Gutters

[nate379]

I was going to put gutters up myself, but I called today to get quotes.

Alum. seamless, about 80ft worth with 3 spouts will run me around $600.
That sound pretty decent?

I was figuring $1000-$1500 so I was quite surprised. My yard is getting hydroseeded hopefully this week so I'd like to get gutters in soon to soon the yard from being trenched when it rains.

 

[malodin]

i dont know your neck of the woods but it only cost 300$ cash from a c/l company that had a license(would have been 349+tax but they wanted the business, so the guy said tell yah what 300 cash we can be out when you want) and it was about the same amount 42ft each side and then 2 sets of down spouts

lol, i guess i do know your neck of the woods AK, i would say up there 600 is a decent price especially if you dont have to fight with them yourself

 

[mdoolittle]

Seamless gutters were just under $500 installed here in Iowa last year. 104 feet of gutter and two 8 foot drops. I thought was very reasonable.

 

[MXtras]

Whatever you do - insist that they use screws instead of spikes.

Sounds like a good price to me.

Scott

 

[TheShrine]

Sounds good...I put in 57 ft with 2 down spouts, one of the spouts was 2 storys, for a little over $500.

 

[carguykeith]

Hey if you don't mind, PM me the contractor that quoted you. I still need to do this and it wouldn't hurt my feelings to just sub it out if the price is right.

Thanks,

-Keith

 

[KMR Construction]

Get a few quotes, I have a few guys I work with and there is a large differance in there price depending how buisy they are.

 

[ddawg16]

I paid $800 for about 160' of seamless AL with 5 downspouts....

As far as I'm concerned....well worth the money for seamless....

Just make sure you pick the color you think you can live with.....it will last a long time....

 

[nate379]

My facia is white so it makes sense to do white. I think I am going with the 1/2 round gutters vs the K type. I think it looks more "house" vs commericial building.

carguykeith the place I called was No-See-Um or something like that. I just looked in the yellow pages and it was the only place with an ad that answered the phone.

I semi priced it out at Lowe's and for vinyl it was going to be $300ish

 

[Tom2]

I was quoted like $1500 to have my house done.. About 100ft of gutters and 2 downspouts.

Instead I went to Lowes and did it for around $300. Still works great and holding up great a year later.. A lot of work though.. Tons of trips up and down the ladder.

 

[nate379]

The only thing Lowe's has is vinyl and I'd rather not use that.

 

[matt60j]

Man you guys are paying some big bucks! I had seamless installed on my barn. 2 runs 58' each side and 2 commercial downs for around $300. 4 man crew in and out in an hour. -MATT

 

[chevelle64]

Whatever you do - insist that they use screws instead of spikes.

Sounds like a good price to me.

Scott

Better than the screws are a bracket that mounts inside the gutter, so you don't see anything from the outside. I could try to get a pic of mine if you want. AND they are screwed to the fascia.

 

[Tom2]

The only thing Lowe's has is vinyl and I'd rather not use that.

I bought aluminum.. They have aluminum in all the stores around here, along with Home Depot.

 

[sonett43]

think long and hard about half round before doing it. I do like the look, but you simply cannot place a ladder against the half-round gutters, they will collapse. We had some final painting done right after the gutters were installed, and you know what happened....the painters destroyed the half-round gutters....they paid to put up new gutters, but it was a hassle.

also, with half-round, you have fewer choices with products to keep leaves out, and since you can't just toss up a ladder, you need to do something to keep leaves out.

also, I expect the cost is significantly higher....the hardware is more money, and the installers prefer K gutters, so half-rounds take them more time.

be warned.

My facia is white so it makes sense to do white. I think I am going with the 1/2 round gutters vs the K type. I think it looks more "house" vs commericial building.

carguykeith the place I called was No-See-Um or something like that. I just looked in the yellow pages and it was the only place with an ad that answered the phone.

I semi priced it out at Lowe's and for vinyl it was going to be $300ish

 

[tdkkart]

Gutters:
Around here, seamless runs about $3-4/ft for the gutter and downspouts installed, measurement includes running feet of gutter and downspout, so 50ft of gutter and a 10' spout would be approx. $180-$240

Plastic is ****, quarter size hail stones go right through it, it gets brittle over time, plus the seams will always give you trouble.

Self installed stuff obviously has seams, is a PIA to install and not alot cheaper than seamless.

