The Gutter Report
Gutter prices are published by half a dozen companies and they do not agree. On aluminum the published range runs from $7 a foot to $20. On copper it runs from $15 to $73.80. Most pages pick one number and print it. This site prints all of them, names who published each one, and says when we read it.
Start with the calculator if you know roughly how much gutter you have, or with the guides below if you do not.
What will gutters cost on your house?
Measure the run along your roofline, or pace it out. Every rate here is the same one the cost tables use.
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1.0What it costs
| Guide | What it answers |
|---|---|
| Gutter installation cost | The main cost guide, with the calculator and the whole method |
| Replacement cost | Replacing a run that is at the end of its life |
| Repair cost | The honest sibling. Most leaks are a reseal or a rehang |
| Cost per foot | Six publishers side by side, and what a per foot price leaves out |
| Downspout cost | The vertical half of the system, priced three different ways by three publishers |
| Gutter guard cost | What guards cost, and whether they earn it |
| Fascia and soffit repair | The wood behind the gutter, which often has to be fixed first |
2.0What to buy
Five materials are worth considering and one of them is right for most houses. The materials index compares all five on price and service life. The individual pages carry the specs, the supplier prices and the disagreements.
| Page | The short version |
|---|---|
| Aluminum | The default. $10 to $20 a foot installed, 20 to 30 years |
| Copper | $25 to $40 a foot, and it outlives the roof |
| Vinyl | The cheapest install and the shortest life |
| Steel | Stronger, and it rusts once the coating is through |
| Seamless | $3 to $5 a foot more, and it removes the joints in the middle of a run |
| K-style and half round | The two common profiles, with real dimensions |
| 6 inch instead of 5 | About 40 percent more water for about a third more metal |
| Box and built-in | The old house problem, where a leak goes into the structure |
3.0What to decide
The cost pages say what things cost. The guides say what to buy, and each one ends in a recommendation rather than a list of factors.
| Guide | The decision it makes |
|---|---|
| Repair or replace | Start here. Repair averages $275 to $399. Replacement runs $2,200 to $5,000 |
| Which material | All five compared, with a verdict per kind of house |
| Seamless or sectional | What the $3 to $5 a foot premium buys, counted in joints |
| K-style or half round | An appearance decision the trade sells as a performance one |
| Do it yourself or hire | The parts priced out, and what is not available to buy |
| Are guards worth it | A payback test on your own house |
| Gutter sizes | The full sizing method, including the rainfall input reprints drop |
| How many downspouts | The cheapest capacity you can buy |
| Gutter slope | Four standards, two and a half times apart |
| Gutter hangers | Why a sag is almost always this, not the gutter |
4.0How this site works
Every number here names its publisher and the date we read it. Where publishers disagree, we print the spread instead of averaging it, because an average describes a job nobody is buying. Where we do arithmetic on someone else's figures, we say so and show the method. The methodology page spells all of it out.
We do not sell gutters and we do not install them. When you want a quote, we pass your details to one licensed contractor who works in your ZIP code, and that is how the site is paid for. The about page is the full version.
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- What happens after I send this?
- Your details go to one licensed gutter contractor who works in your ZIP code. They contact you to arrange a quote. We are not a contractor and we do not do the work.
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- RevAugust 2026
- Source
- SourceHomeGuide, Fixr, Angi, This Old House, Modernize, Homewyse and named manufacturers (read 2026-08-21)