Gutter Replacement in Arlington Heights, IL

Chicago Roof Repair and Replacement provides gutter replacement in Arlington Heights, IL, working from our Schaumburg office. Below is what we see on Arlington Heights roofs, what the village requires, and how the work goes. You can also see our Arlington Heights roofing team.

Old gutters fail slowly. Seams start dripping, hangers pull out of the fascia, sections sag and hold water, and every winter the ice adds more weight. Gutter replacement fixes the whole run, not one more patch.

Gutter Replacement for Arlington Heights Homes

Arlington Heights has one of the widest ranges of housing in the northwest suburbs: older homes on the tree-lined streets around downtown, post-war ranches and Cape Cods, 1960s and 1970s two-stories, and a steady stream of teardowns being replaced with large new homes.

Older homes near downtown often have deep eaves, original wood fascia and box gutters that have been covered over. What’s behind the existing gutter matters. Ranch homes have long, continuous eaves, so gutter pitch over a long run and enough downspouts matter more than on a compact house. Two-story homes collect a lot of water per run. They often need 6-inch gutters and larger downspouts to handle a summer downpour without overflowing.

Signs You Need Gutter Replacement in Arlington Heights

These are the warning signs we get called about most often in Arlington Heights:

• Standing water in the gutter after rain
• Rust, cracks or holes in older steel gutters
• Fascia rot behind the gutter
• Ice repeatedly tearing sections down in winter
• Gutters sagging or pulling away from the fascia

How Our Gutter Replacement Process Works

1. Assess gutters and fascia We check the gutters, the hangers and the wood behind them so the new system has a solid base.
2. Remove old gutters Old gutters and downspouts come off, and damaged fascia is repaired or replaced.
3. Install new seamless runs Gutters are installed with correct pitch, sized for the roof, and hangers spaced for snow loads.
4. Repairs where repair makes sense If only a section has failed and the rest is sound, we'll say so and repair that section instead.

It’s the same process we use on every job. Read more about gutter replacement across Chicago and the suburbs.

What Quality Gutter Replacement Involves

Downspouts and drainage

More and larger downspouts move water faster. Extensions and splash blocks carry it away from the foundation so the gutters actually protect the house.

Sectional vs. seamless

Older sectional gutters have a seam every 10 feet, and every seam is a future leak. Seamless gutters are formed on site to the length of each run, so the only joints are at corners and downspouts.

What to Expect on Job Day in Arlington Heights

The crew sets up, removes the old system if there is one, repairs the fascia, and installs and tests the new gutters. You get a quick walk-through of the downspout locations at the end. If your Arlington Heights home is in an HOA, we can help with any approval paperwork the association needs.

Permits for Gutter Replacement in Arlington Heights

Whether gutter work alone needs a permit varies from village to village, so we check with Arlington Heights before every job. When the gutters are part of a roof replacement, they’re covered by the roofing permit process. Arlington Heights treats a single-family asphalt shingle re-roof as an over-the-counter permit. The application needs the contractor’s proposal with scope and cost, the village’s Single-Family Asphalt Shingle Re-Roofing Requirements acknowledgment form, and a State of Illinois roofing license, and a completion affidavit closes out the permit. If a roof already has two or more layers of covering, the old layers must come off before new shingles go on. Village of Arlington Heights, 33 S. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60005.

Under the Illinois Roofing Industry Licensing Act, a municipality that requires a roofing permit may only issue it to a contractor who shows proof of a State of Illinois roofing license. We handle the paperwork, schedule the inspections, and leave the permit card posted where the village wants it.

Weather and Your Arlington Heights Gutters

Gutters here have to handle heavy summer downpours and then carry the weight of snow and ice all winter. Undersized gutters overflow in July, and poorly fastened ones get pulled down in February.

What Affects the Cost of Gutter Replacement in Arlington Heights

Every Arlington Heights home is different, so we price gutter replacement after we’ve seen the roof. The biggest factors are:

• length of the runs and the number of corners and downspouts
• fascia and soffit damage behind the old gutters
• gutter size and material
• adding guards or larger downspouts

Your written estimate lists each item separately, so you can see exactly what you’re paying for.

Areas We Serve in Arlington Heights

We work on homes in every part of Arlington Heights: near the former Arlington Park racetrack site, around Lake Arlington, and in the neighborhoods off Kensington Road, Central Road, Arlington Heights Road, Rand Road. That covers Arlington Heights ZIP codes 60004, 60005, 60006 in Cook County.

Gutter Replacement in Arlington Heights: FAQ