Gutter Companies Serving the Asheville Area

Most gutter calls in Asheville start the same way: water coming over the front edge in a storm, a run pulling away from the fascia, or a downspout that’s emptying straight beside the foundation. This page is for that call, whether you need new gutters, a repair, or guards. If your gutters are fine and just full, you want gutter cleaning instead.

Repair or replace

Start by working out which problem you actually have, because the two jobs are priced very differently.

Repair is the right call when the trouble is in one place. A leaking seam or end cap, a downspout knocked loose by a ladder, a section that sags because one hanger let go, or an elbow that’s cracked. A good company will reseal a joint, rehang a sagging run, or replace one section without trying to sell you a whole house.

Replacement is the right call when the trouble is everywhere. Old sectional gutters that leak at joint after joint, runs that sag along most of their length, gutters too small for the roof they’re draining, or fascia boards that have rotted behind them. Patching those buys a season at best.

Fascia is the part people don’t see coming. When old gutters have been overflowing for years, the board they’re fastened to has often been wet for years too. You usually don’t find out until the gutters come down. Ask any company quoting a replacement how they handle rotten fascia: whether they replace it themselves, what they charge per board, and whether that’s in the written quote or added later.

Ask for photos of what they found, and ask them to price both options when both are possible. A company that only ever recommends replacement isn’t giving you much to compare.

We asked Scott Jacobson, owner of Compass Gutters in Hendersonville, what tells him an old gutter is worth repairing instead of replacing:

“There are several factors that go into it, but first I see if it’s even possible to actually repair it vs needing new gutters, and then I try to go on what the customer really wants or has a budget for. Repairs are usually bandaids that can extend the life of a gutter for a certain amount of time (ie. limited damage, seams that can be resealed, etc.), but I let the customer know they need to start planning for a replacement down the road. I’m always honest with customers and let them know most repairs only last so long. Of course, something like a dented downspout that a lawnmower hit, that can easily be fixed.”

That’s the answer to listen for. A repair on an aging system buys time, and an honest company tells you roughly how much. A one-off accident, like a downspout clipped by the mower, is a straightforward fix at any age.

Few companies publish prices, so one that does is worth noting. Compass Gutters says a service call or minor repair starts at $180. Treat that as a starting point for small fixes, not a quote for your house.

Seamless, sizes, and materials

Seamless means the gutter is formed on site from a coil of metal by a machine on the installer’s truck, so each run is one piece cut to the length of that wall. The only joints are at the corners and the outlets. Sectional gutters, the kind sold in ten-foot pieces at the home store, have a joint every few feet, and every joint is a future leak. Most of the companies on this page install seamless, and it’s worth asking for.

Size. Five-inch K-style is the residential standard. Six-inch is worth a conversation on the roofs we have a lot of here: steep, large, or shaped so that a valley pours most of one side into a single corner. Balken Roofing in Swannanoa puts it plainly: five-inch is “sufficient for most average-sized homes,” and six-inch is for “larger homes, homes with expansive roof areas, or properties with drainage issues.” Downspouts matter as much as the gutter. A bigger gutter that drains through the same small downspout still backs up. Ask the installer why they’ve quoted the size they have for your roof.

Material.

• Aluminum is what most houses get. It doesn’t rust, comes in dozens of colors, and is what the seamless machines on most trucks run.
• Steel is heavier and stiffer, which some installers prefer where snow and ice load up on a gutter, but it can rust where the coating is scratched.
• Copper costs considerably more and lasts decades. It shows up on historic houses and high-end builds, often as half-round gutters with round downspouts. Only a few local companies do copper work, and it’s worth calling one of them directly rather than asking a general installer to quote it.

Slope and hangers. A gutter should fall slightly toward each downspout so water doesn’t sit in it. Hidden hangers screwed into the fascia hold far better than the old spikes driven through the gutter. If your gutters are held up by spikes that are working loose, that’s often the whole reason they sag.

Gutter guards: what to ask before you buy

Every guard reduces cleaning. None of them eliminate it. Here’s what the main types do under the trees we actually have:

Two questions sort most guard quotes. First, what does this guard do in a hard downpour? Rain here can arrive fast, off the mountains, and some covers send it clean past the gutter. Second, what’s overhead at your house? A guard that works under a stand of oaks can still need regular servicing under pines or tulip poplars. Companies that clean gutters as well as install guards have seen which systems hold up on local roofs, and they’re a good place to ask. A few installers here name the guards they put on: Blue Mountain uses ShurFlo and LeafBlaster Pro micro-mesh, and High Up Construction uses ShurFlo and All Mesh Pro. That’s a fair way to compare a local quote with a national guard company’s.

