Gutter Installation & Repair in Coconut Creek, FL

Why gutters matter more in South Florida

Our rainfall doesn't arrive gently — it comes in heavy bursts that overwhelm an undersized or clogged system in minutes. Without working gutters, that water sheets off the roof and attacks the parts of the house that are expensive to fix.

• Protects fascia and soffits from constant-moisture rot.
• Keeps water off walls and away from windows and doors.
• Channels runoff away from the foundation to prevent settling and erosion.
• Reduces splash-back staining on stucco and pavers.
• Seamless aluminum resists corrosion in our humid, salt-influenced air.

Seamless gutters and guards, sized right

We install custom seamless aluminum gutters (no leak-prone joints) in 5- and 6-inch profiles, with downspouts placed to actually move the volume your roof sheds. Gutter guards are worth it here, where leaves and the debris that named storms scatter would otherwise clog the system before the next big rain.

5-inch or 6-inch K-style for South Florida rain?

A 5-inch K-style gutter suits most single-story homes with modest roof planes. We move to 6-inch when a lot of roof drains to one run: long unbroken eaves, steep pitches, two-story walls that shed onto a lower roof, or a valley that dumps into a single corner. In a summer cloudburst, water from a valley can shoot straight over an undersized gutter instead of entering it.

Downspouts matter as much as gutter width. A run that overflows is often short of outlets, not short of gutter. Adding a downspout or stepping up to a larger 3×4-inch outlet usually fixes it for less than upsizing the whole system.

Where the downspouts should send the water

A gutter that empties against the foundation only moves the problem. Each downspout should discharge onto ground that slopes away from the house, through an extension or splash block, or into a drain line. Keep discharge off the A/C pad, away from pool equipment and pavers that can settle, and pointed somewhere other than your neighbor's yard.

The Florida Building Code, Residential (8th edition, 2023) does not require gutters on every home. Section R801.3 requires a controlled roof drainage system that discharges at least 5 feet from foundation walls, or into an approved drainage system, only where expansive or collapsible soils are known to exist. When gutters are installed, Section R903.4.2 requires metal or approved plastic, lapped, soldered or caulked joints, and corrosion-resistant fasteners compatible with the gutter material. Even where it isn't required, 5 feet is a sensible target for discharge.

Fascia rot behind failed gutters

When a gutter clogs, sags or pulls away, water runs down the back of it and soaks the fascia board it hangs from. In our humidity that wood rots from behind, often while the painted face still looks fine. Hanging a new gutter on soft fascia means the fasteners pull out in the first heavy rain or storm.

Before we install, we probe the fascia along every run and replace rotten boards first. We also check that the drip edge directs roof water into the gutter rather than behind it, because a missing or short drip edge is a common reason fascia rots even under a working gutter.