The crew starts by confirming measurements and double-checking downspout locations. Where does water need to go? Are there spots where the ground slopes back toward the foundation? We map drainage paths before cutting any material. This is also when we look at valleys, dormers, and anything that affects how water moves across your roof.

Once measurements are locked in, we fabricate the gutters on-site using a machine mounted in the truck. The material—aluminum, in most cases—gets fed through, shaped into a K-style profile (the decorative shape that looks like crown molding when you see it from the side), and cut to the exact length needed for each section.

This is where experience shows. Gutters need to slope toward the downspouts—about half an inch for every 10 feet. Picture a slight tilt, nothing you'd really notice from the ground. Too flat, and water sits there and becomes a mosquito pool. Too steep, and water rushes past the downspout opening instead of dropping in.

Corners, end caps, and downspout outlets get sealed with a high-quality sealant that stays flexible. Aluminum expands and contracts with temperature changes, so the sealant needs to move with it without cracking.
Downspout extensions get placed so water flows away from the foundation—at least four to six feet out, ideally. If your yard slopes in a tricky direction or you've had basement moisture issues—something we see often in Canton and Royal Oak—we'll talk through the best routing before locking anything in.

Before we call it done, we run water through the gutters with a hose. This catches problems while we're still on-site with ladders up and tools out. If something looks off, we fix it on the spot. Tighten a hanger, reseal a corner, tweak the pitch slightly. Small fixes now prevent callbacks later.

Debris goes into a trailer or dumpster as we work. At the end of the day, we do a full site cleanup: pick up cut material, old gutter pieces if it's a replacement, and any fasteners or brackets that came off.If we used screws or rivets, we run a magnetic sweep across the driveway and yard to grab anything that might have dropped. Nobody wants a flat tire or a punctured lawnmower blade. Your property should look the way it did before we arrived—just with new gutters.