Services
Gutters
Seamless gutter installation and replacement. Protect your foundation and fascia from water damage.
Gutters are the most undersold part of a roof. A perfectly installed roof with failed gutters will still rot your fascia, soak your foundation, and send water into your crawl space — and Texas rain events are not the gentle, steady soakers the rest of the country gets. Central Texas can drop three inches of rain in an hour. A 5-inch gutter with a single 2x3 downspout cannot move that volume, and the water goes over the edge exactly where you didn't want it.
Square Construction installs seamless aluminum gutters — cut on-site from a continuous coil to the exact length of your roof line, which eliminates the leak points that sectional big-box gutters have every ten feet. We run both 5-inch and 6-inch K-style profiles. Most DFW homes do fine with 5-inch. Homes with long roof planes, steep pitches, or Austin-area properties that see heavier short-duration rain typically want 6-inch with oversized 3x4 downspouts.
When a storm damages your roof, the gutters almost always come with it. Hail dents are visible from the ground. Wind can pull a gutter loose from the fascia or tear downspouts off. Insurance will cover storm-damaged gutters on the same claim as the roof, but only if they're documented at scope time — which is what we do during the roof inspection, not as an afterthought three weeks later.
Why it matters in Texas
Texas rain is not East Coast rain. The storms are shorter and the intensity is brutal — a Texas Hill Country cell can drop two inches in 30 minutes, and that kind of volume laughs at an undersized 5-inch gutter with a single downspout per run. When a gutter overflows, water sheets down the fascia and siding and into the foundation zone, which is exactly what gutters are supposed to prevent. The upgrade to 6-inch with 3x4 downspouts costs a few hundred dollars more on a typical home and eliminates the overflow problem entirely.
Then there's hail. A hail-dented gutter is not just cosmetic — the dents deform the profile, disrupt flow, and often tear the hidden hangers loose from the fascia in the same event. Insurance will cover storm-damaged gutters along with the roof claim, but only when they're documented. Every year homeowners file roof claims, get a new roof, and leave the old dented gutters up for another five years of degraded performance. The right moment to replace them is the moment the roof is already on the scope.
What we do
Our Process
Material Options
5-inch K-style seamless aluminum
- Standard size, fits most DFW homes
- Dozens of factory colors
- Lowest cost per linear foot
- —Undersized for heavy rain events on large roof planes
- —Can overflow in 2+ inch/hour rain
Best for: Standard single-story homes, moderate roof pitch, smaller drainage areas.
6-inch K-style seamless aluminum
- 40% more capacity than 5-inch
- Accommodates oversized 3x4 downspouts
- Better for Texas short-duration heavy rain
- —Slightly higher material and install cost
- —Heavier look on shorter homes
Best for: Two-story homes, long roof runs, steep pitches, Austin and Hill Country properties.
Half-round copper
- Premium appearance
- Extremely long service life
- Develops natural patina
- —Multiple times the cost of aluminum
- —Theft risk in some areas
Best for: Higher-end custom homes, historic renovations.
Gutter guards (micro-mesh, reverse-curve, foam)
- Reduces clogging from oak leaves and pine needles
- Extends cleaning intervals
- Some types integrate with existing gutters
- —Quality varies widely — cheap foam is worse than nothing
- —Heavy pollen and pine straw still accumulate on top of some guards
- —Adds meaningful cost to the project
Best for: Homes with overhanging oak or pine, homeowners who can't or won't climb to clean gutters.
Warranty
Aluminum coil carries a manufacturer paint warranty typically in the 20-year range against fade and peel. The aluminum itself will outlast the paint. Hidden hangers and screws are standard hardware and not separately warranted. Square provides a one-year workmanship warranty on the installation — covering slope, leaks at seams (seamless runs have very few seams), and attachment — and we come back and fix workmanship issues within that window without argument. Gutter guards carry the guard manufacturer's warranty, which ranges from 10 years to lifetime depending on the product.
Pricing
Seamless gutter installation in DFW and Austin typically runs in the low-to-mid teens per linear foot for 5-inch aluminum and slightly more for 6-inch, with pricing varying by total linear footage, number of downspouts, fascia condition, and color selection. Gutter guards add meaningful cost that varies widely by product — we'll price guards as a separate line so you can decide. When gutters are part of an approved storm claim, the homeowner typically pays only the deductible. Written fixed quotes before work begins.
Common Questions
Are dented gutters covered under my roof claim?
Yes, when they show hail impacts from the same storm event. We document gutter damage during the roof inspection so it's included in the scope. Filing the gutter claim separately six months later is much harder.
Do I really need 6-inch gutters?
Not every house does. One-story homes with moderate pitch and short runs do fine with 5-inch. Two-story homes, long runs, and anything feeding a single downspout more than about 35 feet of roof benefits noticeably from 6-inch. We'll tell you which your house actually needs.
Are gutter guards worth it?
It depends on your trees. Under a live oak or a loblolly pine, yes — the labor of cleaning gutters twice a year forever outweighs the install cost of good guards. Under no trees or under deciduous trees that drop leaves once a year, probably not. We don't push guards on houses that don't need them.
How often should gutters be cleaned?
Twice a year minimum in Texas — spring to clear oak pollen and fall to clear leaves. Homes under pine need quarterly attention. Guards reduce but don't eliminate cleaning.
Can you just repair my existing gutters instead of replacing?
Sometimes — a single separated joint or a torn-off downspout is a repair. A hail-dented run with warped profile is a replacement. We give you the honest call, not the one that generates the biggest invoice.
Are gutters covered by insurance after a storm?
Yes — hail-dented or wind-separated gutters are typically covered under the same claim as your roof.
What size gutters do you install?
We install 5" and 6" K-style gutters. Most DFW homes use 5"; larger rooflines benefit from 6".
Free Inspection
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