Gutter Installation with your roofing project

What is gutter installation?

Gutters are frequently replaced during a roof replacement because the two systems physically overlap at the eaves - drip edge, underlayment and gutter hangers all land on the same few inches of fascia. Doing them together means one mobilisation, one set of ladders and access, and a chance to see and repair the fascia while it is exposed. It is the sequencing, not the gutters themselves, that makes the bundle worth considering.

How gutter installation actually works

1. 1

   The old gutters come off before the tear-off

   Removing gutters first prevents them being dented by falling debris and gives the crew clean access to the eaves. It also exposes the fascia board along its whole length.

   Watch forOld gutters left in place through a tear-off "to catch the mess". They get bent, filled with nails and granules, and the fascia behind them is never inspected.

2. 2

   Fascia and eave repair, while it is visible

   Rotten fascia is the usual find, because failing gutters have been dripping onto it for years. Replacing a few feet of board is inexpensive while everything is off and awkward once new gutters are hung.

   Watch forA gutter quote with no allowance for fascia repair. Hanging new gutters on soft wood means the hangers pull out, usually within a year or two, and it is not a warranty claim.

3. 3

   Drip edge and underlayment lapped correctly over the fascia

   Drip edge directs water off the roof and into the gutter rather than behind it. The lap order matters - at the eaves it goes under the underlayment, at the rakes over it - and getting it wrong is what causes water to run down inside the fascia.

   Watch forGutters hung by a separate crew after the roofers have gone, with nobody responsible for the interface. If the drip edge and the gutter do not line up, you have two contractors each pointing at the other.

4. 4

   New gutters and downspouts hung to fall

   Seamless gutter is normally roll-formed on site to the exact run length, hung to a deliberate slope toward the outlets, and secured with hidden hangers into solid wood. Downspouts are then routed to discharge clear of the foundation.

   Watch forDischarge dumped at the base of the wall. The commonest cause of damp basements and settling foundations is a downspout emptying a whole roof slope into the ground three inches from the building.

What does gutter installation cost?

Gutter work bundled into a roof replacement typically adds a modest amount relative to the roof itself, priced by linear foot and material. The saving over a separate visit comes from shared access and mobilisation. The gutters cost guide has the ranges by profile and material.

See the full gutter installation cost guide - by material, size and region →

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