Rain Gutters in Charleston, SC

The Brothers That Just Do Gutters Charleston forms seamless gutters on site in 5, 6 and 7 inch sizes, in K-style and half-round, using colored aluminum, copper, galvanized steel or Galvalume. BroGuard fine metal mesh guards can be added on top. Each run is cut on the truck to the measured length of that stretch of roofline, so nothing is pieced together from stock lengths.

Size follows the roof: its square footage, its pitch and how many roof planes drain to one run. Style is mostly about the look, with K-style on the majority of homes and half-round where the gutter is meant to be seen. Material comes down to budget, lifespan, appearance and, on the islands, salt air. Your Solutionist covers all of it on site and writes the answer into your estimate.

A lot. Charleston averages about 52.5 inches of rain a year (NOAA 1991 to 2020 normals), and close to half of it falls June through September, much of it in afternoon thunderstorms. A gutter sized too small overflows in those downpours and drops the water at the base of the walls, under raised homes and across walkways.

Mostly what grows here: pine straw, live oak leaves, oak catkins and sweetgum balls, plus a coat of yellow pine pollen every spring that turns to sludge in the trough. Then a summer storm pushes all of it toward the downspouts at once. On homes under big trees, BroGuard keeps most of that out of the system.

Length of the runs, gutter size, profile and material drive most of it, plus the number of downspouts and whether you add guards. Half-round and premium metals like copper cost more than standard K-style aluminum. Your free written estimate lists each piece so you can see where the money goes.

Much more than the roof edge. Gutters keep water off fascia, siding, door and window frames, garage doors, porches, walkways, driveways, landscaping and the foundation. On a raised Lowcountry home, the first sign of trouble is usually rot on the trim or water pooling around the piers.