Gutter & Eavestrough Installation, Repair & Cleaning in Lethbridge

Your eavestroughs do one job: catch the water coming off your roof and move it away from the house. When they're clogged, sagging or leaking, that water ends up behind your fascia, down your siding, in your window wells and against your foundation. In Lethbridge, where snow melts and refreezes all winter, bad gutters also feed ice dams that back water up under your shingles.

Eavestrough services

• New eavestrough installation — on new roofs or as a stand-alone replacement
• Eavestrough repair — leaking seams and corners, sagging runs, loose hangers, pulled-away sections
• Downspouts — replacement, re-routing and extensions so water drains away from the foundation
• Gutter cleaning — leaves, shingle granules, and debris cleared and downspouts flushed
• Hail-damaged eavestroughs — documented with your hail damage roof claim

Signs your eavestroughs need attention

• Water spilling over the edge during rain
• Sections sagging or pulling away from the fascia
• Drips or rust stains at seams and corners
• Peeling paint or rot on the fascia boards
• Pooling water or erosion along the foundation
• Big icicles and ice build-up along the eaves in winter
• Dents from hail

Why gutters matter in Lethbridge

Southern Alberta isn't known for heavy rain, but our gutters work hard anyway:

• Chinook melts. A warm Chinook can melt a roof's worth of snow in an afternoon. If the eavestroughs are clogged or frozen, that water has nowhere to go.
• Freeze-thaw. Water left sitting in eavestroughs freezes overnight, adds weight, pulls hangers loose and opens seams.
• Summer storms. Short, heavy downpours during hail season can overwhelm undersized or clogged gutters.
• Wind. Loose eavestroughs rattle, bend and get ripped off in high winds.

Gutters and your roof go together

Eavestroughs and roofing are connected. Shingle granules wash into gutters — a lot of granules is a sign your roof may be near the end of its life. Ice dams caused by blocked gutters can push water under the bottom rows of shingles and cause leaks that look like a roof problem. And when you replace a roof, it's the easiest time to replace tired eavestroughs too, because the edge of the roof is already open.

When we're on your roof for any job, we'll take a look at your eavestroughs and tell you honestly whether they need work.

Fall gutter cleaning

The best time to clean eavestroughs here is late fall, after the leaves come down and before everything freezes. We clear out leaves, needles and granules, flush the downspouts and check for loose hangers and leaking seams while we're up there.

Eavestroughs across Lethbridge and area

We install, repair and clean eavestroughs across Lethbridge, Coaldale, Claresholm and Southern Alberta. Call (403) 929-5588 or request a free eavestrough estimate.