The Brothers That Just Do Gutters · Los Angeles
Gutter Installation, Cleaning & Repair in Pico-Union, CA
Seamless metal gutters, hand cleaning, repairs and BroGuard micro-mesh for Victorian houses on Bonnie Brae and Alvarado Terrace, and for the apartment buildings and bungalows between Olympic and the 10.
- Licensed & Insured
- Seamless Gutters Formed On-Site
- Serving Alvarado Terrace & Bonnie Brae
Quick answer
Gutter services in Pico-Union, CA: The Brothers That Just Do Gutters Los Angeles installs seamless aluminum, copper and bonderized steel gutters on Pico-Union Victorians, bungalows and small apartment buildings, formed on-site so each run is one piece. We hand-clean the ficus leaves and fruit, fan palm fronds and carrotwood seed that collect here, repair loose and leaking runs on century-old eaves, add BroGuard micro-mesh under dense street trees and route downspouts toward the street so water stays out of courtyards and off foundations. Call (213) 205-6598 or book online.
Pico-Union Gutter Solutionists
Gutters for Pico-Union’s Victorians and courtyard buildings
Pico-Union fills the blocks between Olympic Boulevard and the Santa Monica Freeway, from the Harbor Freeway west to Normandie Avenue. Some of the oldest houses in this part of the city stand here. On the 1000 block of South Bonnie Brae Street and the 1800 block of West 11th Street, the South Bonnie Brae Tract keeps Queen Anne and Colonial Revival homes from the 1890s. Alvarado Terrace was subdivided in 1902, buyers had to build a house worth at least $4,000, and every lot was taken by 1906. In 2004 the city made Pico-Union its 19th Historic Preservation Overlay Zone. For ZIP 90006, census data puts 36.8% of housing units at 1939 or older, and roughly nine in ten households rent, so building owners and managers make up most of our callers.
The street trees here are evergreen and messy. In the StreetsLA inventory for Pico-Union, Indian laurel fig leads with 478 trees, followed by 308 Mexican fan palms, 259 carrotwoods and 156 California fan palms. Ficus drops small leaves and hard little figs all year, carrotwood sheds seed capsules, and both kinds of fan palm leave dead fronds and seed stalks on low roofs. Rain is short and heavy: Downtown USC averages 14.25 inches a year, and 9.41 of them come between December and February. On lots this tight, an overflowing gutter usually empties onto a walkway, a stoop or the building next door.
Robinson O’Brien-Bours owns The Brothers That Just Do Gutters Los Angeles, and our base on Highland Avenue in Hollywood is a quick trip southeast. In Pico-Union and across Normandie in Harvard Heights, our Solutionists form seamless gutters on the spot, clean ficus and palm litter out by hand, rebuild rotted fascia on Victorian eaves, fit BroGuard mesh under the heaviest trees, and tie downspouts into underground drainage when a courtyard or a side passage has no safe place for the water. California contractor license 1140218, bonded and insured.
Book a Free Pico-Union EstimateWhat we handle around Pico-Union
- Indian laurel fig leaves and fruit clogging outlets year-round
- Dead fronds from Mexican and California fan palms
- Carrotwood seed capsules washing into downspouts
- Downspouts that drain into courtyards and shared passages
- Century-old fascia on Bonnie Brae and Alvarado Terrace houses
- Alvarado Terrace
- South Bonnie Brae Street
- West 11th Street
- Terrace Park
- Pico Boulevard
- Union Avenue
- Venice Boulevard
- Normandie Avenue
- Harvard Heights
Local Data
Pico-Union gutter facts at a glance
Evergreen street trees, 1890s houses next to courtyard buildings and a three-month wet season decide how Pico-Union gutters should be built.
- Most common street tree
- 478 laurel figsIndian laurel fig leads the StreetsLA inventory for Pico-Union, ahead of Mexican fan palm, carrotwood and California fan palm.
- South Bonnie Brae Tract
- 15 buildingsQueen Anne and Colonial Revival homes from the 1890s, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
- Homes built before 1940
- 36.8%Housing units in ZIP 90006 built in 1939 or earlier, per the American Community Survey 2020 to 2024 5-year estimates.
- Rain from Dec to Feb
- 9.41 inNOAA 1991 to 2020 normal at Downtown USC for December, January and February combined, against 14.25 inches for a full year.
- Our recommendation
- Mesh under the ficusClean in the fall and again in spring, put BroGuard under laurel figs and palms, and keep downspout water away from shared walkways.
ZIP codes we cover here: 90006, 90015
Sources: Pico-Union, Los Angeles, Wikipedia (Mapping L.A. boundary, 2004 HPOZ); South Bonnie Brae Tract Historic District, Wikipedia; Alvarado Terrace Historic District, Wikipedia; U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020 to 2024 5-year, tables B25003 and B25034, ZCTA 90006, via Census Reporter; StreetsLA street tree inventory (Bureau of Street Services trees layer), Mapping L.A. Pico-Union boundary; NOAA NCEI 1991 to 2020 climate normals, Los Angeles Downtown USC (USW00093134)
Services
Gutter Services for Pico-Union Homes and Buildings
Each service is set up for evergreen tree litter, 1890s and 1900s rooflines and buildings that house several families.
