Our Mission

At Weathercraft Co. of Lincoln, our mission is to serve our customers with the highest level of honesty and quality by providing uncompromising workmanship and service. We want to give roof owners the service we would want for ourselves. "Above All A Good Roof" is the phrase William D. Livengood adopted in 1969. This is what the Livengood companies focus on. Ultimately, we owe the customer "a good roof".

Our Principles

We aim to present roofing options and solutions that fulfill the customer’s needs. Since each roof is unique, and there is no cure-all product or roof system, we know it is important to carefully explain and educate the potential customer on all potential product and roof system options. There are many factors to consider such as: What is the building used for? What is the age of the building? What is the budget available for the project?

Our experts are ready to listen to the expectations of the customer, design the best solutions, send the proposals in a timely manner, and explain the different options so the customer can make the best informed decision.

Our Specialties

Diversity of Operations
The diversity of operations and multiple divisions in our company provide an essential benefit by enabling us to do the majority of our work in-house. This way we can control the quality and function of each job. Our capabilities to do steep-slope roofing, low-slope roofing, flat roofing, fabricated sheet metal, specialty slate and tile, and other roofing types allow us to be efficient in projects with multiple types of roof systems and building structures.

Excellent Employees
We are blessed to have a high-quality team of individuals who are united in the core principles of our company. We have lost employees due to our high standard of honesty and integrity but we believe this is a small price to pay to do business in a way that we can be proud of. We want to earn the customer’s business and trust by providing this rare type of excellent service. Our staff brings a unique level of skill and expertise. For example, we have our own carpenter that assists in many re-roofing projects where rotten or damaged structures need to be repaired or replaced. In all other roofing scenarios, we have the experts ready to complete the job.

Essential Resources
In order to complete projects of all sizes, we have equipped ourselves with the best tools and resources. We own our own boom trucks, hire our own boom truck operators, and we own a vacuum machine that allows us to handle the removal of large RiverStone from roofs.

Our History

Weathercraft Co. of Lincoln was started in 1969 by William D. Livengood with a special focus on servicing existing roofs and replacing existing roofs. After high-quality service was performed on these roofs, positive customer relationships began to develop, and opportunities arose to install new roofs when new roofs were need or when old ones needed to be replaced.

With this solid foundation, Weathercraft has become a leader in the roofing industry. We have completed projects as large as the Pinnacle Bank Arena ($180,000 square feet) and the Nebraska Crossing Outlet (350,000 square feet) to as small as a 100 square foot building or a $50 repair. In every project, the customer is equally important.

We are thankful to our many repeat customers that have given us the opportunity to work on their roofs. We count it a privilege to personally negotiate business with them to find the exact product and service that meets their needs.

William D. Livengood had started many roofing companies throughout the Midwest. However, in order to ensure that all of the business was performed according to the Weathercraft standard, he made the decision to reduce the number of locations and minimize the distances between them. In this decision to downsize, he decided to keep the locations that were closest to home. In 1988, the western companies in Western Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, and South Dakota were sold to his partners. In 2000, he sold his interest in R.L Craft Co. of Denison to his partner in Denison, IA. Due to the same names, this has created some confusion as many of the sold companies overlap our territory. This has compounded with 2nd generations taking over. The biggest confusion seems to be in Omaha.

The Livengood family companies are as follows: Weathercraft Co. of Lincoln, American Roofing, Weathercraft Co. of Grand Island, and R.L. Craft Co. of Omaha.

If there are any questions, please contact the main headquarters in Lincoln, NE. The company is still owned and operated by the Livengood family. William D. Livengood Sr. is still involved and has been since 1969. His son, William E. Livengood Jr., started in the warehouse in 1976, then moved on the roofs in 1980, then moved to sales, and is now the owner of Weathercraft. At this time, there are nephews and grandsons involved in the company. We know the biggest key to our success is our long-term employees who we also consider as family.

Our company has a tradition of giving a gold diamond ring to our committed employees who have been with us 10 years or more. While we have given out 134 rings as of 2015, we are thankful to have employees that have been with us for more than 30 years as well.

With the support of our loyal and talented employees, we have been awarded as Master Contractor since the beginning of the program from Firestone Building Products. We are one out of only eleven contractors in the nation in this group.

We strongly believe that the expertise of our salesmen and managers has come from the experience they have had on the roof. They have been tested in the field first, learning skills first-hand, and have come to respect hard work. The root of our company’s success is found in the quality of our employees. This has been consistent in the history of the company.