Gutter repair in San Antonio

The repairs we do most in San Antonio

Leaking corners and end caps. Mitered corners are where every gutter fails first. The sealant dries out after eight to twelve summers of 100-degree afternoons, cracks, and the corner starts dripping onto the step or the AC pad. We scrape the joint back to bare metal, reseal with a polyurethane sealant that stays flexible in heat, and swap the corner piece if the miter itself has split. Usually $150–$250.

Sagging runs. Old spike-and-ferrule hangers back out of the fascia, worst on the south and west sides where the board bakes and splits. The middle of the run drops, holds water, gets heavier, drops more. Sagging gutter repair San Antonio crews do properly means hidden screw hangers every 24 inches into the rafter tails and the pitch reset so water reaches the downspout instead of sitting there breeding mosquitoes.

Hail damage. April and May storms leave dimples across the top lip and flatten downspouts where the stones bounce off the wall. Cosmetic dents on the front face can be left alone. Dents that close the trough or kink the downspout have to be replaced, and we match the profile and color to the rest of the run. We document everything for the roofing claim before we start.

Crushed or disconnected downspouts. Mowers, trash cans, a ladder leaned on it once. A crushed downspout backs up the whole run. Downspout repair San Antonio homeowners call about is the cheapest job we do, and we usually upsize to 3x4 while we're there for about $40 more.

Rotted fascia. A gutter that overflowed for a few years soaks the board behind it, the hangers lose their bite, and the gutter ends up on the lawn after a storm. We cut out the soft wood, check the rafter tails, hang new primed fascia or PVC trim, and re-hang the gutter on it. Fascia and soffit repair San Antonio roofers will often skip is priced per foot on the same estimate.

Repair or replace?

If the gutter is aluminum, under 20 years old, and the trouble is in one or two spots, repair it. If it's sectional with seams every ten feet, it's steel and rusting, or more than a third of the runs need attention, you'll spend nearly as much patching as you would on a seamless system with a warranty. We put both numbers on the estimate. The full reasoning is in repair vs. replacement in San Antonio.

What a repair visit looks like

1. Every run checked from a ladder, and the fascia probed with a screwdriver at the corners and under the downspouts.
2. A look at where each downspout drains. If it dumps at the slab, we'll recommend an extension — the cheapest fix there is on caliche.
3. A written price. Repairs under $400 are usually done on the spot if you say go.
4. A hose through the repaired section before we leave.

If you want to narrow it down first, how to find a gutter leak walks through the hose test, and why gutters overflow in San Antonio rain covers the overflow that isn't a leak.

What repair can't fix

A 5-inch gutter with one 2x3 downspout on a 50-foot run is going to overflow in a May storm no matter how well it's sealed. That's a sizing problem. The honest fix is a second downspout, a 3x4 upgrade, or a 6-inch run on the side that collects the most roof, and the installation page explains how we size for it. We'll tell you when you're paying to reseal something that was never going to keep up.

Neighborhoods

Alamo Heights, Terrell Hills and Olmos Park (1920s–50s homes with galvanized and copper systems), Monte Vista and Mahncke Park, Jefferson and Woodlawn Lake (1940s–50s ranches), Castle Hills and Shavano Park, Stone Oak and Hollywood Park, Leon Valley and Helotes, Windcrest, Converse, Universal City, Schertz and Cibolo, and out to Boerne and New Braunfels. Gutter repair San Antonio TX-wide is one price list, no travel charge inside Bexar County. The Alamo Heights and Boerne pages cover what's typical there.