Gutter Tips & Guides for Atlanta Houses
For the questions that come up before a gutter job: price, size, metal, guards, timing and the words on the quote.
Before you get a price
Read these with a quote open, or before you ask for one.
-
Gutter cost guide
Per-foot ranges by material, what a second story and a steep roof add, guard prices by tier and the lines that push a quote up.
Open the cost guide -
Gutter glossary
Hidden hangers, strip miters, A elbows, gauge: every term on a gutter quote, defined in a sentence or two.
Look up a term
Choosing the gutter system
Size, metal and guard are three separate choices, and each one has its own guide.
-
Gutter size guide
A calculator for 5-inch or 6-inch, 2x3 or 3x4 and how many downspouts, worked from the rainfall Atlanta actually gets.
Size your gutters -
Gutter materials guide
Aluminum, steel, copper and vinyl side by side, with life spans, per-foot prices and the metals that must never touch.
Compare materials -
Gutter guard comparison
Micro-mesh, hoods, screens, brush and foam under pines and oaks, and the brands sorted by design. We aren't affiliated with any of them.
Compare the guards
Through the year
What the trees drop and which storms come through, month by month.
Some answers live on the service pages
A question about one job has its fuller answer on the page for that job.
-
Should I fix these gutters or replace them?
-
Why does water pour over the edge in a storm?
-
Is once a year enough under pines?
-
Does copper turn green?
Two quick questions get the call going: what grows over the roof, and how tall the house is. That's enough to book a measuring visit.