Frequently Asked Questions

Chester Gutter will honor our estimates for 30 days, assuming your property’s condition remains the same. After that, we will do our best to honor those prices, but we do reserve the right to re-estimate should there have been any increases in material or labor costs over that time.

It is rare that we wouldn’t execute our services properly the first time. But we proudly stand behind our work and our reputation, and will return to review your concerns. If your concern is within the scope of the original estimate, Chester Gutter will happily make the adjustments for free.

Gutters found in home improvement stores for DIY gutter installations come in 10-foot sections. To cover a roof’s width, you screw these sections together, which forms seams where the sections connect. These seams can catch leaves, debris, and ice, which forms dams in your gutters that create backups during heavy water flow. Seamed gutter installations are also highly prone to leaks – which can damage walls and create foundation problems including erosion and basement damage. Finally, stitched-together gutter seams “scar” the attractiveness of a building’s exterior.

Chester Gutter cuts custom-measured seamless gutters on-site from 500-foot material. This allows us to precision match roof sections, edge to edge, helping to eliminate all of the problems mentioned above.

No. Instead of screwing or nailing the gutter in the front, we use hidden rustproof hangers that are fastened to the inside back gutter wall with screws. This approach makes your gutters hang with much more sturdiness than those hung using other methods. They also allow your gutters to expand and contract during extremely hot or cold weather. And, as stated earlier, they eliminate the holes and exposed screw heads that inferior hanging methods display on the outside of buildings.

Chester Gutter only installs high-quality .032 gauge aluminum gutters, while many companies and virtually all DIYers use .027 gauge material. That difference might not seem like much, but it makes a significant improvement in both gutter appearance and durability.

Chester Gutter installs standard K-style and half-round gutters, with either rectangular or round downspouts.

Copper material is more expensive than aluminum, and copper gutters require extra time to install properly. So, no, copper installations are not the same price as aluminum installations for those reasons.

But for many people, the unique beauty of copper trim is well worth the additional price!

…said the person who is stepping rung-by-rung directly toward an emergency room visit!

How skilled are you at climbing a ladder and reaching away from its center? How sturdy is your ladder? How securely is it placed?

You will be one or two stories up in the air, reaching for debris, and..well, we hope you get the picture…

Another important point: Chester Gutter contractors will also be inspecting your gutters and downspouts as we clean. We even check your roofline, soffits and fascia as we wind our way around your building.

So between safety and other proactive problem avoidances, we strongly urge you to hire us to do our job professionally while you keep your feet safely on the ground!