Estimate your gutter replacement cost
What goes into the price
Unlike a plumbing job, gutter pricing is almost always quoted per linear foot of roofline, with material and labor bundled together. What changes the number is your material choice, how much footage your home needs, and whether the old gutters need to come off first.
Gutter replacement cost by material
| Material | Price per ft | Typical lifespan |
|---|---|---|
| Vinyl | $3–$5 | 15–20 years |
| Aluminum (seamless) | $7–$13 | 20–30 years |
| Galvanized steel | $8–$10 | 20–30 years |
| Copper | $15–$25 | 50+ years |
A typical home needs 100–200 linear feet of gutter. Real quotes vary more than this table shows — complex rooflines, multiple stories and difficult access all push the price toward the high end or beyond it.
Additional costs to expect
| Item | Typical cost | When it's needed |
|---|---|---|
| Old gutter removal | $1–$2/ft | Replacing existing gutters (checked by default below) |
| Disposal | $150–$300 | Hauling away the old material |
| Gutter guards | $6–$13/ft | Reduces cleaning; mainstream screen/mesh guards — foam is cheaper, premium micro-mesh runs higher |
| Fascia repair | $6–$18/ft | Rotted or damaged fascia board behind the old gutter |
| Extra downspout | $70–$180 | Beyond the standard ~1 per 35–40 ft |
| Permit | $0–$75 | Most jurisdictions don't require one for straightforward replacement — see note below |
The permit range reflects an absence of evidence, not a confirmed rule: most gutter-replacement guides never mention a permit at all, unlike roofing or siding guides. Some jurisdictions may still require one, especially for larger gutter-guard systems — check your local building department.
Labor cost to install gutters
Labor typically runs 20–50% of the total job cost. The calculator adjusts the labor portion by state using wage data for sheet metal workers — the trade that fabricates and installs seamless aluminum gutters — from the same BLS dataset used on our water heater pages, applied to this different occupation code.
Questions to ask before you hire
- Is this seamless or sectional gutter, and does the price include both material and labor?
- Is old-gutter removal and disposal included?
- How many downspouts are included, and what happens if I need more?
- Is fascia condition included in the inspection, or is that a separate charge if damage turns up?
- What's the warranty on the gutters vs. the labor?
- Can I get the final price in writing before work starts?
Methodology and sources
We build each estimate from its parts: a per-linear-foot installed price by material, a labor share applied against regional wage data, and separately priced add-ons. Third-party cost guides are used only to sanity-check totals. Read how we estimate costs.
- Angi: seamless gutters cost guide — material pricing by type
- Angi: aluminum gutter installation cost — labor share of total cost
- Angi: gutter guard installation cost
- Yelp Cost Guides: aluminum gutter installation — fascia repair, downspout rate
- Roof River City: gutter replacement cost guide — removal and disposal
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: OEWS May 2025, State (SOC 47-2211, Sheet Metal Workers) — state labor index
Labor share, the extra-downspout price and the permit inference are current best estimates and have not yet been reviewed by a licensed gutter contractor.
Changelog
- : Initial dataset. Installed $/linear-ft by material sourced from Angi (vinyl, aluminum, steel, copper); labor share (35%) from Angi's stated 20-50% range, trade-wide midpoint. Add-ons (guards, fascia repair, old-gutter removal) from Angi/Yelp/Roof River City. extraDownspout is a derived estimate (per-foot rate x typical run length), not a directly quoted flat price -- flagged for a direct-quote check next pass. Permit default is OFF (unlike the water-heater pages) since most gutter-replacement guides never mention one; this is an absence-of-evidence inference, not a confirmed fact, and is labeled as such on the page. State wage index reuses the BLS OEWS file already downloaded for the water-heater pages, but for a different occupation (Sheet Metal Workers, SOC 47-2211) -- the closest match for seamless-gutter fabrication/installation. DC lacks reported wage data for this occupation; its index is a labeled MD/VA average, not a real DC figure. baseHours/labor-hours model does not apply here (gutter pricing is quoted per linear foot, bundling labor, across every source found) -- no plumber-style hours review is applicable to this page. Status stays draft pending a licensed contractor/gutter installer review of laborSharePct, extraDownspout and the permit inference.
- : Editorial review and publication. Every price field re-checked for a source; the calculator's typical default job tested against independently published benchmark ranges (tests/benchmarks.test.ts), which now run on every build. Published at the owner's decision with an explicit note that the page has not yet been reviewed by a licensed tradesperson; the page must not claim such a review until one has actually happened.