How Much Does Gutter Installation Cost? (2026 Guide)
As of 2026, new gutters on an average home cost about $2,300 to $12,000 total. That works out to roughly $10 to $16 per linear foot, based on national market data. Your real price depends on the length of the run, the seamless material and color, the number of downspouts, and whether the old fascia needs repair first.
How Much Does Gutter Installation Cost in 2026?
These are general market ranges, not a quote. The only way to get your real number is a free measurement of your house.
| Job type | Typical 2026 market range |
|---|---|
| Whole-home installation (about 200 linear feet) | $2,303 to $12,067 |
| Per linear foot | $10.41 to $15.77 |
The whole-home range comes from This Old House's gutter installation cost guide, updated in June 2026. The per-linear-foot figure comes from Homewyse's gutter installation estimator, updated in May 2026. Neither figure is our own price. Get a free written gutter estimate. You get one real number, in writing, before we start.
What Drives the Price of a Gutter Installation?
Four things move the price the most.
Length of the gutter run. We measure the whole house in linear feet, not just the front. More roofline means more material and more labor.
Seamless material and color choice. Your gutters are formed to fit your house on site. There is no per-seam guesswork in the number. But the metal and finish you pick still change the price.
Number and placement of downspouts. More downspouts move water away from the house faster. That matters in a wet climate. But each one adds to the job.
Fascia repairs needed before the new gutters hang. If the wood behind your old gutters has rotted, we repair it first. New gutters on rotten fascia just delay the same failure a few years.
We measure the house first. Then we give you one written price for the whole job.
We are a licensed Oregon roofing contractor, CCB #261915. Every job comes with a workmanship and labor warranty.
When Are Old Gutters Worth Replacing, Not Just Cleaning?
A lot of homes in our service area were built after 2000. Census figures put that share at 44% of Hillsboro's housing stock alone. That means a lot of houses are now 20-plus years old. That is around the age when builder-grade sectional gutters start to fail. The seams open up. The hangers that hold the gutters to the fascia start to pull loose.
Cleaning out needles and grit fixes a drainage problem. It does not fix a seam that has opened up. It does not fix a run that sags between hangers. If your gutters sag, pull away from the fascia, or leak at every joint even after a cleaning, the gutters themselves are the problem, not the debris inside them. We can tell you which one you are looking at during a free measurement.
5-Inch or 6-Inch Gutters: Which Do You Need?
Gutter size comes down to your roof size and how much water it sheds in a storm. A larger roof, or one with a steep pitch, sheds water fast. That kind of roof usually needs the larger 6-inch size to keep up without overflowing. A smaller roof can often get by with 5-inch gutters. We look at your specific roof before recommending a size. Guessing wrong costs you either way: too small and it overflows, too large and you paid for capacity you did not need.
Why Gutters Matter More in a Rainy Climate
Around here the rain barely lets up. Hillsboro sees roughly 40 inches a year, and it falls over a long, steady wet season rather than a few big storms. Some nearby areas we serve, like Gresham, get even more. Washington County has also logged several flood events in the past couple of years.
An undersized gutter run overflows more often here than it would somewhere drier. A missing downspout does too. When gutters clog or break, the water they should carry away backs up under the shingle edges instead. It overflows down the siding and pools at the foundation. Over a wet winter, that means rotted fascia, leaks where the gutter meets the roof, and water finding its way toward your basement or crawlspace.
We are roofers first, so we check how your gutters and roof work together when we quote a job. A clogged or failing gutter is a common, easy-to-miss cause of what looks like a roof leak. We catch it before it turns into a bigger repair.
How Do You Get an Accurate Gutter Installation Price?
Our gutter installation and repair service measures your whole house in linear feet. We count the downspouts you need. We check the fascia behind your old gutters before the number goes on paper. That is one written price for the whole job, not a phone-call guess. If we find rotted fascia once the old gutters come down, we show you before doing any extra work, not after.
Worried a clogged gutter might actually be behind a roof leak? Our routine roof maintenance service checks gutters as part of the visit. If you have water coming in right now, we take after-hours calls through our emergency leak repair line. See the full list of signs your roof is leaking into the attic if you are not sure which one you are dealing with. Call (503) 389-5775 for a free written gutter estimate.
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How much of my house's roofline actually needs new gutters?
Most homes need gutters along every roofline that sheds water toward the ground, not just the front. We measure your whole house in linear feet, not just one side, so the written price covers every run that needs one. A partial job usually just moves the water problem to the side we skipped.
Are seamless gutters worth paying more for?
For most homes, yes. Seamless gutters are formed to fit your house on site, so there is no seam every few feet to leak or catch debris. Sectional gutters cost less up front but have more joints that can open up over time, especially under this area's steady rain.
Do I need gutter guards along with new gutters?
Guards are optional, not required. They cut down on how often you need to clear needles and leaves, but no guard stops every bit of debris in a market with this much fir needle drop. We can quote guards alongside new gutters, and you decide if the added cost is worth it for your property.