Worcester has more triple-deckers than almost anywhere in New England, and they all age the same way. Three floors of wall catch wind-driven rain. Stacked back porches hold snow all winter. Side yards are often a driveway wide, so staging has to be planned before the first panel comes off. If you own one, you already know a re-side or a new roof is a logistics job as much as a materials job.
The city is built on hills, and houses on the high ground take the full force of a nor'easter. Down lower, homes sit close together and stay damp. Under the vinyl on a lot of older Worcester homes, you'll find original wood clapboard, sometimes asbestos shingle, and sheathing that's had a century of freeze-thaw. Gutters on a three-story wall need real pitch and solid hangers, or ice tears them down by February.
We're right next door in Auburn, so Worcester is home turf. We give tenants a written schedule, keep walkways open, and clean and magnet sweep your yard at the end of each day. Every opening is flashed and every Tyvek seam is taped. We also sub for general contractors on multifamily work, so a big job with a tight schedule doesn't scare us.
What we see on Worcester houses
- Triple-deckers with three levels of stacked back porches
- Tight side yards that make staging the first problem to solve
- Hilltop houses exposed to wind-driven rain and nor'easters
- Century-old clapboard and sheathing behind aging vinyl
