Gutter Installation, Cleaning & Repair in El Sobrante, CA

Under eucalyptus, more than almost anywhere. The problem is not just leaves, it is long bark strips and hard seed caps that wedge into outlets and do not break down. A fine metal micro-mesh like BroGuard keeps them out of the trough entirely. Cheaper screen guards let the small stuff through and mat over with bark, so we do not recommend them under this canopy.

It depends on what is sagging. If the gutter itself is sound and the spike hangers have pulled out of the fascia, re-hanging with hidden screw hangers into solid wood is a repair. If the run has bent, the seams leak, or the fascia is soft along most of its length, a new seamless run into new fascia is the honest answer. We will show you which.

Away from the house and off the slope, not at the corner. On the uphill side we run downspouts into a buried line that carries water around the house. On the downhill side we take it to daylight well below the pad or to an existing drain. Dumping it at the base of a bank is how hillside lots develop settling and erosion over time.

Yes, the hills catch more than the flats along the bay, and the canyon lots near the reservoir and Kennedy Grove see the most. That is why we lean toward six inch gutter and larger downspouts on the bigger roof planes here, and why a fall cleaning before the first storm matters more than it does down on the flats.

Twice a year is realistic under live oak, and more if eucalyptus is overhead, because live oak drops in spring as well as fall and eucalyptus never really stops. Late fall before the storms is the essential visit. If you would rather not do it or pay for it twice a year, BroGuard micro-mesh brings it down to an occasional check.