A homeowner in Sacramento, California, signed a $4,971 gutter contract while a new roof was being installed. The price covered seven-inch seamless gutters, five downspouts and screens. In a thread from October 2023, the homeowner then described an option without screens for about $4,500 and asked whether the original price was reasonable.
For other California homeowners holding a gutter estimate, the useful comparison is not just between those two numbers. At this house, the gutter size served a second purpose: the homeowner wanted it partly to hide exposed rafter tails because there was no fascia. Removing the screens changed one part of the proposed job, but did not answer whether seven-inch gutters were the best way to meet that goal.
What the Gutter Prices Covered
The signed $4,971 contract was for seven-inch seamless gutters, five downspouts and gutter screens. The homeowner later put the job at about 240 linear feet…