Gutters are the part of your roof system most homeowners ignore until water is pooling against the foundation or sheeting down a wall. In Denver, where a summer thunderstorm can drop an inch of rain in twenty minutes and a winter roof can melt and refreeze for weeks, gutters do real work. When they are undersized, poorly pitched, or clogged, water backs up under the shingles, overflows onto the siding, and saturates the soil around your foundation, which is the last thing you want with Colorado's expansive clay soils.
We install seamless aluminum gutters cut to length on site, so there are no mid-run seams to leak and fail. Standard 5-inch K-style handles most homes, but on roofs with large or steep drainage areas we install 6-inch gutters with oversized 3-by-4-inch downspouts that carry far more water and clog less often. We set the correct pitch so water actually flows to the downspouts instead of standing in the trough, and we place downspouts to carry water well away from the house.
Proper gutters protect more than your foundation. They keep water off your fascia and soffit so the wood does not rot, they reduce the basement seepage that plagues older Denver homes, and they direct snowmelt away from walkways so you are not chipping ice off the front steps all winter. We can also tie downspouts into extensions or buried drain lines to move water even farther from the structure.
For homes surrounded by mature trees, in neighborhoods like Wash Park, Cherry Creek, and the older parts of Lakewood, we install gutter guards that keep leaves, needles, and seed pods out while letting water through. Clean gutters are not just convenient. In winter, a gutter packed with debris is the perfect place for an ice dam to form, and ice dams force water up under your shingles.
We also replace tired, sagging gutters that are pulling away from the fascia, and we re-secure or rebuild the fascia board itself when needed so the new gutters have something solid to hang on. Color-matched to your trim, a fresh seamless system looks clean and crisp and adds to the curb appeal.
Whether you are replacing a failed system, adding gutters to a new roof, or finally fixing the corner that has been dumping on your patio for years, we will measure your home, recommend the right size, and give you a written price. Gutters are often installed right alongside a roof replacement, which is the most efficient time to do it. Call us and we will take a look.