The long nails are as good as anything IMO. Most of the the other brackets I've seen act as a lever to pull the screws out of the facia.

 

[thdewey]

I've got a technical question. I need a 38' run, can I use only one down spout? Also does a 12/12 pitch roof affect the gutter pitch for runnoff?

 

[KenS]

Whatever you do - insist that they use screws instead of spikes.

The best contractors here use screwed on gutter brackets. They make for a clean and strong installation.

Do yourself a favor and inspect the fascia prior to gutter installation. Make sure it's rot free and strong enough to support the gutter. We had to rebuild the rafter tails on my house and instead of 1x we used 2x for the fascia. That gave the gutter contractor plenty of meat for his installation.

Also consider paying a few more bucks for wider commercial gutter. It carries more water away faster and is less prone to clogging. I put it on my house and never looked back.

 

[tdkkart]

I've got a technical question. I need a 38' run, can I use only one down spout? Also does a 12/12 pitch roof affect the gutter pitch for runnoff?

24x40 ranch style houses are very common around here, it is standard practice to put a single downspout on one end, which with overhangs would make it 42-44ft long. I had this setup on my last house for the 14 years I lived there with no problems as long as the gutters were clean.


Never considered the roof pitch as being an issue, but I suppose it could be since the water will actually run off faster?? However, looking from above a 12/12 pitch roof is the same area presented to the sky as a 4/12 pitch so the amount of water is the same. If you throw a bunch of fancy math at it you may find a difference but I doubt that it's significant.

I'll bet if you ask the gutter guys about it they'd look at you funny

 

[nate379]

Why would a 1/2 round fold in if the K doesn't? They are the same material. I can always put a stand off on the ladder and rest it against the wall I guess.
When they come do the quote I will ask them about it.

Closest tree to my house is about 80ft and it's only ~10ft tall, so I don't think leaves will be too much of an issue.

think long and hard about half round before doing it. I do like the look, but you simply cannot place a ladder against the half-round gutters, they will collapse. We had some final painting done right after the gutters were installed, and you know what happened....the painters destroyed the half-round gutters....they paid to put up new gutters, but it was a hassle.

also, with half-round, you have fewer choices with products to keep leaves out, and since you can't just toss up a ladder, you need to do something to keep leaves out.

also, I expect the cost is significantly higher....the hardware is more money, and the installers prefer K gutters, so half-rounds take them more time.

be warned.

 

[nate379]

Facia is a 2x6 and all brand new since the house is brand new.

The best contractors here use screwed on gutter brackets. They make for a clean and strong installation.

Do yourself a favor and inspect the fascia prior to gutter installation. Make sure it's rot free and strong enough to support the gutter. We had to rebuild the rafter tails on my house and instead of 1x we used 2x for the fascia. That gave the gutter contractor plenty of meat for his installation.

Also consider paying a few more bucks for wider commercial gutter. It carries more water away faster and is less prone to clogging. I put it on my house and never looked back.

 

[ironroad 9c1]

had a quote of 1,500 to do my house and my garage in leaf guard gutters, twice as thick metal , bigger downspouts , and a lifetime no clog guarantee, if they do clog, they come out and clean em, there gutters are built like a tank.

 

[NWOhioChevyGuy]

I have two quotes setting on my desk right now for my house.

295' of gutter and 8 downspouts (3x4) hung with the brackets on all new facia. Most gutters are 20-23' off the ground, all done in white.

$1,734.00
$1,580.00

 

[thdewey]

had a quote of 1,500 to do my house and my garage in leaf guard gutters, twice as thick metal , bigger downspouts , and a lifetime no clog guarantee, if they do clog, they come out and clean em, there gutters are built like a tank.

I always wondered how you'd know if stuff was building up in the gutters? You can't look into the gutter and you'd only know if they were completely blocked and overflowing.

 

[nate379]

Easy enough to climb on the roof every year or two and hose them out. Good idea around here with volcano ash anyhow.

 

[Tom2]

Man..I'm surprised how cheap some of your quotes are.. I had 3 contractors come and all were $1000+ for 100ft of gutters and 2 downspouts.

For the prices some of you are saying - I would definitely hire it out. The only reason I did mine myself is because the savings were like $1000 (compared to the $1500 quote I got).

 

[Stuart in MN]

I always wondered how you'd know if stuff was building up in the gutters? You can't look into the gutter and you'd only know if they were completely blocked and overflowing.

