historic District holds three houses designed by Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer.

That changes what a roof call here sounds like. The town lies 12.5 km from Newton, and the houses that make it famous were designed with flat and low-slope roofs in mind, not the pitched, shingled gable that most of the nearby market is built around. Newton Roofing is a call line. It connects you with an independent local roofer, and you describe the house and what you can see.

City
Lincoln, MA
County
Middlesex County
ZIP codes
01773
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Winter snow and ice dams, wind and summer thunderstorms decide which roof problems show up in Newton from week to week.

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    Where we work in Lincoln

    Neighborhoods we cover

    • Woods End Road, home to a historic district of three Gropius and Breuer houses
    • The Gropius House site of 5.51 acres
    • Wooded lots across town in ZIP 01773

    Landmarks and main roads

    • The Gropius House, built in 1938
    • The Woods End Road Historic District
    • Close to 70 modernist houses brought to the town

    Why does a flat roof ask different questions from a shingled one?

    A shingled roof sheds water by slope. A flat or low-slope roof relies on a continuous membrane and on drains and scuppers that carry water off the edge. If any piece of that fails, the water has nowhere to go but in. The jobs that follow a failure are about seams, flashings at edges and walls, and whether the roof drains the way it was designed to.

    On a modernist house the roof edge is often part of the design, and a clean line leaves little room to hide a fix, so the work has to be neat as well as watertight. For the technical side see flat roof and EPDM replacement, and for repairs short of a full replacement, roof repair.

    What do trees do to a roof in Lincoln?

    Lincoln's houses sit on wooded lots, and leaves are the quiet cause of a lot of roof trouble. They collect at drains, in gutters and in the corners of a low-slope roof, hold water against the membrane and give moss a place to start. Branches also scrape and, in a storm, fall.

    A roofer should look at the drainage path first: where the water goes, what blocks it and whether it pools. Our gutter installation and repair page describes the work, and the storm damage roof repair page covers limbs after a nor'easter.

    Does historic status limit what can be done to a modernist roof?

    It can. Historic status can affect what changes are allowed, and the Woods End Road Historic District is one such place. Whether your own house is covered is not something this site can tell you, so ask the town before you commit to a roof material, a new edge detail or a change of colour.

    Even for a house with no such status, matching the original look matters to the owners of many modernist houses. Tell the roofer at the outset that appearance is a priority, and ask how the new edge, flashing and any rooftop pieces will look from the ground. A written scope that names these points protects you if the work goes differently from what you pictured.

    What should you do when water shows up inside a modernist house?

    Large panes of glass, flat ceilings and exposed beams mean that water can show in an unexpected place. Photograph the spot, move anything valuable out of the way and put a bucket under a drip. Do not go onto the roof to look; a flat roof in the wet is slippery and often has no railing.

    Then call (833) 751-2102. The call line puts you through to a roofer who serves Lincoln, and when that roofer can visit depends on when one is free. Describe the shape of the roof, whether it is flat or sloped, because that tells the roofer which crew and which materials the visit will need.

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    How many modernist houses does Lincoln have?

    Close to 70 modern homes were brought to the town, and most are still standing, according to a published account. The Gropius House of 1938 is among them, and the Woods End Road Historic District holds three houses by Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer.

    Why do modernist houses leak differently from a pitched, shingled house?

    Many modernist designs use flat or low-slope roofs, which depend on a membrane, drains and flashing instead of slope. A leak is usually at a seam, a drain or an edge, not at a shingle. The roofer will trace the water to its entry point before suggesting a repair.

    Is my Lincoln house protected by historic status?

    This site cannot say. Historic status can affect what changes are allowed, and the Woods End Road Historic District is one example. Ask the town about your address before choosing a roof material, an edge detail or a colour, and tell the roofer what you learn.

    Do leaves really matter on a flat roof?

    Yes, on a wooded lot. Leaves collect at drains and in corners, hold water against the membrane and give moss a place to start. A roofer checks the drainage path and the drains early on, because a blocked drain can lead to ponding and a leak that looks like a roof failure.

    Should I call after a storm if the roof looks normal from the ground?

    If you see no damage and no stain inside, there may be nothing urgent, but you cannot judge a flat roof from the lawn. A roofer can check the membrane, the drains and the edges. Ask the call line for a roofer who works on low-slope roofs.

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