Gutter guards in Roanoke, Virginia
For houses across the city, from Victorian-era streets near downtown to brick ranches and newer builds on the edges.
Roanoke is an independent city with 100,011 residents at the 2020 census, set in the middle of the Roanoke Valley with the Roanoke River running through it. Mill Mountain, a roughly 500-acre city park, rises inside the city limits, and its wooded slopes and the tree-lined streets below give most neighborhoods a steady supply of leaves for the gutters.
Do historic district rules affect gutter work?
They can. The city's H-2 historic district covers parts of four mostly residential neighborhoods: Old Southwest, Patterson Avenue, Mountain View and Gainsboro. Exterior changes there are reviewed against design guidelines, with staff and the Architectural Review Board handling Certificates of Appropriateness. If your house is in the district, call Planning, Building and Development before you change gutter style or material. Older homes in these neighborhoods and in places like Raleigh Court and South Roanoke sometimes have half-round or built-in gutters, and installers who offer half-round aluminum or copper can match that look.
What Roanoke gutter jobs come up most?
- Micro-mesh guards on homes under big street trees and hillside woods
- Swapping leaky sectional gutters for seamless aluminum
- Fascia rot behind gutters that have overflowed for years
- Downspouts that empty against old stone or brick foundations
- Repairs after limbs, heavy snow or ice pull gutters loose
What about flooding in Roanoke?
The city's worst flood came on November 4, 1985, when storms tied to Hurricane Juan stalled over the region. A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood reduction project along the river was completed in 2012. Gutters won't stop river flooding, but they do decide where your own roof water lands, and in a cloudburst like the 2018 remnants of Hurricane Michael, clogged gutters overflow fast. If your property is in a mapped flood hazard area, the building official may require a permit for work that would otherwise be exempt, so check first.
Common questions
Do you cover every Roanoke neighborhood?
Yes. Call with your address and we'll connect you with an installer who works in your part of the city.
Can I put copper gutters on an older Roanoke house?
Many installers offer half-round copper or copper-look aluminum. If you're in the H-2 district, check with the city before changing the gutter style.
Services in Roanoke
- Gutter guard installationMicro-mesh, perforated and hood-style guards fitted to your gutters and the trees over your roof.
- Seamless gutter installationReplacement seamless aluminum gutters roll-formed at your house, with guards added at the same time.
- Gutter repairLeaking corners, sagging runs, loose hangers and gutters knocked loose by limbs or ice.
- Downspouts and drainageBigger downspouts, extensions and buried drain lines that carry roof water away from the house.
- Gutter cleaningClearing gutters and flushing downspouts, with a look at hangers, seams and fascia while someone's up there.
Nearby areas
Done cleaning gutters off a ladder?
Call and a Roanoke Valley gutter guard installer will come look at your roofline and quote it.