Gutter Installation, Cleaning & Repair in Atwater Village, CA

Many 1920s Spanish homes were built without gutters, and the result is water sheeting off the tile onto the foundation and staining the stucco. Adding seamless gutters, with the profile and color matched to the house, keeps water away from the slab. On a tight Atwater lot that also keeps runoff off your neighbor’s side yard.

Not on soft wood, and we would not want to. We replace the failed fascia sections first, match the profile of the original where it shows, then hang the new seamless gutters with hangers spaced for the load. Doing it in that order is what keeps the gutters from pulling away in a few years.

Yes. We set the gutter so the tile edge drains into it properly, which takes a little more care than on a shingle roof, and we choose a color or copper that suits the stucco and trim. Copper is a common choice on Spanish homes because the patina looks right and it lasts for decades.

At least once a year before the rainy season, and homes under the sycamores and jacarandas on the residential streets off Los Feliz Boulevard often need a second cleaning in spring. We clean by hand and flush the downspouts. The Maintenance Program schedules it so it does not fall off the list.

That is the main question on Atwater lots. We look at grade, where the side yard drains and whether there is room for an extension to the front. If not, an underground drain line to the street or a dry well is the clean solution, and we install those as part of the job.