Gutter repair

Fixed when it’s worth fixing.

Most people who call us for a repair are right that something is wrong and unsure what. We’ll look, tell you what’s actually happening, and price the honest fix — including telling you when a repair is throwing money at a system that needs replacing.

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What we repair

Sagging runs — re-hanging, correcting spacing, restoring pitch
Pulled or failed hangers — including hangers that were wrong for the run from day one
Leaking corners and miters — the most common leak point on any system
Separated seams on sectional gutters
Overflow in storms — diagnosing whether it’s sizing, pitch or blockage
Damaged sections from impact, ladders or falling limbs
Downspouts — reattaching, replacing, rerouting, adding capacity
Drainage at the bottom — often the real fix when the gutter itself is fine

The diagnosis matters more than the patch

A gutter that overflows in a monsoon storm is not necessarily a broken gutter. It may be a correctly functioning gutter that was undersized for the roof draining into it — in which case resealing a corner fixes nothing and it will overflow again in the next storm.

This is the most common thing we find on repair calls: the symptom is at the corner, the cause is the system. We would rather explain that than take payment for a repair we know will not hold.

The one that usually needs replacing

Sectional gutters that are leaking at several joints at once are generally past repair economics. Each joint fixed buys time until the next one goes, and the cumulative cost passes the price of a seamless replacement fairly quickly. We will show you the maths rather than assert it.

Questions

Repair or replace?

If the gutter material itself is sound and the problem is hangers, pitch, sealant or a damaged section, repair is usually the right call and the cheaper one. If the runs are sectional and leaking at multiple joints, or the material is fatigued along its length, repairs tend to become a subscription. We will give you our honest read and the cost of both.

Why do gutters sag here?

Almost always hanger spacing or hanger quality. Aluminum expands and contracts over long runs, and if the hangers are too far apart or the wrong type, the run gradually deforms. Water then pools at the low point instead of running to the outlet, which adds weight, which makes the sag worse.

My gutters overflow at the corners in heavy rain.

That is usually one of three things: the system is undersized for the roof area draining into it, the pitch is wrong, or there is a blockage upstream. Overflow specifically at corners often points to a miter that was never sealed properly or has failed.

Do you repair gutters you did not install?

Yes.

What if the fascia behind the gutter is rotted?

That has to be dealt with first, because there is nothing sound to hang from. We subcontract that carpentry and we tell you about it up front rather than discovering it mid-job.

Something not draining right?

We’ll diagnose it properly before we quote it.

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