Seamless Gutter Replacement in Rockford, IL

We refer this one

Honest disclosure: the crews this site books are gutter cleaners. Seamless gutters are formed from a coil of aluminum on a truck-mounted machine at your house, which is a different trade with different equipment. When a replacement is the right call, we pass the job to a local seamless gutter installer and say so up front.

Repair or replace

• Replace when the gutters leak at most seams, sag along most runs, or are undersized for the roof.
• Repair when the trouble is a few hangers, one or two seams, or one sagging run; see gutter repair.
• Either way, fix rotted fascia first.

What it costs

HomeGuide's seamless gutter guide breaks it down: $3 to $13 per foot for materials plus $3 to $7 for labor; two- and three-story houses add $1 to $3 per foot; removing the old gutters adds $1 to $2 per foot ($150 to $300). Material decides most of it: aluminum $6 to $12, steel $8 to $20, copper $30 to $50 per foot. Seamless downspouts add $5 to $16 per foot, and an average home needs four to five of them.

Angi's cost guide also notes seamless gutters clean faster and clog less than seamed ones: one to two hours to clean against two to three.

Contracts

Replacement is home repair over $1,000 almost every time, so Illinois' Home Repair and Remodeling Act requires a written contract with the total cost and the contractor's business name and address, and the consumer rights pamphlet before signing.