Gutter Installation & Repair

A Clogged Gutter Is a Roof Problem

When water cannot drain, it backs up under the shingle edge, gets behind the fascia board, and soaks into the soffit. That turns into rot, and rot turns into decking and carpentry work during your next roof replacement. The gutter itself costs very little. What it prevents does not.

Seamless Gutters Versus Sectional

Sectional gutters join every few feet, and every joint is a future leak. Seamless are rolled on site to the exact length of the run.

• Only joints are at corners and downspout outlets
• Costs a little more up front
• Leaks a lot less
• We hang seamless on almost every job

Where the Water Goes Matters

A downspout dumping at the corner of the house is doing half its job. In Central Texas clay, water pooling against a slab becomes a foundation conversation, and foundation work costs many times what an extension does.

Gutter Repair

Not everything needs replacing. If a repair will hold, we say so.

• Reseal leaking seams and end caps
• Rehang sections pulling away from the fascia
• Correct pitch on runs holding standing water
• Replace damaged hangers
• Swap out lengths bent by hail or a fallen limb

How Often Gutters Need Cleaning Here

Twice a year is the honest answer for most Central Texas homes, in the late fall after the leaves drop and again in the spring before storm season. If you have live oaks over the roof, you are closer to three times. Oaks shed twice a year and drop catkins in spring that pack into a gutter like wet paper.

Gutter Guards Are Not Maintenance Free

Guards cut down how often you are up there and they help a lot under heavy tree cover. They do not eliminate cleaning, and any company telling you otherwise is overselling. Fine debris still works through, and the top of the guard itself collects material that has to come off. We will install them and tell you honestly what they will and will not do.

Adjusters Notice Clogged Gutters

This one catches people. If you file a storm claim and the adjuster finds packed gutters and rotted fascia, the conversation shifts from storm damage to deferred maintenance, and that is a much harder claim to win. Clearing them before storm season protects more than the wood does.

The Right Time Is With a New Roof

If the roof is close to replacement, hanging new gutters first is money spent twice. Gutters come off or get worked around during a tear-off, and the drip edge behind them gets replaced anyway. If you are within a year or two of a new roof, we will tell you to wait.

We Look at Them During Every Inspection

Gutters are part of the free roof inspection in Leander, Cedar Park, Round Rock, and Georgetown. Granules piling up in the bottom of a gutter tell us how the shingles above are holding up, so we are looking in there anyway. If a gutter needs attention, it goes in the written report with a photo of the spot.