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Seamless Gutters

Seamless gutters, formed on your driveway.

6-inch K-style aluminum and half-round copper, rolled on-site from continuous coil. Hidden hangers at 24 inches on center, screwed into rafter tails — not just nailed into fascia.

Lake Point Exteriors · seamless gutters
Spec Standard

Every seam is a future leak.

Sectional gutters from a big-box store have a seam every 10 feet. Each one is a freeze-thaw crack waiting to happen. Seamless gutters are rolled from a single coil on your driveway — 40, 50, 60 feet of continuous aluminum with seams only at corners. That's where we spend the quality: lap joints sealed with sealant engineered for the IL–WI freeze-thaw, not the standard-issue tube from the paint aisle.

  • 6-inch K-style aluminum — 25% more capacity than 5-inch
  • Hidden hangers screwed at 24" OC into rafter tails
  • Miters hand-fabricated, not pre-stamped box corners
  • .032" aluminum coil — heavier than the .027" contractor-grade
  • Downspouts sized by roof area, not by default
  • Drip edge flashing behind every run to close the air gap
Systems

Three tiers.

From K-style to copper.We carry three tiers of seamless gutter and the accessories that actually keep them working through a Chicago winter.
Aluminum · Standard

6" K-style Aluminum

The workhorse. .032 gauge, 20+ color options, baked-enamel finish, 25-year finish warranty.

Aluminum · Oversized

7" Oversized K-style

For steep-pitch and high-roof-area homes. 40% more capacity than standard 6".

Copper · Premium

Half-Round Copper

Solid 16oz copper, hand-soldered miters. Develops a patina over the first 5–7 years. Lifetime service.

Ice Management

Heat Cable

Self-regulating heat cable routed through gutters and downspouts. Ice-dam prevention without damaging shingles.

Leaf Protection

MicroMesh Guards

Stainless micromesh over the gutter — keeps out pine needles and shingle grit, not just leaves.

Drainage

Underground Leaders

Downspout-to-drain-tile transitions with cleanouts. Gets water away from the foundation, not next to it.

Install Process

Gutters installed in a day.

Most homes are a single-day install — measure, form, hang, downspout, test with a hose before we leave.

1

Measure

Full home measure, roof-area calc for downspout sizing, color selection from physical samples.

2

Fabricate

Coil stock rolled on your driveway into seamless lengths. Miters hand-cut and sealed.

3

Install

Hidden hangers into rafter tails at 24" OC, drip edge, downspouts routed to grade or drain tile.

4

Test

Hose test at every valley and downspout. Clean-up, final walkthrough, warranty registration.

Frequently Asked

Seamless gutters FAQ.

How much do new seamless gutters cost?
6" aluminum seamless on a typical 2,400 sq ft home runs $2,200–$3,800 installed, depending on linear footage, number of downspouts, and color. Copper runs 4–5x that. Every quote is line-itemized by run.
5-inch vs. 6-inch — which do I need?
If your roof is steeper than 6/12 or the drainage area exceeds 500 sq ft per downspout, 6" is the right answer. Most Chicago-area homes benefit from 6" regardless — overflow during hard rains is the #1 gutter complaint we hear.
Are leaf guards worth it?
MicroMesh is, if you have mature trees overhanging the roof. Foam and plastic inserts cause more problems than they solve. We'll tell you on the site visit whether guards are worth it for your specific house.
Can you install on top of new siding?
Yes, but we prefer to install after new siding so the top edge of the gutter tucks cleanly under the lowest siding course. If siding is already on, we work with the existing trim — we just won't remove finished siding to re-flash.
Do gutters come off for a roof replacement?
Only when they're in the way. Drip edge and ice-and-water install happens under the gutter's top edge, so in most cases the gutters stay. If we're replacing the roof and the gutters are at end-of-life, we'll quote both and discount the labor of doing them together.

Ready for a gutter estimate?

We'll walk the house, measure every run, and quote it by linear foot — no mystery pricing, no fake sale-today math.