Gutter Prices
When professionally built, gutters and downspouts, two necessities for most homes, cost about $3,000 for the typical-sized U.S. home of little under 2,400 square feet. Having said that, if you're ready to tackle the project yourself and install your own gutters, you can drastically reduce the cost.
Cost of Installing Gutters
On average across the country, the most popular form of gutter system—aluminum gutters and downspouts—costs roughly $3,000 per property, or $20 per linear foot.
Costs can start off at just $1,000 for the entire project, or $7 per linear foot, and can reach their highest point at $5,000, or $33 per linear foot.
The prices listed below assume that a single-story residence has gutters that are 150 linear feet long. Four downspouts are included in the estimate because they are needed every 40 feet.
Average Cost $3,000
Highest Cost $5,000
Lowest Cost $1,000
New Gutters Price
Gutters can be segmented or seamless. Metal is used to make seamless gutters. They are only created and implemented by expert businesses. Sectional gutters, on the other hand, can be installed by both professionals and do-it-yourselfers and are available in either metal or vinyl.
Aluminum is used to make nine out of ten metal gutters instead of steel since it is lightweight and rustproof.
Aluminum seamless gutters
When massive coils of aluminum are extruded through a fabrication machine, metal gutters known as seamless gutters, sometimes known as continuous gutters, are created. Without the need to join gutter parts, the gutter can be made to the precise length required. The corners serve as the only joints.
Because mid-run leaks are almost nonexistent with seamless gutters, they are very common. Professionals install seamless gutters since they can only be made using a sizable, truck-mounted machine.
Aluminum gutter coils with a white finish come in coils of 600 feet for about $2 to $3 per linear foot. In an estimate for homeowners, the price of the different materials for seamless gutters is never separated out.
Pros:
- Aesthetic appeal because of the lack of seams.
- There is almost no likelihood of a mid-run leak.
Cons:
- Higher in cost than sectional gutters.
- Not installable by do-it-yourselfers.
Sectional aluminum gutters
On the house, prepared aluminum gutter sections measuring 8 or 10 feet long can be assembled to the required length. Sections are joined together with gutter sealant, screws, or rivets. The parts are lengthened at the ends to fit into the corner pieces.
Contractors, homeowners, and professional gutter companies can all install aluminum sectional gutters. Sectional gutters have the advantage that, in the event of damage, individual portions can be taken out and replaced. While the entire run must be redone with seamless gutters.
The materials-only cost of an 8-foot section of white-finished aluminum gutter ranges from $2.50 to $3 per linear foot. Usually, the least expensive color is white. An additional $0.20 to $0.30 per linear foot can be paid for various colors.
Pros:
- Lightweight
- Rigid
- Sections
Cons:
- Sections leak if not seamed properly
- Leaking-prone corners
Vinyl sectional gutters
Metal gutters have been on the market longer than vinyl sectional gutters. The dimensions and side profile of vinyl gutters are identical to those of metal gutters.
Vinyl sectional gutters are straightforward to install due to the material's simplicity in drilling and cutting. Vinyl gutters weigh significantly more than aluminum gutters, which makes them heavier on your home—particularly when they're full of water and debris.
With regards to materials only, vinyl gutters are the least expensive at around $2 per linear foot.
Pros:
- Simple to drill and cut
- Won't corrode or chip
Cons:
- Heavy
- Prone to bending and drooping
Various Gutter Materials
Although vinyl and aluminum gutters are by far the most popular, certain homes require other materials for aesthetic reasons.
Copper
Copper starts off brilliant and bright before oxidizing to a deep green color. Copper doesn't corrode like steel does. Older or more traditional homes look great with copper's green patina.
Copper gutters are pricey because raw copper is expensive. Installed prices for copper gutters range from $20 to $30 per linear foot. Copper gutters cost between $10 and $12 per linear foot if you only buy the components.
Galvalume
Galvalume gutters are constructed of steel and coated with a material that is nearly equal parts aluminum and zinc. Galvalume gutters are stronger than aluminum gutters thanks to the steel foundation, and the neutral gray aluminum-zinc coating acts as a durable barrier against corrosion. Homes that are contemporary or modern frequently have galvalume gutters.
Installed prices for galvalume gutters range from $20 to $30 per linear foot. Galvalume gutters cost $2 to $3 per linear foot if the materials alone are used.
Cost of Gutter Replacement
Gutter replacement can increase the project's overall cost by an additional $2 or more per linear foot. The additional expense is for labor to remove the current gutters and disposal costs. Before beginning the project, confirm with the gutter replacement business you intend to hire whether removal and disposal costs have already been factored into their estimate.
You will also need to have the affected pieces of the fascia board and soffit replaced if they are damaged or rotted away. From $6 to $20 per linear foot, or an average of $13 per foot, are the repair costs.
The range of prices for gutter replacement, including 15 feet of fascia repair or replacement, is broken down in the table below if the company charges extra for gutter removal and disposal.
Average Cost $3,500
Highest Cost $5,500
Lowest Cost $1,500
Costs of Downspout Extension
A downspout's ability to discharge water to the ground can be just as harmful to your home's foundation as not having any gutters or downspouts at all. An above- or below-ground downspout extension that directs water 3 to 40 feet away from the house is the solution.
Simple above-ground plastic extensions that shift the water 3 to 4 feet away from the property cost between $5 and $20 per downspout.
4-inch underground sewer pipes that are almost invisible begin at a catch basin and finish at a dry well or discharge vent. These additions cost more money but provide a more complete water management system. They run from $1,000 to $4,000.