Check how the guard attaches, too. Some are fastened under the first row of shingles, which can matter for your roof warranty. Ask the installer, and ask your roofer if the roof is new.

Where the water goes matters more than the gutter

Gutters don’t really protect your roof. They protect everything below it by deciding where the water lands. Asheville is wetter than most of the country (the National Weather Service office for the Western North Carolina mountains keeps the record), and a typical roof here sheds thousands of gallons a year.

On a sloped lot, the discharge point is the whole game. A downspout that empties a couple of feet from the wall on a downhill grade sends that water straight back toward the footing. Extensions, splash blocks, or a buried line carrying it out to daylight cost little next to what that water does to a crawl space over a few winters. Ask your gutter company what they’ll do at the bottom of each downspout, not only at the top.

If the gutters work and the crawl space is still wet, it’s no longer a gutter problem. That’s drainage, waterproofing, or foundation repair.

Snow, ice, and a steep roof

Higher up, in places like Fairview, Leicester, Barnardsville, or the upper end of Black Mountain, winter puts real weight on gutters. Ice builds up in them, and snow sliding off a steep or metal roof can tear a run clean off the house. Tighter hanger spacing and stronger fasteners help. On a metal roof, snow guards above the gutter line keep sheets of snow from riding over the edge. If your roof is metal, or getting replaced, the roofing contractors page covers snow guards in more detail.

Before you sign

Gutter work almost never reaches North Carolina’s 40,000 dollar threshold for a general contractor’s license (our NC general contractor license guide explains that line). So there’s usually no state license to look up. That puts more weight on these:

• A certificate of liability insurance. Two-story walls on a downhill grade are a real fall risk. A company with coverage will send the certificate without hesitating.
• A written scope. Linear feet, gutter size and material, number and size of downspouts, guards if any, what happens to the old gutters, and how rotten fascia is handled and priced.
• The deposit. Seamless gutters are cut to your house and can’t be returned, so some deposit is normal. Half or more up front, before a date is on the calendar, is worth asking about.
• The warranty. Ask what’s covered, for how long, and whether it’s the company’s own workmanship warranty or only the manufacturer’s on the metal.
• The schedule. Fall and spring book up. Ask for a start date in writing, not “a few weeks.”

The companies on this page

Asheville

Asheville Gutter Cleaning & Maintenance, run by owner Adam Blake since 2011. Five- and six-inch seamless K-style and half-round, repitching, fascia and soffit repair, and guards, with half-price cleaning when you have guards installed.

Asheville Seamless Gutters & Home Solutions, a K-style specialist with 24 colors including copper, plus half-round, box, and European box profiles, underground drain lines, and snow guards.

Compass Gutters, locally owned, with six-inch seamless as its standard. The only company here that publishes a repair price.

Gutter Man of WNC, seamless installation and repair. Call or text.

AllClean Asheville Gutters, cleaning and downspout repair. No current website, so call.

Arden and Fletcher

Express Gutters, Fletcher, family-owned and run by Lee Pegram and Zeke Wyatt. More than 2,000 installs since 2020 with in-house crews only. Seamless aluminum up to seven inches, copper, half-round, and European box in Kynar-coated steel, plus micro-mesh and screen guards.

Blue Mountain Gutter Co., Arden, family-owned. Seamless aluminum formed on site, ShurFlo and LeafBlaster Pro micro-mesh guards, and French drains and catch basins for the water once it’s on the ground.

Gutter Madness, Sweeten Creek Road in Arden, with 30 years in the trade. Five- and six-inch K-style for houses and commercial buildings, a seven-year warranty on installs, and a text line that’s answered around the clock.

High Up Construction, Arden, more than ten years in exterior work. Seamless gutters fabricated on site in five, six, and seven inches, with ShurFlo and All Mesh Pro guards.

Quantum Roofing, Arden since 2012. A roofing company that also installs and repairs gutters, soffit, and fascia.

