Gutter replacement in the Northern Rivers

There is no honest single figure, because the price depends on the house. The main drivers are the metres of gutter, the profile, how many downpipes are replaced, the condition of the fascia, the height and access, and any new stormwater connections. Ricky Jenner Roofing measures on site and gives you a free, itemised written quote.

The three common house gutter shapes in Australia are quad, half-round and square-line. Quad has a curved front and suits most homes, half-round is a semicircle often used on older and heritage houses, and square-line has a flat, modern face. Box gutters are a fourth type, built into the roof on parapet and commercial buildings.

It can look cheaper, but it rarely works out that way. The work is at roof height, and SafeWork NSW says falls from heights are the number one cause of death on NSW construction sites. Getting the falls, joins and downpipe connections right also takes practice, and a gutter laid flat holds water and rusts early.

Yes. Gutters can be replaced on their own. We replace the gutters, downpipes and any damaged fascia, and colour-match the new Colorbond to your roof. If the roof itself is close to needing replacement, we will say so on the quote, because doing both together means the scaffold only goes up once.

Clean gutters usually overflow for one of three reasons: the gutter is too small for the roof area, it was laid flat or with a back-fall so water sits in it, or there are too few downpipes. Joins that have sagged between brackets cause the same problem. We find the cause on site and quote the fix, not just a clean.

Yes. Colorbond gutters, fascia and downpipes are made in the same colour range as Colorbond roofing, so new gutters can match your roof or contrast with it on purpose. Colours look different on a screen and in full sun, so we suggest checking a physical sample against your roof before you choose.

Yes. When we replace or add downpipes, we connect them into the stormwater system so roof water is carried away rather than pooling against the slab. Our NSW contractor licence 389777C includes the Roof Plumber and Drainer classes, and Ricky has held his own plumbing and roof plumbing licence since 2009.

Yes. If one run has been damaged by a storm, a falling branch or a ladder, and the rest of the system is sound, we can replace that section and colour-match it. If the rest of the gutter is rusting through or sagging, we will tell you, because patching a failing system usually means paying for a second visit.