Continuous runs of aluminum, copper or bonderized steel made on our truck, sized for Victorian eaves and for the long fronts of two-story apartment buildings.
Learn more Gutter CleaningFicus leaves and fruit, palm fronds and carrotwood seed scooped out by hand, then every downspout flushed and checked at the outlet.
Learn more Gutter RepairPulled-away runs, leaking end caps, crushed downspouts and rotted fascia repaired on old houses and multi-unit buildings, with a written plan first.
Learn more BroGuard Gutter GuardsStainless micro-mesh that keeps ficus fruit, palm fiber and seed out of the trough while winter rain passes through.
Learn more Fire HardeningAn all-metal edge for owners who want it: metal gutters, metal downspouts and non-combustible guards in place of any vinyl.
Learn more Maintenance ProgramTwice-a-year cleanings for evergreen trees that never stop dropping, useful for owners and managers with several buildings.
Learn moreHow it works
From first call to clean rooflines
- 1Call or book online
Tell us what is going on with your Pico-Union gutters. Same local team answers.
- 2On-site walkthrough
A Solutionist checks the roofline, downspouts and drainage and gives you a written estimate.
- 3The work gets done
Seamless runs formed in your driveway, cleaning and repairs finished the same visit when possible.
- 4Walkthrough and clean-up
We flush-test the system, show you the results and leave the property cleaner than we found it.
Why the Brothers
Why Pico-Union Owners Call the Brothers
Courtyard buildings and fourplexes get gutter and downspout layouts that keep water out of shared passages and entries.
On Bonnie Brae and Alvarado Terrace we fit profiles and finishes that sit right on an 1890s or early 1900s house.
We clear the year-round fig and frond litter first, then suggest mesh where the trees keep refilling the gutter.
Dial (213) 205-6598 and Robinson O’Brien-Bours’s team will set up a free written estimate for your Pico-Union property.
Year-round
Your Pico-Union gutter calendar
Evergreen trees drop litter in every season, and nearly all of the rain lands between December and March, so we plan two cleanings a year.
- Fall · Sep to NovPre-storm cleaning
Fig leaves and palm debris cleared, end caps and corners checked, and each downspout flushed before the first storm.
- Winter · Dec to FebWet months
The wettest stretch brings overflow calls at courtyards and entries, and the El Niño Advisory points to more of them this year.
- Spring · Mar to MayBloom cleanup
Spring fruit and seed cleared from ficus and carrotwood, with mesh added where the canopy hangs over the eaves.
- Summer · Jun to AugBuild and replace
Dry months for replacing old runs, rebuilding fascia and moving downspouts off walkways and stoops.
El Niño 2026-27
Getting Pico-Union gutters ready for El Niño
NOAA has an El Niño Advisory in effect for the 2026-27 winter. On Pico-Union homes and buildings, the job is clearing the year’s ficus and palm litter and making sure every downspout empties away from walls, entries and shared passages. Get a pre-storm cleaning and downspout test on the calendar before December.
See the full LA El Niño gutter checklistThe Work
Real Crews. Real Work in Pico-Union.
Reviews
What Los Angeles Homeowners Say
“I hired The Brothers That Just Do Gutters to install some gutters above my driveway. The installer was Emiliano. He did an amazing job, didn’t take too much time, was very professional, and charged a fair price. I would highly recommend this company and installer to anyone.”
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Posted on GooglePico-Union Gutter Questions, Answered
Yes, and those houses deserve a careful hand. Half-round copper or a painted bonderized profile fits an 1890s Queen Anne better than a stock gutter, and soft fascia gets replaced before anything is hung. The neighborhood became the city’s 19th HPOZ in 2004, so ask City Planning whether your change needs sign-off. We write the profile, metal and finish into the estimate so you can show it.
Indian laurel fig is the most common street tree in Pico-Union, and it is evergreen, so it drops leaves and small figs in every season instead of all at once. The fruit is soft enough to pack into an outlet and sticky enough to hold other debris there. A cleaning in the fall and another in spring, plus BroGuard mesh over the runs closest to the tree, keeps water moving.
Yes. We look at every unit, the garages or carports and any courtyard, then write one free estimate for the whole property. Many Pico-Union buildings drain into a shared passage, so the plan covers where the water goes as well as the gutters. Please give tenants a heads-up that we will be working on ladders.
Off the walkway and away from the foundation, ideally toward the street. Many Pico-Union lots leave a few feet between buildings, and a downspout can end right where people walk or beside a neighbor’s wall. Short of moving the building, the fixes are an extension, a redirected outlet or a pipe under the walk to the curb, and we show what each costs.
Yes, across ZIPs 90006 and 90015: Alvarado Terrace, the South Bonnie Brae Tract, the blocks along Pico, Union and Venice, and west to Normandie Avenue, with Harvard Heights right next door. Call (213) 205-6598 or book online to get a free written estimate scheduled.
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The Brothers That Just Do Gutters · Los Angeles · (213) 205-6598 · Serving Pico-Union and Harvard Heights, CA
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