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San Antonio · Bexar County · Boerne to Schertz
Gutters in San Antonio: repair, installation and cleaning
A corner that drips onto the porch, a run pulling off the fascia after a spring hail storm, or a 1960s house that was never given gutters in the first place. This free local guide explains what you're probably looking at and what it usually costs, and an independent local contractor partner can put a written price on it before anyone climbs a ladder.
Free written estimates from a local contractorNo obligationLocal cost guidesStorm claim checklists
How an estimate request works
- You call or text
Describe what you've seen, where the water ends up, how old the house is, and whether there was hail. Photos from the ground help. Your request goes to an independent local contractor partner. - The gutters get looked at
A sound estimate comes from a ladder: every run, the fascia behind it, and where each downspout drains. Ask for photos of anything flagged. - You get a written price
Line items for gutter size, downspouts, hangers, fascia and haul-away. No obligation and no price that expires when the truck leaves; ask how long it holds. - The contractor does the work
Repairs are usually a half day. A seamless install on an average single-story home is typically one day, with the old gutters hauled away. - Check it and get terms in writing
Expect a hose test of every run before the crew leaves, and ask for the workmanship and material warranties in writing before you sign.
The main gutter jobs, explained
Repair when a repair will hold, replacement when it won't. Each guide below explains the job, what it typically costs here, and what to ask before you hire.
Gutter Repair
Leaking corners, sagging runs, hail-flattened sections, crushed downspouts and rotted fascia — what each repair involves and what it usually costs.
Gutter Repair →Seamless Gutter Installation
New seamless aluminum formed on site to fit each wall, sized for local storms — what a good install includes and what it costs.
Seamless Gutter Installation →Gutter Guards
Micro-mesh, screen and reverse-curve — which one survives live oak catkins, cedar elm leaves and pecan husks, and what each typically costs.
Gutter Guards →Gutter Cleaning
What a proper clean-out includes, when to schedule it under live oaks and pecans, and what it typically costs — plus New Braunfels and Seguin.
Gutter Cleaning →First-Time Gutter Installation
For the many homes here built without gutters: which sides need them, where the water can go, and what a partial install typically costs.
First-Time Gutter Installation →Towns this guide covers
San Antonio, Bexar County and the suburbs. Area codes 210, 726.
- Alamo Heights
- Boerne
- New Braunfels
- Schertz
- Helotes
- Stone Oak
- Cibolo
- Converse
- Universal City
- Leon Valley
Thirty-two inches of rain, delivered badly
San Antonio only averages about 32 inches of rain a year, which sounds gentle until you notice how it arrives. Most of it comes in two bursts, the spring storms of April and May and the fall storms of September and October, and a single one of those can put two inches on a roof in an hour. A gutter system that looks fine in a July drizzle is a waterfall in a May thunderstorm. So the first question isn't whether your gutters leak; it's whether they were ever big enough.
The second question is what's under the house. North of Loop 410 and out into the Hill Country the ground is limestone with a skin of caliche on top, and water doesn't soak into it so much as run across it. A downspout that dumps at the foundation sends that water along the slab edge, undercuts the flower bed, and finds its way into the garage. Closer in, on the older streets, it pools instead. Either way the fix is the same and it's cheap: get the water four to six feet from the wall.
The third is that a lot of houses here have no gutters at all. Builders here skipped them for decades because it doesn't rain often, and a 1950s ranch in Jefferson, a 1970s house off Bandera Road or a 2005 two-story in Stone Oak may have a trench worn into the mulch under the roofline and mud splashed up the brick. First-time installation is common enough here that it has its own guide: rain gutters for homes that never had them.
The main gutter jobs in San Antonio, TX
Repairs — resealing corners and end caps, re-hanging sagging runs on hidden hangers, replacing crushed or disconnected downspouts, adding a second downspout to a long run, and replacing the fascia board that rotted behind a gutter that overflowed for years. Most repairs homeowners here need are $150–$600 and take a morning. The rain gutter repair San Antonio guide covers leaks, sagging runs, hail-dented sections and what to photograph for an adjuster.