Swannanoa and Black Mountain

Balken Roofing, Swannanoa, family-owned since 1995. Seamless aluminum and copper built on site, guards, and maintenance programs, with straightforward guidance on five- versus six-inch.

Jay’s Roofing, Black Mountain, owner Jay Gregory since 1993. Roofing, gutters, and siding.

Leicester

Gutter Specialists LLC, a third-generation family business since 1984, with the owner on every job. K-style, half-round, box, and copper.

Hendersonville

IKECO Roofing and Exteriors, a GAF Master Elite roofer that also hangs five- and six-inch half-round gutters in aluminum, copper, zinc, and galvanized steel. 24/7 emergency service.

Dragon Roofing, family-owned, with gutters and siding handled in-house alongside roofing. 24/7 emergency service.

Canton and Clyde

Green Roofing, Canton, run by Kenneth Green for more than thirty years. Seamless gutters and guards, with phones answered seven days a week.

CM Traber Innovative Roofing, Clyde, a metal roofing specialist that also does gutters. No website, so call.

How companies get listed here

Nearly every business on this page is independent and based in Western North Carolina. Several are roofing companies that also install gutters, and we’ve said so above. One listing, Baker Home Exteriors in Mills River, also works across several other regions of the Carolinas. We generally leave out national franchises and chains, not because they can’t hang a gutter, but because there are already plenty of places to find them.

Listings are free. Businesses can claim a listing to keep their details current, and a few pay for a featured slot, which moves them up the page and is labeled wherever it appears. Nothing else about the order is for sale. We don’t sell your contact information or charge these companies per lead.

When you’re ready, get two or three quotes and ask each company the same things: what size gutter and downspout they’d use and why, how they hang it, and what happens to the water at the bottom. If you only need the gutters cleared, start with gutter cleaning. If the job turns up roof damage, the roofing contractors page is the next stop.

Frequently asked questions

• Should I repair my gutters or replace them?

  Repair makes sense when the problem is local: one leaking seam or end cap, a downspout that came loose, or a section that pulled away because a hanger failed. Replacement makes sense when the gutters are sectional and leaking at several joints, when they sag along most of a run, when they're undersized for the roof, or when the fascia behind them has rotted. Compass Gutters, one of the few local companies that publishes a number, says a service call or minor repair starts at 180 dollars. Ask for photos of what they found and a written price for both options.

• What are seamless gutters?

  Seamless gutters are formed on site from a coil of aluminum, steel, or copper by a machine on the installer's truck, so each run is one continuous piece cut to the length of that wall. The only joints are at the corners and the downspout outlets. Sectional gutters come in short pieces joined every ten feet or so, and every joint is a place that can eventually leak. Most companies on this page install seamless.

• Do I need 5-inch or 6-inch gutters?

  Five-inch K-style is the residential standard and works for most houses. Six-inch gutters carry noticeably more water and are worth considering on a large or steep roof, on a long run that drains to a single downspout, or where a valley dumps a lot of water into one corner. Larger downspouts matter as much as the gutter itself. Ask the installer to explain the size they quote for your roof.

• Do gutter guards work in Asheville?

  They can cut down how often your gutters need attention, but none of them make gutters maintenance-free. Fine micro-mesh handles pine needles and small debris best. Screens and reverse-curve covers do better with big leaves than with needles and seed pods. In a hard downpour, some covers let water run past the gutter entirely, so ask what the guard does in heavy rain, not only what it does with leaves.

• Do I need a licensed contractor to install gutters in North Carolina?

  Usually not. North Carolina requires a general contractor's license for jobs of 40,000 dollars or more, and a gutter job almost never reaches that. That means there's usually no state license to look up, so ask for a certificate of liability insurance, a written scope, and the warranty terms before work starts.

• How much of a deposit should a gutter company ask for?

  There's no state rule that sets a deposit for this kind of work. Many installers ask for some money up front because seamless gutters are cut to fit your house and can't be returned. A smaller deposit with the balance due on completion is common. If a company wants half or more before anything is scheduled, ask why, and get the start date and the scope in writing first.

• Where do gutter companies in the Asheville area work?

  The companies on this page are based from Canton and Clyde in the west to Black Mountain and Swannanoa in the east, and from Leicester down to Hendersonville. Arden and Fletcher have the most, with five companies between them. Ask any company whether your address is inside its regular service area before you book an estimate.