I have Leafguard gutters on my house, and they work great. After they were installed, I did get up on a ladder a few times to check them, you can peek in through the little slot to see the insides. I get a lot of elm seeds, leaves, sticks, etc. but the gutters were clean as a whistle inside. www.leafguard.com/

 

[nate379]

I was going to do it myself but after paying for materials plus pizza/beer for at least a friend or two to help and my time, $600 seems pretty darn cheap to me. Now that is an over the phone quote, so it may be a bit more once they measure it out and everything. Also I am going to guess that is K type and not 1/2 round. 1/2 round is a little bit more $$.

Man..I'm surprised how cheap some of your quotes are.. I had 3 contractors come and all were $1000+ for 100ft of gutters and 2 downspouts.

For the prices some of you are saying - I would definitely hire it out. The only reason I did mine myself is because the savings were like $1000 (compared to the $1500 quote I got).

 

[Tom2]

Yep..I'd go for it, just make sure they know what they're talking about.
the 2 cheaper contractors I talked with didn't even realize I needed a fascia wedge (because it is slanted)
But the guy with the highest quote spotted it right away. He knew what he was talking about.

 

[nate379]

The company came by yesterday to take a look and measure. My WAG was off a little and it will be $975. It's around 100ft of gutter with several 90s and 5 spouts.
Screwed in with hidden hangers that go inside the gutter.


They don't do 1/2 round though. Called a couple places today, they are supposed to come by to do quotes this week.

 

[SUPERFORD]

Man..I'm surprised how cheap some of your quotes are.. I had 3 contractors come and all were $1000+ for 100ft of gutters and 2 downspouts.

For the prices some of you are saying - I would definitely hire it out. The only reason I did mine myself is because the savings were like $1000 (compared to the $1500 quote I got).

I was pretty amazed myself when I got some quotes on gutters for my garage recently. admittedly, it's not a ton of linear footage. but my 1100 sq/ft garage needed about 80 to 100 ft of gutter with 4 downspouts. and the highest quote that I got was about $350 with the lowest at only $250. I don't see how I could do it myself any cheaper, nevermind the headache and time involved.

it seems to me that around here alot of gutter companies install the gutters super cheap and hope to make their money off one of the many gutter protection systems available.

gutter protection is a whole seperate conversation and many people have very strong opinions both in favor of and against many of the available products.

but I figured what the heck (since I'm no fan of climbing a ladder to clean my gutters), that I'd give one a try. I got the Alcoa leaf relief installed at the same time as the gutters.

So what I'm saying is that I got my garage done (just under 100 linear ft) with new gutters and leaf relief as well as having my house's existing gutters cleaned and leaf relief installed for a grand total of $1000 bucks.

the entire install took them 2.5 hours. Knowing me, it would have taken me several weekends had I tried it myself.

I'm in central Virginia fwiw.

-chris

 

[IDASHO]

Gutters are something I always hire out.

Seamless gutters are hard to beat.

Most of the quotes you guys are posting are VERY nice numbers.

Just the two 30' gutters with 2 downspouts for my garage cost me $400.
The backside eave of the garage is 30' off the ground though. I wasnt going to climb up the ladder for that one!

 

[nate379]

Mine is all ~10ft off the ground so no biggy, but the seamless is nice vs 10 ft sticks Lowe's has.

 

[nonhog]

My wife set up a rep from Leafguard to give a quote. I cant believe they will work for Douglas Fir needles. Make no sense to me. I see leaves going over the edge but sure dont see needle doing that.
Anybody with Doug Firs have these ?

 

[tcianci]

Nate, Im in MA and I know when I do a gutter job , my cost averages about 4 bucks a foot for the materials, thats hangers, fittings and leaders, so in my locale, your job would be about 400 bucks worth of material, so it would look like they are getting 575 for the labor but when you factor in that everything in AK is kinda pricey, you probably have a good deal. To your comment about the 1/2 round being more residential looking than the K gutter, it's a regional thing, here in New England, it's almost exclusively K gutter and it goes way back historically to the style of having a crown moulding running on the rake overhangs that would blend into the K style wood gutter on the fascias.
As far as the strength of the K vs 1/2 round, the K gutter has a sharp 90 degree edge with a rolled lip on it and then the first feature is a slight curve down the gutter face, that cross section proves to be quite ridgid and capable of taking a good hit from a ladder. The 1/2 round had a small bead on each lip if I remember correctly and may not be as strong.