Gutter costs

Gutter pricing is quoted per linear foot, so the first number you need is your own footage. Measure the roofline, not the walls. A 2,000 square foot house commonly has 150-250 feet of gutter.

Material is the biggest swing. This Old House's 2026 figures for seamless installation are vinyl $3-$5 per foot, aluminum $4-$9, galvanized steel $8-$10, copper $15-$25, and zinc $35-$45. On 200 feet that is $600-$1,000 for vinyl versus $7,000-$9,000 for zinc.

The guard math is where people overpay. This Old House's 2026 survey data puts professionally installed guards at roughly $40 per linear foot on average - about $6,414-$9,468 for 200 feet. Compare that against your real cleaning cost. At two cleanings a year at $250 each, that is $500 a year, and a $7,900 guard job takes nearly sixteen years to break even before you count the fact that most guarded gutters still need annual cleaning.

Anything sold at the door on a today-only price is a pricing red flag, not a deal. Guard quotes in particular are heavily discounted from an inflated starting number. Get two independent quotes and let the first one expire.