Seamless installation and replacement — 5-inch or 6-inch .032 aluminum formed on site from a coil, 3x4 downspouts where the roof area needs them, old gutters hauled away. A single-story home with 150 feet of gutter is typically $1,400–$2,200. The installation guide covers sizing; the pricing page has the tables.
Gutter guards — micro-mesh, screen and reverse-curve, with an honest look at which one survives live oak catkins and which one becomes a shelf. Compared tree by tree on the gutter guards page.
Gutter cleaning — the visit after the live oaks finish dropping in April, usually priced by home size, and the one that tells you whether you need a repair. See gutter cleaning.
How this site works
This is a free local guide, not a gutter company. Calls and estimate requests go to an independent local contractor partner who looks at the gutters, writes the quote and performs the work. You're never obligated to hire, and the prices on this site are typical local ranges, not quotes. Plenty of Texas gutters are sold on a handshake and a number; the guide to choosing a gutter company lists what to ask any of them.
Areas this guide covers
Inside Loop 410 from Alamo Heights and Monte Vista to Jefferson and Woodlawn Lake; north through Castle Hills, Shavano Park, Hollywood Park and Stone Oak; northwest to Leon Valley and Helotes; northeast to Windcrest, Converse, Universal City, Schertz and Cibolo; and out IH-10 to Boerne and up IH-35 to New Braunfels. Estimate requests from across that area are passed to a local contractor partner. Alamo Heights and Boerne have their own pages because their houses have their own patterns: Alamo Heights and Boerne.
Why gutter problems show up in May and October
Hail. April and May bring the storms that dent gutters flat, and the same storm usually damages the roof, so the gutters end up as a line on the roofing claim. If that's you, photograph everything before anything is moved and mention the storm when you call; storm damage is usually scheduled ahead of routine work. The October problems are simpler: the fall storms arrive, the gutters that were "fine" all summer overflow onto the patio, and someone finally looks up. Why gutters overflow in a storm explains what they're seeing, and the fall storm checklist is the ten-minute walk-around that keeps you off the emergency list.
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Questions gutter contractors get asked
How much does a typical gutter repair cost?
Most repairs are $150 to $600. Resealing a corner or end cap is at the low end; re-hanging a long sagging run or replacing a hail-flattened section is toward the top. If more than a third of the system needs work, replacement is usually the better spend, and a good estimate will price both.
What does seamless gutter installation cost here?
Seamless aluminum runs about $9 to $14 per linear foot installed here, so a single-story home with 150 feet of gutter and four downspouts is around $1,400–$2,200. Two-story homes, 6-inch gutters and extra downspouts add to that. Copper and steel are quoted separately.
My house has never had gutters. Do I really need them?
If water is cutting a trench under the eave, splashing mud onto the brick, or running along the slab toward the garage, yes. On limestone and caliche the water doesn't soak in, so it runs somewhere. Many homes only need gutters on two or three sides, and a good estimate prices just those runs.
Can hail-damaged gutters be repaired?
Yes. Dented gutters and downspouts from an April or May storm are usually part of the same insurance claim as the roof. Photograph the damage before anything is moved, ask the contractor for a written scope your adjuster can read, and expect flattened runs to be replaced to match the rest.
When should gutters be cleaned under local trees?
Once in late April after the live oaks finish dropping leaves and catkins, and again in late fall after the cedar elms and pecans. Homes without big trees can often get by with one visit a year. Good guards cut it to a rinse from the ground.
How do I check a gutter contractor in Texas?
Licensing rules for gutter work can vary, so check with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) and your city's permitting office about what applies to your job. Whatever the answer, ask any contractor for a certificate of general liability and workers' compensation insurance before work starts, and ask your homeowner's insurer if you're unsure what coverage to look for.
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